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
Country	Thailand
Born	(1984-11-14) 14 November 1984 (age 40) Bangkok, Thailand
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	4 (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 Agustin 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]

• He Hanbin & Yu Yang 0–3
• Tao Jiaming & Ma Jin 0–1
• Tao Jiaming & Tian Qing 0–1
• Xu Chen & Yu Yang 0–2
• Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei 1–0
• Zheng Bo & Gao Ling 0–1
• Zhang Jun & Gao Ling 1–1
• Xu Chen & Ma Jin 0–3
• Xie Zhongbo & Zhang Yawen 0–3
• Lee Sheng-mu & Chien Yu-chin 0–1
• Chen Hung-ling & Cheng Wen-hsing 0–3
• Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen 2–2
• Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 0–2
• Lars Paaske & Mette Schjoldager 0–1
• Anthony Clark & Donna Kellogg 1–2
• Nathan Robertson & Jenny Wallwork 1–1
• Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms 0–1
• / Chris Adcock & Imogen Bankier 1–1
• Michael Fuchs & Birgit Michels 1–0
• Flandy Limpele & Vita Marissa 1–0
• Nova Widianto & Liliyana Natsir 0–5
• / Hendra Setiawan & Anastasia Russkikh 0–1
• Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir 0–2
• Fran Kurniawan & Pia Zebadiah Bernadet 0–1
• Lee Yong-dae & Lee Hyo-jung 0–5
• Ko Sung-hyun & Ha Jung-eun 0–1
• Koo Kien Keat & Wong Pei Tty 0–1
• Chan Peng Soon & Goh Liu Ying 2–1
• Robert Mateusiak & Nadieżda Zięba 1–0
• Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thungthongkam 3–1

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.

External links

• Kunchala Voravichitchaikul at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
• Kunchala Voravichitchaikul at BWFBadminton.com