Salakjit Ponsana
Salakjit Ponsana is a badminton player from Thailand. She competed in the women's singles event at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics. Her brother, Boonsak Ponsana is also a Thai olympian.
Career
Ponsana played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, defeating Miho Tanaka of Japan in the first round but losing to Gong Ruina of China in the round of 16. In 2008, she was defeated in the second round by Zhang Ning of China with the score 23–21, 17–21, 7–21. Ponsana also competed at the Asian Games in 2002, 2006, and 2010, and won the 2010 women's team silver medal. At the SEA Games, she has collected 3 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze medals from 2001 to 2011. Ponsana graduated with a bachelor's degreen in Law from Sripatum University, and she is studying there to earn her master's in Management. She then represented her country and university to compete at the 2007 Universiade. At that games, she won a gold in team event and a bronze in mixed doubles event.Achievements
Southeast Asian Games
Women's singlesYear | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
2009 | National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos | Ratchanok Intanon | 21–14, 18–21, 21–10 | Gold |
2005 | PhilSports Arena, Metro Manila, Philippines | Adriyanti Firdasari | 6–11, 11–7, 12–13 | Bronze |
2003 | Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Wong Mew Choo | 5–11, 5–11 | Silver |
Summer Universiade
Mixed doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2007 | Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand | Sudket Prapakamol | Fang Chieh-min Cheng Wen-hsing | 16–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2002 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Soratja Chansrisukot | Du Jing Rong Lu | 4–11, 2–11 | Silver |
BWF International Challenge/Series/Asian Satellite
Women's singlesYear | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
2013 | Tahiti International | Sashina Vignes Waran | 16–21, 21–12, 21–19 | Winner |
2012 | Spanish Open | Beatriz Corrales | 21–11, 13–21, 21–14 | Winner |
2007 | Smiling Fish International | Soratja Chansrisukot | 12–21, 21–4, 21–14 | Winner |
2006 | Vietnam Satellite | Jang Soo-young | 15–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2004 | Smiling Fish Satellite | Molthila Meemeak | 11–4, 8–11, 11–5 | Winner |
2004 | Vietnam Satellite | Silvi Antarini | 4–11, 11–7, 9–11 | Runner-up |
2004 | Cheers Asian Satellite | Li Li | 11–6, 6–11, 9–11 | Runner-up |
2003 | Smiling Fish Satellite | Soratja Chansrisukot | 13–10, 11–3 | Winner |
2003 | India Satellite | Aparna Popat | 4–11, 13–10, 4–11 | Runner-up |
2002 | Smiling Fish Satellite | Liu Zhen | 6–8, 4–7, 2–7 | Runner-up |
2002 | India Satellite | Aparna Popat | 11–7, 8–11, 11–5 | Winner |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2003 | Smiling Fish Satellite | Duanganong Aroonkesorn | Kumiko Ogura Reiko Shiota | Winner | |
2002 | Smiling Fish Satellite | Sathinee Chankrachangwong | Duanganong Aroonkesorn Kunchala Voravichitchaikul | 7–1, 1–7, 6–8 | Runner-up |
2002 | India Satellite | Soratja Chansrisukot | Duanganong Aroonkesorn Kunchala Voravichitchaikul | 1–11, 6–11 | Runner-up |
2001 | India Satellite | Nucharin Teekhatrakul | Oli Deka B. R. Meenakshi | 15–4, 15–5 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2013 | Tahiti International | Ruud Bosch | Laurent Constantin Teshana Vignes Waran | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
2002 | Vietnam Satellite | Sudket Prapakamol | Tran Duc Sang Nguyen Hanh Dung | 15–6, 15–4 | Winner |