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Thai aces dominate in Jakarta

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June 07, 2025

Top-ranked Kunlavut Vitidsarn and mixed doubles pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran advanced to the semi-finals of the US$1,450,000 BWF Indonesia Open in Jakarta yesterday.

Thai aces dominate in Jakarta

Kunlavut defeated Alex Lanier of France 21-12, 21-16 in the quarter-finals of the men’s singles event.

The Thai second seed will face either fourth seed Li Shifeng of China or sixth seed Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan in the last four today.

Kunlavut, the first Thai player to become the men’s world No.1, is chasing his fifth title of the year. He is coming off a successful week in Singapore where he won the Super 750 event.

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