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]

Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
Personal information
CountryThailand
Born (1984-11-14) 14 November 1984
Bangkok, Thailand
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking4 (WD 10 March 2011)
6 (XD 5 May 2011)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Thailand
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Wuhan Women's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Johor Bahru Women's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Manila Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Vietnam Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Vientiane Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Vientiane Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Mixed doubles
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2002 Pretoria Women's doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Taipei Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Taipei Girls' team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Kunchala Voravichitchaikul is a doubles specialist who is 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

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Stadium Bandaraya, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn China Cheng Shu
China Zhao Yunlei		 14–21, 6–21 Bronze Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Malawati Stadium,
Selangor, Malaysia		 Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn Malaysia Ang Li Peng
Malaysia Lim Pek Siah		 4–15, 15–10, 6–15 Bronze Bronze
2007 Wongchawalitkul University,
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand		 Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn Indonesia Jo Novita
Indonesia Greysia Polii		 14–21, 21–18, 15–21 Bronze Bronze
2011 Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia		 Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn Indonesia Anneke Feinya Agustin
Indonesia Nitya Krishinda Maheswari		 13–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

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

Summer Universiade

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Thammasat University,
Pathum Thani, Thailand		 Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn China Pan Pan
China Tian Qing		 12–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Pretoria Showgrounds,
Pretoria, South Africa		 Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn China Chen Lanting
China Yu Yang		 2–11, 2–11 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Taiwan		 Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn South Korea Cho A-ra
South Korea Hwang Yu-mi		 Bronze Bronze
2002 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		 Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn China Du Jing
China Rong Lu		 1–11, 4–11 Bronze Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[4] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 French Open Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn Bulgaria Petya Nedelcheva
Russia Anastasia Russkikh		 21–16, 11–2 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Korea Open Thailand Songphon Anugritayawon South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung		 8–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Japan Open Thailand Songphon Anugritayawon Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Denmark Christinna Pedersen		 13–21, 21–16, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn Malaysia Ng Hui Ern
Malaysia Ng Hui Lin		 12–21, 21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Dutch Open Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn Singapore Shinta Mulia Sari
Singapore Yao Lei		 21–10, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Thailand Open Thailand Songphon Anugritayawon Thailand Sudket Prapakamol
Thailand Saralee Thoungthongkam		 11–21, 21–17, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Australian Open Thailand Songphon Anugritayawon Japan Hirokatsu Hashimoto
Japan Mizuki Fujii		 21–15, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Dutch Open Thailand Songphon Anugritayawon Thailand Sudket Prapakamol
Thailand Saralee Thoungthongkam		 21–17, 24–22 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Vietnam Satellite Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn South Korea Kim Min-jung
South Korea Oh Seul-ki		 21–23, 21–12, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Thailand Asian Satellite Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn Japan Yuko Matsuura
Japan Nao Miyoshi		 21–14, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Thailand International Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn South Korea Chae Yoo-jung
South Korea Kim Ji-won		 21–17, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Singapore Satellite Thailand Nuttaphon Narkthong Singapore Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Singapore Li Yujia		 14–17, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Vietnam Satellite Thailand Songphon Anugritayawon Malaysia Mohammed Razif Abdul Latif
Malaysia Norshahliza Baharum		 21–13, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Thailand Asian Satellite Thailand Songphon Anugritayawon Indonesia Lingga Lie
Indonesia Yulianti		 21–16, 10–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with Songphon Anugritayawon against Superseries Final finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[5]

References
  1. "Players: Kunchala Voravichitchaikul". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. "VORAVICHITCHAIKUL Kunchala". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  4. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. "Players: Kunchala Voravichitchaikul Head to Head". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
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