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
2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Uber Cup
2012 Wuhan Women's team
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
2007 Johor Bahru Women's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
2005 Manila Women's team
2011 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
2015 Singapore Women's team
2001 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
2003 Vietnam Women's team
2009 Vientiane Mixed doubles
2001 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's doubles
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team
2009 Vientiane Women's team
2011 Jakarta–Palembang Women's doubles
2011 Jakarta–Palembang Mixed doubles
Summer Universiade
2007 Bangkok Mixed team
2007 Bangkok Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
2002 Pretoria Women's doubles
Asian Junior Championships
2001 Taipei Girls' doubles
2001 Taipei Girls' team
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 Duanganong Aroonkesorn Cheng Shu
Zhao Yunlei		 14–21, 6–21 Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Summer Universiade

Women's doubles

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

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

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

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Taiwan		 Duanganong Aroonkesorn Cho A-ra
Hwang Yu-mi		 Bronze
2002 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		 Duanganong Aroonkesorn Du Jing
Rong Lu		 1–11, 4–11 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 Duanganong Aroonkesorn Petya Nedelcheva
Anastasia Russkikh		 21–16, 11–2 retired Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Korea Open Songphon Anugritayawon Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung		 8–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2009 Japan Open Songphon Anugritayawon Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen		 13–21, 21–16, 22–20 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 Duanganong Aroonkesorn Ng Hui Ern
Ng Hui Lin		 12–21, 21–17, 21–13 Winner
2011 Dutch Open Duanganong Aroonkesorn Shinta Mulia Sari
Yao Lei		 21–10, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Thailand Open Songphon Anugritayawon Sudket Prapakamol
Saralee Thoungthongkam		 11–21, 21–17, 21–14 Winner
2011 Australian Open Songphon Anugritayawon Hirokatsu Hashimoto
Mizuki Fujii		 21–15, 21–9 Winner
2011 Dutch Open Songphon Anugritayawon Sudket Prapakamol
Saralee Thoungthongkam		 21–17, 24–22 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 Duanganong Aroonkesorn Kim Min-jung
Oh Seul-ki		 21–23, 21–12, 9–21 Runner-up
2006 Thailand Asian Satellite Duanganong Aroonkesorn Yuko Matsuura
Nao Miyoshi		 21–14, 21–15 Winner
2015 Thailand International Duanganong Aroonkesorn Chae Yoo-jung
Kim Ji-won		 21–17, 21–19 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Singapore Satellite Nuttaphon Narkthong Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Li Yujia		 14–17, 2–15 Runner-up
2006 Vietnam Satellite Songphon Anugritayawon Mohammed Razif Abdul Latif
Norshahliza Baharum		 21–13, 21–10 Winner
2006 Thailand Asian Satellite Songphon Anugritayawon Lingga Lie
Yulianti		 21–16, 10–21, 17–21 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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