Supanida Katethong

Supanida Katethong (Thai: ศุภนิดา เกตุทอง; born 26 October 1997) is a Thai badminton player.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's singles at the 2023 SEA Games, and also part of Thai winning team at the Games in 2021 and 2023.

Supanida Katethong
Personal information
CountryThailand
Born (1997-10-26) 26 October 1997
Bangkok, Thailand
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
HandednessLeft
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking16 (27 June 2023)
Current ranking19 (10 October 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Thailand
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Manila Women's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Dubai Mixed team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia Women's team
BWF profile

Career

Katethong started playing badminton at aged nine, and join the Thailand national junior team in 2015.[2] She won her first international title at the 2014 Singapore International tournament in the women's singles event.[3] In the early of 2015, she won the women's singles title at the Granular Thailand International Challenge tournament.[4] In May 2015, she won double titles at the Smiling Fish International tournament in the women's singles and doubles event.[5] She also won the Sri Lanka International tournament in the women's singles event.[6]

2023

Katethong opened the 2023 season as a semi-finalist in the India Open, losing to the then world number 1 Akane Yamaguchi.[7] She also reached the semi-finals in the Thailand Masters. In May, Katethong competed at the SEA Games in Cambodia, and won the gold medals in the women's singles and team events.[8][9] On 16 July, she won her first BWF World Tour title at the 2023 U.S. Open after defeating Gao Fangjie in two straight games.[10] In the next two tournaments, she was defeated by her compatriot Ratchanok Intanon in the second round of the Japan Open, and in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.[11]

Achievements

SEA Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 Morodok Techo Badminton Hall, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Thailand Lalinrat Chaiwan 21–12, 21–14 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[12] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[13]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 India Open Super 500 Thailand Busanan Ongbamrungphan 20–22, 21–19, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 U.S. Open Super 300 China Gao Fangjie 21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Singapore International Indonesia Millicent Wiranto 21–11, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Thailand International South Korea Kim Hyo-min 21–16, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Smiling Fish International Thailand Sarita Suwannakitborihan 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Sri Lanka International Switzerland Sabrina Jaquet 17–21, 21–11, 12–6 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Indonesia International Indonesia Aurum Oktavia Winata 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Spanish International Denmark Michelle Skødstrup 11–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Iran Fajr International Indonesia Choirunnisa 21–16, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Mongolia International South Korea Sim Yu-jin 21–19, 19–21, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Smiling Fish International Thailand Panjarat Pransopon Thailand Thidarat Kleebyeesoon
Thailand Ruethaichanok Laisuan		 21–13, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Supanida Katethong". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. "Players: Supanida Katethong". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. "แบดสาวที.ไทยแลนด์ซิวทองที่สิงคโปร์" (in Thai). Independent News Network. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. "น้องเมย์ ศุภนิดา ซิวแชมป์แรกของปีในระดับ International Challenge" (in Thai). Victor Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. "ศุภนิดาฟอร์มหรูคว้าแชมป์แบดฯปุ้มปุ้ย" (in Thai). Siam Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  6. "Praneeth and Supanida bag shuttle titles". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  7. "India Open 2023: Akane Yamaguchi, Viktor Axelsen reach final". The Hindu. 21 January 2023. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  8. "'ศุภนิดา' ปราบ 'ลลินรัศฐ์' คว้าแชมป์หญิงเดี่ยวแบดมินตันซีเกมส์ 2023" (in Thai). TNN. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  9. "Women shuttlers make it six in a row". Bangkok Post. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023 – via The Phuket News.
  10. "'เม' ศุภนิดา เกตุทอง ทุบนักแบดจีน 2-0 คว้าแชมป์ยูเอส โอเพ่น 2023" (in Thai). Krungthep Tulagit. 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  11. "'รัชนก' ทำศึกสายเลือดปราบ 'ศุภนิดา' 2 เกมรวด ลิ่วตัดเชือกขนไก่ออสซี่" (in Thai). Thai Post. 4 August 2023. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  12. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  13. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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