Thai Pair Reach Teqball World Series Semi-finals in Ayutthaya
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Thai national team members Ton Pattharaphong Dechcharoen and Nid Suphawadee Wongkhamchan, Asian Games gold medalists, remain on track for the title after reaching the semi-finals of the Teqball World Series Ayutthaya 2026. The Tier 2 world-ranking tournament, offering a total prize purse of $30,000 (approximately 1,013,100 baht), is taking place at Ayutthaya City Park in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province from October 30 to November 1, with 137 athletes from 24 nations competing in men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
On October 31, the highlight was the mixed doubles pair Ton and Nid, who topped Group B with three straight victories in the round-robin stage. In the round of 16, they defeated Hungary's Sofia Decenine and France's Lionel Berger 2-0 (12-8, 12-6) to reach the quarter-finals, where they will face Poland's Alicja Bartnicka and Adrian Duzak.
Another Thai pair, Athens Kanokkorn Phothong and Sao Warintika Inthanu, also advanced to the quarter-finals after winning Group H with three clean wins. They then beat Bamboo Ketsada Mahasakdisit and Tanghwan Phatsara Siwang 2-0 (12-9, 12-8) to set up a quarter-final clash against Hungary's Gabriela Kota and Balazs Katz.
On November 1, the women's doubles group stage begins at 09:00, followed by the finals for all three categories at 18:30.
