Biography
Started: She took up Para badminton in her 20s. (BadmintonWorld.tv YouTube channel, 04 Jul 2017)
Reason: She liked badminton and thought that playing wheelchair badminton would be challenging. "Anyone could hit a shuttle while standing. So I wanted to try playing it in the wheelchair. I like the challenge and I like to play. Whatever [Para] sports I play I am inspired by the impaired in general. For badminton, I knew I was able to do it." (BadmintonWorld.tv YouTube channel, 04 Jul 2017)
Ambition: To win gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (khaleejtimes.com, 26 May 2022)
Awards: She was named 2017 Female Para Player of the Year by the Badminton World Federation [BWF] and 2017 Para Athlete of the Year at the Siam Sports Awards in Thailand. (siamsport.co.th, 16 Mar 2018; paralympic.org, 12 Dec 2017)
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Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateJuly 18, 1979
Place of ResidenceBANGKOK
OccupationHuman Resources
Languages SpokenThai
CoachThitipong Lapho [national], THA
Highlights
Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
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Paralympic Games | ||||
3 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
5 | Singles WH2 | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
NDSF Royal Cliff Beach BWF Para Badminton World Ch | ||||
1 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2017 | Ulsan, KOR | |
1 | Singles WH2 | 2015 | Stoke Mandeville, GBR | |
1 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2015 | Stoke Mandeville, GBR | |
1 | Women's WH3 Singles | 2009 | Seoul, KOR | |
1 | Mixed WH3 Doubles X | 2009 | Seoul, KOR | |
2 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2019 | Basel, SUI | |
2 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2019 | Basel, SUI | |
2 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2017 | Ulsan, KOR | |
2 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2015 | Stoke Mandeville, GBR | |
2 | Women's WH2-WH3 Doubles W | 2009 | Seoul, KOR | |
3 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2024 | Pattaya, THA | |
3 | Singles WH2 | 2017 | Ulsan, KOR | |
3 | Women's WH3 Doubles W | 2007 | Bangkok, THA | |
5 | Singles WH2 | 2024 | Pattaya, THA | |
5 | Singles WH2 | 2019 | Basel, SUI | |
5 | Women's WH3 Singles | 2007 | Bangkok, THA | |
7 | Women's SL3-SL4 Singles | 2013 | Dortmund, GER | |
7 | Mixed WH3 Doubles X | 2007 | Bangkok, THA | |
Asian Para Games | ||||
3 | Singles WH2 | 2022 | Hangzhou, CHN | |
3 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2022 | Hangzhou, CHN | |
3 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2022 | Hangzhou, CHN |