Sony Fails in Thailand Open Final, but Berry/Ryan Win Men's Doubles

Bangkok, 10 Muharram 1438/11 October 2018 (MINA) – Thai ace shuttler Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk dispelled hope of Sony Dwi Kuncoro to win the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold, Sunday, October 9, 2016.

The 25-year-old fifth seed proved too fast and too strong for Indonesian second seed Sony Dwi Kuncoro, who is seven years his senior.

Tanongsak won the men’s singles final 21-15, 21-16 in just 41 minutes.

Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk of Thailand gave the home crowd plenty to cheer about as he showed off his strong form to overcome the second seed.

However, another Thai ace Busanan Ongbamrungphan couldn’t add more smiles to the face of the home crowd as the No. 3 seed lost to the unseeded Japanese player Aya Ohori of Japan 23-25, 8-21 in the women’s singles final.

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Earlier that day, the first seeds Puttita Supajirakul and Sapsiree Taerattanachai won the women’s doubles after seeing off No. 5 seeds Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara 21-12, 21-17 of Japan in 58 minutes.

Despite disappointment in the men’s singles final, Indonesia managed to bring home the men’s doubles title after the second seeds Berry Angriawan and Rian Agung Saputro came back from a set down to beat unseeded Takuto Inoue and Yuki Kaneko of Japan 17-21, 21-14, 21-18 in a 60 minutes match.

Malaysia’s mixed doubles pair, Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing have clinched their second international title of 2016 after defeating Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet of Hong Kong in straight sets, 21-16, 22-20 in the final match.

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The Thailand Open offers total prize money of US$120,000. (T/R07/R01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)