Nuntakarn Aimsaard

Nuntakarn Aimsaard
Personal information
Nickname(s)Auna
CountryThailand
Born (1999-05-23) 23 May 1999
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking9 (3 January 2023)
Current ranking14 (8 July 2025)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Thailand
Uber Cup
2020 Aarhus Women's team
2022 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2023 Dubai Mixed team
2025 Qingdao Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
2024 Selangor Women's team
Summer Universiade
2017 Taipei Mixed team
SEA Games
2021 Vietnam Women's team
2023 Cambodia Women's team
2021 Vietnam Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2016 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Nuntakarn Aimsaard (Thai: นันทกาญจน์ เอี่ยมสอาด; born 23 May 1999) is a Thai badminton player.[1] Aimsaard entered the international badminton circuit in 2015. She was part of the Thailand team that won the mixed team bronze medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade. She won her first BWF world tour title at the 2022 India Open in the women's doubles event partnered with her sister Benyapa Aimsaard.[2]

Achievements

SEA Games

Women's doubles

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

BWF World Tour (7 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] 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.[4]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 India Open Super 500 Benyapa Aimsaard Anastasiia Akchurina
Olga Morozova
21–13, 21–5 Winner
2022 Korea Open Super 500 Benyapa Aimsaard Jeong Na-eun
Kim Hye-jeong
16–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2022 Vietnam Open Super 100 Benyapa Aimsaard Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma
Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi
21–16, 27–25 Winner
2022 Hylo Open Super 300 Benyapa Aimsaard Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai
21–18, 18–21, 21–17 Winner
2022 Australian Open Super 300 Benyapa Aimsaard Zhang Shuxian
Zheng Yu
19–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2022 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Benyapa Aimsaard Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2023 Thailand Masters Super 300 Benyapa Aimsaard Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee
21–6, 21–11 Winner
2023 Thailand Open Super 500 Benyapa Aimsaard Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong
13–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2024 Thailand Masters Super 300 Benyapa Aimsaard Li Yijing
Luo Xumin
21–13, 17–21, 27–25 Winner
2025 U.S. Open Super 300 Benyapa Aimsaard Hsu Ya-ching
Sung Yu-hsuan
21–15, 21–15 Winner
2025 Canada Open Super 300 Benyapa Aimsaard Kaho Osawa
Mai Tanabe
21–12, 21–18 Winner

References

  1. ^ "Player: Nuntakarn Aimsaard". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Thai sister shuttlers win women's doubles at India Open". Bangkok Post. 16 January 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2022.