Boonsak Ponsana
Boonsak Ponsana in 2013.
Personal information
Country	Thailand
Born	(1982-02-22)22 February 1982 (age 43) Bangkok, Thailand
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking	4 (November 2010)
Medal record Men'sbadminton Representing Thailand World Cup 2005 Yiyang Men's singles Sudirman Cup 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Men's team Asia Championships 2006 Johor Bahru Men's singles 2010 New Delhi Men's singles SEA Games 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles 2003 Ho Chi Minh Men's team 2015 Singapore Men's team 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's team 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2005 Manila Men's team 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's singles 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's team 2009 Vientiane Men's team Summer Universiade 2007 Bangkok Men's singles 2007 Bangkok Mixed team World Senior Championships 2021 Huelva Men's doubles 2025 Pattaya Men's doubles 40+ 2021 Huelva Men's singles
BWF profile

Boonsak Ponsana (Thai:บุญศักดิ์ พลสนะ;RTGS: Bunsak Phonsana; born 22 February 1982) is a Thaibadminton player. His younger sisterSalakjit Ponsana is also part of the Thailand badminton team. He got a Bachelor of Laws fromSripatum University.^[1]

Ponsana competed at the2000 Summer Olympics, but was defeated in the round of 64. At the2004 Summer Olympics, he was defeatingChris Dednam of South Africa andLee Hyun-il of South Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Ponsana defeatedRonald Susilo ofSingapore 15–10, 15–1. He advanced to the semifinals, in which he lost toTaufik Hidayat of Indonesia 15–9, 15–2. Playing in the bronze medal match, he again lost to an Indonesian, this timeSoni Dwi Kuncoro by a score of 15–11, 17-16 for a fourth-place finish. At the2008 Summer Olympics, he reached the second round of themen's singles, where he lost 2 – 0 to Indonesia'sSony Dwi Kuncoro.^[2]

In 2007, he won the gold medals at theSummer Universiade in the men's singles and mixed team event.^[3][4] He also won some international tournament in 2004Thailand Open,2007 Singapore Open, and in 2008India Open. He competed in2009 Superseries Finals but he did not qualify for the semi-finals. He played for Thailand in2009 SEA Games in Laos, helping to win a bronze medal for Thailand in men's team. In 2012, he repeated his successful run at theSingapore Open Super Series beatingWang Zhengming of China^[5] in a thrilling two set match. Prior to his participation in the 2012 Singapore Open, injury had caused him to skip some tournaments in 2011, and his earlier 2012 results had not been especially good, although he did qualify for the Olympics again.^[2] In 2013, Boonsak has changed his speciality to men's doubles and he is now teaming with Songphon Anugritayawon.

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Olympic Park,Yiyang, China	Lin Dan	14–21, 11–21	Silver

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Bandaraya Stadium,Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Lee Chong Wei	12–21, 16–21	Silver
2010	Siri Fort Indoor Stadium,New Delhi, India	Lin Dan	20–22, 10–21	Bronze

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Malawati Stadium,Selangor, Malaysia	Roslin Hashim	14–17, 3–15	Silver
2007	Wongchawalitkul University,Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Kendrick Lee	15–21, 20–22	Bronze

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Thammasat University,Pathum Thani, Thailand	Chen Hong	17–21, 21–15, 21–17	Gold

Men's singles

Year	Age	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	35+	Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,Heulva, Spain	Hsueh Hsuan-yi	21–17, 17–21, 8–21	Bronze

Men's doubles

Year	Age	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2021	35+	Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Heulva, Spain	Jakrapan Thanathiratham	Padmanabha Raghavan Varun Sharma	21–12, 21–12	Gold
2025	40+	Eastern National Sports Training Centre, Pattaya, Thailand	Jakrapan Thanathiratham	Tony Gunawan Hendra Setiawan	18–21, 16–21	Silver	[6]

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[7] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels wereSuperseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.^[8] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Singapore Open	Chen Yu	21–17, 21–14	Winner
2009	Singapore Open	Bao Chunlai	19–21, 21–16, 15–21	Runner-up
2009	China Masters	Lin Dan	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2010	Malaysia Open	Lee Chong Wei	13–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2010	Singapore Open	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	16–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2012	Singapore Open	Wang Zhengming	21–18, 21–19	Winner
2012	Japan Open	Lee Chong Wei	18–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2013	Singapore Open	Tommy Sugiarto	22–20, 5–21, 17–21	Runner-up

 BWF Superseries Finals tournament

 BWF Superseries Premier tournament

 BWF Superseries tournament

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theGrand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Hong Kong Open	Shon Seung-mo	2–7, 7–4, 7–8, 8–7, 3–7	Runner-up
2001	Thailand Open	Yong Hock Kin	8–7, 7–5, 6–8, 1–7, 1–7	Runner-up
2003	Thailand Open	Ronald Susilo	10–15, 15–7, 10–15	Runner-up
2003	Hong Kong Open	Lin Dan	4–15, 15–9, 8–15	Runner-up
2004	Thailand Open	Ng Wei	15–3, 15–3	Winner
2005	Indonesia Open	Lee Hyun-il	10–15, 3–15	Runner-up
2007	Thailand Open	Chen Hong	14–21, 21–11, 21–23	Runner-up
2008	India Open	Chetan Anand	21–16, 21–12	Winner
2008	Thailand Open	Lin Dan	21–17, 15–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2009	Thailand Open	Nguyễn Tiến Minh	16–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2013	Thailand Open	Srikanth Kidambi	16–21, 12–21	Runner-up

 BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

 BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Myanmar International	Anuphap Theeraratsakul	15–3, 15–6	Winner
2003	Smiling Fish Satellite	Thirayu Laohathaimongkol	15–7, 15–0	Winner

Includes results from all competitions 2001–present against Super Series finalists, World Championship semifinalists and Olympic quarterfinalists.^[9]

• List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games

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