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  • Supanida Katethong

    Supanida Katethong


    Character Introduction

    Supanida Katethong (Thai: ศุภนิดา เกตุทอง, October 26, 1997) is a Thai female badminton player specializing in singles.

    In August 2014, Subhanida Gertong played in the Singapore International Series and won the women’s singles tournament.

    In 2015, Subhanida Khetong won the women’s singles tournament at the Thailand International Challenge, the Lakfish International Series and the Sri Lanka International Challenge, and reached the semi-finals of the Vietnam Badminton Grand Prix.

    World Ranking – Women’s Singles 14,  Week 32, 2024

    Olympic Points – Women’s Singles 16, 57244 points 

    Finals Ranking – Women’s Singles 10, 50360 points

     

    Equipment Used

    ASTROX 88S; ASTROX 88S PRO New Color; ASTROX 88S Beige/Red; SHB65Z3LEX

    Major Achievements

    • 2024 Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2024 Spain Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2024 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Team Runner-up
    • 2024 Thailand Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Third Place Member
    • 2023 U.S. Open Badminton Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2023 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Singles Gold Medalist
    • 2023 Southeast Asian Games Women’s Team Gold Medal in Badminton
    • 2023 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2023 Thailand Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2023 India Open Badminton Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2022 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2022 India Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2021 Uber Cup Third Place Member
    • 2020 Asian Badminton Team Championships Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2020 Spain Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
    • 2019 Iran Badminton International Challenge Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2019 Mongolia Badminton International Championships Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2019 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
    • 2018 World University Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
    • 2015 Thailand Badminton International Challenge Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2015 LeFish Badminton International Series Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2015 Lakfish Badminton International Series Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Sri Lanka Badminton International Challenge Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2015 Vietnam Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Quarter-finalist
    • 2014 Singapore Badminton International Series Women’s Singles Champion
  • Juliana Vieira Sets Example for Brazil

    Juliana Vieira Sets Example for Brazil

    20-year-old Juliana Viana Vieira has become the first Brazilian woman to win a match in Olympic singles.

    Vieira also performed well in her opening match, and although she ultimately lost to Supanida Katethong, she displayed greater confidence in her match on Monday, winning in straight sets 21-19, 21-14 against Lo Sin Yan Happy of Hong Kong, China.

    Brazil has had two previous women’s singles representatives in the Olympics—Lohaynny Vicente at the 2016 Rio Olympics and Fabiana Silva at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

    Vieira, who was a ballet dancer as a child before falling in love with badminton, expressed great happiness at her breakthrough achievement.

    Vieira Celebrates a Point 


    “I’m super happy, winning my first match at the Olympics is amazing,” Vieira said. “This has been a wonderful experience for me. I’m very satisfied with my performance. Of course, I was nervous playing against Thailand in my first match, but I managed. In this match, I was confident I could make history as the first Brazilian woman to win a match at the Olympics, so that’s great. I’m really excited now.”

    Ironically, Vieira missed the chance to watch the Olympics at home eight years ago because she was training in Spain. After four years of training in Spain, she returned to Brazil and joined the national team.

    “I improved a lot while I was in Spain, but by the time I was 16, I had reached my limit, so I returned to Brazil,” Vieira said.

    After arriving in Paris, she was fortunate to be invited to train for four days with Carolina Marin at the national center INSEP. “It was tough, but I was happy and had fun,” Vieira said.

    Why does she prefer badminton over ballet?


    “I fell in love with badminton the moment I started playing. That’s my inspiration. Badminton isn’t strong in Brazil because we are a big country and the popular sports are football and volleyball, but badminton is growing.”

    Meanwhile, in the men’s doubles Group of Death (Group D), Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen regained their momentum with a 21-15, 21-13 victory over Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi, after losing to Olympic champions Lee Yang/Wang Chi-lin on Sunday.

    One of the closely contested matches in this tournament was between world champions Seo Seung-jae/Chae Yu-jung and Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai, vying for the top spot in Group B. The Korean pair won this high-paced, exciting match 21-16, 10-21, 21-15 against the Thai pair.