Puttita Supajirakul(Thai:พุธิตา สุภจิรกุล;born 29 March 1996) is a Thaibadmintonplayer. She reached a career high as world number 9 in the women's doubles. Supajirakul was the women's doubles bronze medalists at theAsian,andWorld Juniorsand also at theBWF World Championships.Together withSapsiree Taerattanachai,she recorded as the first Thai women's doubles to medal at theWorld Championships.[3]She competed at the2016 Summer OlympicsinRio de Janeiro,Brazil.[2]

Puttita Supajirakul
Personal information
CountryThailand
Born(1996-03-29)29 March 1996(age 28)[1]
Phitsanulok,Thailand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Retired30 May 2023
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles[2]
Highest ranking9 (WD withSapsiree Taerattanachai,22 June 2017)
17 (WD withSupissara Paewsampran,23 May 2023)
34 (XD, 27 November 2014)
BWF profile

Supajirakul was part of Thailand's gold medals-winning team at the2015,2017and2019 SEA Gamesin the women's team event. She also helps the national team won the silver medal in the2018 Uber Cup;the bronze medals in the2017and2019 Sudirman Cups;2020 Uber Cup;2018 Asian Games;2016 Asia Women's Teamand at the2017 Asia Mixed Team Championships.

Supajirakul announced her retirement from the Thai national team through her social media account on 30 May 2023.[4]

Achievements

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BWF World Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium,Tokyo,Japan Sapsiree Taerattanachai Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong
16–21, 21–19, 23–25 Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium,
Naypyidaw,Myanmar
Sapsiree Taerattanachai Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
Greysia Polii
7–21, 11–21 Bronze
2017 Axiata Arena,
Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
Sapsiree Taerattanachai Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai
16–21, 8–7 retired Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium,
Naypyidaw,Myanmar
Nipitphon Phuangphuapet Muhammad Rijal
Debby Susanto
11–21, 21–18, 19–21 Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium,
Bangkok,Thailand
Narissapat Lam Chen Qingchen
He Jiaxin
11–21, 17–21 Bronze

Asian Youth Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Sport Institute Gymnasium,
Nanjing,China
Dechapol Puavaranukroh Minoru Koga
Akane Yamaguchi
19–21, 21–9, 17–21 Silver

Asian Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Likas Indoor Stadium,
Kota Kinabalu,Malaysia
Narissapat Lam Huang Dongping
Jia Yifan
16–21, 11–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5]is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation(BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Thailand Masters Super 300 Sapsiree Taerattanachai Li Wenmei
Zheng Yu
15–21, 21–15, 21–10 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Thailand Masters Super 300 Dechapol Puavaranukroh Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying
15–21, 21–14, 16–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 4 runners-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theGrand Prix and Grand Prix Gold.It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation(BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 U.S. Open Sapsiree Taerattanachai Shendy Puspa Irawati
Vita Marissa
15–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2015 Mexico City Open Sapsiree Taerattanachai Shizuka Matsuo
Mami Naito
17–21, 21–16, 10–21 Runner-up
2016 German Open Sapsiree Taerattanachai Huang Yaqiong
Tang Jinhua
14–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2016 Thailand Open Sapsiree Taerattanachai Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
21–12, 21–17 Winner
2017 Thailand Masters Sapsiree Taerattanachai Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
16–21, 15–21 Runner-up
BWF Grand Prix Goldtournament
BWF Grand Prixtournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Smiling Fish International Wiranpatch Hongchookeat Emi Moue
Aya Shimozaki
11–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2013 Vietnam International Narissapat Lam Poon Lok Yan
Tse Ying Suet
21–18, 17–21, 21–11 Winner
2013 Smiling Fish International Narissapat Lam Rodjana Chuthabunditkul
Jongkolphan Kititharakul
21–17, 21–10 Winner
2015 USA International Sapsiree Taerattanachai Heather Olver
Lauren Smith
21–18, 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2016 Polish Open Sapsiree Taerattanachai Chow Mei Kuan
Lee Meng Yean
21–7, 21–17 Winner
2018 KaBaL International Supissara Paewsampran Elisa Melgaard
Sofie Nielsen
21–14, 21–11 Winner
BWF International Challengetournament
BWF International Seriestournament

References

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  1. ^"Puttita Supajirakul".Badminton World Federation.Retrieved29 April2016.
  2. ^ab"Puttita Supajirakul".BWF-Tournament Software.Retrieved9 October2016.
  3. ^"ขนไก่หญิงคู่" ทรัพย์สิรี-พุธิตา "สร้างประวัติศาสตร์ศึกชิงแชมป์โลก"(in Thai). MGR Online. 26 August 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 2 June 2023.Retrieved2 June2023.
  4. ^"ไม่มีอีกแล้ว" เอิร์ธ "ประกาศเลิกเล่น" แบดมินตัน "ย้อนความหลังตลอด 10 ปีในการเป็นนักกีฬาทีมชาติ"(in Thai). Thai Rath. 30 May 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 1 June 2023.Retrieved1 June2023.
  5. ^Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017)."BWF Launches New Events Structure".Badminton World Federation.Archived fromthe originalon 1 December 2017.Retrieved29 November2017.
  6. ^Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018)."Action-Packed Season Ahead!".Badminton World Federation.Archivedfrom the original on 13 January 2018.Retrieved15 January2018.
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