Bas-Feem Advance After Three-Game Battle at World Championships
Thailand's Bas-Feem defeated Spain's Garcia-Rodriguez in a thrilling three-game mixed doubles match at the BWF World Championships in New Delhi, advancing to the last 16 where they'll face Japan's 16th-seeded pair.
At the 2026 BWF World Championships in New Delhi, India on August 19, in the last-32 round of mixed doubles competition, Thailand's 4th-seeded pair Bas Dechapal Puvaranukul and Feem Supissara Pewsamphran faced Spain's Ruben Garcia and Lucia Rodiguez, ranked 44th in the world. The match went the distance, requiring three games before the Thai pair secured victory 2-1 with scores of 14-21, 21-11, and 21-15, advancing to the last 16. They will next meet Japan's Yuichi Shimogami and Sayaka Hobara, seeded 16th.
Meanwhile, Thailand's 15th-seeded pair Omo Phakkapol Thirarat and Poppo Supsiri Tatratchai advanced without too much difficulty after Scotland's Alexander Dunn and Julia Macpherson, ranked 35th, retired during their match. Omo and Poppo progressed to the last 16, where they will face a challenging encounter against China's second-seeded pair Jiang Zhen Pang and Wei Ya Xin.
