Boonsak Ponsana

Boonsak Ponsana
Boonsak Ponsana in 2013.
Personal information
Birth name	Boonsak Ponsana
Country	Thailand
Born	(1982-02-22) 22 February 1982 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)
Current ranking	127 (August, 2017)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Thailand 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 Southeast Asian Games 2015 Singapore Men's team 2003 Ho Chi Minh Men's team 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles 2009 Vientiane Men's team 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's singles 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's team 2005 Manila Men's team 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's team Summer Universiade 2007 Bangkok Men's singles 2007 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Boonsak Ponsana (Thai: บุญศักดิ์ พลสนะ; RTGS: Bunsak Phonsana; born 22 February 1982 in Bangkok) is a male badminton player from Thailand. His younger sister Salakjit Ponsana is also part of the Thailand badminton team. He got a Bachelor of Laws from Sri Patum.^[1]

Career

Ponsana competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was defeated in the Round of 64. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was defeating Chris Dednam of South Africa and Lee Hyun-il of Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Ponsana defeated Ronald Susilo of Singapore 15-10, 15-1. He advanced to the semifinals, in which he lost to Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia 15-9, 15-2. Playing in the bronze medal match, he again lost to an Indonesian, this time Soni Dwi Kuncoro by a score of 15-11, 17-16 for a fourth-place finish. 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.^[2]

In 2007, he won the gold medals at the Summer Universiade in the men's singles and mixed team event.^[3][4] He also won some international tournament in 2004 Thailand Open, 2007 Singapore Open, and in 2008 India Open. He competed in 2009 Superseries Finals but he did not qualify for the semi-finals. He played for Thailand in 2009 SEA Games in Laos, helping to win a bronze medal for Thailand in men's team. In 2012, he repeated his successful run at the Singapore Open Super Series beating Wang 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.

Career achievements

Asia Championships

Men's singles

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

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles

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

Summer Universiade

Men's singles

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

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Singapore Open	Tommy Sugiarto	22–20, 5–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2012	Japan Open	Lee Chong Wei	18–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2012	Singapore Open	Wang Zhengming	21–18, 21–19	Winner
2011	Singapore Open	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	16–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2011	Malaysia Open	Lee Chong Wei	13–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2009	China Masters	Lin Dan	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2009	Singapore Open	Bao Chunlai	19–21, 21–16, 15–21	Runner-up
2007	Singapore Open	Chen Yu	21–17, 21–14	Winner

     BWF Superseries Finals tournament

     BWF Superseries Premier tournament

     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Thailand Open	Srikanth Kidambi	16–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2009	Thailand Open	Nguyen Tien Minh	16–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2008	Thailand Open	Lin Dan	21–17, 15–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2008	India Open	Chetan Anand	21–16, 21–12	Winner
2007	Thailand Open	Chen Hong	14–21, 21–11, 21–23	Runner-up
2004	Thailand Open	Ng Wei	15–3, 15–3	Winner
2001	Hong Kong Open	Shon Seung-mo	2–7, 7–4, 7–8, 8–7, 3–7	Runner-up

     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

     BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF Asian Satellite

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Smiling Fish Satellite	Thirayu Laohathaimongkol	15–7, 15–0	Winner

Record against selected opponents

Includes results from all competitions 2001–present against Super Series finalists, World Championship semifinalists, Olympic quarterfinalists, and all Olympic opponents.^[6]

References

External links

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