{
  "id": 10140535,
  "title": "Ratchanok falls to An Se-young as Thai badminton exits mount",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/ratchanok-falls-to-an-se-young-as-thai-badminton-exits-mount",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T05:10:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Khaosod English",
    "slug": "khaosod-english",
    "url": "https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2026/09/27/ratchanok-falls-to-an-se-young-as-thai-badminton-exits-mount/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA, Japan — On September 27, 2026, Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon was eliminated from the women's singles at the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya after a loss to defending champion and Olympic gold medalist An Se-young of South Korea in the quarterfinals. The badminton tournament at the 20th Asian Games, taking place in Aichi-Nagoya, is being held at the Ichinomiya City Gymnasium. Despite being a former world champion, Ratchanok was unable to defeat An Se-young, who secured a victory with a score of 8-21, 9-21. This defeat marked the end of Ratchanok's tournament campaign, as she exited the competition at the quarterfinal stage. In the mixed doubles category, Thailand's Ruttanapak Oupthong and Chayanicha Sudjaipraparat also bowed out of the tournament, losing to Taiwan's Hong Wei-yeh and Nicole Gonzales Chan with a score of 18-21, 14-21. With this loss, Thailand now has only one remaining badminton player in the Asian Games: men's singles participant Kunlavut Vitidsarn, who will compete in the final badminton event for the country.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA, Japan — 27 September 2026, Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon bowed out of the women’s singles at the Asian Games 2026 after losing to world No. 1 An Se-young of South Korea in the quarterfinals. The badminton competition at the 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026, is being held at Ichinomiya City Gymnasium in Nagoya. Ratchanok, a […] The post Ratchanok falls to An Se-young as Thai badminton…",
  "key_points": [
    "Ratchanok Intanon eliminated from women's singles at Asian Games 2026",
    "An Se-young of South Korea defeats Ratchanok 8-21, 9-21",
    "Thailand's Ruttanapak Oupthong and Chayanicha Sudjaipraparat lose in mixed doubles"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Thailand's badminton campaign at the Asian Games dwindles to a single competitor, Kunlavut Vitidsarn, after Ratchanok Intanon and the mixed doubles pair exited the tournament with quarterfinal and second-round losses.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}