Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran made a strong debut, defeating Indonesia 2-0 in 28 minutes to advance to round two of the "2026 Asian Badminton Championships." The pair showed dominance early in the competition.
At the BANK OF NINGBO Badminton Asia Championships 2026 held in China on 7 April, in the first round or round of 32, the world No. 3 mixed doubles pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran faced Indonesia's Bobby Setiabudi and Melati Daeva Oktavianti, ranked 40th in the world. This was their first encounter.
Dechapol and Supissara delivered an outstanding performance, comfortably defeating Bobby Setiabudi and Melati Daeva Oktavianti 2-0 with scores of 21-9 and 21-14, completing the match in 28 minutes.
This victory sends Dechapol and Supissara to the second round, where they will face the winner between Japan's world No. 17 pair Yuichi Shimogami and Sayaka Hobara, and Vietnam's qualifying pair Pham Thi Khanh and Tran Dinh Manh.