Bangkok's newest racquet sports venue, The Racquet Realm, hosted a packed weekend of high-level competition as the WPC Bangkok Presented by Protech brought together players from across the region for three days of open doubles action. With Thailand's official ranking points on the line, the courts delivered drama in every category.
Thai home favourites clashed with international challengers from Japan, India, France, and Malaysia, producing a memorable slate of finals, including a stunning mixed doubles comeback that went the full three games.
Women's Open Doubles (19+)
The Women's Open final was the closest affair of the weekend. Phraephoi Mahanil and Thapanee Pormma took gold in a hard-fought two-game final over Pemika Cunaviriyasi and Lo Pay Jyue, winning 21–17, 21–19. The second game was the real test — Pemika and Lo stayed composed and pushed the champions deep into the twenties before Phraephoi and Thapanee held on to close it out.
In the bronze-medal match, the all-Thai duo of Arrisara Suthijinda and Thanyalak Suthijin made short work of Diana Hughes and Grace Woo, taking bronze convincingly 21–11.
Men's Open Doubles (19+)
The Men's Open produced the weekend's most gripping final. Zen Yoshida and Mayur Patil (a Japan-India combination) outlasted the Thai duo of Poom Sornbutnark and Worawut Klinruen in a three-game battle. Poom and Worawut edged game one 19–18, but Yoshida and Patil came roaring back to dominate games two and three, sealing the title 21–21.
In the semifinals, Yoshida and Patil had dispatched Techist Krasaesom and Chettawee Kueank 21–17, while Poom and Worawut beat Torpoom Thongsin and Jeelachat Permpoo 21–17. The third-place match went to Torpoom and Jeelachat comfortably, 21–9.
Mixed Open Doubles (19+)
The Mixed Open final was the tournament's undisputed match, a full three-game thriller. Arrisara Suthijinda and Worawut Klinruen met Mayur Patil and Thanyalak Suthijin in a final with an extra dimension: the Suthijin siblings — Arrisara and Thanyalak, found themselves on opposite sides of the net.
Mayur and Thanyalak came out firing and dominated game one 21–9. But Arrisara and Worawut steadied the ship, clawing back game two 21–19 and then identically winning the decider, 21–19, to complete a remarkable comeback.
It was a fitting cap to Worawut Klinruen's weekend, having already reached the men's final earlier in the day. In the bronze-medal match, Women's champion Phraephoi Mahanil paired with Torpoom Thongsin to beat Japan-France duo Kanako Funato and Maxence Pucheu 21–13.
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