Thrilling Figures: Insights from Thailand Open 2024
- The Super 500 Thailand Open, returning to Nimibutr Stadium after a six-year hiatus, signifies the restart of the HSBC BWF World Tour following a six-week break.
- China remains the only country to achieve a complete sweep, accomplishing this feat in 1999 and 2008. Thailand, as the host nation, is the only one with seeded players in all five categories.
- Among individual achievements, Indonesians Susi Susanti and Greysia Polii hold the record for the most titles with four each. Susanti’s four consecutive wins from 1991 to 1994 set a tournament record. Sapsiree Taerattanachai has the opportunity to join them if she secures the mixed doubles title alongside Dechapol Puavaranukroh.
- Notably, the Thai duo and Chirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy are the only top seeds with previous victories at the tournament. Shetty/Rankireddy remain the sole Indian winners in men’s doubles, achieving this in the past.
- Indonesia, historically strong in this category, last won in 2017. Their longest wait is in women’s singles, where Gregoria Mariska Tunjung aims to break the dry spell as the No.2 seed.
- China’s dominance in men’s singles includes Chen Long’s victory 13 years ago, with Lu Guang Zu as their top contender this time. A win for Zu would tie China with Indonesia for the most titles in this discipline.
- Thailand’s women’s doubles drought might end with top seeds Jongkolphan Kititharakul/Rawinda Prajongjai, while Kunlavut Vitidsarn seeks to defend his title and become the first Thai singles player to win back-to-back editions after eight years.
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