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Benyapa Aimsaard
Personal information
Country	Thailand
Born	(2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 (age 22)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	66 (WS 23 March 2021) 9 (WD 3 January 2023) 144 (XD 17 March 2020)
Current ranking	15 (WD) (9 April 2024)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Thailand Uber Cup 2020 Aarhus Women's team 2022 Bangkok Women's team Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Women's team Asia Mixed Team Championships 2023 Dubai Mixed team Asia Team Championships 2024 Selangor Women's team SEA Games 2021 Vietnam Women's team 2023 Cambodia Women's team 2021 Vietnam Women's doubles World Junior Championships 2019 Kazan Mixed team 2019 Kazan Mixed doubles Asian Junior Championships 2019 Suzhou Mixed team 2019 Suzhou Girls' singles
BWF profile

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

Career

Aimsaard educated at the Demonstration School of Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University. 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. Aimsaard later won the 2018 Asian U–17 Junior Championships in the girls' singles and doubles events. In 2019, she won the Mongolia Junior International in the girls' singles event, India Junior International both in singles and mixed doubles. Aimsaard was part of Thai team that won the first ever mixed team title at the Asian Junior Championships. She also won bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships in the girls' singles and World Junior Championships in the mixed doubles event. 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.

Achievements

SEA Games

Women's doubles

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

World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

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

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

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

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

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

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	India Open	Super 500	Nuntakarn Aimsaard	Anastasiia Akchurina Olga Morozova	21–13, 21–5	Winner
2022	Korea Open	Super 500	Nuntakarn Aimsaard	Jeong Na-eun Kim Hye-jeong	16–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2022	Vietnam Open	Super 100	Nuntakarn Aimsaard	Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi	21–16, 27–25	Winner
2022	Hylo Open	Super 300	Nuntakarn Aimsaard	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	21–18, 18–21, 21–17	Winner
2022	Australian Open	Super 300	Nuntakarn Aimsaard	Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu	19–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2022	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	Nuntakarn Aimsaard	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	13–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2023	Thailand Masters	Super 300	Nuntakarn Aimsaard	Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee	21–6, 21–11	Winner
2023	Thailand Open	Super 500	Nuntakarn Aimsaard	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	13–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2024	Thailand Masters	Super 300	Nuntakarn Aimsaard	Li Yijing Luo Xumin	21–13, 17–21, 27–25	Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Lao International	Nguyễn Thùy Linh	12–21, 21–16, 11–21	Runner-up
2019	India International	Porntip Buranaprasertsuk	18–21, 11–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Mongolia International	Ratchapol Makkasasithorn	Mak Hee Chun Chau Hoi Wah	20–22, 15–21	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	Pornpicha Choeikeewong	10–21, 21–13, 21–10	Winner
2019	India Junior International	Riko Gunji	21–19, 18–21, 23–21	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	India Junior International	Ratchapol Makkasasithorn	Ishaan Bhatnagar Tanisha Crasto	21–12, 20–22, 22–20	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.

External links

• Benyapa Aimsaard at BWFBadminton.com
• Benyapa Aimsaard at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)

• 2002 births
• Living people
• Thai female badminton players
• Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games
• Asian Games bronze medalists for Thailand
• Asian Games medalists in badminton
• Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
• Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
• Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
• SEA Games gold medalists for Thailand
• SEA Games silver medalists for Thailand
• SEA Games medalists in badminton
• 21st-century Thai sportswomen