Changzhou, July 22 (IANS) Thailand’s second seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn suffered a shock first-round defeat, while China’s Wang Zhiyi secured a hard-fought comeback victory at the China Open badminton in Changzhou on Wednesday.The biggest surprise in the men’s singles saw former world champion Vitidsarn beaten 21-13, 8-21, 21-19 by Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke. China’s seventh seed Li Shifeng also lost his opening match, falling 12-21, 21-14, 18-21 to Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen.In the women’s singles, home fav…
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Bangkok, May 16 (IANS) The Chinese badminton team secured berths in three finals at the Thailand Open 2026 on Saturday, with Chen Yufei, Bao Lijing/Cao Zihan, and Zhu Yijun/Li Qian advancing to the women’s singles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles finals, respectively.In the women’s doubles semifinals, Chinese pair Bao Lijing and Cao Zihan defeated Chinese Taipei’s Hu Ling-fang and Jheng Yu-chieh, 21-18, 21-17, in just 40 minutes. The young pair will face the Japanese pair Rin Iwanaga/Kie Naka…