Dechapol, Sapsiree flatter to deceive as they go down to Chinese pair

The Thai duo, playing their first Super Series final, came up with some superb performance against the All England Open champions as they dominated the first game from start to finish.
But Lu and Huang finally found their momentum to take charge at the end of game two and went on to take the deciding game easily.
“We played without any pressure in the first game but we lost our rhythm in the second and third games. We didn’t step up,” said Sapsiree, who will turn 25 tomorrow.
“The turning point was in the second set. We lost concentration and didn’t make Lu move as much as we did in the first game. We hit to the middle of the court too many times,” said Sapsiree, who hopes to match the level of Huang’s play.
“We learned a lot from her as she really has excellent skills at the net,” said Sapsiree, who lost to the Chinese opponents last week in Malaysia.
The Thai pair were finalists twice this year, including in the Thailand Masters in February. They won their maiden title together in March at the Swiss Open.
The Chinese pair extended their head-to-head record over the Thais to 4-0. They have won three out of four tournaments (including the Indian Open) they have entered this year.
Meanwhile, India’s Sai Praneeth upstaged compatriot K Srikanth to clinch the men's singles title. It was his maiden Super Series trophy. Praneeth prevailed 17-21, 21-17, 21-12 in a 54-minute contest, which was the first all-Indian Super Series final in the history of the game.
The two players put out an engaging opening game before Praneeth staged a remarkable comeback to dominate the proceedings and emerge a comfortable winner.
In the women’s singles final, world No 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan beat No 2 Carolina Marin of Spain 21-15 21-15. The Taiwanese had also beaten the Spaniard in the Malaysian Open last week. It was the third success this year for Tai, who also won the All England and Malaysia Open titles.