Raphi Kanchanaraphi

Raphi Kanchanaraphi (1936 – February 19, 2010)^[1] was a world-class badminton player who represented both Thailand and Canada in international competition, and won national doubles and mixed doubles titles in both countries.

Raphi Kanchanaraphi
Personal information
Country	Thailand
Born	(1936-11-06)6 November 1936 Bangkok, Siam
Died	19 February 2010(2010-02-19) (aged 73) Bangkok, Thailand
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Canada Thomas Cup 1973 Jakarta Men's team Representing  Thailand Thomas Cup 1961 Jakarta Men's team Asian Games 1966 Bangkok Men's team 1962 Jakarta Men's team Southeast Asian Games 1961 Rangoon Mixed doubles 1959 Bangkok Men's doubles 1961 Rangoon Men's doubles 1965 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1967 Bangkok Men's doubles 1965 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 1965 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles

Career

Known for his anticipation and racket control, Kanchanaraphi was one of a cadre of fine Thai doubles players who helped Thailand to strongly contend for the Thomas Cup (men's international team competition trophy) in both 1961 and 1964. In partnership with Narong Bhornchima, Kanchanaraphi won 15 of his 18 Thomas Cup doubles matches in those two seasons, the wins including both of his doubles matches against Indonesia in the 1961 Challenge Round.^[2] Kanchanaraphi and Bhornchima were men's doubles runners-up in the prestigious All-England Championships in 1962, narrowly losing to the famous Danes Finn Kobbero and Jorgen Hammergaard Hansen.^[3] In 1969 Kanchanaraphi migrated to Canada where he won more titles, and competed in the Thomas Cup campaigns of 1973^[4] and 1976^[5] for Canada with former Thai teammate Channarong Ratanaseangsuang.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1959	Bangkok, Thailand	Narong Bhornchima	Charoen Wattanasin Kamal Sudthivanich	12–15, 14–15	Silver
1961	Yangon, Myanmar	Narong Bhornchima	Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee	8–15, 15–6, 10–15	Silver
1965	Selangor Badminton Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Narong Bhornchima	Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee	8–15, 11–15	Silver
1967	Bangkok, Thailand	Narong Bhornchima	Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee	7–15, 8–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1961	Bangkok, Thailand	Pankae Phongarn	Ng Boon Bee Ng Mei Ling	14–18, 15–8, 15–9	Gold
1965	Selangor Badminton Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Sumol Chanklum	Lâm Trình Nguyễn Thị Thúy Hồng	15–8, 15–6	Bronze

International tournaments

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1962	All England	Narong Bhornchima	Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	16–17, 3–15	Runner-up
1963	Canada Open	Channarong Ratanaseangsuang	Erland Kops Robert McCoig	13–15, 15–11, 13–15	Runner-up
1970	Canada Open	Channarong Ratanaseangsuang	Ippei Kojima Junji Honma	15–10, 15–9	Winner
1973	Canada Open	Channarong Ratanaseangsuang	Jamie Paulson Yves Paré		Runner-up
1973	Mexico International	Channarong Ratanaseangsuang	Jamie Paulson Yves Paré	18–15, 18–15	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Canada Open	Barbara Welch	Rolf Paterson Mimi Nilsson	15–5, 15–10	Winner

References

1. Obit Archived 30 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 24 July 2010
2. Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. 1967) 78-87.
3. Scheele, 168.
4. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 125.
5. H. A. E. Scheele, "Indonesia retains the Thomas Cup", World Badminton, August 1976.