Kantaphon Wangcharoen
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| Country | Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 September 1998 Bangkok, Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 12 (22 October 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 20 (7 December 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kantaphon Wangcharoen (Thai: กันตภณ หวังเจริญ; born 18 September 1998) is a Thai badminton player.[1] At the young age, Wangcharoen became the runner-up in the senior tournament 2014 Singapore International in the men's singles event after losing the match because of foot injury.[2] Wangcharoen clinched the bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in the boys' singles event,[3] also part of the junior team that won the mixed team bronze in 2014 and 2016, and Asian mixed team bronze in 2016.
Wangcharoen was a member of the Thailand national team that won the bronze medals at the 2017, 2019 Southeast Asian Games and 2019 Sudirman Cup. He also the finalist at the BWF Grand Prix Gold event 2017 Thailand Masters, and won the 2017 National Championships title.[4] He ended the 2018 BWF season by qualified to compete at the World Tour Finals and catapulted him to a career-best world ranking of no. 15 at that year.[5] He won the bronze medal at the 2019 BWF World Championships, became the first ever Thai player to win a World Championships medal in the men's singles event.[6]
Achievements[]
BWF World Championships[]
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |  Anders Antonsen
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15–21, 10–21 |  Bronze
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Southeast Asian Games[]
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines |  Loh Kean Yew
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21–16, 6–21, 9–21 | Bronze
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BWF World Junior Championships[]
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain |  Sun Feixiang
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9–21, 13–21 | Bronze
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BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)[]
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Thailand Masters |  Tommy Sugiarto
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17–21, 11–21 |  Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up)[]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Singapore International | Loh Kean Yew
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21–19, 14–21, 1–11 retired | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References[]
- ^ "Players: Kantaphon Wangcharoen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "แบดสาวที.ไทยแลนด์ซิวทองที่สิงคโปร์". Independent News Network (in Thai). Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ ""พรปวีณ์"ตบลิ่วชิงขนไก่ชิงแชมป์เยาวชนโลก". Siam Sport (in Thai). Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "กันตภณ หวังเจริญ..ดาวรุ่งพุ่งแรงแห่งปีของแบดมินตันไทย". Badminton Thai Today (in Thai). 3 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Thailand Masters: Kantaphon Wangcharoen will look to continue good form". Fox Sports. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (23 August 2019). "Kantaphon Leads Thailand's Record Haul – Basel 2019". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
External links[]
- Kantaphon Wangcharoen at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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