Saralee Thungthongkam


Captain Saralee Thungthongkam is a badminton player from Thailand. She graduated with a Master's degree in Communication Arts from Bangkok University.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, she reached the second round of the women's doubles with Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn, and the second round of the mixed doubles with Khunakorn Sudhisodhi.
Thungthongkam competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Sathinee Chankrachangwong. They defeated Denyse Julien and Anna Rice of Canada in the first round and Chikako Nakayama and Keiko Yoshimoti of Japan in the second. In the quarterfinals, Thungthongkam and Chankrachangwong lost to Zhang Jiewen and Yang Wei of China 15-2, 15-4.
Thungthongkam also competed in mixed doubles with partner Sudket Prapakamol. They had a bye in the first run and were defeated by Frederik Bergstrom and Johanna Persson of Sweden in the 16th round.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she only competed in the mixed doubles, again with Prapakamol. They reached the quarter finals, losing to the Indonesian pair of Nova Widianto and Liliyana Natsir, who went on to win the silver medal.
She competed in the mixed doubles again at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she again reached the quarter finals with Prapakamol. This time they lost to Christinna Pedersen and Joachim Fischer of Denmark.

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad,
Madrid, Spain
Sudket Prapakamol Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms
18–21, 21–17, 23–25 Bronze
2005Arrowhead Pond,
Anaheim, United States
Sudket Prapakamol Nova Widianto
Lilyana Natsir
9–15, 15–3, 10–15 Bronze

World Cup

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Sudket Prapakamol Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Yawen
12–21, 19–21 Bronze

Asian Games

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Aspire Hall 3,
Doha, Qatar
Sudket Prapakamol Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Yawen
11–21, 19–21 Bronze
2002Gangseo Gymnasium,
Busan, South Korea
Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
4–11, 0–11 Silver

Asian Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sathinee Chankrachangwong Du Jing
Yu Yang
10–15, 7–15 Bronze
2002Bangkok, Thailand Sathinee Chankrachangwong Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen
6–11, 2–11 Bronze
1999Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn Ra Kyung-min
Chung Jae-hee
1–15, 8–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,
Gimcheon, South Korea
Sudket Prapakamol Shin Baek-choel
Jang Ye-na
11–21, 12–21 Bronze
2011Sichuan Gymnasium,
Chengdu, China
Sudket Prapakamol Xu Chen
Ma Jin
17–21, 15–21 Bronze
2006Bandaraya Stadium,
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Sudket Prapakamol Nova Widianto
Lilyana Natsir
16–21, 23–21, 14–21 Silver
2005Gachibowli Indoor Stadium,
Hyderabad, India
Sudket Prapakamol Lee Jae-jin
Lee Hyo-jung
15–11, 14–17, 15–10 Gold
2004Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sudket Prapakamol Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
10–15, 16–17 Silver
2002Bangkok, Thailand Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Zhang Jun
Gao Ling
7–11, 8–11 Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005PhilSports Arena,
Metro Manila, Philippines
Satinee Jankrajangwong Jo Novita
Greysia Polii
8–15, 15–17 Bronze
1999Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex,
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn Indarti Isolina
Emma Ermawati
10–15, 11–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia
Sudket Prapakamol Tontowi Ahmad
Lilyana Natsir
7–21, 14–21 Silver
2007Wongchawalitkul University,
Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand
Sudket Prapakamol Flandy Limpele
Vita Marissa
14–21, 15–21 Silver
2003Tân Bình Gymnasium,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Sudket Prapakamol Anggun Nugroho
Eny Widiowati
15–12, 15–7 Gold
2001Malawati Stadium,
Selangor, Malaysia
Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Bambang Suprianto
Emma Ermawati
11–15, 3–15 Bronze
1999Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex,
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Rosman Razak
Norashikin Amin
16–17, 12–15 Bronze

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 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.
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Indonesia Open Sudket Prapakamol Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
21–17, 17–21, 21–13 Winner
2012India Open Sudket Prapakamol Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
16–21, 21–12, 14–21 Runner-up
2011All England Open Sudket Prapakamol Xu Chen
Ma Jin
13–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2010World Superseries Finals Sudket Prapakamol Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
17–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2010French Open Sudket Prapakamol Michael Fuchs
Birgit Overzier
21–15, 21–15 Winner
2007China Open Sudket Prapakamol Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir
21–15, 18–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2007Singapore Open Sudket Prapakamol Flandy Limpele
Vita Marissa
14–21, 13–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Thailand Open Narissapat Lam Cheng Shu
Pan Pan
21–15, 10–21, 21–13 Winner
2006Thailand Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Lee Kyung-won
Lee Hyo-jung
18–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2004Singapore Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen
5–15, 15–9, 11–15 Runner-up
2002Dutch Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Ann-Lou Jorgensen
Rikke Olsen
3–11, 5–11 Runner-up
2002Indonesia Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Gao Ling
Huang Sui
5–11, 4–11 Runner-up
2002Chinese Taipei Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Hwang Yu-mi
Lee Hyo-jung
4–11, 13–12, 11–8 Winner
2001Hong Kong Open Sathinee Chankrachangwong Liu Zhen
Xiao Luxi
6–8, 7–3, 7–2, 7–8, 3–7 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Dutch Open Sudket Prapakamol Ronan Labar
Emilie Lefel
10–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2012Thailand Open Sudket Prapakamol Tao Jiaming
Tang Jinhua
14–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2012Swiss Open Sudket Prapakamol Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
16–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2011Syed Modi India Open Sudket Prapakamol Muhammad Rizal
Debby Susanto
16–21, 21–18, 21–11 Winner
2011Dutch Open Sudket Prapakamol Songphon Anugritayawon
Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
17–21, 22–24 Runner-up
2010Malaysia Masters Sudket Prapakamol Devin Lahardi Fitriawan
Liliyana Natsir
21–13, 16–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2009Thailand Open Sudket Prapakamol Songphon Anugritayawon
Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
21–11, 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2006Thailand Open Sudket Prapakamol Lee Yong-dae
Hwang Yu-mi
11–21, 21–18, 20–22 Runner-up
2005Singapore Open Sudket Prapakamol Zhang Jun
Gao Ling
15–10, 7–15, 5–15 Runner-up
2005Japan Open Sudket Prapakamol Jens Eriksen
Mette Schjoldager
15–13, 14–17, 15–7 Winner
2004Japan Open Sudket Prapakamol Nova Widianto
Vita Marissa
10–15, 13–15 Runner-up
2004Thailand Open Sudket Prapakamol Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms
15–8, 12–15, 11–15 Runner-up
2001Hong Kong Open Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
7–3, 0–7, 2–7, 2–7 Runner-up

IBF International

Mixed doubles