Dechapol-Supissara eye gold after thrilling win, Kunlavut fallsDechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran in action. The 25th-ranked Shetty will face either second seed Shi Yuqi of China or fourth seed Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan in the final on Sunday. Earlier, women's top seed An Se-Young cruised past fellow Korean Sim Yu-Jin 21-14, 21-9 to reach her second Asian Championship final. Synthetic shuttlecocksBadminton will trial synthetic shuttlecocks at lower-grade tournaments with a view to potentially using them at elite level, the sport's governing body said, because of a shortage of duck and goose feathers. The BWF said it would use synthetic shuttlecocks at selected events including junior international tournaments.

Source: Bangkok Post April 12, 2026 02:04 UTC