Puttita Supajirakul

Puttita Supajirakul
Personal information
Country	Thailand
Born	(1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28)[1] Phitsanulok, Thailand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Retired	30 May 2023
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles[2]
Highest ranking	9 (WD with Sapsiree Taerattanachai, 22 June 2017) 17 (WD with Supissara Paewsampran, 23 May 2023) 34 (XD, 27 November 2014)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Thailand World Championships 2022 Tokyo Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team 2019 Nanning Mixed team Uber Cup 2018 Bangkok Women's team 2020 Aarhus Women's team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team Asia Mixed Team Championships 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team Asia Team Championships 2016 Hyderabad Women's team SEA Games 2015 Singapore Women's team 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 2019 Philippines Women's team 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 2013 Naypyidaw Women's doubles 2013 Naypyidaw Mixed doubles Asian Youth Games 2013 Nanjing Mixed doubles World Junior Championships 2013 Bangkok Girls' doubles 2014 Alor Setar Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2013 Kota Kinabalu Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Puttita Supajirakul (Thai: พุธิตา สุภจิรกุล; born 29 March 1996) is a Thai badminton player. She reached a career high as world number 9 in the women's doubles. Supajirakul was the women's doubles bronze medalists at the Asian, and World Juniors and also at the BWF World Championships. Together with Sapsiree Taerattanachai, she recorded as the first Thai women's doubles to medal at the World Championships.^[3] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[2]

Supajirakul was part of Thailand's gold medals-winning team at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 SEA Games in the women's team event. She also helps the national team won the silver medal in the 2018 Uber Cup; the bronze medals in the 2017 and 2019 Sudirman Cups; 2020 Uber Cup; 2018 Asian Games; 2016 Asia Women's Team and at the 2017 Asia Mixed Team Championships.

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

Achievements

BWF World Championships

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

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

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

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

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)

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 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 (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)

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
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 Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

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 Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "Puttita Supajirakul". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
2. "Puttita Supajirakul". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
3. "ขนไก่หญิงคู่ "ทรัพย์สิรี-พุธิตา" สร้างประวัติศาสตร์ศึกชิงแชมป์โลก" (in Thai). MGR Online. 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
4. "ไม่มีอีกแล้ว "เอิร์ธ" ประกาศเลิกเล่น "แบดมินตัน" ย้อนความหลังตลอด 10 ปีในการเป็นนักกีฬาทีมชาติ" (in Thai). Thai Rath. 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
5. 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.
6. 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

• Puttita Supajirakul at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
• Puttita Supajirakul at BWFBadminton.com
• Puttita Supajirakul at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)