Tournament unseeded world Japanese Aya Ohori, who is current world No.35 and bronze medallist at this year’s Japan Open, smashed Thai ace, Bussanan Ongbamrungphan making a clean sweep. The 20-year-old left-hander overpowered world No.16, third-seeded and the Indonesian Masters champion Busanan Ongbamrungpan 25-23 21-8 to dominate the women’s singles event.
Tanongsak has yet made it to the final in any tournament this year. In-form Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk cruised to victory the men’s single finals of Thailand Open 2016 on Sunday in straight sets. Tanongsak, who is world no 26 & top seeded in tournament clean sweep 21-15, 21-16 over second seeded Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia who currently world rank 32.
Tanongsak became the third Thai in history to win the men’s singles title at the Thailand Open. Sompol Kukasemkij handed Thailand the first-ever men’s singles title in 1990 and Boonsak Ponsana, current world No.30, repeated the similar feat for the host country when he won it in 2004.