Badminton player
Saralee Thungthongkam Personal information Nickname Som Country Thailand Born 13 June 1979 (1979-06-13 ) (age Bangkok , Thailand Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Weight 58 kg (128 lb) Retired February 2016[ 1] Handedness Right Women's & mixed doubles Highest ranking 21 (WD 19 September 2013) BWF profile
Captain Saralee Thungthongkam (Thai :สราลีย์ ทุ่งทองคำ ;RTGS : Sarali Thungthongkham badminton player. She graduated with a master's degree in Communication Arts from Bangkok University.
Thungthongkam made her debut at theOlympic Games in2000 Sydney . She reached the second round in both the women's and mixed doubles with partnersSujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn andKhunakorn Sudhisodhi .[ 2]
Thungthongkam competed in2004 Athens Olympics in the women's doubles with partnerSathinee Chankrachangwong .[ 3] Denyse Julien andAnna Rice of Canada in the first round andChikako Nakayama andKeiko Yoshimoti of Japan in the second. In the quarter finals, Thungthongkam and Chankrachangwong lost toYang Wei andZhang Jiewen of China 2–15, 4–15. She also competed in the mixed doubles with partnerSudket Prapakamol . They had a bye in the first run and were defeated byFredrik Bergström andJohanna Persson of Sweden in the 16th round.[ 2]
At the2008 Beijing , she only competed in the mixed doubles, again with Prapakamol. They reached the quarter finals, losing to the Indonesian pair ofNova Widianto andLiliyana Natsir , who went on to win the silver medal.[ 4]
Thungthongkam made her fourth appearance Olympic Games in2012 London , where she again reached the quarter finals with Prapakamol. This time they lost toChristinna Pedersen andJoachim Fischer Nielsen of Denmark.[ 5]
Thungthongkam ended her career in the international tournaments after got injured at theThailand Masters in February 2016. She spent 19 years at the Thailand national team.[ 1]
World Championships [ edit ] Mixed doubles
Mixed doubles
Mixed doubles
Asian Championships [ edit ] Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Nimibutr Stadium ,Bangkok , ThailandKhunakorn Sudhisodhi Zhang Jun Gao Ling 7–11, 8–11 Silver 2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium ,Kuala Lumpur , MalaysiaSudket Prapakamol Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 10–15, 16–17 Silver 2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium ,Hyderabad , IndiaLee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung 15–11, 14–17, 15–10 Gold 2006 Bandaraya Stadium,Johor Bahru, Malaysia Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 16–21, 23–21, 14–21 Silver 2011 Sichuan Gymnasium,Chengdu, China Xu Chen Ma Jin 17–21, 15–21 Bronze 2014 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,Gimcheon, South Korea Shin Baek-choel Jang Ye-na 11–21, 12–21 Bronze
Southeast Asian Games [ edit ] Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex ,Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Rosman Razak Norashikin Amin 16–17, 12–15 Bronze 2001 Malawati Stadium ,Selangor, Malaysia Bambang Suprianto Emma Ermawati 11–15, 3–15 Bronze 2003 Tan Binh Sport Center ,Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Sudket Prapakamol Anggun Nugroho Eny Widiowati 15–12, 15–7 Gold 2007 Wongchawalitkul University,Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa 14–21, 15–21 Silver 2011 Istora Senayan ,Jakarta, Indonesia Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 7–21, 14–21 Silver
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[ 6] Badminton 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.[ 7]
Mixed doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Singapore Open Sudket Prapakamol Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa 14–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2007 China Open Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–15, 18–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2010 French Open Michael Fuchs Birgit Overzier 21–15, 21–15 Winner 2010 World Superseries Finals Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 17–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2011 All England Open Xu Chen Ma Jin 13–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2012 India Open Tontowi Ahmad 16–21, 21–12, 14–21 Runner-up 2012 Indonesia Open 21–17, 17–21, 21–13 Winner
BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournamentThe 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.
Women's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 Hong Kong Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Liu Zhen Xiao Luxi 6–8, 7–3, 7–2, 7–8, 3–7 Runner-up 2002 Chinese Taipei Open Hwang Yu-mi Lee Hyo-jung 4–11, 13–12, 11–8 Winner 2002 Indonesia Open Gao Ling Huang Sui 5–11, 4–11 Runner-up 2002 Dutch Open Ann-Lou Jorgensen Rikke Olsen 3–11, 5–11 Runner-up 2004 Singapore Open Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen 5–15, 15–9, 11–15 Runner-up 2006 Thailand Open Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won 18–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2012 Thailand Open Narissapat Lam Cheng Shu Pan Pan 21–15, 10–21, 21–13 Winner
Mixed doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 Hong Kong Open Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 7–3, 0–7, 2–7, 2–7 Runner-up 2004 Thailand Open Sudket Prapakamol Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 15–8, 12–15, 11–15 Runner-up 2004 Japan Open Nova Widianto Vita Marissa 10–15, 13–15 Runner-up 2005 Japan Open Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager 15–13, 14–17, 15–7 Winner 2005 Singapore Open Zhang Jun Gao Ling 15–10, 7–15, 5–15 Runner-up 2006 Thailand Open Lee Yong-dae Hwang Yu-mi 11–21, 21–18, 20–22 Runner-up 2009 Thailand Open Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 21–11, 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2010 Malaysia Masters Devin Lahardi Fitriawan Liliyana Natsir 21–13, 16–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2011 Dutch Open 17–21, 22–24 Runner-up 2011 India Grand Prix Gold Muhammad Rijal Debby Susanto 16–21, 21–18, 21–11 Winner 2012 Swiss Open Tontowi Ahmad 16–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2012 Thailand Open Tao Jiaming Tang Jinhua 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2015 Dutch Open Ronan Labar Emilie Lefel 10–21, 18–21 Runner-up
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournamentMixed doubles
Saralee Thungthongkam at Wikimedia Commons
Sudket Prapakamol
Nova Widianto
Bronze
Nathan Robertson
Xie Zhongbo
Kim Dong-moon
Silver
Gold
Rosman Razak
Runner-up
Michael Fuchs
Winner
Liu Zhen
Ann-Lou Jorgensen
Ronan Labar
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