Rising star enters the semi-finalsListen to this articlePanitchaphon Teeraratsakul advanced to the men's singles semi-finals of the BWF Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters 2026 at Nimibutr Stadium yesterday. The 21-year-old world No.36 continued his impressive run in the home tournament, defeating world No.48 Prahdiska Bagas Shujiwo of Indonesia 21-17, 21-17 in the 47-minute quarter-final. The other semi-final match today will be an all-Indonesian clash between second seed and Jakarta winner Alwi Farhan and Moh Zaki Ubaidillah. Farhan moved a step closer to his second win in two weeks after Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia retired with an injury during their quarter-final match. Ubaidillah survived a test against fourth seed Brian Yang, rallying to overcome the Canadian player in three games, 16-21, 21-18, 21-15.
