Saralee Thungthongkam

Captain Saralee Thungthongkam (Template:Langx; RTGS: ; born 13 June 1979) is a Thai retired badminton player. She graduated with a master's degree in Communication Arts from Bangkok University.

Career

Thungthongkam made her debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. She reached the second round in both the women's and mixed doubles with partners Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn and Khunakorn Sudhisodhi.

Thungthongkam competed in 2004 Athens Olympics in the women's doubles with partner Sathinee Chankrachangwong. They defeated Denyse Julien and Anna Rice of Canada in the first round and Chikako Nakayama and Keiko Yoshimoti of Japan in the second. In the quarter finals, Thungthongkam and Chankrachangwong lost to Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen of China 2–15, 4–15. She also competed in the mixed doubles with partner Sudket Prapakamol. They had a bye in the first run and were defeated by Fredrik Bergström and Johanna Persson of Sweden in the 16th round.

At the 2008 Beijing, she only competed in the mixed doubles, again with Prapakamol. They reached the quarter finals, losing to the Indonesian pair of Nova Widianto and Liliyana Natsir, who went on to win the silver medal.

Thungthongkam made her fourth appearance Olympic Games in 2012 London, where she again reached the quarter finals with Prapakamol. This time they lost to Christinna Pedersen and Joachim Fischer Nielsen of Denmark.

Thungthongkam ended her career in the international tournaments after got injured at the Thailand Masters in February 2016. She spent 19 years at the Thailand national team.

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Nova Widianto Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	9–15, 15–3, 10–15	Bronze Bronze
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson Template:Flagicon Gail Emms	18–21, 21–17, 23–25	Bronze Bronze

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Xie Zhongbo Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	12–21, 19–21	Bronze Bronze

Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea	Template:Flagicon Khunakorn Sudhisodhi	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	4–11, 0–11	Silver Silver
2006	Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Xie Zhongbo Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen	11–21, 19–21	Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn	Template:Flagicon Chung Jae-hee Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	1–15, 8–15	Bronze Bronze
2002	Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Sathinee Chankrachangwong	Template:Flagicon Yang Wei Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	6–11, 2–11	Bronze Bronze
2004	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Sathinee Chankrachangwong	Template:Flagicon Du Jing Template:Flagicon Yu Yang	10–15, 7–15	Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Khunakorn Sudhisodhi	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jun Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	7–11, 8–11	Silver Silver
2004	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	10–15, 16–17	Silver Silver
2005	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin Template:Flagicon Lee Hyo-jung	15–11, 14–17, 15–10	Gold Gold
2006	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Nova Widianto Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	16–21, 23–21, 14–21	Silver Silver
2011	Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Xu Chen Template:Flagicon Ma Jin	17–21, 15–21	Bronze Bronze
2014	Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Shin Baek-choel Template:Flagicon Jang Ye-na	11–21, 12–21	Bronze Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	Template:Flagicon Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn	Template:Flagicon Emma Ermawati Template:Flagicon Indarti Isolina	10–15, 11–15	Bronze Bronze
2005	PhilSports Arena, Metro Manila, Philippines	Template:Flagicon Satinee Jankrajangwong	Template:Flagicon Jo Novita Template:Flagicon Greysia Polii	8–15, 15–17	Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	Template:Flagicon Khunakorn Sudhisodhi	Template:Flagicon Rosman Razak Template:Flagicon Norashikin Amin	16–17, 12–15	Bronze Bronze
2001	Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Khunakorn Sudhisodhi	Template:Flagicon Bambang Suprianto Template:Flagicon Emma Ermawati	11–15, 3–15	Bronze Bronze
2003	Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Anggun Nugroho Template:Flagicon Eny Widiowati	15–12, 15–7	Gold Gold
2007	Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	14–21, 15–21	Silver Silver
2011	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Tontowi Ahmad Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	7–21, 14–21	Silver Silver

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	14–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2007	China Open	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Nova Widianto Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	21–15, 18–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2010	French Open	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Michael Fuchs Template:Flagicon Birgit Overzier	21–15, 21–15	Winner
2010	World Superseries Finals	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Zhang Nan Template:Flagicon Zhao Yunlei	17–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2011	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Xu Chen Template:Flagicon Ma Jin	13–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2012	India Open	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Tontowi Ahmad Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	16–21, 21–12, 14–21	Runner-up
2012	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Tontowi Ahmad Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	21–17, 17–21, 21–13	Winner

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Sathinee Chankrachangwong	Template:Flagicon Liu Zhen Template:Flagicon Xiao Luxi	6–8, 7–3, 7–2, 7–8, 3–7	Runner-up
2002	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Sathinee Chankrachangwong	Template:Flagicon Hwang Yu-mi Template:Flagicon Lee Hyo-jung	4–11, 13–12, 11–8	Winner
2002	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Sathinee Chankrachangwong	Template:Flagicon Gao Ling Template:Flagicon Huang Sui	5–11, 4–11	Runner-up
2002	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Sathinee Chankrachangwong	Template:Flagicon Ann-Lou Jorgensen Template:Flagicon Rikke Olsen	3–11, 5–11	Runner-up
2004	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Sathinee Chankrachangwong	Template:Flagicon Yang Wei Template:Flagicon Zhang Jiewen	5–15, 15–9, 11–15	Runner-up
2006	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Sathinee Chankrachangwong	Template:Flagicon Lee Hyo-jung Template:Flagicon Lee Kyung-won	18–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2012	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Narissapat Lam	Template:Flagicon Cheng Shu Template:Flagicon Pan Pan	21–15, 10–21, 21–13	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Khunakorn Sudhisodhi	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	7–3, 0–7, 2–7, 2–7	Runner-up
2004	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson Template:Flagicon Gail Emms	15–8, 12–15, 11–15	Runner-up
2004	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Nova Widianto Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	10–15, 13–15	Runner-up
2005	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen Template:Flagicon Mette Schjoldager	15–13, 14–17, 15–7	Winner
2005	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Zhang Jun Template:Flagicon Gao Ling	15–10, 7–15, 5–15	Runner-up
2006	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae Template:Flagicon Hwang Yu-mi	11–21, 21–18, 20–22	Runner-up
2009	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Songphon Anugritayawon Template:Flagicon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	21–11, 17–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2010	Malaysia Masters	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Devin Lahardi Fitriawan Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	21–13, 16–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2011	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Songphon Anugritayawon Template:Flagicon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	17–21, 22–24	Runner-up
2011	India Grand Prix Gold	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Muhammad Rijal Template:Flagicon Debby Susanto	16–21, 21–18, 21–11	Winner
2012	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Tontowi Ahmad Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	16–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2012	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Tao Jiaming Template:Flagicon Tang Jinhua	14–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2015	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol	Template:Flagicon Ronan Labar Template:Flagicon Emilie Lefel	10–21, 18–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Thailand Satellite	Template:Flagicon Tesana Panvisvas	Template:Flagicon Chen Tao Template:Flagicon Liang Liyi	15–3, 15–7	Winner