Benyapa Aimsaard
Personal information
CountryThailand
Born (2002-08-29) 29 August 2002
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking66 (WS 23 March 2021)
9 (WD 3 January 2023)
144 (XD 17 March 2020)
Current ranking13 (WD) (2 January 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
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

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

Career

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

SEA Games

Women's doubles

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

World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

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

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

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

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

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 Thailand Nuntakarn Aimsaard Russia Anastasiia Akchurina
Russia Olga Morozova		 21–13, 21–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Korea Open Super 500 Thailand Nuntakarn Aimsaard South Korea Jeong Na-eun
South Korea Kim Hye-jeong		 16–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Vietnam Open Super 100 Thailand Nuntakarn Aimsaard Indonesia Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma
Indonesia Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi		 21–16, 27–25 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Hylo Open Super 300 Thailand Nuntakarn Aimsaard Thailand Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Thailand Rawinda Prajongjai		 21–18, 18–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Australian Open Super 300 Thailand Nuntakarn Aimsaard China Zhang Shuxian
China Zheng Yu		 19–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Thailand Nuntakarn Aimsaard China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan		 13–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Thailand Masters Super 300 Thailand Nuntakarn Aimsaard South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Lee So-hee		 21–6, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Thailand Open Super 500 Thailand Nuntakarn Aimsaard South Korea Kim So-yeong
South Korea Kong Hee-yong		 13–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Lao International Vietnam Nguyễn Thùy Linh 12–21, 21–16, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 India International Thailand Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 18–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Mongolia International Thailand Ratchapol Makkasasithorn Hong Kong Mak Hee Chun
Hong Kong Chau Hoi Wah		 20–22, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 titles)

Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Mongolia Junior International Thailand Pornpicha Choeikeewong 10–21, 21–13, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 India Junior International Japan Riko Gunji 21–19, 18–21, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 India Junior International Thailand Ratchapol Makkasasithorn India Ishaan Bhatnagar
India Tanisha Crasto		 21–12, 20–22, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

  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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