Songphon Anugritayawon

Songphon Anugritayawon (Thai: ทรงพล อนุกฤตยาวรรณ; born 31 October 1983) is a Thai badminton player who specializes in doubles. He had a long and successful mixed doubles partnership with Kunchala Voravichitchaikul. Their biggest title came when they won the 2009 Japan Open.[1] The same year, he and Voravichitchaikul took the silver medal at the Southeast Asian Games.[2] Anugritayawon also competed at the 2006 and 2010 Asian Games, and won the men's team bronze in 2010.[3]

Songphon Anugritayawon
Personal information
CountryThailand
Born (1983-10-31) 31 October 1983 (age 40)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking20 (MD 13 January 2011)
6 (XD 5 May 2011)
Medal record
Men's Badminton
Representing  Thailand
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Vientiane Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Manila Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Vientiane Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Men's doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Taipei Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex,
Vientiane, Laos
Kunchala Voravichitchaikul Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir
10–21, 22–20, 9–21 Silver
2011Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia
Kunchala Voravichitchaikul Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
19–21, 14–21 Bronze

Summer Universiade

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Thammasat University,
Pathum Thani, Thailand
Nuttaphon Narkthong Tsai Chia-hsin
Hsieh Yu-hsing
27–25, 21–23, 19–21 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Taiwan
Adisak Wiriyapadungpong Hwang Ji-man
Lee Jae-jin
15–17, 1–15 Silver

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[5] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Korea Open Kunchala Voravichitchaikul Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung
8–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2009Japan Open Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 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 Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Thailand Open Kunchala Voravichitchaikul Sudket Prapakamol
Saralee Thungthongkam
11–21, 21–17, 21–14 Winner
2011Australian Open Kunchala Voravichitchaikul Hirokatsu Hashimoto
Mizuki Fujii
21–15, 21–9 Winner
2011Dutch Open Kunchala Voravichitchaikul Sudket Prapakamol
Saralee Thungthongkam
21–17, 24–22 Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Smiling Fish International Nitipong Saengsila Bodin Isara
Maneepong Jongjit
12–21, 12–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Smiling Fish Satellite Sathinee Chankrachangwong Panuwat Ngernsrisul
Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
3–7, 7–5, 3–7 Runner-up
2003Smiling Fish Satellite Duanganong Aroonkesorn Sudket Prapakamol
Sathinee Chankrachangwong
Winner
2004Smiling Fish Satellite Duanganong Aroonkesorn Zhang Wei
Tao Xiaolan
6–15, 15–13, 15–6 Winner
2005Smiling Fish Satellite Kunchala Voravichitchaikul Han Sang-hoon
Kim Min-jung
15–12, 15–8 Winner
2006Vietnam Satellite Kunchala Voravichitchaikul Mohd Razif Abdul Latif
Norshahliza Baharum
21–13, 21–10 Winner
2006Thailand Asian Satellite Kunchala Voravichitchaikul Lingga Lie
Yulianti
21–16, 10–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2014Smiling Fish International Natcha Saengchote Watchara Buranakruea
Phataimas Muenwong
19–21, 10–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References