Badminton: World No. 4 Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand fancies her chances at Singapore Open

Thai shuttler Ratchanok Intanon is entered in the upcoming Thailand Open, before coming here for the July 17-22 Singapore Open, where she is the women's singles top seed. PHOTO: AFP
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JAKARTA - It is a gruelling month for Thai shuttler Ratchanok Intanon - she is in the midst of four tournaments in consecutive weeks - but one which she is determined to end on a high with a trophy.

The 23-year-old was a losing semi-finalist at last week's Malaysia Open before flying to Jakarta for the Indonesia Open where she lost 12-21, 12-21 to South Korea's Sung Ji-hyun in the last eight on Friday (July 6).

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