Satun, Thailand, April 11, 2018 – Top-seeded Nuttanon Inkiew and Sedtawat Padsawud made it all the way to the top of the podium at the SMM Pak Bara Beach Satun one-star stop on the 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour to the great delight of the home fans in Thailand. For 26-year-old Nuttanon and 22-year-old Sedtawat this was only the fourth participation and their first ever medal on the World Tour.
The silver medals went to second-seeded Ade Rachmawan and Mohammad Ashfiya of Indonesia. For them this was also the fourth event and the first podium finish on the Tour. Fourth-seeded Rahman Raoufi and Abolhamed Mirzaali of Iran celebrated with the bronze. For Raoufi, who turned 40 in the first main draw competition day in Satun, this was the third World Tour medal after the bronze at Agadir 2017 and the silver at Muscat 2018, while his partner Mirzaali climbs the podium for the first time ever.
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