Sattawat Pongnairat

Sattawat Pongnairat
Pongnairat in 2015
Personal information
CountryUnited States
Born (1990-05-08) May 8, 1990 (age 34)
New York City, United States
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachZi Min Cai,
Rudy Gunawan,
Ignatius Rusli
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking44 (MS November 14, 2013)
28 (MD March 26, 2015)
125 (XD September 15, 2011)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Men's doubles
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Curitiba Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Lima Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Santo Domingo Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Markham Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Markham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Curitiba Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Curitiba Mixed doubles
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tacarigua Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Salvador Men's team
BWF profile

Sattawat Pongnairat (Thai: ศตวรรษ พงษ์นัยรัตน์; RTGSSattawat Phongnairat; born May 8, 1990) is an American badminton player who competed at 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] He trained at the Orange County Badminton club, and in 2015, he won a gold medal in men's doubles with teammate Phillip Chew at the Pan American Games.[2][3]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre,
Toronto, Canada
United States Phillip Chew Brazil Hugo Arthuso
Brazil Daniel Paiola
21–18, 21–16 Gold Gold
2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,
Guadalajara, Mexico
United States Halim Haryanto United States Tony Gunawan
United States Howard Bach
10–21, 14–21 Silver Silver

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Cuba Osleni Guerrero 21–17, 6–21, 16–21 Silver Silver
2010 Clube Curitibano, Curitiba, Brazil Canada Stephan Wojcikiewicz 21–15, 16–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada
United States Phillip Chew Canada Adrian Liu
Canada Derrick Ng
15–21, 13–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Clube Curitibano,
Curitiba, Brazil
United States Cee Nantana Ketpura Canada Kevin Li
Canada Alex Bruce
11–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Miami International Malaysia Lim Fang Yang 19–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Indonesia Ferdinand Sinarta Surbakti Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
Canada Duncan Yao
21–18, 16–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Tahiti International United States Phillip Chew Poland Adam Cwalina
Poland Przemyslaw Wacha
5–9 Retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Chile International Challenge United States Phillip Chew Canada Adrian Liu
Canada Derrick Ng
13–21, 22–20, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Mercosul International United States Phillip Chew Belgium Matijs Dierickx
Belgium Freek Golinski
13–21, 21–8, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Sydney International United States Phillip Chew China Bao Zilong
China Qi Shuangshuang
6–11, 7–11, 3–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Peru International United States Phillip Chew Netherlands Ruud Bosch
Netherlands Koen Ridder
18–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Brazil International United States Phillip Chew Malaysia Gan Teik Chai
Malaysia Ong Soon Hock
14–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Miami International United States Phillip Chew Brazil Hugo Arthuso
Brazil Daniel Paiola
16–21, 21–18, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International United States Kerry Xu Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
Canada Josephine Wu
16–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International United States Kuei-Ya Chen Canada Toby Ng
Canada Josephine Wu
19–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Sattawat Pongnairat Badminton". origin-www.teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 3, 2017.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Orange County athletes in action Thursday, Aug. 10". www.ocregister.com. Orange County Register. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Pan Am Games 2015 – First continental title for Chew/Pongnairat". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved May 3, 2017.