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Country | Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bangkok, Thailand | 26 October 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Kim Ji-hyun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 12 (21 May 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 13 (13 August 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Supanida Katethong (Thai: ศุภนิดา เกตุทอง; born 26 October 1997) is a Thai badminton player.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's singles at the 2023 SEA Games, and also part of Thai winning team at the Games in 2021 and 2023. Known as "May Sai" (เมย์ซ้าย, "left May"), this is to avoid confusion with another May, which is Ratchanok "May" Intanon. She is also a left-handed player.[2]
Career
Katethong started playing badminton at aged nine, and join the Thailand national junior team in 2015.[3] She won her first international title at the 2014 Singapore International tournament in the women's singles event.[4] In the early of 2015, she won the women's singles title at the Granular Thailand International Challenge tournament.[5] In May 2015, she won double titles at the Smiling Fish International tournament in the women's singles and doubles event.[6] She also won the Sri Lanka International tournament in the women's singles event.[7]
2023
Katethong opened the 2023 season as a semi-finalist in the India Open, losing to the then world number 1 Akane Yamaguchi.[8] She also reached the semi-finals in the Thailand Masters. In May, Katethong competed at the SEA Games in Cambodia, and won the gold medals in the women's singles and team events.[9][10] On 16 July, she won her first BWF World Tour title at the 2023 U.S. Open after defeating Gao Fangjie in two straight games.[11] In the next two tournaments, she was defeated by her compatriot Ratchanok Intanon in the second round of the Japan Open, and in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.[12]
Achievements
SEA Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Morodok Techo Badminton Hall, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ![]() |
21–12, 21–14 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[13] 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.[14]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | India Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
20–22, 21–19, 13–21 | ![]() |
2023 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
21–15, 21–16 | ![]() |
2024 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
21–18, 17–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
12–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
21–16, 25–23 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 2 runners-up)
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Singapore International | ![]() |
21–11, 22–20 | ![]() |
2015 | Thailand International | ![]() |
21–16, 21–16 | ![]() |
2015 | Smiling Fish International | ![]() |
21–14, 21–17 | ![]() |
2015 | Sri Lanka International | ![]() |
17–21, 21–11, 12–6 retired | ![]() |
2018 | Indonesia International | ![]() |
19–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Spanish International | ![]() |
11–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Iran Fajr International | ![]() |
21–16, 21–13 | ![]() |
2019 | Mongolia International | ![]() |
21–19, 19–21, 21–9 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Smiling Fish International | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–8 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ "Players: Supanida Katethong". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ Ingonn (2023-07-17). "ประวัติเม ศุภนิดา เกตุทอง หรือเมซ้าย แบดมินตันหญิงดาวรุ่ง แชมป์ เวิลด์ ทัวร์". TrueID (in Thai). Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "Players: Supanida Katethong". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "แบดสาวที.ไทยแลนด์ซิวทองที่สิงคโปร์" (in Thai). Independent News Network. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "น้องเมย์ ศุภนิดา ซิวแชมป์แรกของปีในระดับ International Challenge" (in Thai). Victor Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "ศุภนิดาฟอร์มหรูคว้าแชมป์แบดฯปุ้มปุ้ย" (in Thai). Siam Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Praneeth and Supanida bag shuttle titles". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "India Open 2023: Akane Yamaguchi, Viktor Axelsen reach final". The Hindu. 21 January 2023. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "'ศุภนิดา' ปราบ 'ลลินรัศฐ์' คว้าแชมป์หญิงเดี่ยวแบดมินตันซีเกมส์ 2023" (in Thai). TNN. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Women shuttlers make it six in a row". Bangkok Post. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023 – via The Phuket News.
- ^ "'เม' ศุภนิดา เกตุทอง ทุบนักแบดจีน 2-0 คว้าแชมป์ยูเอส โอเพ่น 2023" (in Thai). Krungthep Tulagit. 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "'รัชนก' ทำศึกสายเลือดปราบ 'ศุภนิดา' 2 เกมรวด ลิ่วตัดเชือกขนไก่ออสซี่" (in Thai). Thai Post. 4 August 2023. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- Supanida Katethong at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com