Boonsak Ponsana

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Boonsak Ponsana (Template:Langx; Template:RTGS; born 22 February 1982) is a Thai badminton player. His younger sister Salakjit Ponsana is also part of the Thailand badminton team. He got a Bachelor of Laws from Sripatum University.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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 South 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.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2007, he won the gold medals at the Summer Universiade in the men's singles and mixed team event.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /> In 2013, Boonsak has changed his speciality to men's doubles and he is now teaming with Songphon Anugritayawon.

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Ponsana at the 2010 World Championships

Achievements

World Cup

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Template:Flagicon Lin Dan 14–21, 11–21 Silver Silver

Asian Championships

Men's singles

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

SEA Games

Men's singles

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

Summer Universiade

Men's singles

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

World Senior Championships

Men's singles

Year Age Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 35+ Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Heulva, Spain Template:Flagicon Hsueh Hsuan-yi 21–17, 17–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Age Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2021 35+ Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Heulva, Spain
Template:Flagicon Jakrapan Thanathiratham Template:Flagicon Padmanabha Raghavan
Template:Flagicon Varun Sharma
21–12, 21–12 Gold Gold
2025 40+ Eastern National Sports Training Centre,
Pattaya, Thailand
Template:Flagicon Jakrapan Thanathiratham Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan
Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan
18–21, 16–21 Silver Silver <ref name="wsc25">Template:Cite news</ref>

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2007 Singapore Open Template:Flagicon Chen Yu 21–17, 21–14 Template:Gold1 Winner
2009 Singapore Open Template:Flagicon Bao Chunlai 19–21, 21–16, 15–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2009 China Masters Template:Flagicon Lin Dan 17–21, 17–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2010 Malaysia Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 13–21, 7–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2010 Singapore Open Template:Flagicon Sony Dwi Kuncoro 16–21, 16–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2012 Singapore Open Template:Flagicon Wang Zhengming 21–18, 21–19 Template:Gold1 Winner
2012 Japan Open Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 18–21, 18–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2013 Singapore Open Template:Flagicon Tommy Sugiarto 22–20, 5–21, 17–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
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BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton 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.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 Hong Kong Open Template:Flagicon Shon Seung-mo 2–7, 7–4, 7–8, 8–7, 3–7 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2001 Thailand Open Template:Flagicon Yong Hock Kin 8–7, 7–5, 6–8, 1–7, 1–7 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003 Thailand Open Template:Flagicon Ronald Susilo 10–15, 15–7, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003 Hong Kong Open Template:Flagicon Lin Dan 4–15, 15–9, 8–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2004 Thailand Open Template:Flagicon Ng Wei 15–3, 15–3 Template:Gold1 Winner
2005 Indonesia Open Template:Flagicon Lee Hyun-il 10–15, 3–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007 Thailand Open Template:Flagicon Chen Hong 14–21, 21–11, 21–23 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2008 India Open Template:Flagicon Chetan Anand 21–16, 21–12 Template:Gold1 Winner
2008 Thailand Open Template:Flagicon Lin Dan 21–17, 15–21, 13–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2009 Thailand Open Template:Flagicon Nguyễn Tiến Minh 16–21, 13–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2013 Thailand Open Template:Flagicon Srikanth Kidambi 16–21, 12–21 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
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IBF International

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1999 Myanmar International Template:Flagicon Anuphap Theeraratsakul 15–3, 15–6 Template:Gold1 Winner
2003 Smiling Fish Satellite Template:Flagicon Thirayu Laohathaimongkol 15–7, 15–0 Template:Gold1 Winner

Record against selected opponents

Includes results from all competitions 2001–present against Super Series finalists, World Championship semifinalists and Olympic quarterfinalists.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Div col

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See also

References

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