Thailand's Nipaporn Salupphon in action during a sepak takraw semifinal game at the ISTAF SuperSeries finals at the Nakhon Pathom Municipal Gymnasium in Huyjorake Maung, Nakonprathom, Thailand, on October 22, 2015. #

Aung Cho Myint of Myanmar (top) in action against Mohamed Saufi Salleh of Malaysia during the sepak takraw men's doubles competition during the 15th Asian Games at the Al Sadd Indoor Hall in Doha, Qatar, on December 13, 2006. #

Muhamad Norhaffizi Abd Razak of Malaysia and Anuwat Chaichana of Thailand compete in the men's team gold-medal match as part of the 2018 Asian Games at JSC Ranau Hall in Palembang, Indonesia, on August 22, 2018. #

Members of Thailand's sepak takraw national team stretch and practice during a training session at a gymnasium in Pathum Thani province, Thailand, on August 9, 2018. #

Max Verstappen of the Netherlands plays the Malaysian sport sepak takraw at the IM4U Sentral in Puchong during previews for the Malaysia Formula One Grand Prix at Sepang Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on September 28, 2016. #

Wanwisa Jankaen of Thailand serves in the women's sepak takraw team final at the Haizhu Sports Center during day eight of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on November 20, 2010. #

Thailand's Sasiwimol Janthasit (right) in action with Myanmar's Kay Zin Htut during the finals at the ISTAF SuperSeries at the Nakhon Pathom Municipal Gymnasium in Huyjorake Maung, Nakonprathom, Thailand, on October 23, 2015. #

Thailand's Sudaporn Palang competes in a group-stage match at the ISTAF SuperSeries finals at the Nakhon Pathom Municipal Gymnasium in Huyjorake Maung, Nakonprathom, Thailand, on October 20, 2015. #

Mohamad Futra Abd Ghani of Malaysia tries to block Anuwat Chaichana of Thailand in the men's team final at the Haizhu Sports Center during day eight of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on November 20, 2010. #

Players from Myanmar gesture as they protest against a referee's call during the sepak takraw men's doubles final match against Indonesia at the 26th Southeast Asian Games in Palembang, Sumatra, on November 21, 2011. #

Thailand's Anuwat Chaichana (right) attempts to block Malaysia's Khairol Zaman during the ISTAF SuperSeries finals at the Nakhon Pathom Municipal Gymnasium in Huyjorake Maung, Nakonprathom, Thailand, on October 23, 2015. #

Kim Is Eul of South Korea jumps for the ball against Thailand during their women's gold-medal final event at the 17th Asian Games at the Bucheon Gymnasium in Incheon, South Korea, on October 3, 2014. #

Raoklang Alongkon of Thailand plays a shot against India during their beach sepak takraw men's competition on day eight of the 5th Asian Beach Games at My Khe Beach in Danang, Vietnam, on October 1, 2016. #

Indonesia's Nofrizal (right) flies in the air as he returns a ball against Laos's Noum Souvannalisth during their men's doubles preliminary Group B sepak takraw match at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on September 20, 2014. #

Si Thu Lin (center) and Aung Cho Myint of Myanmar celebrate during their men's doubles semifinal competition against Nasruddin Mohd Azman and Salleh Mohamed Saufi of Malaysia (not pictured) during the 15th Asian Games at the Al Sadd Indoor Hall in Qatar on December 13, 2006. Myanmar defeated Malaysia 2–1. #