Supak Chomko and Oranicha Jongsathapornphan saved 9 match points to upset the No. 3 seeds and advance to the quarterfinals of the Yonex Taipei Open 2026.
At the Yonex Taipei Open 2026, a World Tour Super 300 badminton event in Taiwan on 30 July, in the mixed doubles second round, "M" Supak Chomko and "Muk" Oranicha Jongsathapornphan, ranked 55th in the world, faced Presley Smith and Jenny Kai, ranked 16th and the No. 3 seeds from the United States.
In the first game, both sides traded points closely, but after the mid-game break, the Thai pair "M" Supak Chomko and "Muk" Oranicha Jongsathapornphan used their speed and decisiveness to score rapidly and took the game 21-13. In the second game, the U.S. pair led throughout and narrowly won 21-19.
The deciding game was still tight, with the lead changing hands. The U.S. pair pulled ahead late to 20-17 and had 9 match points, but the Thai duo fought back fiercely, saving all match points to win the thrilling deuce game 30-29. Thus, "M" Supak Chomko and "Muk" Oranicha Jongsathapornphan secured victory 2-1 in games (21-13, 19-21, 30-29) after 52 minutes.
In the quarterfinals, "M" Supak Chomko and "Muk" Oranicha Jongsathapornphan will face Rehan Nawfal Kusharyanto and Gloria Emmanuel Widjaja, ranked 95th in the world from Indonesia, who upset the No. 6 seeds Akira Koga and Natsu Saito, ranked 22nd from Japan, in straight games.