Saralee Thungthongkam

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.

Saralee Thungthongkam
Personal information
Nickname(s)Som ส้ม
CountryThailand
Born13 June 1979 (1979-06-13) (age 41)
Bangkok, Thailand
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking21 (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
World Cup
2005 Yiyang 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

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 16th round.

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

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Sudket Prapakamol Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Yawen		 12–21, 19–21 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, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[5] 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,[6] 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
2006 Thailand Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Lee Kyung-won
Lee Hyo-jung		 18–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2004 Singapore Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 5–15, 15–9, 11–15 Runner-up
2002 Dutch Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Ann-Lou Jorgensen
Rikke Olsen		 3–11, 5–11 Runner-up
2002 Indonesia Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Gao Ling
Huang Sui		 5–11, 4–11 Runner-up
2002 Chinese Taipei Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Hwang Yu-mi
Lee Hyo-jung		 4–11, 13–12, 11–8 Winner
2001 Hong Kong Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Liu Zhen
Xiao Luxi		 6–8, 7–3, 7–2, 7–8, 3–7 Runner-up

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
2006 Thailand Open Sudket Prapakamol Lee Yong-dae
Hwang Yu-mi		 11–21, 21–18, 20–22 Runner-up
2005 Singapore Open Sudket Prapakamol Zhang Jun
Gao Ling		 15–10, 7–15, 5–15 Runner-up
2005 Japan Open Sudket Prapakamol Jens Eriksen
Mette Schjoldager		 15–13, 14–17, 15–7 Winner
2004 Japan Open Sudket Prapakamol Nova Widianto
Vita Marissa		 10–15, 13–15 Runner-up
2004 Thailand Open Sudket Prapakamol Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms		 15–8, 12–15, 11–15 Runner-up
2001 Hong Kong Open Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min		 7–3, 0–7, 2–7, 2–7 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold Tournament
     BWF/IBF Grand Prix Tournament

IBF International

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Thailand Satellite Tesana Panvisavas Chen Tao
Liang Liyi		 15–3, 15–7 Winner

References
  1. "Saralee Thungthongkam at sports-reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  2. "BBC Sport: Results – Badminton : doubles". bbc. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  3. "Beijing 2008 – Badminton – Mixed Doubles". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. "London 2012 – Badminton – Mixed Doubles". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  5. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
  6. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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