Pornpawee fells another giant
Pornpawee fells another giant
BADMINTON: Pornpawee Chochuwong continued her impressive form in her debut appearance at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals by beating top-ranked Tai Tzu-ying in her second round-robin match at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, yesterday (Jan 28).
Pornpawee Chochuwong celebrates after beating Tai Tzu-ying. Photo: Bangkok Post.
Following her stunning victory over world No.5 and Thailand’s No.1 Ratchanok Intanon on Wednesday, the 23-year-old Pornpawee claimed another huge scalp, crushing the Taiwanese world No.1 21-17, 21-11 in just 37 minutes.
Pornpawee will next face the already-eliminated Pusarla V Sindhu of India in her final Group B match of the US$1.5 million (B45mn) season finale.
BADMINTON: Pornpawee Chochuwong stunned Ratchanok Intanon to begin her HSBC BWF World Tour Finals campaign with a tough three-game victory at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, last night (Jan 27).
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Bangkok: Indian shuttler H S Prannoy battled through pain in his ribcage and a shoulder injury to stun Asian Games champion Jonatan Christie in the opening round of Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 tournament here on Wednesday. A former top 10 player, Prannoy showed great resilience in the men s singles competition and didn t let the physical discomfort disturb his focus, outwitting the world number seven Christie 18-21 21-16 23-21 in a thrilling contest that clocked an hour and 15 minutes. It is Prannoy s first win against the sixth-seeded Indonesian in the last four attempts.
The 28-year-old from Kerala had spent two weeks stressing over his physical and mental health after contracting Covid-19 last November. The infection left him with pain in his ribcage even though everything looked normal in the tests. He could resume training only in the second week of December but had to go through the ordeal of a false Covid positive result ahead of the Yonex Thailand Open last