Key art for the 2026 Thai BL series Match Point

Match Point

On AirTV Series🇹🇭EP 7

SYNOPSIS

Match Point (รักนี้ต้องเสิร์ฟ, RTGS: Rak Ni Tong Soep) is a Thai Boys’ Love series that premiered on GMM25 on 26 July 2026. It runs ten weekly episodes on Sunday nights, with the rerun going up on the oneD app an hour after broadcast.

Sun (Ping Krittanun Aunchananun), full name Yotsawit Thiticharoen, is the well behaved son and the school’s tennis player. Bay (Teshow Promsakha Na Sakolnakron), full name Benyu Tharnweeranan, is an arts student with a shelf of competition wins and no interest in behaving at all. Their fathers have loathed each other since their own school days, and the two families run rival dim sum restaurants on the same road.

Sun tries to negotiate a truce so they can get through their final semester in peace. Bay enters a tennis tryout purely to needle him one last time, Sun joins the match to make a point and loses it to an injury, and the principal orders a rematch. The fathers turn that rematch into a wager of their own: whichever son loses, that family shuts its restaurant for good. When both boys are hurt on the day, the principal puts them on the same side of the net instead, as a doubles pair. Everything after that is the part they have to keep from their fathers, helped along by tennis coach Kong (Chimon Wachirawit Ruangwiwat), who is spending a conspicuous amount of time around Bay’s older brother Boat (Sing Harit Cheewagaroon).

The series is directed by Sakon Tiacharoen and was announced at GMMTV’s 2026 lineup event in November 2025. Filming ran from 22 February to 6 July 2026, and in May 2026 the production was confirmed to have received a funding grant from the Department of Cultural Promotion under Thailand’s Ministry of Culture.

CONTENT DETAILS

Native Title
รักนี้ต้องเสิร์ฟ
Original Title
Match Point
Also Known As
รักนี้ต้องเสิร์ฟ, Rak Ni Tong Soep, Rak Nee Tong Serve, This Love Must Serve
Adaptation
Not an adaptation. No source novel, comic or web serial is named in GMMTV's own material or on the series' Wikipedia entry; the screenplay is credited to Supachod Kajonsiripong and the series was announced as an original GMMTV production at the GMMTV 2026: Magic Vibes Maximized lineup event on 25 November 2025.
Themes
Key Themes
Rival FamiliesEnemies to LoversTennisSports RivalryFamily BusinessFathers and SonsSchool LifeSecret RelationshipFinal YearWeekly Broadcast
Country
Language
Thai
Networks
Seasons
1
Episodes
6 / 10
Duration
41-46 min
Aired Start
Aired End
Release Year
Content Rating
13+

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • What it is: a Thai Boys’ Love series from GMMTV and Keng Kwang Kang, ten episodes, premiered 26 July 2026 on GMM25.
  • Schedule: Sundays at 20:30 ICT on GMM25, closing 27 September 2026, with the oneD app rerun at 21:30 ICT.
  • The pair: Teshow Promsakha Na Sakolnakron as Bay and Ping Krittanun Aunchananun as Sun, in their first leading roles together.
  • The hook: two sons of feuding dim sum families, forced into a tennis doubles partnership by the principal after both are injured.
  • A second couple runs alongside: coach Kong and Bay’s older brother Boat, played by Chimon Wachirawit Ruangwiwat and Sing Harit Cheewagaroon.
  • Not an adaptation: no source novel is named in GMMTV’s material; the screenplay is credited to Supachod Kajonsiripong.
  • Rating: recorded here as 13+, converted from the น 13+ classification the broadcast carries in Thailand.
  • Publicly supported: the production received a grant from Thailand’s Department of Cultural Promotion, announced in May 2026.

EDITOR’S VERDICT

This is a first-look note, not a full review. Five episodes of ten had aired when this page went up.

The sports-rivalry setup does something useful for a school BL: it gives the leads a reason to be in the same room that has nothing to do with wanting to be. The doubles format is the whole idea, really. Two people who have spent years trying to beat each other are told that from now on they only win together, and the show gets to watch that land.

The fathers’ wager is the risky part. Staking a family restaurant on a school tennis match is a big swing, and whether it reads as pressure or as contrivance depends entirely on how seriously the show treats the two older men. The early episodes give Chai Chartayodom Hiranyasthiti and Am Amarin Nitipon real screen time rather than using them as obstacles, which is a good sign.

What to expect: a broadcast-safe 13+ rating, a ten-week weekly run, and a second couple carrying a noticeably more adult register than the leads.

The page will be updated as the run continues.

LEAD & SIDE COUPLES

Portrait of Thai actor Teshow Promsakha Na Sakolnakron
Portrait of Thai actor Ping Krittanun Aunchananun
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EPISODE SCHEDULE

6 / 10 episodes aired · EP 7
EP 1
26 Jul 2026
Aired
EP 2
02 Aug 2026
Aired
EP 3
09 Aug 2026
Aired
EP 4
16 Aug 2026
Aired
EP 5
23 Aug 2026
Aired
EP 6
30 Aug 2026
Aired
EP 7
06 Sep 2026
Upcoming
EP 8
13 Sep 2026
Upcoming
EP 9
20 Sep 2026
Upcoming
EP 10
27 Sep 2026
Upcoming

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is Match Point about?

Sun and Bay are the sons of two families who run rival dim sum restaurants and whose fathers have hated each other since school. After a tennis grudge match goes wrong, the principal orders them to play together as a doubles pair, and the partnership turns into something they have to hide from home.

When does Match Point air?

Sundays at 20:30 ICT on GMM25 from 26 July 2026, closing on 27 September 2026. The rerun goes up on the oneD app at 21:30 ICT.

How many episodes does Match Point have?

Ten.

Who stars in Match Point?

Teshow Promsakha Na Sakolnakron as Bay and Ping Krittanun Aunchananun as Sun, with Chimon Wachirawit Ruangwiwat as coach Kong and Sing Harit Cheewagaroon as Bay’s brother Boat.

Is Match Point based on a novel?

No. No source novel or comic is named in GMMTV’s material or in the series’ Wikipedia entry. The screenplay is credited to Supachod Kajonsiripong.

Who directed Match Point?

Sakon Tiacharoen.

What is the Thai title?

รักนี้ต้องเสิร์ฟ, romanised Rak Ni Tong Soep, which plays on the tennis serve.

What age rating does Match Point have?

BLGLFLIX records 13+, converted from the น 13+ classification the Thai broadcast carries. This is an editorial classification here, not a certificate issued by a ratings board.

Where can I watch Match Point?

GMM25 in Thailand, with the rerun on the oneD app. Availability outside Thailand depends on the licensing window.

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