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Supanida Katethong

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Supanida Katethong
Personal information
Nickname(s)May
CountryThailand
Born (1997-10-26) 26 October 1997 (age 27)
Bangkok, Thailand
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
HandednessLeft
CoachKim Ji-hyun
Women's singles
Highest ranking9 (17 December 2024)
Current ranking9 (17 December 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Thailand
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Dubai Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Selangor Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Manila Women's team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia Women's team
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. She is nicknamed as May Sai (Thai: เมย์ซ้าย, lit. 'left May'), so as to not only avoid confusion with another May, which is Ratchanok "May" Intanon, but to also reference her left-handedness.[2]

Career

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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]

In 2018, Katethong finished runners-up in the Indonesia International and Spanish International.[8][9] She then claimed two titles in 2019 in the Iran Fajr International and Mongolia International.[10][11]

Katethong reached her first final in the BWF World Tour at the India Open, losing to her compatriot Busanan Ongbamrungphan.[12]

2023–2024

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Katethong opened the 2023 season as a semi-finalist in the India Open, losing to the then world number 1 Akane Yamaguchi.[13] 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.[14][15] 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.[16] 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.[17]

In 2024, Katethong reached three finals, where she won the Thailand Open,[18] and also became finalists in the Thailand and Spain Masters.[19][20]

Achievements

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SEA Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Morodok Techo Badminton Hall, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Thailand Lalinrat Chaiwan 21–12, 21–14 Gold Gold [14]

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[21] 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.[22]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 India Open Super 500 Thailand Busanan Ongbamrungphan 20–22, 21–19, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [12]
2023 U.S. Open Super 300 China Gao Fangjie 21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [16]
2024 Thailand Masters Super 300 Japan Aya Ohori 21–18, 17–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [19]
2024 Spain Masters Super 300 Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 12–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [20]
2024 Thailand Open Super 500 China Han Yue 21–16, 25–23 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [18]

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 2 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2014 Singapore International Indonesia Millicent Wiranto 21–11, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [4]
2015 Thailand International South Korea Kim Hyo-min 21–16, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [5]
2015 Smiling Fish International Thailand Sarita Suwannakitborihan 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [6]
2015 Sri Lanka International Switzerland Sabrina Jaquet 17–21, 21–11, 12–6 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [7]
2018 Indonesia International Indonesia Aurum Oktavia Winata 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [8]
2018 Spanish International Denmark Michelle Skødstrup 11–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [9]
2019 Iran Fajr International Indonesia Choirunnisa 21–16, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [10]
2019 Mongolia International South Korea Sim Yu-jin 21–19, 19–21, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [11]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2015 Smiling Fish International Thailand Panjarat Pransopon Thailand Thidarat Kleebyeesoon
Thailand Ruethaichanok Laisuan 		21–13, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [6]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Supanida Katethong". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. ^ Ingonn (2023-07-17). "ประวัติเม ศุภนิดา เกตุทอง หรือเมซ้าย แบดมินตันหญิงดาวรุ่ง แชมป์ เวิลด์ ทัวร์". TrueID (in Thai). Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  3. ^ "Players: Supanida Katethong". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b "แบดสาวที.ไทยแลนด์ซิวทองที่สิงคโปร์" (in Thai). Independent News Network. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. ^ a b "น้องเมย์ ศุภนิดา ซิวแชมป์แรกของปีในระดับ International Challenge" (in Thai). Victor Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "ศุภนิดาฟอร์มหรูคว้าแชมป์แบดฯปุ้มปุ้ย" (in Thai). Siam Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Praneeth and Supanida bag shuttle titles". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  8. ^ a b Laksamana, Nugyasa (16 April 2018). "Juarai USM Indonesia International Series 2018, Aurum Oktavia Kian Percaya Diri" (in Indonesian). Bola. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  9. ^ a b Grice, David (17 June 2018). "Popov makes it a hat-trick of titles in 2018". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  10. ^ a b Indriawati, Tri (7 February 2019). "Indonesia raih 2 gelar di Iran Fajr International 2019" (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  11. ^ a b "ขนไก่ไทยสอยแชมป์ที่ญี่ปุ่น-มองโกเลีย" (in Thai). Badminton Association of Thailand. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Shuttler Busanan edges fellow Thai Supanida in India Open final". Bangkok Post. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ a b "'ศุภนิดา' ปราบ 'ลลินรัศฐ์' คว้าแชมป์หญิงเดี่ยวแบดมินตันซีเกมส์ 2023" (in Thai). TNN. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Women shuttlers make it six in a row". Bangkok Post. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023 – via The Phuket News.
  16. ^ a b "'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.
  17. ^ "'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.
  18. ^ a b "Home players triumph in two finals at Thailand Open badminton". The Nation. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  19. ^ a b "A day of doubles joy for Thailand". Bangkok Post. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Ratchanok reigns in Spain, ends drought". Bangkok Post. 2 April 2024. Archived from the original on 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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