Supak Jomkoh and Oranicha Jongsathapornpan staged a comeback to narrowly defeat the 7th-seeded Malaysian pair and advance to the quarterfinals of the Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters 2026 badminton tournament.
The Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters 2026 badminton competition, a World Tour Super 300 event, offered the royal trophy of Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya and a prize purse of 250,000 U.S. dollars (approximately 8.5 million baht) at Nimibutr Arena, National Stadium, on 29 January.
In the mixed doubles second round, “M” Supak Jomkoh and “Mook” Oranicha Jongsathapornpan, ranked 101st in the world, faced Jimmy Wong and Lai Pei Jing, ranked 25th globally and seeded 7th from Malaysia.
The result saw Supak Jomkoh and Oranicha Jongsathapornpan overturn the match after losing the first game and trailing 5-13, 14-19 in the deciding game, to defeat Jimmy Wong and Lai Pei Jing, the world’s 25th-ranked and 7th-seeded Malaysian pair, thrilling Thai badminton fans with a 2-1 victory: 13-21, 21-15, 21-19.
In the quarterfinals, Supak Jomkoh and Oranicha Jongsathapornpan will face Akira Koga and Natsu Saito, a new Japanese pair ranked 202nd in the world, who narrowly defeated the second-seeded Thai duo “Title” Ruttanapak Oupthong and “Jane” Chayanit Sudjaipraparat, ranked 13th globally, by 2-1 games: 15-21, 21-15, 21-16.