PETALING JAYA: Malaysian men’s singles shuttlers continue to fall by the way side but rivals Thailand have just got better.
World No. 22 Sitthikorn Thammasin stunned top seed Shi Yuqi of China 12-21,21-14,21-7 in the Macau Open final yesterday to mark his career’s biggest win.
Kunlavut, 19, meanwhile, created history as the first player to emerge boys’ singles champion for three consecutive editions at the World Junior Championships in Kazan last month. That’s because the world No. 6 has just returned from a long injury lay-off and finds himself in a race against time to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
The 2018 All-England champion was rushed back into action for the home Open despite not having regained his full fitness. As it stands, 2016 Rio Olympics gold medallist Chen Long and Lin Dan, the winner in Beijing 2008 and London 2012, will be the two Chinese shuttlers making the cut.
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