World No.11 Tanongsak, the highest-ranked player in the men's singles event of the US$120,000 Grand Prix Gold competition, was defeated by Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia 21-18, 21-12 in the quarter-finals. It was a very disappointing result for the 27-year-old badminton star, who was expected to win the title easily thanks to his recent performances and world ranking. In today's semi-finals, Busanan will meet third seed Cheng Yufei of China, while Nichaon will be up against Aya Ohori of Japan. In the men's doubles, third seed Kittinupong Kedren and Dechapol Puavaranukroh took a 21-18, 21-17 win over Kah Ming Choo and Low Juan Shen of Malaysia. In the other semi-final, Alfian Eko Prasetya and Annisa Saufika of Indonesia will face Zhang Nan and Li Yinhui of China.

Source: Bangkok Post February 10, 2017 23:55 UTC