Dechapol-Sapsiree hope to end title drought this year

Thailand’s mixed doubles Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai in action against Japan’s Yuki Kaneko-Misaki Matsutomo in the second round of Malaysian Masters at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil on Thursday. - IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

DECHAPOL Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai are keeping their fingers crossed to end their short title drought.

The world No. 3 Thai mixed doubles pair stormed into the quarter-finals after outplaying Japan’s world No. 21 Yuki Kaneko-Misaki Matsumoto 21-12, 10-21, 21-14 in the second round of the Malaysian Masters at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil yesterday.