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 doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2006 | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain | Sudket Prapakamol | Nathan Robertson Gail Emms | 18–21, 21–17, 23–25 | Bronze |
2005 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States | Sudket Prapakamol | Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir | 9–15, 15–3, 10–15 | Bronze |
World Cup
Mixed doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | Sudket Prapakamol | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | 12–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
Asian Games
Mixed doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2006 | Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar | Sudket Prapakamol | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | 11–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
2002 | Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | Khunakorn Sudhisodhi | Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min | 4–11, 0–11 | Silver |
Asian Championships
Women's doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Sathinee Chankrachangwong | Du Jing Yu Yang | 10–15, 7–15 | Bronze |
2002 | Bangkok, Thailand | Sathinee Chankrachangwong | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | 6–11, 2–11 | Bronze |
1999 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn | Ra Kyung-min Chung Jae-hee | 1–15, 8–15 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2014 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea | Sudket Prapakamol | Shin Baek-choel Jang Ye-na | 11–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
2011 | Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China | Sudket Prapakamol | Xu Chen Ma Jin | 17–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
2006 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | Sudket Prapakamol | Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir | 16–21, 23–21, 14–21 | Silver |
2005 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | Sudket Prapakamol | Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung | 15–11, 14–17, 15–10 | Gold |
2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Sudket Prapakamol | Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min | 10–15, 16–17 | Silver |
2002 | Bangkok, Thailand | Khunakorn Sudhisodhi | Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 7–11, 8–11 | Silver |
Southeast Asian Games
Women's doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2005 | PhilSports Arena, Metro Manila, Philippines | Satinee Jankrajangwong | Jo Novita Greysia Polii | 8–15, 15–17 | Bronze |
1999 | Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn | Indarti Isolina Emma Ermawati | 10–15, 11–15 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2011 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Sudket Prapakamol | Tontowi Ahmad Lilyana Natsir | 7–21, 14–21 | Silver |
2007 | Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand | Sudket Prapakamol | Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa | 14–21, 15–21 | Silver |
2003 | Tân Bình Gymnasium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Sudket Prapakamol | Anggun Nugroho Eny Widiowati | 15–12, 15–7 | Gold |
2001 | Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia | Khunakorn Sudhisodhi | Bambang Suprianto Emma Ermawati | 11–15, 3–15 | Bronze |
1999 | Hassanal 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
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2012 | Indonesia Open | Sudket Prapakamol | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir | 21–17, 17–21, 21–13 | Winner |
2012 | India Open | Sudket Prapakamol | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir | 16–21, 21–12, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | All England Open | Sudket Prapakamol | Xu Chen Ma Jin | 13–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | World Superseries Finals | Sudket Prapakamol | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei | 17–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | French Open | Sudket Prapakamol | Michael Fuchs Birgit Overzier | 21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
2007 | China Open | Sudket Prapakamol | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 21–15, 18–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2007 | Singapore 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
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2012 | Thailand Open | Narissapat Lam | Cheng Shu Pan Pan | 21–15, 10–21, 21–13 | Winner |
2006 | Thailand Open | Sathinee Chankrachangwong | Lee Kyung-won Lee Hyo-jung | 18–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2004 | Singapore Open | Sathinee Chankrachangwong | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | 5–15, 15–9, 11–15 | Runner-up |
2002 | Dutch Open | Sathinee Chankrachangwong | Ann-Lou Jorgensen Rikke Olsen | 3–11, 5–11 | Runner-up |
2002 | Indonesia Open | Sathinee Chankrachangwong | Gao Ling Huang Sui | 5–11, 4–11 | Runner-up |
2002 | Chinese Taipei Open | Sathinee Chankrachangwong | Hwang Yu-mi Lee Hyo-jung | 4–11, 13–12, 11–8 | Winner |
2001 | Hong Kong Open | Sathinee Chankrachangwong | Liu Zhen Xiao Luxi | 6–8, 7–3, 7–2, 7–8, 3–7 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2015 | Dutch Open | Sudket Prapakamol | Ronan Labar Emilie Lefel | 10–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Thailand Open | Sudket Prapakamol | Tao Jiaming Tang Jinhua | 14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Swiss Open | Sudket Prapakamol | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir | 16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Syed Modi India Open | Sudket Prapakamol | Muhammad Rizal Debby Susanto | 16–21, 21–18, 21–11 | Winner |
2011 | Dutch Open | Sudket Prapakamol | Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul | 17–21, 22–24 | Runner-up |
2010 | Malaysia Masters | Sudket Prapakamol | Devin Lahardi Fitriawan Liliyana Natsir | 21–13, 16–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Thailand Open | Sudket Prapakamol | Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul | 21–11, 17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2006 | Thailand Open | Sudket Prapakamol | Lee Yong-dae Hwang Yu-mi | 11–21, 21–18, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2005 | Singapore Open | Sudket Prapakamol | Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 15–10, 7–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
2005 | Japan Open | Sudket Prapakamol | Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager | 15–13, 14–17, 15–7 | Winner |
2004 | Japan Open | Sudket Prapakamol | Nova Widianto Vita Marissa | 10–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
2004 | Thailand Open | Sudket Prapakamol | Nathan Robertson Gail Emms | 15–8, 12–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
2001 | Hong Kong Open | Khunakorn Sudhisodhi | Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min | 7–3, 0–7, 2–7, 2–7 | Runner-up |