GLASGOW: Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk booked his berth in the third round of the BWF World Championships here yesterday. The 11th seeded Thai defeated Zulfadli Zulkiffli of Malaysia 21-18, 21-13 in the men's singles second round at the Emirates Arena. He lost to eventual champion Chen Long of China in the third round of the 2015 tournament. She meets ninth seed Chen Yufei of China in the third round today. In one of the quickest first-round matches, he swept aside Georges Julien Paul of Mauritius 21-7, 21-9. bangkok post/afp

Source: Bangkok Post August 24, 2017 00:00 UTC