China Masters: Hangzhou Beckons for Supanida
Thailand’s Supanida Katethong punched her ticket to the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou next month, edging compatriot Pornpawee Chochuwong in a tight race.
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Katethong made things easy for herself with a convincing 21-14 21-17 win over Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min in the LI-NING China Masters 2024 quarterfinals.
She then sat back and waited for the outcome of the Chochuwong-Gao Fang Jie quarterfinal. Victory for Chochuwong would have teed up a tantalising all-Thai semifinal showdown for one of the two remaining women’s singles slots in Hangzhou. But that never eventuated as Gao proved too strong 21-18 21-14.
Supanida said she was not too pre-occupied about the outcome of the match.