Songphon Anugritayawon

Songphon Anugritayawon (Thai: ทรงพล อนุกฤตยาวรรณ; born 31 October 1983) is a Thai badminton player who specializes in doubles. He had a long and successful mixed doubles partnership with Kunchala Voravichitchaikul. Their biggest title came when they won the 2009 Japan Open.[1] The same year, he and Voravichitchaikul took the silver medal at the Southeast Asian Games.[2] Anugritayawon also competed at the 2006 and 2010 Asian Games, and won the men's team bronze in 2010.[3]

Songphon Anugritayawon
Personal information
CountryThailand
Born (1983-10-31) 31 October 1983 (age 41)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking20 (MD 13 January 2011)
6 (XD 5 May 2011)
Medal record
Men's Badminton
Representing  Thailand
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Vientiane Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Manila Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Vientiane Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Men's doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Taipei Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

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Southeast Asian Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex,
Vientiane, Laos
  Kunchala Voravichitchaikul   Nova Widianto
  Liliyana Natsir
10–21, 22–20, 9–21   Silver
2011 Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia
  Kunchala Voravichitchaikul   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
19–21, 14–21   Bronze

Summer Universiade

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Thammasat University,
Pathum Thani, Thailand
  Nuttaphon Narkthong   Tsai Chia-hsin
  Hsieh Yu-hsing
27–25, 21–23, 19–21   Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Taiwan
  Adisak Wiriyapadungpong   Hwang Ji-man
  Lee Jae-jin
15–17, 1–15   Silver

BWF Superseries

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] 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.[5] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Korea Open   Kunchala Voravichitchaikul   Lee Yong-dae
  Lee Hyo-jung
8–21, 7–21   Runner-up
2009 Japan Open   Kunchala Voravichitchaikul   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
13–21, 21–16, 22–20   Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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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.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Thailand Open   Kunchala Voravichitchaikul   Sudket Prapakamol
  Saralee Thungthongkam
11–21, 21–17, 21–14   Winner
2011 Australian Open   Kunchala Voravichitchaikul   Hirokatsu Hashimoto
  Mizuki Fujii
21–15, 21–9   Winner
2011 Dutch Open   Kunchala Voravichitchaikul   Sudket Prapakamol
  Saralee Thungthongkam
21–17, 24–22   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Smiling Fish International   Nitipong Saengsila   Bodin Isara
  Maneepong Jongjit
12–21, 12–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Smiling Fish Satellite   Sathinee Chankrachangwong   Panuwat Ngernsrisul
  Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
3–7, 7–5, 3–7   Runner-up
2003 Smiling Fish Satellite   Duanganong Aroonkesorn   Sudket Prapakamol
  Sathinee Chankrachangwong
  Winner
2004 Smiling Fish Satellite   Duanganong Aroonkesorn   Zhang Wei
  Tao Xiaolan
6–15, 15–13, 15–6   Winner
2005 Smiling Fish Satellite   Kunchala Voravichitchaikul   Han Sang-hoon
  Kim Min-jung
15–12, 15–8   Winner
2006 Vietnam Satellite   Kunchala Voravichitchaikul   Mohd Razif Abdul Latif
  Norshahliza Baharum
21–13, 21–10   Winner
2006 Thailand Asian Satellite   Kunchala Voravichitchaikul   Lingga Lie
  Yulianti
21–16, 10–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2014 Smiling Fish International   Natcha Saengchote   Watchara Buranakruea
  Phataimas Muenwong
19–21, 10–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "นายทรงพล อนุกฤตยาวรรณ" (in Thai). University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ ""ดั๊ก-โอ๋" สุดต้านพ่ายขนไก่อิเหนาแค่เงินคู่ผสม" (in Thai). Patrol News. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Thailand shuttling to the top". China Daily. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.