Saralee Thungthongkam

Saralee Thungthongkam
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Som ส้ม
Country	Thailand
Born	13 June 1979 (1979-06-13) (age 39) Bangkok, Thailand
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	21 (WD) 19 September 2013 2 (XD) 11 August 2011
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Thailand World Championships 2006 Madrid Mixed doubles 2005 Anaheim Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team Uber Cup 2012 Wuhan Women's team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Women's team 2002 Busan Mixed doubles 2006 Doha Mixed doubles 2002 Busan Women's team Asia Championships 2005 Hyderabad Mixed doubles 2006 Johor Bahru Mixed doubles 2004 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 2002 Bangkok Mixed doubles 2014 Gimcheon Mixed doubles 2011 Chengdu Mixed doubles 2004 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 2002 Bangkok Women's doubles 1999 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles Southeast Asian Games 2011 Jakarta Women's team 2005 Manila Women's team 2003 Ho Chi Minh Mixed doubles 2011 Jakarta Mixed doubles 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Mixed doubles 2003 Ho Chi Minh Women's team 2001 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Women's team 1997 Jakarta Women's team 2009 Vientiane Women's team 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team 2005 Manila Women's doubles 2001 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Women's doubles 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Captain Saralee Thungthongkam (born 13 June 1979, Thai: สราลีย์ ทุ่งทองคำ ผู้พัน หรือน.อ.ส้ม; RTGS: Sarali Thungthongkham) is a badminton player from Thailand. She graduated with a master's degree in communication arts from Bangkok University.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics, she reached the second round of the women's doubles with Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn, and the second round of the mixed doubles with Khunakorn Sudhisodhi.^[1]

Thungthongkam competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Sathinee Chankrachangwong.^[2] They defeated Denyse Julien and Anna Rice of Canada in the first round and Chikako Nakayama and Keiko Yoshimoti of Japan in the second. In the quarterfinals, Thungthongkam and Chankrachangwong lost to Zhang Jiewen and Yang Wei of China 15-2, 15-4.

Thungthongkam also competed in mixed doubles with partner Sudket Prapakamol. They had a bye in the first run and were defeated by Frederik Bergstrom and Johanna Persson of Sweden in the round of 16.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she only competed in the mixed doubles, again with Prapakamol. They reached the quarter finals, losing to the Indonesian pair of Nova Widianto and Liliyana Natsir, who went on to win the silver medal.^[3]

She competed in the mixed doubles again at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she again reached the quarter finals with Prapakamol. This time they lost to Christinna Pedersen and Joachim Fischer of Denmark.^[4]

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain	Sudket Prapakamol	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	18–21, 21–17, 23–25	Bronze
2005	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States	Sudket Prapakamol	Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir	9–15, 15–3, 10–15	Bronze

Asian Games

Mixed Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar	Sudket Prapakamol	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	11–21, 19–21	Bronze
2002	Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea	Khunakorn Sudhisodhi	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	4–11, 0–11	Silver

Asian Championships

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Sathinee Chankrachangwong	Du Jing Yu Yang	10–15, 7–15	Bronze
2002	Bangkok, Thailand	Sathinee Chankrachangwong	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	6–11, 2–11	Bronze
1999	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn	Ra Kyung-min Chung Jae-hee	1–15, 8–15	Bronze

Mixed Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea	Sudket Prapakamol	Shin Baek-choel Jang Ye-na	11–21, 12–21	Bronze
2011	Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China	Sudket Prapakamol	Xu Chen Ma Jin	17–21, 15–21	Bronze
2006	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Sudket Prapakamol	Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir	16–21, 23–21, 14–21	Silver
2005	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Sudket Prapakamol	Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung	15–11, 14–17, 15–10	Gold
2004	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Sudket Prapakamol	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	10–15, 16–17	Silver
2002	Bangkok, Thailand	Khunakorn Sudhisodhi	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	7–11, 8–11	Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	PhilSports Arena, Metro Manila, Philippines	Satinee Jankrajangwong	Jo Novita Greysia Polii	8–15, 15–17	Bronze
1999	Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn	Indarti Isolina Emma Ermawati	10–15, 11–15	Bronze

Mixed Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Sudket Prapakamol	Tontowi Ahmad Lilyana Natsir	7–21, 14–21	Silver
2007	Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand	Sudket Prapakamol	Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa	14–21, 15–21	Silver
2003	Tân Bình Gymnasium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Sudket Prapakamol	Anggun Nugroho Eny Widiowati	15–12, 15–7	Gold
2001	Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia	Khunakorn Sudhisodhi	Bambang Suprianto Emma Ermawati	11–15, 3–15	Bronze
1999	Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	Khunakorn Sudhisodhi	Rosman Razak Norashikin Amin	16–17, 12–15	Bronze

BWF Superseries

The 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.

Mixed Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Indonesia Open	Sudket Prapakamol	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	21–17, 17–21, 21–13	Winner
2012	India Open	Sudket Prapakamol	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	16–21, 21–12, 14–21	Runner-up
2011	All England Open	Sudket Prapakamol	Xu Chen Ma Jin	13–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2010	World Superseries Finals	Sudket Prapakamol	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	17–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2010	French Open	Sudket Prapakamol	Michael Fuchs Birgit Overzier	21–15, 21–15	Winner
2007	China Open	Sudket Prapakamol	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	21–15, 18–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2007	Singapore Open	Sudket Prapakamol	Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa	14–21, 13–21	Runner-up

     Superseries Finals Tournament

     Superseries Premier Tournament

     Superseries Tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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

Women's Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Thailand Open	Narissapat Lam	Cheng Shu Pan Pan	21–15, 10–21, 21–13	Winner

Mixed Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Dutch Open	Sudket Prapakamol	Ronan Labar Emilie Lefel	10–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2012	Thailand Open	Sudket Prapakamol	Tao Jiaming Tang Jinhua	14–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2012	Swiss Open	Sudket Prapakamol	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	16–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2011	Syed Modi India Open	Sudket Prapakamol	Muhammad Rizal Debby Susanto	16–21, 21–18, 21–11	Winner
2011	Dutch Open	Sudket Prapakamol	Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	17–21, 22–24	Runner-up
2010	Malaysia Masters	Sudket Prapakamol	Devin Lahardi Fitriawan Liliyana Natsir	21–13, 16–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2009	Thailand Open	Sudket Prapakamol	Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	21–11, 17–21, 14–21	Runner-up

     Grand Prix Gold Tournament

     Grand Prix Tournament

     IBF World Grand Prix Tournament

References

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