25th SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES (SEA GAMES) VIENTIANE, LAOS

The 25th SEA Games will be held in Vientiane, Laos on December 9-18, 2009. Four of the fifteen athletes attend the Banthongyod Badminton School; they are also members of the Thai badminton team lead by Sutket Prapakamol, Songpol Anukittiyawan, Patiphat Chalardchalaem, Nuttaphon Narkthong, and Ratchanok Intanon.

Name: Sutket Prapamakol
Nickname: Tao
Date of Birth: 08-02-1980
Place of Birth: Chonburi, Thailand
Type of Match: Mixed Double
Education: University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
Club: Banthongyod Badminton School
Sponsor: Victor
World Ranking: 11

RATCHANOK GOT RUNNER-UP IN FINAL PROTON MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE 2009

Today--Ratchanok Intanon, the only one Banthongyod’s athlete who participated in the Proton Malaysia International Challenge 2009, lost a compatriot, Sapsiree Taerattanachai in the final women’s single 21-11, 19-21, and 22-20.

FIVE BANTHONGYOD’S ATHLETES PATICIPATE IN THE PROTON MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE 2009

Five Banthongyod’s athletes are participating in the Proton Malaysia International Challenge 2009 November 17-22 at Bandaraya Ipoh stadium, Perak.

The Badminton Association of Thailand and SCG sent twenty-eight Thai athletes, 17 men and 11 women, from across the country to participate in the tournament.

Five of the twenty-eight athletes, Ratchanok Intanon, Pisit Poodchalat, Sarayuth Saetung, Nuttaphon Narkthong, and Patiphat Chalardchalaem, belong to the Banthongyod Badminton School.

Name: Nuttaphon Narkthong
Nickname: Tent
Date of Birth: June 2, 1985
Place of Birth: Pitsanulok, Thailand
Type of Match: Men's Doubles
Current Education: University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
Club: Banthongyod Badminton School
Sponsor: Yonex


Name: Sarayuth Saetung
Nickname: Jack
Date of Birth: -
Place of Birth: Chataburi, Thailand
Type of MAtch: Men's Doubles
Current Education: N/A

Club: Banthongyod Badminton School

Sponsor: Kampoo

Name: Ratchanok Inthanon

Nickname: May

Date of Birth: February 5, 1995

Place of Birth: Roiet, Thailand

Type of Match: Women's Singles

Current Education: Kasintorn Acedemy (Grade 9)

Club: Banthongyod Badminton School

Sponsor: Victor

Name: Pisit Poodchalat
Nickname: P

Date of Birth: February 20, 1991

Place of Birth: Bangkok, Thailand

Type of Match: Men's Singles

Current Education: Chulalongkorn University (Freshman)

Club: Banthongyod Badminton School

Sponsor: Victor

Name: Patiphat Chalardchalaem
Nickname: Ball

Date of Birth: July 9, 1987

Place of Birth: Nakhon Srithamarat, Thailand

Type of Match: Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles

Current Education: Chulalongkorn University (Senior)

Club: Banthongyod Badminton School

Sponsor: Yonex

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BANTHONGYOD JUNIOR WON GIRLS’ DOUBLE TITLE IN THE 3rd ASEAN PRIMARY SCHOOL SPORT OLYMPIAD (APSSO), 2009

Two Banthongyod junior athletes, Ruethaichanok Laisuan and Arisa Sapnithi, won the girls’ double title in the 3rd ASEAN Primary School Sport Olympiad (APSSO), which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from November 3rd to 8th, 2009.

Moreover, Arisa also got the third place in girls’ single, and Pacharapol Nipornram, another boy athlete, got the third place in boys’ double.

The APSSO project was initiated by ASEAN in 2007. It involves the sport disciplines of athletics, football, chess, table tennis, and badminton. APSSO is regarded as an excellent platform for promoting ASEAN awareness, strengthening regional solidarity, and building friendships among children in the region.

In this year (2009), eight countries participated in the event: Indonesia (with 113 athletes and officials), Brunei Darussalam (24), Malaysia (36), Myanmar (13), the Philippines (36), Singapore (30), Thailand (9), and Vietnam (39). Laos and Cambodia were absent. Thailand only played in the badminton event.

RATCHANOK CREATED NEW HISTORY FOR THAILAND IN WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2009

Nov. 1, 2009 -- Ratchanok Inthanon, who just won the women’s singles title in the Thailand Championship in September, has made history in the 2009 Yonex-Sunrise WBF World Junior Championship by winning the women’s singles title. In the final, she defeated Porntip Buranaprasertuk, a compatriot, 21-15, 21-23, 21-10.
Before Inthanon, no Thai badminton player had ever won a world title at either the senior or junior level championships. Inathanon also made history as the youngest gold medalist, at age 14.

Terrific Thais: Ratchanok Inthanon (left) posing with the girls’ singles

trophy alongside runnerup medalist Porntip Buranaprasertuk.

In the semi-final, Inthanon was also in devastating form and subdued the challenge from Suo Di of China, winning in straight games 21-14, 21-18. Inthanon joins an elite few players who have denied China the girl’s singles crown. Last year, India’s Saina Nehwal won the title in Pune. Prior to that, China were only denied the title in 1992 (Kristin Junita from Indonesia) and 2004 (Cheng Shao-Chieh from Chinese Taipei).

Inthanon’s win was also Thailand’s first singles world title in either the senior or junior ranks. If she maintains her form, Inthanon could even continue to collect an astonishing five world junior titles, as she is eligible to compete in the Under-19 category until 2013.

After clinching the world junior title in 49 minutes, Inthanon has now set her sights on making a name for herself in the senior scene, beginning with the Malaysian International Challenge in Ipoh this month and the SEA Games in Laos in December.

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SONGPOL’S RANKING UP AFTER HIS FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP IN SUPER SERIES

Songpol Anukittayawan, our athlete, won his first mixed double championship in the Yonex Japan Open 2009 Super Series on September 27, raising his world ranking from 13 to 9. This is the second trophy Thailand has won at this tournament; the first was won by Sudket Prapakamol, also our athlete, in 2005.

Songpol Anukittayawan and Kunchala Voravichitchaikul beat Joachim Fischer and Christinna Pedersen of Denmark, who rank 6th in the world, 13-21, 21-16, and 22-20.

1st game

2nd game

3th game

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Name: Songpol Anukittayawan
Nickname: Duck

Date of Birth: --, --, 1983
Place of Birth: Bangkok, Thailand

Type of Match: Mixed Doubles

Current Education: University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
Club: Banthongyod Badminton School
Sponsor: Victor

2009 Achievements:
Winner Yonex Japan Open 2009 Super Series (Mixed Double)
Winner SCG All Thailand Open 2009 (Mixed Double)
Runner-up Korean Super Series 2009 (Mixed Double)

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BANTHONGYOD WINS THE FIRST WOMEN’S SINGLE TROPHY IN THAILAND BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ratchanok Inthanon, our athlete, won women’s title at the SGC All Thailand Badminton Championships 2009. This was her first national title since she got the Runner-Up last year. She also was recorded the youngest player, 14 years old, in the Roll of Honor.

Ms. Kamala Thongkorn, the President of Banthongyod Badminton School, said, “This is the first single trophy that we got from this tournament. We are very happy with it. The single trophy has a lot of meaning for us. Every year, we always get men’s double and mixed double trophy. The next step, we hope that we will get men’s single and women’s double; this year we had the runner-up by Chayanit Chaladchalame.”

The next tournaments Ratchanok will play in October are the Victor-Chiangmai-Bangkok Open 2009 from October 18 to 25, 2009, and World Junior Championship 2009 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from October 23 to November 1.

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Name: Ratchanok Inthanon
Nickname: May
Date of Birth: February 5, 1995
Place of Birth: Roiet, Thailand
Type of Match: Women's Singles
Current Education: Kasintorn Acedemy (Grade 9)
Club: Banthongyod Badminton School
Sponsor: Victor

Top Achievements:
Winner SGC All Thailand Badminton Championships 2009, Bangkok (Women Single)
Winner Ciputra Hanoi Vietnam International Challenge 2009, 21st to 26th April (Women Single)
Winner Asia Junior Sports Exchange Games 2008, Tokyo Japan, Aug 25-Sep (Teams under 16 years)
Winner YONEX-SUNRISE Badminton Asia Youth 2008, August 4-10. (Teams, Woman Double, Women Single)
Winner 41St Annual International Children's Games Reykjavik 2007, Iceland, June 20-25. (Team, Women Double)
Winner Cheers Youth International 2007, December 22. (Girls' Doubles Under 15 years)
Runner-up Cheers Youth International 2007, December 22. (Girls' Single Under 15 years)

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