Pitchamon Opatniputh
Thai badminton player (born 2007)
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Pitchamon Opatniputh (Thai: พิชฌามลณ์ โอภาสนิพัทธ์, sometimes written as Opatniput; born 4 January 2007) is a Thai badminton player. She started playing badminton at the age of five and was trained by her father at the Thai Smile Badminton Club.[2] She won the girls' singles title at the 2023 World Junior Championships.[3]
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| Nickname | Pink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2018–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 105 wins, 35 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 19 (21 July 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 19 (25 August 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
2018–2019
Pitchamon won two junior titles in 2018 at the Jakarta Junior and the Korea Junior. In 2019, she won the Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix.[4]
2022
In January, Pitchamon won her first international title as a senior at the Swedish Open after defeating Pornpicha Choeikeewong in the finals.[5] In May, she was selected as a backup for the Thailand women's team at the 2022 Thomas & Uber Cup and won a bronze medal.[6] She was also selected for the following 2021 SEA Games and won gold.[7][8]
In June, Pitchamon won her second international title at the Denmark Masters by defeating Sung Shuo-yun of Chinese Taipei in three tight games.[9]
2023
In October, Pitchamon won the World Junior Championships by defeating Chiara Marvella Handoyo in the final in straight games.[3]
2026
In the beginning of the 2026 season, Pitchamon reached the finals in the Indonesia and Orléans Masters, losing to Chen Yufei and Nozomi Okuhara respectively.[10][11]
Achievements
BWF World Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2023 | The Podium, Spokane, United States |  Chiara Marvella Handoyo |
21–11, 21–9 |  Gold |
[3] |
BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[12] 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.[13]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Malaysia Super 100 | Super 100 |  Kim Joo-eun |
21–12, 24–22 |  Winner |
| 2025 | Taipei Open | Super 300 |  Tomoka Miyazaki |
12–21, 22–20, 14–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2025 | Baoji China Masters | Super 100 |  Zheng Xinyan |
21–16, 18–21, 21–7 | Winner |
| 2026 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Chen Yufei |
21–23, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2026 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | Nozomi Okuhara |
15–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Swedish Open |  Pornpicha Choeikeewong |
16–21, 21–9, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2022 | Denmark Masters |  Sung Shuo-yun |
21–16, 15–21, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2022 | Bahrain International | Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo |
21–17, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2025 | Vietnam International | Manami Suizu |
11–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
BWF Junior International (3 titles)
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Jakarta Junior International | Tasya Farahnailah |
14–21, 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2018 | Korea Junior International | Monami Okamoto |
21–19, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2019 | Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix | Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari |
21–13, 21–19 | Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
