It was a 5-0 win for Thailand against Sri Lanka in a Group C match in the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Tong Yun Kai Cup at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wanchai, Hong Kong on Wednesday.
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The Sri Lankans stretched the Thais to rubber games in the mixed doubles and men’s doubles but the vastly experienced Thais turned things around.
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It was a second defeat for Sri Lanka after losing to Indonesia in their first match on Tuesday by a similar margin.
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Indonesia and Thailand will meet on Thursday to decide the group champions. The top two teams from each group will make the knockout stage where a new draw will be made.
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The experienced mixed doubles pair of Nipitphon Phuangphuapet-Savitree Amitrapai was taken the full distance by Sachin Dias-Thilini Pramodika Hendahewa in their 21-10, 18-21, 21-10 for Thailand’s first point.
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Kantaphon Wangcharoen battled past Dinuka Karunaratna 21-16, 21-16 in the men’s singles for Thailand’s second point.
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It was another rubber game for the Thais in the men’s doubles Tinn Isriyanet-Tanupat Viriyangkura who slogged for 55 minutes to prevail 22-20, 19-21, 21-13 against Sachin Dias-Buwaneka Goonethilleka.
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It was an easy point for Thailand in the women’s singles with Nitchaon Jindapol cruising past Dilmi Dias 21-7, 21-3 before Jongkolphan Kititharakul-Rawinda Prajongjai tamed Thilini Pramodika Hendahewa-Kavidi Sirimannage 21-14, 21-11 in the women’s doubles. –Badminton Asia
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RESULTS
GROUP C
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Mixed doubles
Nipitphon Phuangphuapet-Savitree Amitrapai beat Sachin Dias-Thilini Pramodika Hendahewa 21-10, 18-21, 21-10
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Men’s singles
Kantaphon Wangcharoen beat Dinuk Karunaratna 21-16, 21-16
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Men’s doubles
Tinn Isriyanet-Tanupat Viriyangkura beat Sachina Dias-Buwaneka Goonethilleka 22-20, 19-21, 21-13
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Women’s singles
Nitchaon Jindapol beat Dilmi Dias 21-7, 21-3
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Women’s doubles
Jongkolphan Kititharakul-Rawinda Prajongjai beat Thilini Pramodika Hendahewa-Kavidi Sirimannage 21-4, 21-11