Rawinda Prajongjai
Rawinda Prajongjai (Thai: รวินดา ประจงใจ; born 29 June 1993) is a Thai badminton player.[1][2] She was part of the national women's team that clinched the gold medal at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 Southeast Asian Games, 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.
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| Country | Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 June 1993 Bangkok, Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 86 (WS 21 November 2013) 6 (WD 5 July 2018) 293 (XD 5 December 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 11 (WD 17 March 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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AchievementsEdit
Southeast Asian GamesEdit
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
 Jongkolphan Kititharakul
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Puttita Supajirakul Sapsiree Taerattanachai
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21–16, 7–8 retired |  Gold
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BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)Edit
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[4]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Jongkolphan Kititharakul
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 Anggia Shitta Awanda Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani
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21–19, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2018 | India Open | Super 500 | Jongkolphan Kititharakul
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Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu
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18–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2019 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | Jongkolphan Kititharakul
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 Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong
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21–19, 18–21, 28–26 | Winner
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| 2019 | Macau Open | Super 300 | Jongkolphan Kititharakul
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 Du Yue Li Yinhui
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16–21, 21–10, 12–21 | Runner-up
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BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 runners-up)Edit
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Vietnam Open | Jongkolphan Kititharakul
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Suci Rizky Andini Maretha Dea Giovani
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21–14, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2016 | Indonesian Masters | Jongkolphan Kititharakul
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Chae Yoo-jung Kim So-yeong
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18–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Bitburger Open | Jongkolphan Kititharakul
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Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
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12–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Malaysia Masters | Jongkolphan Kititharakul
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 Poon Lok Yan Tse Ying Suet
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21–17, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2017 | Bitburger Open | Jongkolphan Kititharakul
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 Akane Araki Aoi Matsuda
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21–19, 21–6 | Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)Edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Smiling Fish International | Ratchanok Intanon
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10–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Smiling Fish International |  Ho Yen Mei
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21–9, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2013 | Singapore International | Pornpawee Chochuwong
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21–12, 21–14 | Winner
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Kharkiv International | Jongkolphan Kititharakul
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 Heather Olver Lauren Smith
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21–18, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2015 | Sydney International | Jongkolphan Kititharakul
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 Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville
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21–13, 21–5 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Players: Rawinda Prajongjai". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Rawinda Prajongjai Full profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External linksEdit
- Rawinda Prajongjai at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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