Mixed double specialists Sapsiree Taerattanachai and Dechapol Puavaranukroh are poised to become the first Thai pair to win the BWF World Championships as they take on long-standing rivals Zheng Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiong of China in today’s final showdown.

Thailand pinned a new chapter to the history books after its badminton players reached three semi-finals in the TOTAL BWF World Championships for the first time ever in Basel on August 23.