The third seeds in two events – men’s singles and doubles – bade farewell to TOYOTA Thailand Open 2025 on Thursday, undone by their unseeded Danish opponents.

First, it was world No.75 William Kryger Boe and Christian Faust Kjaer who pulled off an upset, toppling Man Wei Chong and Kai Wun Tee 15-21 21-19 21-18 in their first-ever meeting.

Man acknowledged their opponents were superior on the day.

“We were not familiar with their game and we got caught off guard,” admitted Man. “They executed their gameplan better and played well. They are deserving winners.”

In a late match, Rasmus Gemke delivered a gritty comeback to beat Chou Tien Chen 15-21 21-16 21-13. It was Gemke’s second consecutive three-game win, following his hard-fought victory over Jason Teh the day before. The result marks Gemke’s first quarterfinal at a Super 500 or above since the 2023 Denmark Open.

“It’s always difficult to play Chou. He was in the final last week (at the Taipei Open) so he’s in good form. He’s a superstar, I knew I had to play my best game,” said Gemke. “After losing the first game, it was a good comeback.”

Gemke turned up the pressure after the interval in the decider, exploiting Chou’s fatigue to surge ahead.

“I tried to change the pace when I saw he was a bit tired. It’s a big win for me – I haven’t been playing that good lately, so I try to hunt these victories. Beating Jason was really important because I’ve been losing these tight games a lot. It gave me some confidence for today.”

Gemke now faces Loh Kean Yew, who eased past a weary Nhat Nguyen 21-15 21-6.

Denmark also have men’s singles second seed Anders Antonsen in the lower half of the draw after the 28-year-old defeated qualifier Tharun Mannepalli 21-14 21-16.

→ Results (Day 3)

→ Order of play (Quarterfinals)

WHAT OTHERS SAID

“It was windy and the shuttle was very difficult to control but I tried every tool in the box. I knew my opponent had good attacking skills and I needed to be on my toes. I really had to try everything.” – Kunlavut Vitidsarn after coming through a gruelling 92-minute battle against Ng Ka Long Angus

“We didn’t want to think about that match too much because that wasn’t a very good start to the year for us, especially on home ground. That worked well.” – Thinaah Muralitharan on how she and Pearly Tan approached their rematch with Lanny Tria Mayasari/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti after losing at the Malaysia Open in January

“We are proud of ourselves. It gives us confidence we are not too far behind the world’s best pairs. This is proof we can compete with them if we keep working hard.” – Amri Syahnawi after he and Nita Violina Marwah ousted defending mixed doubles champions Guo Xin Wa/Chen Fang Hui

Huge celebration for a big comeback!

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