The Philippine Star November 15, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — A four-cornered battle among defending champion Thailand, Australia, Japan and Korea looms with host Philippines out to pull off a surprise in the Asia-Pacific Amateur Team Championship otherwise known as the Nomura Cup starting Tuesday at Manila Southwoods in Carmona, Cavite. Thailand returns to the event five years since its breakthrough victory in Kuala Lumpur with a rookie-laden squad bannered by Pongsapak Laopakdee, a member of the last Junior Presidents Cup International team. Japan, eyeing its second win in the last t…