World No.1 Jutathip Wins Teqball Tour Si Racha Gold
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World No.1 Jutathip Kanta-thong maintained her ruthless standard, overwhelming her younger national teammate to claim the women's singles gold medal and wrap up the Teqball Tour Si Racha. The world-ranking points event 'Teqball Tour – Si Racha 2026' at Pacific Hall, Pacific Park Mall in Si Racha, Chonburi, from October 23-25, 2026, featured 97 athletes from 23 nations contesting three categories: men's singles, women's singles, and mixed doubles. As hosts, Thailand entered 18 athletes, including the three latest Asian Games gold medalists and youth wildcards, all gunning for gold.
On the evening of October 25, the finals day arrived with highlights across all three categories, and Thai athletes reached the championship match in two. In women's singles, two Thai women faced off: 'Little Jade of Lamphun' Jutathip Kanta-thong, the 28-year-old world No.1 and two-time world champion (2024 and 2025), against her junior teammate 'Sao' Wannathika Inthanu, the 22-year-old world No.18 and bronze medalist at the 2025 Teqball Tour in Teqo, China.
Wannathika started well, racing to a 4-2 lead, but Jutathip responded with intense focus, receiving tightly and scoring point by point to calmly overturn the deficit and win 12-7, taking the first set 1-0. In the second set, Wannathika made more errors, gifting points to her senior, while Jutathip maintained flawless serving and impeccable defense, leading throughout to seal another 12-7 and a 2-0 straight-sets victory. Jutathip Kanta-thong thus captured the women's singles gold at the Teqball Tour – Si Racha 2026.
The other Thai finalists were the mixed doubles pair 'Ton' Phakphong Dechcharoen and 'Nid' Supawadee Wongkhamchan, the world No.2 duo and two-time world champions (2023 and 2024) who also won the mixed doubles gold at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan. They faced the world No.1 Romanian pair Apor Gyorgydeak and Kinga Barabasi.
The first set was fiercely contested; the Romanians built an early 6-4 lead, and several disputed calls left the Thai players frustrated, though they kept fighting. Romania held on to win 12-10 and lead 1-0. In the second set, the Thais committed more errors while the Romanians sustained excellent form, extending the gap to 9-3. Despite a spirited fightback, the Thai pair had to concede the set 12-6, losing the match 2-0 (12-10, 12-6) and settling for silver.
In the men's singles final, world No.1 Apor Gyorgydeak, 26, from Romania, defeated rising Polish star Stefan Orlowski, 17, the world No.5, by 2-0 sets (12-10, 12-5) to claim the title.
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