Ornicha Jongsathapornpan and Sabrina Sopita Wedler fought hard to defeat the home team 2-1, advancing to the quarterfinals of the badminton tournament in Malaysia.
At the Malaysia Super 100 badminton tournament on 15 Oct 2023 GMT+7 in Malaysia, in the round of 16, the world No. 73 women's doubles team Ornicha Jongsathapornpan and Sabrina Sopita Wedler faced off against Malaysia’s Cheng Su Hui and Chong Jia Yu, ranked 119th in the world.
The match was closely contested, with the home pair taking the first game 21-14. However, Thai duo Ornicha Jongsathapornpan and Sabrina Sopita Wedler rallied to win the next two games, clinching victory 2-1 with scores of 14-21, 21-16, and 26-24 after 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Ornicha Jongsathapornpan and Sabrina Sopita Wedler advanced to the quarterfinals, where they will face the winner between the pair Zhou Yun An and Ke Ruo Xuan, ranked 133rd from Chinese Taipei, and Wang Zi Meng and Liu Jia Ye, ranked 157th from China.