Mixed doubles stars Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai claimed their second title of the year and 14th overall after winning the US$370,000 (approx 13,320,000 baht) BWF Singapore Open yesterday.
Top seeds Dechapol and Sapsiree defeated third seeds Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping of China 21-12, 21-17 in the final of the World Tour Super 500 event at Singapore Indoor Stadium.
The Thais retained the title they won the last time the tournament was held in 2019. The event was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Dechapol and Sapsiree, who are currently ranked second in the world, took home the winners' cheque worth $29,230 (1,052,280 baht).
Thai badminton chief Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul congratulated the winning duo.
"I would like to congratulate Dechapol and Sapsiree for winning their second Singapore Open title," said Patama.
"It was also their third straight victory over Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping, the fourth-ranked pair.
"They played a very good match today. And this victory will be a great boost for their confidence heading into the world championships which will be held in Japan next month [Aug 22-28]," she added.
Fourth seed Anthony Ginting was crowned the men's singles champion after the Indonesian star beat Japan's Kodai Naraoka 23-21, 21-17.
Ginting had broken local hearts as he outclassed world champion and home favourite Loh Kean Yew in the semi-finals on Saturday.
World No.7 Pusarla V. Sindhu won the women's singles title as the Indian defeated China's Wang Zhiyi 21-9, 11-21, 21-15.
Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti of Indonesia claimed the women's doubles crown after they beat China's Zhang Shuxian and Zheng Yu 21-14, 21-17.
Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin of Indonesia stunned fourth seeds and fellow Indonesians Fajar Alfian and beat Muhammad Rien Adriyanto 9-21, 21-14, 21-16 in the men's doubles decider.
The Thai shuttlers will now head to the $500,000 (approx 18 million baht) Taipei Open 2022 -- a World Tour Super 300 event -- which will be held in Taipei between July 19-24.