Benyapa Aimsaard and Nuntakarn Aimsaard claimed the women's doubles title at the US$75,000 BWF Vietnam Open yesterday.
The top-seeded Thai pair defeated second seeds Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma and Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi of Indonesia 21-16, 27-25 in the 53-minute final of the World Super 100 event at Nguyen Du Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City.
They received $5,925 (approximately 222,000 baht) winner's cheque while the Indonesian pair got $2,850 (106,000 baht).
It was Aimsaard sisters' second title of the year. They won the India Open 2022 and were runners-up at the Korea Open 2022. Both are World Tour Super 500 events.
Benyapa Aimsaard, left, and Nuntakarn Aimsaard pose with their gold medals after winning the women's doubles title at the Vietnam Open.
"I would like to congratulate both Benyapa and Nuntakarn Aimsaard for winning the Vietnam Open," said Thai badminton chief Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul.
"Their world rankings should move up to No.21 from No.24 with this win.
"They are improving all the time and I believe this win will boost their confidence for future tournaments," she added.
The Thai shuttlers will soon be competing in three more tournaments, starting with the Denmark Open -- a World Tour Super 750 event -- from Oct 18-23; the French Open -- a World Tour Super 750 event -- from Oct 25-30 and the Hylo Open -- a World Tour Super 300 event -- from Nov 1-6.
The national junior players will also compete in the BWF World Junior Championships in Spain. The team event will take place from Oct 17-22, followed by individual events from Oct 24-30.