| Boonsak Ponsana |
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Boonsak Ponsana in 2013. |
| Personal information |
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| Birth name |
Boonsak Ponsana |
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| Country |
 Thailand |
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| Born |
(1982-02-22) 22 February 1982
Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Height |
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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| Weight |
72 kg (159 lb) |
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| Handedness |
Right |
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| Men's singles |
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| Highest ranking |
4 (November, 2010) |
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| Current ranking |
31 (1 November 2016 [1]) |
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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.[2] He got a Bachelor of Laws from Sri Patum.
Career
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Ponsana was defeated in the Round of 64.
Ponsana played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, 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. Ponsana 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.
In 2004 he also won the THAILAND OPEN.
In 2007 he won the AVIVA OPEN SINGAPORE SUPER SERIES 2007, and in 2008 he won the Indian Open Grand Prix. Boonsak Ponsana competed in Super Series Final 2009 but he did not qualify for the semi-finals. 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.[3] 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 Zhengming Wang of China[4] 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.[3]
In 2013, Boonsak has changed his speciality to men's doubles and he is now teaming with Songphon Anugritayawon.
Career achievements
- World Championships
- Super Series Masters Finals
- Super Series Premier
- Super Series
- Grand Prix Gold
- Grand Prix
- International Challenge
- International Series
- Future Series
- BWF Team Events
- Key
| BWF World Championships |
| BWF Super Series Masters Finals |
| BWF Super Series Premier |
| BWF Super Series |
| BWF Grand Prix Gold |
| BWF Grand Prix |
| BWF International Challenge |
| BWF International Series |
| BWF Future Series |
| BWF Team Events |
Record against selected opponents
Includes results from all competitions 2001–present against Super Series finalists, World Championship semifinalists, Olympic quarterfinalists, and all Olympic opponents.[5]
References
External links
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of November 17, 2016 |
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Tommy Sugiarto
Wang Zhengming
Kenneth Jonassen 1–5
Marc Zwiebler 3–3
Hu Yun 4–5
Parupalli Kashyap 1–4
Sho Sasaki 7–3
Lee Hyun-il 5–5
Wong Choong Hann 4–3
Przemyslaw Wacha 1–2
Ronald Susilo 7–2
Chris Dednam 1–0
