Rawinda Prajongjai

Rawinda Prajongjai
Personal information
Nickname(s)View
CountryThailand
Born (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993
Bangkok, Thailand
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Years active2013–2024
Retired13 August 2024
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking86 (WS, 21 November 2013)
5 (WD with Jongkolphan Kititharakul, 20 December 2022)
293 (XD with Wannawat Ampunsuwan, 5 December 2013)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Thailand
Sudirman Cup
2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
2019 Nanning Mixed team
Uber Cup
2018 Bangkok Women's team
2020 Aarhus Women's team
2022 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
2023 Dubai Women's doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
2024 Selangor Women's team
2016 Hyderabad Women's team
2020 Manila Women's team
SEA Games
2015 Singapore Women's team
2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
2019 Philippines Women's team
2021 Vietnam Women's team
2023 Cambodia Women's team
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan Mixed team
2015 Gwangju Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Rawinda Prajongjai (Thai: รวินดา ประจงใจ; born 29 June 1993) is a Thai badminton player.[1] She was part of the national women's team that clinched the gold medal at the 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023 SEA Games; and 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.

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Jongkolphan Kititharakul Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
18–21, 15–21 Bronze

SEA Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Axiata Arena,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Jongkolphan Kititharakul Puttita Supajirakul
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
21–16, 7–8 retired Gold

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[2] 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.[3]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Thailand Masters Super 300 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Anggia Shitta Awanda
Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani
21–19, 21–17 Winner
2018 India Open Super 500 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu
18–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2019 Chinese Taipei Open Super 300 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong
21–19, 18–21, 28–26 Winner
2019 Macau Open Super 300 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Du Yue
Li Yinhui
16–21, 21–10, 12–21 Runner-up
2020 (I) Thailand Open Super 1000 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu
15–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2021 Orléans Masters Super 100 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
21–16, 21–16 Winner
2022 Hylo Open Super 300 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Benyapa Aimsaard
Nuntakarn Aimsaard
18–21, 21–18, 17–21 Runner-up
2023 Arctic Open Super 500 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Liu Shengshu
Tan Ning
13–21, 22–24 Runner-up
2023 French Open Super 750 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Liu Shengshu
Tan Ning
24–26, 19–21 Runner-up
2024 Thailand Open Super 500 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma
Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi
21–14, 21–14 Winner

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Vietnam Open Jongkolphan Kititharakul Suci Rizky Andini
Maretha Dea Giovani
21–14, 21–12 Winner
2016 Indonesian Masters Jongkolphan Kititharakul Chae Yoo-jung
Kim So-yeong
18–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2016 Bitburger Open Jongkolphan Kititharakul Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
12–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2017 Malaysia Masters Jongkolphan Kititharakul Poon Lok Yan
Tse Ying Suet
21–17, 21–9 Winner
2017 Bitburger Open Jongkolphan Kititharakul Akane Araki
Aoi Matsuda
21–19, 21–6 Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2010 Smiling Fish International Ratchanok Intanon 10–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2013 Smiling Fish International Ho Yen Mei 21–9, 21–19 Winner
2013 Singapore International Pornpawee Chochuwong 21–12, 21–14 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Kharkiv International Jongkolphan Kititharakul Heather Olver
Lauren Smith
21–18, 21–15 Winner
2015 Sydney International Jongkolphan Kititharakul Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville
21–13, 21–5 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Rawinda Prajongjai". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.