Dechapol Puavaranukroh (right) and Sapsiree Taerattanachai lost to the Chinese world No.2 pair in the title match of the Asia Championships on Sunday. Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai lost to the Chinese world No.2 pair in the title match of the Asia Championships on Sunday. Lu Kai and Huang Yiqiong took 42 minutes in the final in Wuhan, China, to defeat the Thai shuttlers 21-18, 21-11. The eight-seeded Thais also lost to the Chinese in the Singapore Open final on April 16 and Sunday was the fifth successive defeat in five meetings. Dechapol and Saprisee collected 420,000 baht from the runner-up title and will return to Bangkok on Monday.

Source: Bangkok Post April 30, 2017 07:41 UTC