Boonsak Ponsana

Boonsak Ponsana (Thai: บุญศักดิ์ พลสนะ; RTGS: Bunsak Phonsana; 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 Sri Patum.[1]

Boonsak Ponsana
Boonsak Ponsana in 2013.
Personal information
CountryThailand
Born (1982-02-22) 22 February 1982
Bangkok, Thailand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking4 (November 2010)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Thailand
World Cup
2005 Yiyang Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou Men's team
Asia Championships
2006 Johor Bahru Men's singles
2010 New Delhi Men's singles
Southeast Asian Games
2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
2003 Ho Chi Minh Men's team
2015 Singapore Men's team
1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's team
2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
2005 Manila Men's team
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's singles
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's team
2009 Vientiane Men's team
Summer Universiade
2007 Bangkok Men's singles
2007 Bangkok Mixed team
World Senior Championships
2021 Huelva Men's doubles
2021 Huelva Men's singles
BWF profile

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.[2]

In 2007, he won the gold medals at the Summer Universiade in the men's singles and mixed team event.[3][4] 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[5] 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.[2] In 2013, Boonsak has changed his speciality to men's doubles and he is now teaming with Songphon Anugritayawon.

Ponsana at the 2010 World Championships

Achievements

World Cup

Men's singles

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

Asian Championships

Men's singles

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

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles

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

Summer Universiade

Men's singles

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

World Senior Championships

Men's singles

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

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Heulva, Spain		 Jakrapan Thanathiratham Padmanabha Raghavan
Varun Sharma		 21–12, 21–12 Gold

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] 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.[7] 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 Chen Yu 21–17, 21–14 Winner
2009 Singapore Open Bao Chunlai 19–21, 21–16, 15–21 Runner-up
2009 China Masters Lin Dan 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2010 Malaysia Open Lee Chong Wei 13–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2010 Singapore Open Sony Dwi Kuncoro 16–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2012 Singapore Open Wang Zhengming 21–18, 21–19 Winner
2012 Japan Open Lee Chong Wei 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2013 Singapore Open Tommy Sugiarto 22–20, 5–21, 17–21 Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

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 Shon Seung-mo 2–7, 7–4, 7–8, 8–7, 3–7 Runner-up
2001 Thailand Open Yong Hock Kin 8–7, 7–5, 6–8, 1–7, 1–7 Runner-up
2003 Thailand Open Ronald Susilo 10–15, 15–7, 10–15 Runner-up
2003 Hong Kong Open Lin Dan 4–15, 15–9, 8–15 Runner-up
2004 Thailand Open Ng Wei 15–3, 15–3 Winner
2005 Indonesia Open Lee Hyun-il 10–15, 3–15 Runner-up
2007 Thailand Open Chen Hong 14–21, 21–11, 21–23 Runner-up
2008 India Open Chetan Anand 21–16, 21–12 Winner
2008 Thailand Open Lin Dan 21–17, 15–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2009 Thailand Open Nguyễn Tiến Minh 16–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2013 Thailand Open Srikanth Kidambi 16–21, 12–21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International

Men's singles

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

Record against selected opponents

Includes results from all competitions 2001–present against Super Series finalists, World Championship semifinalists and Olympic quarterfinalists.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Boonsak Ponsana – Humble talent". Badzine.net. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. "Boonsak Ponsana at sports-reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. "Thai "Superman" Boonsak takes revenge to win Universiade badminton title". Sina. 15 August 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. "Universiade: Sweet Win for Boonsak gives Thais Team Gold". Badzine.net. 12 August 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. "Boonsak wins Singapore Open for second time". The Times of India. 24 June 2012.
  6. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  7. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  8. "Rankings of Boonsak PONSANA". tournamentsoftware.com.
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