At 21:27 on May 18, Beijing time, all 10 matches in the semifinals of the 2024 BWF Super 500 Tournament - Thailand Open were decided.
A total of four groups of players from the national badminton team competed in the semi-finals of the day, and the two new pairs of mixed doubles and men's doubles performed eye-catchingly, defeating their respective opponents and advancing to the final of the Thailand Open, but the men's doubles faced the Indian black tower pair Rankireddy/Shetty, who had just fallen to the top of the world rankings, and the mixed doubles Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui will face Thailand's strong pair Dechapol/Sapsiree.
Thailand Open semi-finals panorama
Mixed doubles
Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui 2:0 Rivaldi/Mentari
Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui defeated Indonesian pair and world No. 15 Rivaldi/Mentari 21-15, 21-14 to advance to the final and win their first meeting between the two sides. The final awaits the hosts' pair of Dechapol/Sasiree.
Dechapol/Sasiri 2:0 Rutanapak/Jenicha
Dechapol/Sapsiri eased 21-15, 21-14 in the derby to defeat Rutanapak/Jenicha to advance to the final and win their first meeting between the two pairs, where they will face Chen Fanghui/Guo Xinwa in the final against the national team
Men's Doubles
Rankireddy/Shetty 2:0 Lo Ming-chee/Tong Kaiwei
India's Rankireddy/Shetty won 21-11, 21-12 in straight games, and the strong forces defeated Chinese Taipei's Lu Mingzhe/Tang Kaiwei to advance to the final, winning their first meeting, and facing Liu Yi/Chen Baiyang in the next round.
Chen Boyang/Liu Yi 2:0 Kim Ki-jung/Jin Sha Lang
Chen Boyang/Liu Yi defeated South Korea's Kim Ki-jong/Kim Sa Lang 21-19, 21-18 to advance to the men's doubles final of the Thailand Open, winning their first meeting. The next round will be against India's Hata Shetti/Rankireddy.
Women's Singles
Han Yue 2:0 Li Meimiao
Han Yue, 21-13, 21-18, lost two games in straight sets, beat Li Meimiao, advanced to the finals, and won 6 consecutive victories between the two sides. In the final, she faced Ge Tong, who won 21-17, 12-21, 22-20 Wang Zhiyi after three straight defeats.
Wang Zhiyi 1:2 Getong
Wang Zhiyi won 17-21, 21-12, 20-22, three games, and was strongly reversed by Thailand's Getong, who ended the three consecutive defeats between the two sides, and took perfect revenge, and the next round of the final was against the national feather player Han Yue.
Men's Singles
Ng Ka Long 2:1 Kunlavut
Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long narrowly defeated the host country's new world champion Kunlavut 21-14, 18-21, 21-19 to advance to the final and avenge the defeat at the 2023 India Open.
Li Zijia 2:1 Zhou Tiancheng
Malaysia's first brother Lee Zi Jia, 18-21, 21-12, 21-13, fought three games, reversed Chou Tien Seng strongly, advanced to the final, the two sides played each other to achieve three consecutive wins, and the final will be against Ng Ka Long to compete for the final championship.
Women's Doubles
Zongkong Pan/Rawinda 2:0 Ponnapa/Krasto
Jongkong Pan/Rawinda defeated Krasto/Ponnapa 21-12, 22-20 in the derby to advance to the final, where they won two straight matches and will face Amalia/Kusuma for the Women's Doubles title.
Kusuma/Amalia 2:0 Rei Iwanaga/Takaei Nakanishi
Indonesia's Kusuma/Amalia swept past Japan's Suzu Iwanaga/Takaei Nakanishi 21-12, 21-10 to advance to the final, ending a two-game losing streak between the two sides and completing their revenge against Thailand's Zongkong Phan/Rawinda.
Thailand Open Final Schedule + Viewing Guide
Men's Singles
Ng Ka Long vs Lee Tsz Ka
Women's Singles
Han Yue vs Ge Tong
Men's Doubles
Rankireddy/Shetty vs Chen Boyang/Liu Yi
Women's Doubles
Kusuma/Amalia vs Dzongkhon Pan/Rawinda
Mixed doubles
Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui vs Dechabo/Sapsiri
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