Thai Beach Volleyball Pair Advances to Semifinals at Asian Games
Thailand's top-seeded beach volleyball pair Bright Dharavadee and Base Vorpierchai cruised past Kazakhstan with a dominant 2-0 victory at the Asian Games in Nagoya, advancing to the quarterfinals on September 30.
At the 20th Asian Games beach volleyball tournament in Nagoya, Japan on September 28, 2026, Thailand's Bright Dharavadee Narapronlaphat and Base Vorpierchai Kongphopsrutawadee, the fourth-seeded pairing in the women's competition, faced Kazakhstan's Tatiana Karimova and Laura Ryukova, ranked 13th in the tournament. Bright and Base delivered an outstanding performance, securing a dominant 2-0 set victory with scores of 21-8 and 21-7 to advance to the quarterfinals. They will next face the 12th-seeded pairing from the Philippines on September 30, 2026.