Sapsiree Taerattanachai

Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Personal information
Nickname(s)Popor
CountryThailand
Born18 April 1992 (1992-04-18) (age 32)
Udon Thani, Thailand
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles[2]
Highest ranking14 (WS 12 September 2013)
9 (WD with Puttita Supajirakul 16 February 2017)
1 (XD with Dechapol Puavaranukroh 7 December 2021)[1]
Current ranking7 (XD with Dechapol Puavaranukroh 13 August 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Thailand
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Huelva Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Women's doubles
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
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Wuhan Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan Mixed doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
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 2017 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Naypyidaw Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Vientiane Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Naypyidaw Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Mixed doubles
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore Girls' singles
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Alor Setar Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Alor Setar Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Thai: ทรัพย์สิรี แต้รัตนชัย; RTGS: Sapsiri Tae-rattanachai; born 18 April 1992) is a Thai badminton player. She claimed titles in the mixed doubles with Dechapol Puavaranukroh at the 2017 SEA Games and at the 2021 World Championships.[3][4] Sapsiree and Dechapol made history as the first ever Thai pair to win the year-end Finals tournaments, the World Championships title and rank first in the world ranking.

Sapsiree competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Asian Games; and at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. In 2009, she was a semi-finalist in girls' doubles at the World Junior Championships, and the following year, she was runner-up at the Asian Junior Championships.[5] She won gold at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. In 2014, Sapsiree became the first player ever to become a Grand Prix Gold finalist in all three disciplines.[6] She won the women's doubles title at the 2012 India Open Grand Prix Gold, then the women's singles title at the 2013 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold, then was runner-up at the 2014 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold. With her mixed doubles victory at the 2017 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold, she did one better and became the first player to win Grand Prix Gold titles in all three disciplines.[7]

Sapsiree and Dechapol won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships,[8] and a gold medal at the 2021 World Championships.[4] The duo made a clean sweep of all three 2020 Asian Leg titles in Thailand,[9][10] and all 2021 Bali leg titles and climbed to world number 1 in BWF ranking on 7 December 2021.[1][11]

  1. ^ a b ""เดชาพล-ทรัพย์สิรี" ผงาดเบอร์ 1 โลกอย่างเป็นทางการ". MGR (in Thai). 7 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ^ "BWF contents". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. ^ Aof (29 August 2017). "'แบดไทย'สร้างประวัติศาสตร์กวาด '4 ทองซีเกมส์'หนแรก!". ประชาชาติธุรกิจ (in Thai). Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Badminton mixed doubles win first world championship". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ^ "2010 AJC Results". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. ^ "(photo caption)". Facebook. Badzine. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  7. ^ Sachetat, Raphael (19 March 2017). "Swiss Open Finals – Sapsiree first to close the loop in 20 years". Badzine. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  8. ^ "'บาส-ปอป้อ' คว้าเหรียญเงินขนไก่ชิงแชมป์โลก". Thai Post (in Thai). 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  9. ^ Sukumar, Dev (1 February 2021). "World Tour Finals: One Epic, Two Milestones". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  10. ^ "ผลงานสุดยอดส่งผล "บาส-ปอป้อ"กระโดดขึ้นรั้งมือคู่ 2 ของโลก!". Siam Sport (in Thai). 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Mixed doubles Thai badminton stars retain World Tour Finals crown". thethaiger.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.