Three in a row for Sudket and Saralee

[BADMINTON] Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thungthongkam yesterday retained their mixed doubles title for the third time after winning the final of the Bt250,000 SCG All Thailand Championships at the MCC Hall in The Mall Ngarmwongwarn.
Their rivals Songpol Anukrittayawan and Kunchala Vorawichitchaikul, who were under a lot of pressure, made mistakes on important points, allowing the top seeded duo to win the first game 21-14. The beginning of the second game was tight before Songpol and Kunchala started making errors. Sudket finished the match with an acrobatic smash to win 21-15 and lift the trophy from His Majesty the King with Saralee. "We are happy to retain the title for the third time in a row. It was a good match because both teams played well," said the 26-year-old Saralee. Saralee also teamed up with Sathinee Chankrachangwong to win the women's doubles title for the fifth time in a row, trouncing second seeds Duang-Anong Aroonkesorn and Kunchala 21-17 24-22. Former Thai No 1 Salakjit Ponsana tamed Soratja Chansrisukot 21-14 26-24 to take the women's singles title. The men's doubles title went to former champions Sudket and Pattapol Ngernsrisuk, who downed Worrachon Banwirun and Songpol Chansom 21-12 21-12. Second seeded Poompat Sapkulchananart thrashed Thai junior champion Pakawat Wilailak 21-19 21-13 to win the men's singles.
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