Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (Thai: กุลชลา วรวิจิตรชัยกุล; born 14 November 1984) is an internationally elite badminton player from Thailand.[1] She competed at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.[2]
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Kunchala Voravichitchaikul is a doubles specialist who is currently paired with Duanganong Aroonkesorn in women's doubles and Songphon Anugritayawon in mixed doubles. She is a veteran of one World Championship, the 2010 Paris Worlds where she failed to make the quarter-finals in both events. (She also entered the 2009 Hyderabad Worlds with Anugritayawon, but withdrew before competition began.) Her best tournament results so far are at the 2010 French Open where she won the women's doubles title with Aroonkesorn, and the 2009 Japan Open, where she and Anugritayawon won the mixed doubles title.[2]
Achievements
Asia Championships
Women's Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Stadium Bandaraya, Johor Bahru, Malaysia |  |
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14–21, 6–21 |  |
Southeast Asian Games
Women's Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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13–21, 10–21 | |
| 2007 | Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand |
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14–21, 21–18, 15–21 | |
| 2001 | Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia |
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4–15, 15–10, 6–15 | |
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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19–21, 14–21 | |
| 2009 | National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos |
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10–21, 22–20, 9–21 |  |
Summer Universiade
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand |
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12–21, 18–21 | |
World Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa |
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2–11, 2–11 | |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | French Open | |
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21–16, 11–2 Retired |  |
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Japan Open | |
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13–21, 21–16, 22–20 | |
| 2009 | Korea Open | |
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8–21, 7–21 |  |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dutch Open | |
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21–10, 21–16 | |
| 2010 | Malaysia Masters | |
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12–21, 21–17, 21–13 | |
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dutch Open | |
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21–17, 24–22 | |
| 2011 | Australian Open | |
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21–15, 21–9 | |
| 2009 | Thailand Open | |
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11–21, 21–17, 21–14 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Thailand International | |
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21–17, 21–19 | |
| 2006 | Thailand Asian Satellite | |
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21–14, 21–15 | |
| 2006 | Vietnam Satellite | |
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21–23, 21–12, 9–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Thailand Asian Satellite | |
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21–16, 10–21, 17–21 | |
| 2006 | Vietnam Satellite | |
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21–13, 21–10 | |
| 2003 | Singapore Satellite | |
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14–17, 2–15 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Record Against Selected Opponents
Mixed Doubles results with Songphon Anugritayawon against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[3]
References
- "Players: Kunchala Voravichitchaikul". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- "VORAVICHITCHAIKUL Kunchala". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- "Players: Kunchala Voravichitchaikul Head to Head". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kunchala Voravichitchaikul. |
- Kunchala Voravichitchaikul at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of March 17, 2020 | |
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