Panitchaphon suffers Masters heartbreak
PUBLISHED : 2 Feb 2026 at 01:01
Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul settles for a runner-up finish at the Thailand Masters. Badminton Association of Thailand
Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul suffered a heartbreak after he narrowly lost in the men’s singles final of the BWF Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters on Sunday.
Bidding to become the first Thai shuttler to win the men’s singles crown of the tournament, Panitchaphon put on an inspired performance against Moh Zaki Ubaidillah but the Indonesian proved too tough to handle when it mattered most as the world No.44 prevailed 21-19, 20-22, 21-19 in an hour and 18 minutes.
Panitchaphon won the first two meetings between them at the 2024 International Challenge and the 2025 Kumamoto Masters Japan but failed to make it three in a row at Nimibutr Stadium.
Panitchaphon was left to rue another missed opportunity as he finished runner-up for the second successive week, following his run to the final at the Indonesia Masters a week prior.
Sunday’s victory in the US$250,000 (approx 7,875,000 baht) tournament was Ubaidillah’s first ever Super 300 win.
Earlier, world No.63 Devika Sihag finished off a perfect week in the Thai capital with her first ever Super 300 title.
The Indian world No.63 took the women’s singles crown after her Malaysian opponent Goh Jin Wei retired with an injury in the second game. Sihag won the first game 21-8.
Sihag, whose previous best was a final at the Indonesia Masters II (Super 100) last October, beat several higher-rated opponents this week, including eighth-seeded Taiwanese Tung Ciou-tong and Thai top seed Supanida Katethong.
Indonesian players also dominated the doubles competition, sweeping the men’s doubles, women’s doubles and the mixed doubles titles on Sunday.
Top seeds Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana defeated youngsters Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin 21-10, 21-17 in an all-Indonesian men’s doubles decider.
Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti took home the women’s doubles crown with a 15-21, 21-15, 21-18 win over Bao Li Jing/Li Yi Jing of China.
Mixed doubles pair Adnan Maulana/Indah Cahya Sari Jamil claimed the title after they fought back to edge compatriots Bobby Setiabudi and Melati Daeva Oktavianti in three games, 18-21, 21-19, 21-17.
