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Benyapa Aimsaard

Benyapa Aimsaard (Thai: เบญญาภา เอี่ยมสอาด; born 29 August 2002) is a Thai badminton player.[1]

Benyapa Aimsaard
Personal information
CountryThailand
Born (2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 (age 22)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking66 (WS 23 March 2021)
9 (WD 3 January 2023)
144 (XD 17 March 2020)
Current ranking15 (WD) (9 April 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
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kazan Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kazan Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Suzhou Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Suzhou Girls' singles
BWF profile

Career

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Aimsaard educated at the Demonstration School of Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University.[2] She entered the international circuit in 2015, at a very young age of 13. At the Asian U–15 Junior Championships, she finished as mixed doubles runner-up with Setthanan Piyawatcharavijit. At the age of 15, she was able to compete in the senior international tournament, by becoming a finalist in the 2017 Lao International Series.[3] Aimsaard later won the 2018 Asian U–17 Junior Championships in the girls' singles and doubles events.[4] In 2019, she won the Mongolia Junior International in the girls' singles event,[5] India Junior International both in singles and mixed doubles.[6] Aimsaard was part of Thai team that won the first ever mixed team title at the Asian Junior Championships.[7] She also won bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships in the girls' singles[8] and World Junior Championships in the mixed doubles event.[9] Aimsaard won her first BWF world tour title at the 2022 India Open in the women's doubles event partnered with her sister Nuntakarn Aimsaard.[10]

Achievements

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SEA Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Bac Giang Gymnasium,
Bắc Giang, Vietnam 		  Nuntakarn Aimsaard   Apriyani Rahayu
  Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 		17–21, 14–21   Silver

World Junior Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Kazan Gymnastics Center,
Kazan, Russia 		  Ratchapol Makkasasithorn   Feng Yanzhe
  Lin Fangling 		17–21, 14–21   Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China   Zhou Meng 10–21, 18–21   Bronze

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[12]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 India Open Super 500   Nuntakarn Aimsaard   Anastasiia Akchurina
  Olga Morozova 		21–13, 21–5   Winner
2022 Korea Open Super 500   Nuntakarn Aimsaard   Jeong Na-eun
  Kim Hye-jeong 		16–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2022 Vietnam Open Super 100   Nuntakarn Aimsaard   Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma
  Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi 		21–16, 27–25   Winner
2022 Hylo Open Super 300   Nuntakarn Aimsaard   Jongkolphan Kititharakul
  Rawinda Prajongjai 		21–18, 18–21, 21–17   Winner
2022 Australian Open Super 300   Nuntakarn Aimsaard   Zhang Shuxian
  Zheng Yu 		19–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2022 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals   Nuntakarn Aimsaard   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan 		13–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2023 Thailand Masters Super 300   Nuntakarn Aimsaard   Baek Ha-na
  Lee So-hee 		21–6, 21–11   Winner
2023 Thailand Open Super 500   Nuntakarn Aimsaard   Kim So-yeong
  Kong Hee-yong 		13–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2024 Thailand Masters Super 300   Nuntakarn Aimsaard   Li Yijing
  Luo Xumin 		21–13, 17–21, 27–25   Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Lao International   Nguyễn Thùy Linh 12–21, 21–16, 11–21   Runner-up
2019 India International   Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 18–21, 11–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Mongolia International   Ratchapol Makkasasithorn   Mak Hee Chun
  Chau Hoi Wah 		20–22, 15–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 titles)

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Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Mongolia Junior International   Pornpicha Choeikeewong 10–21, 21–13, 21–10   Winner
2019 India Junior International   Riko Gunji 21–19, 18–21, 23–21   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 India Junior International   Ratchapol Makkasasithorn   Ishaan Bhatnagar
  Tanisha Crasto 		21–12, 20–22, 22–20   Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Player: Benyapa Aimsaard". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. ^ "ขอแสดงความยินดีกับ 1) นายกรดนัย ตันติยุทธ 2) น.ส.เบญญาภา เอี่ยมสอาด ได้รับการคัดเลือกเป็นตัวแทนนักเรียนไทยไปเข้าร่วมการแข่งขันกีฬาแบดมินตันชิงชนะเลิศแห่งเอเชีย ณ เมือง Nagpur สาธารณรัฐอินเดีย ระหว่างวันที่ 5-13 กรกฎาคม 2561" (in Thai). Demonstration School of Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ^ "ไทยคว้าสองแชมป์ ชายเดี่ยว-หญิงคู่ Beer Lao International Series 2017" (in Thai). Badminton Association of Thailand. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ^ "เบญญาภา แร็กร้อนกวาด 2 แชมป์ขนไก่ยช.เอเชีย" (in Thai). Siam Sport. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Results – Mongolia Junior International Series 2019". Badminton World Federation. 23 June 2019.
  6. ^ "นักแบดฯ ดาวรุ่งไทยฟอร์หรู ผงาดซิว 2 แชมป์ขนไก่ที่อินเดีย" (in Thai). Thai Rath. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Thailand crowned new Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team champions". Badminton Asia. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  8. ^ ""วิว" ทะลุชิงขนไก่ "ยช.เอเชีย" / "ปัทมา" หวังขนไก่ไทยสร้างประวัติศาสตร์เยาวชนอีกครั้ง". Manager Daily (in Thai). 27 July 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  9. ^ ""รัชพล-เบญญาภา" คว้าเหรียญทองแดง ศึกเยาวชนชิงแชมป์โลก" (in Thai). Badminton Association of Thailand. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Thai sister shuttlers win women's doubles at India Open". Bangkok Post. 16 January 2022.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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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