India Open: Thai Surprise for World No.1s
Supak Jomkoh and Kittinupong Kedren, No.35 in the world rankings and with just three match wins in their last 18 individual events, pulled off the surprise of the day at the YONEX SUNRISE India Open 2024.
· DEV SUKUMAR
The Thais achieved one of the biggest results of their career, beating world No.1s Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang, who on Sunday had emerged champions at the PETRONAS Malaysia Open 2024.
“Very happy,” said Jomkoh after the result gave them a ticket to the quarterfinals. “This is a very big win for us.”
The Chinese, despite trailing by a wide margin in the third, chipped back at the deficit, coming to within a couple of points of the Thais. Jomkoh and Kedren however closed it out before it got any tighter, clinching a spot against seventh seeds Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi, who got the better of Olympic champions Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin 15-21 21-15 21-9.