Rawinda Prajongjai

Rawinda Prajongjai (Thai: รวินดา ประจงใจ; born 29 June 1993) is a Thai badminton player.^[1] She was part of the national women's team that clinched the gold medal at the 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023 SEA Games; and also won the women's doubles title in 2017. Started her career as a singles player, she won her first international title at the 2013 Smiling Fish International tournament. She later focused on playing in doubles, and won her first Grand Prix tournament in 2015 Vietnam Open teamed-up with Jongkolphan Kititharakul.

Rawinda Prajongjai
Personal information
Country	Thailand
Born	(1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 31) Bangkok, Thailand
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Years active	2013–present
Handedness	Right
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	86 (WS 21 November 2013) 5 (WD with Jongkolphan Kititharakul 20 December 2022) 293 (XD with Wannawat Ampunsuwan 5 December 2013)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Thailand Sudirman Cup 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team 2019 Nanning Mixed team Uber Cup 2018 Bangkok Women's team 2020 Aarhus Women's team 2022 Bangkok Women's team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team 2022 Hangzhou Women's team Asian Championships 2023 Dubai Women's doubles Asia Mixed Team Championships 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team Asia Team Championships 2024 Selangor Women's team 2016 Hyderabad Women's team 2020 Manila Women's team SEA Games 2015 Singapore Women's team 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 2019 Philippines Women's team 2021 Vietnam Women's team 2023 Cambodia Women's team Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan Mixed team 2015 Gwangju Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	18–21, 15–21	Bronze

SEA Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Puttita Supajirakul Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21–16, 7–8 retired	Gold

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[2] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[3]

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Thailand Masters	Super 300	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Anggia Shitta Awanda Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani	21–19, 21–17	Winner
2018	India Open	Super 500	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu	18–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2019	Chinese Taipei Open	Super 300	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	21–19, 18–21, 28–26	Winner
2019	Macau Open	Super 300	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Du Yue Li Yinhui	16–21, 21–10, 12–21	Runner-up
2020 (I)	Thailand Open	Super 1000	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu	15–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2021	Orléans Masters	Super 100	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	21–16, 21–16	Winner
2022	Hylo Open	Super 300	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard	18–21, 21–18, 17–21	Runner-up
2023	Arctic Open	Super 500	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	13–21, 22–24	Runner-up
2023	French Open	Super 750	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	24–26, 19–21	Runner-up
2024	Thailand Open	Super 500	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi	21–14, 21–14	Winner

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

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.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Vietnam Open	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Suci Rizky Andini Maretha Dea Giovani	21–14, 21–12	Winner
2016	Indonesian Masters	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Chae Yoo-jung Kim So-yeong	18–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2016	Bitburger Open	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	12–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2017	Malaysia Masters	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Poon Lok Yan Tse Ying Suet	21–17, 21–9	Winner
2017	Bitburger Open	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Akane Araki Aoi Matsuda	21–19, 21–6	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Smiling Fish International	Ratchanok Intanon	10–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2013	Smiling Fish International	Ho Yen Mei	21–9, 21–19	Winner
2013	Singapore International	Pornpawee Chochuwong	21–12, 21–14	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Kharkiv International	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Heather Olver Lauren Smith	21–18, 21–15	Winner
2015	Sydney International	Jongkolphan Kititharakul	Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville	21–13, 21–5	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Rawinda Prajongjai". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
2. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
3. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

• Rawinda Prajongjai at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Rawinda Prajongjai at BWFBadminton.com
• Rawinda Prajongjai at Olympedia
• Rawinda Prajongjai at Olympics.com
• Rawinda Prajongjai at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics