World No. 1 Ratchanok gets her wish from PM

epaselect epa05263071 Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand thanks her supporters after winning her women's singles match against Sun Yu of China (not pictured) during the OUE Singapore Open badminton tournament held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore, 17 April 2016. Intanon won the match. EPA/WALLACE WOON

BANGKOK: Thai badminton sensation Ratchanok Intanon has visited Prime Minister Prayut Chanocha at the Government House and asked for help in getting her Chinese coach Xie Zhuhua Thai citizenship.

Ratchanok, who captured three straight World Superseries titles in three weeks – the Indian Open, Malaysian Open and Singapore Open – is now officially the world No. 1 according to the Badminton World Federation’s weekly ranking released on Thursday.