Badminton player
| Boonsak Ponsana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boonsak Ponsana nel 2013. |
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| Birth name | Boonsak Ponsana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |
Thailand |
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| Then | February 22, 1982 Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lbs) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handling | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 4 (November 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boonsak Ponsana (Thai: Boonsak Phon Sona; RTGS:Bunsak Phonsana; born February 22, 1982 in Bangkok) is a Thai badminton player. His younger sister Salakjit Ponsana is also part of the Thai badminton team. He holds a law degree from Sri Patum.
career
Ponsana competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics but was defeated in the round of 16. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, he defeated Chris Dednam of South Africa and Lee Hyun-il of South Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarter-finals, Ponsana defeated Singapore’s Ronald Susilo 15–10, 15–1. He advanced to the semi-finals, where he lost to Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat 15–9, 15–2. Playing in the match for the bronze medal, he lost again to an Indonesian, this time Soni Dwi Kuncoro for a score of 15-11, 17-16 for a fourth place. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he reached the second round of the men’s singles, where he lost 2-0 to Indonesia’s Sony Dwi Kuncoro.
In 2007, he won gold medals at the Summer Universiade in the men’s singles and mixed team event. She has also won some international tournaments in the 2004 Thailand Open, 2007 Singapore Open and 2008 India Open. He competed in the 2009 Superseries finals but did not qualify for the semifinals. He played for Thailand in the 2009 SEA Games in Laos, helping to win a bronze medal for Thailand in the men’s team. In 2012, he repeated his successful run at the Singapore Open Super Series by beating China’s Wang Zhengming in a thrilling two-set match. Prior to his participation in the 2012 Singapore Open, an injury had caused him to miss some tournaments in 2011 and his 2012 results had not been particularly good, although he had re-qualified for the Olympics. In 2013, Boonsak changed his specialty to men’s doubles and is now teaming up with Songphon Anugritayawon.
Achievements
world Cup
Male singles
| Year | Place | Opponent | Point | Result |
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| 2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China |
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14–21, 11–21 |
Silver |
Asian Championships
Male singles
| Year | Place | Opponent | Point | Result |
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| 2010 | Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India |
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20–22, 10–21 |
Bronze |
| 2006 | City Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia |
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12–21, 16–21 |
Silver |
Southeast Asian Games
Male singles
| Year | Place | Opponent | Point | Result |
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| 2007 | Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand |
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15–21, 20–22 |
Bronze |
| 2001 | Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia |
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14–17, 3–15 |
Silver |
Summer Universiade
Male singles
| Year | Place | Opponent | Point | Result |
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| 2007 | Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand |
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17–21, 21–15, 21–17 |
Oro |
BWF superseries
The BWF superseries, launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two tiers as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A Superseries season includes twelve tournaments around the world, introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the end of the year.
Male singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Point | Result |
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| 2013 | Singapore Open |
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22–20, 5–21, 17–21 |
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| 2012 | Japan Open |
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18–21, 18–21 |
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| 2012 | Singapore Open |
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21–18, 21–19 |
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| 2010 | Singapore Open |
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16–21, 16–21 |
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| 2010 | Malaysia Open |
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13–21, 7–21 |
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| 2009 | China Masters |
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17–21, 17–21 |
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| 2009 | Singapore Open |
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19–21, 21–16, 15–21 |
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| 2007 | Singapore Open |
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21–17, 21–14 |
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- BWF Superseries final tournament
- Torneo BWF Superseries Premier
- Torneo BWF Superseries
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two tiers, the BWF Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Gold. This is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Male singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Point | Result |
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| 2013 | Thailandia Open |
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16–21, 12–21 |
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| 2009 | Thailandia Open |
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16–21, 13–21 |
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| 2008 | Thailandia Open |
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21–17, 15–21, 13–21 |
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| 2008 | India Open |
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21–16, 21–12 |
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| 2007 | Thailandia Open |
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14–21, 21–11, 21–23 |
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| 2005 | Indonesia Open |
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10–15, 3–15 |
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| 2004 | Thailandia Open |
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15–3, 15–3 |
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| 2003 | Hong Kong Open |
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4–15, 15–9, 8–15 |
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| 2003 | Thailandia Open |
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10–15, 15–7, 10–15 |
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| 2001 | Thailandia Open |
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8–7, 7–5, 6–8, 1–7, 1–7 |
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| 2001 | Hong Kong Open |
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2–7, 7–4, 7–8, 8–7, 3–7 |
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- Torneo BWF Grand Prix Gold
- Torneo BWF e IBF Grand Prix
IBF International
Male singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Point | Result |
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| 2003 | Smiling fish satellite |
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15–7, 15–0 |
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| 1999 | Myanmar International |
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15–3, 15–6 |
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Record against selected opponents
Includes results from all 2001 competitions – featured against Super Series finalists, World Championship semi-finalists, Olympic quarter-finals and all Olympic opponents.
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Lin Dan 1–11
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Xia Xuanze 1–0 -
Chen Jin 5–4 -
Bao Chunlai 1–6 -
Chen Hong 2–4 -
Chen Long 2–9 -
Du Pengyu 2–4 -
Wang Zhengming 2–2 -
Chen Yu 2–2 -
Kenneth Jonassen 1–5
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Joachim Persson 2–0 -
Jan Ø. Jørgensen 2–10 -
Peter Gade 3–3 -
Viktor Axelsen 1-1 -
Marc Zwiebler 3-3
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Hu Yun 4–5
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Parupalli Kashyap 1–4
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Taufik Hidayat 1–9
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Simon Santoso 5–4 -
Sony Dwi Kuncoro 4-5 -
Hendrawan 0–1 -
Tommy Sugiarto 2-5 -
Sho Sasaki 7–3
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Kenichi Tago 1–2 -
Lee Hyun-il 5–5
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Shon Seung-mo 1–4 -
Park Sung-hwan 1–4 -
Park Tae-sang 3–0 -
Shon Wan-ho 1–1 -
Lee Dong-keun 3–1 -
Wong Choong Hann 4–3
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Lee Chong Wei 2–24 -
Liew Daren 2–2 -
Przemyslaw Wacha 1–2
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Ronald Susilo 7–2
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Chris Dednam 1–0
