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Bandid Jaiyen
Bandid Jaiyen
Personal information
Country	Thailand
Born	5 March 1950 (age 74)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Thailand
World Championships
Asian Games
Asian Championships
Southeast Asian Games

Bandid Jaiyen is a former badminton player who won numerous Thai national titles and also excelled internationally between the late 1960s and the early 1980s.

Career

Thailand's leading singles player for a decade, the diminutive Jaiyen performed exceptionally well in Thomas Cup (men's international team) competition. He played a leading role in Thailand's upset win over Malaysia in Asian zone final of the 1973 Thomas Cup series.^[1] Noted for his exquisite strokes and tactical astuteness, he was the only player to win a match against an Indonesian opponent in the 1976 Thomas Cup series, and was one of only two to do so in the 1973 series.^[2] Among other international tournaments, Jaiyen won the South East Asian Peninsular singles title in 1975,^[3] the Canadian Open singles title in 1976, and the Auckland International singles title in 1977.^[4]

Achievements

Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Pachara Pattabongse	Ng Boon Bee Sylvia Ng	13–18, 15–11, 10–15	Silver

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Jakarta, Indonesia	San Myint	17–14, 15–7	Bronze

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia			Bronze
1973	Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore City, Singapore			Bronze
1975	Bangkok, Thailand	Pichai Kongsirithavorn	10–15, 15–5, 15–5	Gold

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Thonchai Pongpoon			Bronze
1973	Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore City, Singapore	Sangob Rattanusorn	Punch Gunalan Dominic Soong	15–10, 18–15	Gold
1977	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Surapong Suharitdamrong	Koay Kar Lin Dominic Soong		Bronze
1979	Jakarta, Indonesia	Preecha Sopajaree	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–9, 15–5	Gold

International tournaments

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Canada Open	Jamie McKee	15–2, 15–6	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Denmark Open	Sangob Rattanusorn	Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee	6–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1976	Canada Open	Surapong Suharitdamrong	Mike Tredgett Ray Stevens	15–12, 10–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1979	USSR International	Preecha Sopajaree	Sawei Chanseorasmee Sarit Pisudchaikul		Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Singapore Open	Thongkam Kingmanee	Ng Boon Bee Sylvia Ng	6–15, 9–15	Runner-up

References

^ Jack Van Praag, "National and International News," Badminton USA, May 1973, 10.
^ Davis, Pat. The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 125, 126.
^ "Malaysia and Thailand Share Southeast Asian Titles," World Badminton, February 1976, 15.
^ "World Champions are Defeated in New Zealand," World Badminton, October–November 1977, 10.