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Thailand at Aichi-Nagoya: Final Results of the Thai Campaign

Thailand’s women finish with one win and a last-16 defeat to Saudi Arabia. Rawal and Mocciola lose to Japan after a first-round bye.

Editorial illustration adapted from an original photograph: Thailand’s padel delegation — archive photograph.
Editorial illustration adapted from an archive image.

Updated 2 October 2026. Thailand’s Asian Games padel campaign is complete. Natalie Narkprasert and Dares Srirungreang won their opening women’s match before losing in the last 16, while Arnav Rawal and Stefano Mocciola were eliminated in their only played men’s match.

Women: an opening win and a deciding tie-break

Narkprasert and Srirungreang beat Kuwait’s Noor Hasan and Zenab Sarkhoo 7–5, 6–3 on 29 September at Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center.

In the last 16 on 30 September, Saudi Arabia’s Areej Fareh and Alanoud Yamani won 6–1, 6–7(0), 7–6(7). Thailand recovered after the opening set, taking the second-set tie-break 7–0, before Saudi Arabia won the deciding tie-break 9–7.

Men: Japan wins the last-16 meeting

Rawal and Mocciola lost 6–4, 6–2 to Japan’s Kazuki Tomita and Nasa Hatakeyama on 29 September. Both partnerships had received first-round byes; the bye was not a played victory.

Thailand’s final record

The Thai women finished with one win and one defeat. The men finished with one defeat after their bye. Both partnerships exited in the last 16 and neither reached the medal matches.

Read the full report on Thailand’s completed campaign and the opening victory over Kuwait.

The wider padel tournament continues through 3 October. Thailand’s results are final even while the medal competitions remain in progress.

Photo: Thailand’s padel delegation in an archive photograph. The image does not show the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya tournament.

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