Thailand

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 01: Kittipong Wachiramanowong of Thailand (L) and Dimitry Tursunov of Russia in action during their doubles match against Jonathan Erlich of Israel and Jurgen Melzer of Austria on Day 7 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 01, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Rafael Nadal of Spain is escorted as he arrives to the court before his match against Ruben Bemelmans of Belgium during the Day 6 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on September 30, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 01: Christopher Kas of Germany and Viktor Troicki of Serbia celebrate match point during their doubles match against Jonathan Erlich of Israel and Jurgen Melzer of Austria on Day 7 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 01, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 03: Viktor Troicki of Serbia and Christopher Kas of Germany celebrate victory during their doubles match against Jonathan Erlich of Israel and Jurgen Melzer of Austria on Day 9 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 3, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 03: Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain and Jarkko Nieminen of Finland pose with their trophies at the end of the singles final match during the Day 9 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 3, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Rafael Nadal of Spain is escorted as he arrives to the court before his match against Ruben Bemelmans of Belgium during the Day 6 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on September 30, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 01: Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski of Great Britain in action during their doubles match against Christopher Kas of Germany and Viktor Troicki of Serbia on Day 7 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 01, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 03: Viktor Troicki (L) of Serbia and Christopher Kas of Germany in action during their doubles match against Jonathan Erlich of Israel and Jurgen Melzer of Austria during the Day 9 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 3, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 03: Viktor Troicki of Serbia and Christopher Kas of Germany celebrate victory during their doubles match against Jonathan Erlich of Israel and Jurgen Melzer of Austria on Day 9 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 3, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 03: Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain and Jarkko Nieminen of Finland pose with their trophies at the end of the singles final match during the Day 9 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 3, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 01: Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski of Great Britain leave the court after losing their doubles match against Christopher Kas of Germany and Viktor Troicki of Serbia on Day 7 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 1, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 03: Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain poses with the trophy after winning the singles final match against Jarkko Nieminen of Finland during the Day 9 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 3, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 01: Christopher Kas (top L) of Germany and Viktor Troicki (top R) of Serbia in action during their doubles match against Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski of Great Britain on Day 7 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 01, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 03: Viktor Troicki of Serbia and Christopher Kas of Germany pose with the trophy after victory in their doubles match against Jonathan Erlich of Israel and Jurgen Melzer of Austria during the Day 9 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 3, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 03: Viktor Troicki of Serbia and Christopher Kas of Germany celebrate victory in their doubles match against Jonathan Erlich of Israel and Jurgen Melzer of Austria during Day 9 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 3, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 03: A general view of the Impact Arena during the doubles final match between Viktor Troicki of Serbia and Christopher Kas of Germany against Jonathan Erlich of Israel and Jurgen Melzer of Austria on Day 9 of the PTT Thailand Open on October 3, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 01: Christopher Kas of Germany and Viktor Troicki of Serbia celebrate match point during their doubles match against Jonathan Erlich of Israel and Jurgen Melzer of Austria on Day 7 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 01, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 01: Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski of Great Britain in action during their doubles match against Christopher Kas of Germany and Viktor Troicki of Serbia on Day 7 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 1, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 03: Viktor Troicki of Serbia and Christopher Kas of Germany celebrate victory in their doubles match against Jonathan Erlich of Israel and Jurgen Melzer of Austria during Day 9 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 3, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 03: Viktor Troicki of Serbia and Christopher Kas of Germany in action during their doubles match against Jonathan Erlich of Israel and Jurgen Melzer of Austria on Day 9 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 3, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 03: Viktor Troicki (L) of Serbia and Christopher Kas of Germany during their doubles match against Jonathan Erlich of Israel and Jurgen Melzer of Austria on Day 9 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 3, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Thailand fans attend the Malaysia versus Thailand men's Sepaktakraw regu match at the Haizhu sports stadium in Guangzhou during the 16th Asian Games on November 24, 2010. Thailand defeated Malaysia 2-0 to take the gold medal, with Malaysia the silver and China and Myanmar the bronze.

Thailand's head coach Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai (L) speaks to setter Nootsara Tomkom (R) during their pool C match against the US at the FIVB 2010 Women's Volleyball World Championships in Matsumoto, some 200 kms northwest of Tokyo on October 29, 2010. The US beat Thailand 23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-21.

Thailand's captain Wilavan Apinyapong (R) spikes the ball past Cuba's captain Yusidey Silie (L) during their Pool C preliminary round match at the FIVB 2010 Women's Volleyball World Championships in Matsumoto, some 200 kms northwest of Tokyo on November 2, 2010. Cuba beat Thailand by 3-0 (25-19, 29-27, 27-25).

Thailand's captain Wilavan Apinyapong (C) spikes the ball above Logan Tom (L) and Foluke Akinradewo (R) of the US during their pool C match at the FIVB 2010 Women's Volleyball World Championships in Matsumoto, some 200 kms northwest of Tokyo on October 29, 2010. The US beat Thailand 23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-21.

Thailand's head coach Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai (C) instructs his players during their final Pool C preliminary round match against Germany at the FIVB 2010 Women's Volleyball World Championships in Matsumoto, some 200 kms northwest of Tokyo on November 3, 2010. Germany beat Thailand by 3-0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-10).

Thailand's captain Wilavan Apinyapong (L) and Czech Republic's captain Ivana Plchotova (R) fight for the ball on the net during their second round match of the world women's volleyball championship in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on November 10, 2010. Thailand beat the Czech Republic 16-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-23.

Thailand's head coach Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai (R) instructs his players during their Pool C preliminary round match against Cuba at the FIVB 2010 Women's Volleyball World Championships in Matsumoto, some 200 kms northwest of Tokyo on November 2, 2010. Cuba beat Thailand by 3-0 (25-19, 29-27, 27-25).

Thailand's head coach Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai (C) speaks to his players during their pool C match against the US at the FIVB 2010 Women's Volleyball World Championships in Matsumoto, some 200 kms northwest of Tokyo on October 29, 2010. The US beat Thailand 23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-21.

Thailand's captain Wilavan Apinyapong (L) receives the ball while Malika Kanthong (R) looks on during their Pool C match against Kazakhstan at the FIVB 2010 Women's Volleyball World Championships in Matsumoto, some 200 kms northwest of Tokyo on October 30, 2010. Thailand beat Kazakhstan by 25-16, 25-18, 20-25, 25-16.

Thailand's captain Wilavan Apinyapong (L) receives the ball while Kazakhstan's Olessya Arslanova (R) looks on during their Pool C match at the FIVB 2010 Women's Volleyball World Championships in Matsumoto, some 200 kms northwest of Tokyo on October 30, 2010. Thailand beat Kazakhstan by 25-16, 25-18, 20-25, 25-16.

Thailand's head coach Radchatagrienkai Kiattipong (R-facing) advises his players during their second round match against the Netherlands at the World Women's Volleyball Championship in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on November 7, 2010. Thailand beat the Netherlands 25-15, 25-23, 15-25, 26-24.

Thailand's captain Wilavan Apinyapong (C) attacks over Czech Republic's Ivana Plchotova (L) and Aneta Havlickova (R) during their second round match of the world women's volleyball championship in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on November 10, 2010. Thailand defeated the Czech Republic 16-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-23.

Thailand's Malika Kanthong (R) spikes the ball past Germany's captain Christiane Furst (L) during their final Pool C preliminary round match at the FIVB 2010 Women's Volleyball World Championships in Matsumoto, some 200 kms northwest of Tokyo on November 3, 2010. Germany beat Thailand by 3-0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-10).

Thailand's Em-orn Phanusit (L, top) spikes the ball over the Czech Republic's Aneta Havlickova (R) and Ivana Plchotova (L, bottom) during their second round match of the world women's volleyball championship in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on November 10, 2010. Thailand beat the Czech Republic 16-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-23.

Bussayamas Phaengkathok of Thailand celebrates during the medals ceremony for the lightweight women's single sculls rowing final during the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 19, 2010. Japan won gold ahead of South Korea for silver and Thailand for bronze.

Anuwat Chaichana of Thailand returns the takraw to Malaysia during the men's Sepaktakraw regu match at the Haizhu sports stadium in Guangzhou during the 16th Asian Games on November 24, 2010. Thailand defeated Malaysia 2-0 to take the gold medal, with Malaysia the silver and China and Myanmar the bronze.

Tidawan Daosakul of Thailand (L) and compatriots Phikun Seedam (2nd L) and Nareerat Takan celebrate a point won against Vietnam during the women's Sepaktakraw regu round robin match at the Haizhu sports stadium in Guangzhou during the 16th Asian Games on November 24, 2010. Thailand defeated Vietnam and took the gold medal.

Thailand's libero Piyanut Pannoy (R) receives the ball while Cuba's Rachel Sanchez (L) looks on during their Pool C preliminary round match at the FIVB 2010 women's volleyball world championships in Matsumoto, some 200 kms northwest of Tokyo on November 2, 2010. Cuba beat Thailand by 3-0 (25-19, 29-27, 27-25).

Amporn Hyapha (L) of Thailand and Germany's setter Kathleen Weiss (R) push the ball during their final Pool C preliminary round match at the FIVB 2010 Women's Volleyball World Championships in Matsumoto, some 200 kms northwest of Tokyo on November 3, 2010. Germany beat Thailand by 3-0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-10).

Thailand's Pleumjit Thinkaow (C) leaves with a bouquet of flowers offered by fans for her birthday after the second round match against Italy at the world women's volleyball championship in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on November 9, 2010. Italy beat Thailand 25-13, 25-12, 25-19.

Thailand's volleyball players join their hands together as they acknowledge cheering fans after their victory over the Czech Republic at the second round match of the world women's volleyball championship in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on November 10, 2010. Thailand defeated the Czech Republic 16-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-23.

Chanpeng Nontasin of Thailand celebrates on the podium for the 35km women's individual time trial at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 20, 2010. Lee Min Hye of Korea won gold with Jiang Fan of China winning silver and Chanpeng Nontasin of Thailand winning bronze.

Anuwat Chaichana of Thailand returns the takraw to Norshahruddin Mad Ghani of Malaysia during the men's Sepaktakraw regu match at the Haizhu sports stadium in Guangzhou during the 16th Asian Games on November 24, 2010. Thailand defeated Malaysia 2-0 to take the gold medal, with Malaysia the silver and China and Myanmar the bronze.

Thailand's Onuma Sittirak (R) spikes the ball over Aneta Havlickova of the Czech Republic (L) during their second round match of the world women's volleyball championship in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on November 10, 2010. Thailand defeated the Czech Republic 16-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-23.

Anuwat Chaichana of Thailand returns the takraw to Malaysia during the men's Sepaktakraw regu match at the Haizhu sports stadium in Guangzhou during the 16th Asian Games on November 24, 2010. Thailand defeated Malaysia 2-0 to take the gold medal, with Malaysia the silver and China and Myanmar the bronze.

Nongnuch Sanrat of Thailand (C) celebrates finishing the final leg ahead of Chisato Fukushima of Japan (L) and Ye Jiabei of China (R) in the women's 4x100 relay final in the athletics competition at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 26, 2010. Thailand won gold.

Nongnuch Sanrat of Thailand (C) celebrates finishing the final leg ahead of Chisato Fukushima of Japan (L) and Ye Jiabei of China (R) in the women's 4x100 relay final in the athletics competition at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 26, 2010. Thailand won gold.

Thailand's Pleumjit Thinkaow (C, top) attacks over the Czech Republic's Helena Havelkova (L) and Ivana Plchotova (R) during their second round match of the world women's volleyball championship in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on November 10, 2010. Thailand beat the Czech Republic 16-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-23.

Thailand's setter Nootsara Tomkom (L) tosses the ball in front of the Czech Republic's Kristyna Pastulova (R) during their second round match of the world women's volleyball championship in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on November 10, 2010. Thailand beat the Czech Republic 16-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-23.