Back on the circuit after missing a year due to injury, Daniel Marthin made the final of the TOYOTA Thailand Open 2026 having reunited with his former partner Leo Rolly Carnando.

The Indonesian duo split in mid-2024, with Martin partnering Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Carnando paired with Bagas Maulana. At the BWF Sudirman Cup Finals last May, Marthin suffered a left knee cartilege injury and needed surgery, with the layoff ending only with this week’s Thailand Open. The Carnando/Marthin duo has been impressive this week, winning all four matches in straight games, including today’s semifinal against He Ji Ting/Ren Xiang Yu 21-15 21-18.

Marthin’s comeback earned praise from his partner.

“I’m definitely thrilled to be able to reach the final with Daniel again,” said Carnando. “My appreciation and respect for him for making it straight to the final in his first tournament after a year away. That’s truly impressive.”

“Today, the key to our victory was playing more focused, not letting our guard down, and constantly anticipating our opponent’s game patterns,” said Marthin. “We kept trying to play the game we had prepared.

“We’ve been paired together before, even though we were separated, but now that we’re back together, there’s not much to adapt to. Now we also have the same goal: winning together would be more enjoyable and more cohesive. But we don’t want to be complacent either. There’s still tomorrow’s match and many more upcoming matches to contend with.”

Third Straight Final for Danes

Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra BØje made their third straight final in three tournaments with a hard-fought 23-21 17-21 21-16 result over sixth seeds Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi.

The Danes, runners-up at the Orleans Masters and winners at the European Championships, built a 17-10 lead in the third, only to see their opponents closing in to within a couple of points.

“We started out too slow in the legs and on the racket, and they’re really good with the speed, and we got a little bit of a shock, but then then we adapted, and we came back in the first set, so that was actually pretty good,” said Boje.

“They play so fast on the racket, and they’re so good in the service situation. When they have the serve, it’s quite hard to find every return that is good enough to get the rally going. So yeah, I think they are a really good pair.”

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Kunlavut Vitidsarn executed his gameplan to perfection in difficult conditions as he earned a title shot at his home event.

The world No.2, who’d lost his last three matches to Chou Tien Chen, turned it around today with a display of great pace that caught Chou by surprise.

“These are difficult conditions and it’s hard to play a controlling game, which is my style,” said Vitidsarn. “So I had to play a more attacking game. I’m happy I have a chance to win my third Thailand Open.”

What They Said

“It’s crazy (to make the final). I think the atmosphere in there was nice. There’s a lot of spectators and they seem to enjoy when we are winning, so if we are up against the home pair tomorrow, let’s see, but no matter what, there will be a crazy atmosphere in the final.” – Mathias Christiansen

“The pace was very fast, and our opponents’ attacking was very strong, and we were not able to overcome it.” – Goh Sze Fei, after he and Nur Izzuddin lost to Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty

“We didn’t start the year well. We were also not good mentally, because we didn’t start well. And as players, we are very, very driven, and for us to lose early, it does bother us quite a bit, and we really wanted some answers, and finally the bronze at the Thomas Cup really boosted our confidence.” – Chirag Shetty

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