The Super500 TOYOTA GAZOO RACING Thaïland Open 2023 was held from 30 May to 04 June in Bangkok, Thailand.
Today we take a look back at this tournament, where we meet up with some of the players who have played at Orléans Masters Badminton.
Quarter-finals :
Men's singles :
Hong Kong's LEE Cheuk Yiu reached the semi-finals against Malaysia's NG Tze Yong in 2 sets to 0 : 21-19/23-21.
Toma Junior POPOV, two-time winner of the Orléans Masters Badminton 2021 and 2022, reached the semi-finals in 2 sets to 0 against India's Kiran GEORGE. Our double champion will meet Lee Cheuk Yiu (world no. 8) for a place in the final !
India's Lakshya SEN defeats Malaysia's LEONG Jun Hao 2 sets to win: 21-19/21-11.
Kunlavut VITIDSARN, who came 3rd in the men's singles at the 2021 Orléans Masters Badminton, won his place in the semi-finals 2 sets to 1 against the Chinese LU Gang Zu: 18-21/21-14/21-11.
Women's singles :
Korea's AN Se Young, world no. 2, won 21-16/21-18 against China's HAN Yue.
The women's singles winner of the Orléans Masters Badminton 2023, Carolina MARIN, reached the semi-finals against the Canadian Michelle LI in 2 winning sets : 21-19/21-12.
It was the end of the road for the courageous Pornpawee CHOCHUWONG, bronze medallist in the Ladies' Singles event at the 2021 Orléans Masters Badminton ! Her Chinese opponent HE bing Jiao secured her place in the semi-finals in 2 sets 0 : 21-10/21-19.
Denmark's Mia BLICHFELDT (who came second in the Ladies Singles at the first OMB super100) won 2 sets 0 against YEO Jia Min from Singapore : 21-11/21-9.
Will we see a final between the Orléans Masters Badminton champions ?
Men's Doubles :
The men's doubles runners-up at the Orléans Masters Badminton 2023 presented by Victor are heading for the semi-finals. The Indonesian pair Muhammad Shohibul FIKRI and Bagas MAULANA won 2 sets to 1 against the Taiwanese LU Ching Yao and YANG Po Han.
In the semi-finals, the OMB2023 runners-up will meet Korea's CHOI Sol Gyu and KIM Won Ho, who won their duel 2 sets to 0 against China's REN Xiang Yu and TAN Qiang : 21-16/21-14.
It was the end of the road for the Indonesians Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahabi, who finished 3rd at the OMB2021 in men's doubles, losing 2 sets to 1 to the Chinese pair LIANG Wei Keng and Wang Chang : 16-21/21-12.
The Koreans KANG Min Hyuk and SEO Seung Jae, winners of the previous tournament, the Malaysian Masters, were ousted by the Indonesian pair Marcus Fernaldi GIDEON and Kevin Sanjaya SUKAMULJO in 2 sets to 1 : 17-21/22-20/21-18.
Ladies' doubles :
A Korean duel to kick off the women's doubles draw! The pair KIM So Yeong and KONG Hee Yong won the duel against their colleagues in 2 sets to 1 : 15-21/21-11/21-7.
The two women's doubles champions of the Orléans Masters Badminton 2021 are well on their way to the title! Jongklophan KITITHARAKUL and Rawinda PRAJONGJAI won their duel in 2 sets against the Korean pair JEONG Na Eun and KIM Hye Jeong : 21-17/21-14.
The Chinese pair LIU Sheng Shu and TAN Ning lost 0 set to 2 to the Korean pair BAEK Ha Na and LEE So Hee : 20-22/14-21.
The Thai pair Benyapa AIMSAARD and Nuntakarn AIMSAARD reached the semi-finals by winning their match in 2 sets against the Japanese IWANAGA/NAKANISHI : 21-17/21-7.
Mixed Doubles :
The Thai pair PUAVARANUKROH/TAERATTANACHAI won their semi-final match against the Dutch Robien Tabeling and Selena Piek in 2 sets to 0 : 21-16/21-12.
The legendary Danish duo CHRISTIANSEN/BOJE, who finished top of the mixed doubles podium at the OMB2021, qualified for the semi-finals in 2 sets to 0 against the Japanese Yuki Kaneko and Misaki Mastumoto : 21-16/21-11.
The Korean pair Kum Won Ho and Jeong Na Eun won their duel against Hong Kong's Tang Chun Man and Tse Ting Suet in 2 sets to 1 : 15-21/21-13/21-15.
A Korea/Taiwan duel in the semi-finals! Taiwan's Ye Hong Wei and Lee Chia Hsin reach the semi-finals after beating the Japanese pair of Hiroki Midorikawa and Natsu Saito 2 sets to 0 : 21-18/21-9.
Semi-finals :
Men's singles :
Unfortunately, after this fine performance, our French double gold medallist (OMB2021/2022) lost 0 sets to 2 to LEE CHeuk Yiu from Hong Kong: 14-21/16-21.
In the final, we meet our 3rd place 2021 finisher, Kunlavut VITIDSARN, who won his place in the final 2 sets to 1 against India's Lakshya SEN: 13-21/21-17/21-13.
Women's singles :
Korea's AN Se Young earned a place in the final against the 2023 champion of the Orléans Masters Badminton presented by Victor. Carolina MARIN came out on top in 0 sets to 2 : 16-21/12-21.
It was the same scenario for the runner-up in the OMB2021, Denmark's Mia BLICHFELDT, who was edged out by China's HE Bing Jao in 2 sets 0 : 21-13/21-18.
Men's Doubles :
The Indonesians Muhammad Shohibul FIKRI and Bagas MAULANA beat the Koreans in 2 sets to 1 : 22-20/13-21/21-16. The runners-up in the 2023 OMB Men's Doubles presented by victor are in the final of this year's Thailand Open !
The Indonesian pair will meet the Chinese pair LIANG Wei Keng and WANG Chang, who win their duel in 2 sets to 0 against the Indonesians Marcus Fernaldi GIDEON and Kevin Sanjaya SUKAMULJO : 21-13/21-19.
Ladies Doubles :
Unfortunately it was the end of the road for the OMB2021 women's doubles champions, who lost 0 sets to 2 to Korea's KIM So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong : 12-21/12-21.
Another chance for Thailand to win the title on home soil! The pair Benyapa AIMSAARD and Nuntakarn AIMSAARD won their ticket to the final with a 21-17/21-7 victory over the Koreans BAEK Ha Na and LEE So Hee.
Mixed Doubles :
It was the end of the road for the Danish pair CHRISTIANSEN/BOJE, who lost 10-21/11-21 to Thailand's PUAVARANUKROH/TAERATTANACHAI, who have now reached the final !
But who will meet the Thai pair: the Koreans or the Taiwanese ?
It will be the Korean pair Kim Won Ho and Jeong Na Eun who will take on the Thai pair PUAVARANUKROH/TAERATTANACHAI by ousting the Taiwanese Ye Hong Wei and Lee Chia Hsin from the final in 2 sets to 1 : 15-21/21-15/21-15.
Finals :
Men's singles :
A formality for the bronze medallist from the Orléans Masters Badminton 2021, Kunlavut VITIDSARN took first place in the Men's Singles in 2 sets over Lee Cheuk Yiu from Hong Kong : 21-12/21-10.
Women's singles :
Korea's AN Se Young, currently world no. 2, takes first place in this Thailand Open in 2 winning sets against China's HE Bing Jiao : 21-10/21-19.
Men's Doubles :
It was another second place for the two runners-up at the OMB presented by Victor 2023. The Chinese pair LIANG Wei Keng and WANG Chang dominated and won the title in 2 sets to 0 : 21-10/21-15.
Women's Doubles :
The Korean pair of KIM So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong dominated and took first place on the podium in 2 sets winning 21-13/21-17 against the Thai pair of Benyapa AIMSAARD and Nuntakarn AIMSAARD.
Mixed Doubles :
The Koreans took the title, the pair Kim Won Ho and Jeong Na Eun winning this 2023 edition of the Thailand Open Super500 in 2 sets to 1 against the Thai PUAVARANUKROH/TAERATTANACHAI : 11-21/21-19/22-20.
We'll be back very soon to relive and follow the players who came to Orléans Masters Badminton during the Singapore Open 2023, which takes place in Singapore from 6 June !
