Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand poses with the trophy after winning the women’s singles final against Sun Yu of China at the Singapore Open Superseries on Sunday. Ratchanok won 18-21, 21-11, 21-14. (Photo: AFP)
Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand poses with the trophy after winning the women’s singles final against Sun Yu of China at the Singapore Open Superseries on Sunday. Ratchanok won 18-21, 21-11, 21-14. (Photo: AFP)
Indonesia’s Sony Dwi Kuncoro beat Korean Son Wan-Ho to win the Singapore Open Superseries on Sunday as Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon also triumphed, becoming the world’s top female shuttler in the process.
The unfancied Kuncoro, who stunned two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan in the semi-finals, took the first game 21-16.
But some bad decision making cost the 31-year-old dearly when he succumbed 13-21 in the second game.
Recovering his composure, the 2004 Olympic Games bronze medallist claimed the decider 21-14.
In the women’s singles, Thai star Ratchanok beat defending champion Sun Yu of China in three games 18-21, 21-11, 21-14 to claim her third successive Super-series win in as many weeks after triumphs in India and Malaysia.
Ratchanok, the 2013 world champion, will displace Spain’s Carolina Marin as number one when the weekly world rankings are updated this Thursday.
