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Ratchanok Intanon

Ratchanok Intanon (Thai: รัชนก อินทนนท์, RTGS: Ratchanok Inthanon, pronounced [rát.t͡ɕʰā.nók ʔīn.tʰā.nōn]; born 5 February 1995) is a Thai badminton player who became the first Thai to become No.1 in women's singles. She is known for her relaxed hitting motion and light footwork, which has been described as 'balletic' by commentators such as Gillian Clark.[citation needed] She became the world champion in women's singles in 2013.

Ratchanok Intanon
Personal information
Nickname(s)May
CountryThailand
Born (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995 (age 29)
Yasothon, Thailand
ResidenceBangkok, Thailand
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record487 wins, 226 losses
Highest ranking1 (21 April 2016)
Current ranking20 (13 August 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Thailand
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Guangzhou Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nanning Mixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bangkok Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Wuhan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Wuhan Women's singles
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hyderabad Women's team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Vientiane Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Vientiane Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Women's singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Alor Setar Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guadalajara Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Taipei Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Alor Setar Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

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2008–2010

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In 2008, Intanon entered the international circuit at the age of 13. The first international tournament she played was the Laos International series, in which she played both singles and doubles. She lost the singles final to Vietnam's Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung.[2] She won her first individual international title in 2009 by winning the Vietnam International Challenge when she was 14.[3] She made history by becoming the youngest-ever champion at the 2009 BWF World Junior Championships at 14 in Malaysia by beating her compatriot Porntip Buranaprasertsuk.[4] She reached the final of the Malaysia International Challenge 2009, losing out to Sapsiree Taerattanachai.[5] She also reached the 2009 SEA Games women's singles final, but lost to her compatriot Salakjit Ponsana.

In 2010, at the age of 15, she successfully defended her title at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships in Mexico by beating Misaki Matsutomo.[6] Her successful run continued after she won Smiling Fish International event, beating teammate Rawinda Prajongjai.[7] She won back-to-back Grand Prix tournaments by winning the Vietnam Open Grand Prix beating China's Zhou Hui[8] and the Indonesia Grand Prix Gold after defeating Cheng Shao-chieh from Chinese Taipei.[9] In the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, she won a silver medal as a member of the women's team. In the final, she lost to Wang Xin, at that time world number 1.[10]

2011–2012

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Intanon participated in BWF World Championships and lost in the third round to eventual winner Wang Yihan. She was a finalist at the Chinese Taipei Open, where she was defeated by Sung Ji-hyun.[11] She became the most successful player ever in individual events at the BWF World Junior Championships, winning the women's singles title for the third straight time by defeating Indonesia's Elyzabeth Purwaningtyas.[12] She won the India Open Grand Prix Gold where she received a walkover against Porntip Buranaprasertsuk in final.[13] She was also a member of the women's team that defeated Indonesia in the final of the 2011 SEA Games. She herself was a bronze medalist in singles event, where she lost in the semi-finals to Singapore's Fu Mingtian.[14]

In 2012, Intanon, at 16 years of age, was awarded the Best Female Athlete Award in Thailand after winning the world junior title for three successive years.[15] She reached the finals of the Thailand Open but lost to Saina Nehwal.[16] After defeating the higher-seeded Juliane Schenk of Germany in round of 16, she reached the quarter-finals of the 2012 Olympic Games where she lost to second seed Wang Xin despite leading 21–17 and 16–9 in the second game.[17] She entered the finals of a Superseries tournament for the first time in the China Open but lost to Li Xuerui 12–21, 9–21.[18] She qualified for the 2012 BWF Superseries Finals and won all of her group matches in straight games against Juliane Schenk, Tine Baun and Saina Nehwal. She lost in the semi-finals there to Wang Shixian.[19] She finished the year as world number 9.

2013

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Intanon reached the finals of the All England Open, losing to Tine Rasmussen 14–21, 21–16, 10–21.[20] She is the youngest ever singles finalist at the All England Open.[21] She lost in the final of the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold after being defeated by Wang Shixian.[22] She won her first Superseries tournament by beating Juliane Schenk 22–20, 21–14 in the India Open[23] to become the youngest-ever Superseries winner at the age of 18 years, 2 months and 22 days (she held this record for 6 months until Akane Yamaguchi won the 2013 Japan Super Series at the age of 16). She again reached the finals of the Thailand Open, winning the title after beating Busanan Ongbamrungphan[24] to become the first Thai ever to win the women's singles title at the Thailand Open since it was first held in 1984.

Intanon withdrew from both the Indonesia and Singapore Opens to recover from a foot injury and prepare for the BWF World Championships. In World Championships in August, she was seeded fourth. She reached the quarter-finals of this tournament for the first time, where she defeated Carolina Marín in a very hard-fought encounter.[25] Her semi-finals path was relatively easy, where she won against P. V. Sindhu in two games.[26] In the final, she won the title, beating world number 1 and Olympic gold medalist Li Xuerui 22–20, 18–21, 21–14.[27] She was the first-ever Thai player to be the World Champion and was also the youngest singles World Champion ever at the age of 18. She became the world champion while still being eligible to play in the World Junior Championships that year. After the World Championships, she injured her back and failed to qualify for the Super Series Finals, finishing the year as the world number three. She was awarded the "2013 Best Females Athletes Award" from the Thailand Sports Authority.[28]

2014

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In 2014, Intanon reached the final of the Korea Open for the first time, meeting Wang Yihan and continuing her losing streak against Wang.[29] She was awarded "Best Asian Sporting Icon" by Fox Sports Asia, based on voting from internet fans on its website.[30] She reached the finals of the Indonesia Open but lost to Li Xuerui.[31] She failed to defend her World Championships title after losing in the third round to Minatsu Mitani.[32] She was defeated by Bae Yeon-ju in the quarter-finals of the 2014 Asian Games.[33] She qualified for the Superseries Finals in Dubai but failed to pass the round-robin stage after losing group matches against Tai Tzu-ying and Akane Yamaguchi. She finished the 2014 year as world number 6.

2015

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In 2015, Intanon made a comeback by reaching the final of the India Open for the second time but lost to her opponent Saina Nehwal.[34] A month later, she became the first Thai singles player to win the Asia Championships by defeating Li Xuerui in the final 20–22, 23–21, 21–12 in China.[35] It was the first time that Intanon had beaten Li since the final of the 2013 World Championships. In June, she won her first Superseries Premier title by beating Yui Hashimoto of Japan in straight games at the Indonesia Open.[36] However, at the BWF World Championships, she had to retire from court when 8–5 up in the decider against Lindaweni Fanetri in the round of 16 from cramps.[37]

Intanon won a gold medal with the Thailand women's team at the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore. After the Indonesia Open, she did not reach the final of any tournaments but earned enough points to qualify for the Dubai World Superseries Finals. In the group stage, she lost to Wang Yihan, but won two other matches against Wang Shixian and Sung Ji-hyun, progressing to the semi-finals. She lost to Wang Yihan there, which brought their head-to-head record to 0–12.[38] She finished the 2015 season at world number seven.

2016

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In 2016, Intanon won the Thailand Masters, a second Grand Prix Gold tournament in Thailand, by beating Sun Yu in the final.[39] She won the India Open for the second time by beating Li Xuerui in the final.[40] In the Malaysia Open the week after, she defeated Wang Yihan for the first time by beating her in the semi-final. In the final, she beat Tai Tzu-ying to earn the Malaysia Open title for the first time.[41] This was the first time she had won two consecutive Superseries tournaments; Intanon then became the first singles player to win three Superseries in three consecutive weeks[42] by winning the Singapore Super Series, defeating Sun Yu in the final. By winning three Superseries in a row, she also rose to the number 1 spot in the world rankings, becoming the first Thai to achieve this feat. Her winning streak ended after she lost to Sayaka Sato in the Asian Championships.[43]

Intanon qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the Thai flag bearer.[44] At the Olympics she failed to pass the round of 16, losing to Akane Yamaguchi, in two games: 19–21, 16–21.[45] After the Olympics, she suffered a knee injury which forced her to retire from subsequent tournaments. In the Superseries Finals, Intanon lost in straight games to Sung Ji-hyun and Tai Tzu-ying, and retired injured against He Bingjiao. She finished 2016 at a world ranking of five.

2017

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Intanon played in her first tournament of 2017 in March, the All England Open. She made her way to the quarter-finals, where she faced off against world no. 2 Carolina Marín. She won after being down 11–18 in the rubber set but won 10 straight points to close out the match.[46] After defeating Akane Yamaguchi in the semi-finals, she was defeated by Tai Tzu-ying 16–21, 20–22.[47]

Intanon later in the year took the Thailand Open title, beating compatriot Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the final.[48] She also won the New Zealand Open beating Saena Kawakami.[49] She was disappointed in the World Championships when she lost to Chen Yufei in the quarter-finals.[50] After defeating Sung Ji-hyun and Tai Tzu-ying in the Denmark Open, Intanon beat Akane Yamaguchi in the final in three games after being 16–19 down in the final game; she won the game 21–19. She said that she dedicated the title to Thailand's king, Bhumibol Adulyadej, who had died the year before.[51] She qualified for the season-ending Superseries Finals, where she defeated Sung Ji-hyun and Tai Tzu-ying and lost the third group match to Chen Yufei. She was defeated in the semi-finals by Akane Yamaguchi in three games after she was leading in the final game.[52]

2018

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At the beginning of the year, Intanon won the Malaysia Masters Super 500, beating Tai Tzu-ying in the finals, winning 24–22 in the third set.[53] In the World Championships, she lost to Saina Nehwal in the third round.[54] At the Asian Games, Intanon made it to the quarter-final stage before losing out to Nehwal.[55] She made the finals of the Hong Kong Open, losing to Nozomi Okuhara.[56] She qualified for the BWF World Tour Finals, where she ended her losing streak against Chen Yufei. She lost to Nozomi Okuhara but defeated Canada's Michelle Li to secure a semi-finals spot. She lost in the semi-finals to eventual gold medalist P. V. Sindhu.[57] She finished the year at world no. 8.

2019 - Present

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Ratchanok at the 2019 German Open

In 2019, Intanon won the Malaysia Masters Super 500, defending her title by winning in straight games for all her matches, including the final where she beat Carolina Marín.[58] At the final of German Open Super 300, she lost to Akane Yamaguchi in three games, losing 23–25 in the deciding game.[59] She then won her third India Open title by beating He Bingjiao. This was Intanon's first victory over her.[60] She lost the final of Thailand Open to Chen Yufei in two games.[61] She won the bronze medal at Basel World Championship after losing to Nozomi Okuhara in the semi-finals.[62] Intanon was one point away from winning the Korea Open against He Bingjiao, but she saved four match points and won the next game.[63]

Intanon failed an out-of-competition drug test in April but was not banned by the BWF.[64] The BWF statement reads: "The ethics hearing panel determined Ms. Ratchanok Intanon committed an anti-doping rule violation, but as the athlete was able to demonstrate that her adverse analytical finding was related to the ingestion of meat contaminated with clenbuterol, she was found to bear no fault or negligence for the violation, and thus no period of ineligibility has been imposed on her." She lost again to Chen Yufei in the final of the Hong Kong Open.[65] She participated in the World Tour Finals, where she beat Busanan Ongbamrungphan, lost to Tai Tzu-ying, and lost to Nozomi Okuhara in the last group match. Intanon's first title of 2020 came when she won the Indonesia Masters title by beating Carolina Marín in three game.[66]

In September 2023, Intanon was scheduled to compete at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games. She withdrew from the competition and the rest of the 2023 tour due to the ankle injury she suffered in the Hong Kong Open.[67] After a 3-month hiatus, Intanon returned to the international tour at the Malaysia Open in January 2024.[68] She then won the Spain Masters in March.[69] Intanon competed for the fourth time at the Olympics in the 2024 Paris, but again failed to win a medal after losing in the quarter-finals to Gregoria Mariska Tunjung.[70] In October, she finished as a finalist at the Arctic Open.[71]

Records currently held

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  • Youngest ever singles champion at the BWF World Championships (2013, age of 18 years, 6 months and 6 days).[72]
  • Youngest ever champion of the BWF World Junior Championships (2009, age of 14).[73]
  • First ever three-time champion in a single discipline of the BWF World Junior Championships (2009, 2010, 2011).[74]
  • Youngest ever singles finalist of the All England Open Badminton Championships (2013, age of 18).[75]
  • First ever singles player to win three Superseries titles in three consecutive weeks.[76]
  • First ever Thai badminton player ranked world number 1.[77]

Achievements

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BWF World Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China   Li Xuerui 22–20, 18–21, 21–14   Gold [27]
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland   Nozomi Okuhara 21–17, 18–21, 15–21   Bronze [62]

Asian Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2015 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China   Li Xuerui 20–22, 23–21, 21–12   Gold [35]

SEA Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2009 Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos   Salakjit Ponsana 14–21, 21–18, 10–21   Silver
2011 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia   Fu Mingtian 17–21, 21–19, 20–22   Bronze [14]

BWF World Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2009 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia   Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 21–15, 21–23, 21–10   Gold [4]
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico   Misaki Matsutomo 21–13, 16–21, 21–10   Gold [6]
2011 Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City, Taipei, Taiwan   Elyzabeth Purwaningtyas 21–6, 18–21, 21–13   Gold [12]

Asian Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2010 Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 		  Pijitjan Wangpaiboonkj   Ou Dongni
  Bao Yixin 		7–21, 17–21   Bronze

BWF World Tour (6 titles, 9 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[78] 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.[79]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Malaysia Masters Super 500   Tai Tzu-ying 21–16, 14–21, 24–22   Winner [53]
2018 Hong Kong Open Super 500   Nozomi Okuhara 19–21, 22–24   Runner-up [56]
2019 Malaysia Masters Super 500   Carolina Marín 21–9, 22–20   Winner [58]
2019 German Open Super 300   Akane Yamaguchi 21–16, 14–21, 23–25   Runner-up [59]
2019 India Open Super 500   He Bingjiao 21–15, 21–14   Winner [60]
2019 Thailand Open Super 500   Chen Yufei 20–22, 18–21   Runner-up [61]
2019 Korea Open Super 500   He Bingjiao 21–18, 22–24, 17–21   Runner-up [63]
2019 Hong Kong Open Super 500   Chen Yufei 18–21, 21–13, 13–21   Runner-up [65]
2020 Indonesia Masters Super 500   Carolina Marín 21–19, 11–21, 21–18   Winner [66]
2021 Indonesia Open Super 1000   An Se-young 17–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2022 Indonesia Masters Super 500   Chen Yufei 16–21, 21–18, 15–21   Runner-up
2022 Malaysia Open Super 750   Chen Yufei 21–15, 13–21, 21–16   Winner
2023 Canada Open Super 500   Akane Yamaguchi 19–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2024 Spain Masters Super 300   Supanida Katethong 21–12, 21–9   Winner [69]
2024 Arctic Open Super 500   Han Yue 10–21, 13–21   Runner-up [71]

BWF Superseries (6 titles, 6 runners-up)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[80] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[81] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2012 China Open   Li Xuerui 12–21, 9–21   Runner-up [18]
2013 All England Open   Tine Baun 15–21, 21–16, 10–21   Runner-up [20]
2013 India Open   Juliane Schenk 22–20, 21–14   Winner [23]
2014 Korea Open   Wang Yihan 13–21, 19–21   Runner-up [29]
2014 Indonesia Open   Li Xuerui 13–21, 13–21   Runner-up [31]
2015 India Open   Saina Nehwal 16–21, 14–21   Runner-up [34]
2015 Indonesia Open   Yui Hashimoto 21–11, 21–10   Winner [36]
2016 India Open   Li Xuerui 21–17, 21–18   Winner [40]
2016 Malaysia Open   Tai Tzu-ying 21–14, 21–15   Winner [41]
2016 Singapore Open   Sun Yu 18–21, 21–11, 21–14   Winner [42]
2017 All England Open   Tai Tzu-ying 16–21, 20–22   Runner-up [47]
2017 Denmark Open   Akane Yamaguchi 14–21, 21–15, 21–19   Winner [51]
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (7 titles, 3 runners-up)

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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 singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2010 Vietnam Open   Zhou Hui 21–17, 22–20   Winner [8]
2010 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold   Cheng Shao-chieh 21–12, 19–21, 21–16   Winner [9]
2011 Chinese Taipei Open   Sung Ji-hyun 20–22, 15–21   Runner-up [11]
2011 India Grand Prix Gold   Porntip Buranaprasertsuk Walkover   Winner [13]
2012 Thailand Open   Saina Nehwal 21–19, 15–21, 10–21   Runner-up [16]
2013 Swiss Open   Wang Shixian 16–21, 12–21   Runner-up [22]
2013 Thailand Open   Busanan Ongbamrungphan 20–22, 21–19, 21–13   Winner [24]
2016 Thailand Masters   Sun Yu 21–19, 18–21, 21–17   Winner [39]
2017 Thailand Open   Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21–18, 12–21, 21–16   Winner [48]
2017 New Zealand Open   Saena Kawakami 21–14, 16–21, 21–15   Winner [49]
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2008 Laos International   Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung 22–20, 14–21, 18–21   Runner-up [2]
2009 Vietnam International   Maria Elfira Christina 21–18, 21–14   Winner [3]
2009 Malaysia International   Sapsiree Taerattanachai 11–21, 21–19, 20–22   Runner-up [5]
2010 Smiling Fish International   Rawinda Prajongjai 21–10, 21–17   Winner [7]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2010 Smiling Fish International   Pijitjan Wangpaiboonkj   Rodjana Chuthabunditkul
  Wiranpatch Hongchookeat 		20–22, 11–21   Runner-up [7]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2008 Laos International   Pisit Poodchalat   Dương Bảo Đức
  Thái Thị Hồng Gấm 		16–21, 21–18, 17–21   Runner-up [2]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Personal life

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Intanon is the daughter of Winutchai Intanon of Yasothon and Kumpan Suvarsara of Roi Et. She was born in Yasothon Province in the northeast of Thailand, but moved at the age of three months with her parents, who worked at the Banthongyord sweets factory in the Bang Khae District of Bangkok. As a child, she would accompany her parents to work. Factory owner Kamala Thongkorn, worried that she would be burned by boiling water and hot sugar, allowed Intanon to play at the factory's badminton courts. She started playing when she was six years old, and won her first championship at the age of seven.[82][83][84][85][86]

Intanon used her prize money and endorsement fees to aid her parents and brother. Her father opened a food shop with her help. "I wanted to be a national player like my older friends and play for the country, because that was the only way I could help my parents to improve our status and leave poverty," she has said.[87]

Intanon trains at the Banthongyord Badminton School. Her coach is Patapol Ngernsrisuk, former Olympian and son of Kamala Thongkorn.[88]

In 2024, she would retire after 2024 Olympics to work fulltime for the Central Police Station as a detective.[89]

Performance timeline

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Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

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  • Junior level
Events 2008 2009 2010 2011
Asian Junior Championships QF B B A
World Junior Championships 5th B 8th 4th
  • Senior level
Team events 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Ref
SEA Games B NH G NH G NH A NH G NH A NH A NH
Asia Team Championships NH B NH A NH A NH A NH A
Asian Games NH S NH QF NH B NH w/d NH [10][67]
Uber Cup NH DNQ NH B NH QF NH QF NH S NH B NH B NH QF
Sudirman Cup A NH GS NH B NH GS NH B NH B NH A NH QF NH

Individual competitions

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Junior level

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  • Girls' singles
Events 2008 2009 2010 2011 Ref
Asian Junior Championships A QF A
World Junior Championships QF G G G [4][6][12]
  • Girls' doubles
Events 2010
Asian Junior Championships B
  • Mixed doubles
Events 2008 2009
Asian Junior Championships 3R QF
World Junior Championships 3R A

Senior level

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  • Women singles
Event 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Ref
SEA Games S NH B NH A NH A NH A NH A NH A NH A NH [14]
Asian Championships A 1R 2R QF 2R G 2R QF 2R w/d NH A w/d 1R [35][43]
Asian Games NH A NH QF NH QF NH w/d NH [33][55][67]
World Championships A 3R NH G 3R 3R NH QF 3R B NH QF 3R 3R NH [27][32][37][50][54][62]
Olympic Games NH QF NH 2R NH QF NH QF [17][45][70]
Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix BWF World Tour Best Ref
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Malaysia Open A 1R 1R A 1R 2R W QF SF QF NH W w/d 2R W ('16, '22) [41]
India Open A QF 1R W A F W QF SF W NH A 2R 1R W ('13, '16, '19) [23][34][40][60]
Indonesia Masters NH W 2R A NH SF QF W 2R F QF QF W ('10, '20) [9][66]
Thailand Masters NH W A QF NH w/d QF W ('16) [39]
German Open A 2R QF A F NH QF w/d QF F ('19) [59]
French Open A 1R QF QF SF SF A QF QF QF NH QF QF A 1R SF ('14, '15)
All England Open A 1R 2R F SF QF QF F 1R 1R QF SF w/d 1R 1R F ('13, '17) [20][47]
Swiss Open A 1R SF F A 2R A NH A 1R 1R F ('13) [22]
Spain Masters NH A NH A W W ('24) [69]
Thailand Open 2R NH 1R F W NH SF A W w/d F QF NH SF 1R 2R W ('13, '17) [16][24][48][61]
SF
Malaysia Masters 2R 1R 2R A W W 2R NH QF 1R 2R W ('18, '19) [53][58]
Singapore Open A 2R A QF QF W 1R w/d QF NH 1R 2R w/d W ('16) [42]
Indonesia Open A 2R 1R A F W 1R 1R QF QF NH F 2R SF 2R W ('15) [31][36]
Australian Open A SF 2R A 2R 1R QF 2R A SF NH w/d SF A SF ('11, '19, '23)
U.S. Open A SF A NH SF A SF ('11, '23)
Canada Open NH A NH A F A F ('23)
Japan Open A 1R 1R QF A 1R 2R QF 2R QF 1R NH QF QF A QF ('12, '16, '18, '22, '23)
Korea Open A 1R 2R 1R F 1R 2R QF 2R F NH QF A F ('14, '19) [29][63]
Taipei Open A QF F A SF A NH A F ('11) [11]
Vietnam Open A W A NH A W ('10) [8]
Hong Kong Open A QF A 1R 2R 2R SF A SF F F NH 2R QF F ('18, '19) [56][65]
China Open A QF QF F QF QF 1R A SF 1R QF NH w/d 1R F ('12) [18]
Macau Open 1R 1R 1R A NH N/A 1R 1R ('09, '10, '11, '24)
Arctic Open N/A NH N/A NH w/d F F ('24) [71]
Denmark Open A SF 1R SF 2R A W 2R 2R A 1R SF A 2R W ('17) [51]
Hylo Open A 2R A 2R ('21)
Korea Masters A QF A w/d A NH w/d A QF ('10)
Japan Masters NA A 2R 2R ('24)
China Masters A QF A QF QF NH A 1R QF ('12, '18, '19) [90]
Syed Modi International A W A NH A NH A W ('11) [13]
Superseries /
World Tour Finals 		DNQ SF DNQ RR SF RR SF SF RR RR DNQ RR DNQ SF ('12, '15, '17, '18) [19][38][52][57]
New Zealand Open A NH N/A NH A W A NH N/A W ('17) [49]
Year-end ranking 73 21 13 9 3 6 5 5 5 8 5 5 8 6 13 1
Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Best Ref

Record against selected opponents

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Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 22 September 2023.

Royal decorations

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Honors and awards

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Intanon has won many awards and honors in recognition of her achievements.

Organization Award Year
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) IOC Sport-Inspiring Young People Trophy 2010
Badminton World Federation (BWF) BWF Most Promising Player of The Year 2009 – Eddie Choong Trophy[94] 2009

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