Boonsak Ponsana (; ; born 22 February 1982) is a Thai badminton player. His younger sister Salakjit Ponsana is also part of the Thailand badminton team. He got a Bachelor of Laws from Sripatum University.

Career Ponsana competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was defeated in the round of 64. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was defeating Chris Dednam of South Africa and Lee Hyun-il of South Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Ponsana defeated Ronald Susilo of Singapore 15–10, 15–1. He advanced to the semifinals, in which he lost to Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia 15–9, 15–2. Playing in the bronze medal match, he again lost to an Indonesian, this time Soni Dwi Kuncoro by a score of 15–11, 17-16 for a fourth-place finish. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he reached the second round of the men's singles, where he lost 2 – 0 to Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro.

In 2007, he won the gold medals at the Summer Universiade in the men's singles and mixed team event. He also won some international tournament in 2004 Thailand Open, 2007 Singapore Open, and in 2008 India Open. He competed in 2009 Superseries Finals but he did not qualify for the semi-finals. He played for Thailand in 2009 SEA Games in Laos, helping to win a bronze medal for Thailand in men's team. In 2012, he repeated his successful run at the Singapore Open Super Series beating Wang Zhengming of China in a thrilling two set match. Prior to his participation in the 2012 Singapore Open, injury had caused him to skip some tournaments in 2011, and his earlier 2012 results had not been especially good, although he did qualify for the Olympics again. In 2013, Boonsak has changed his speciality to men's doubles and he is now teaming with Songphon Anugritayawon.

Achievements

World Cup Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Lin Dan 14–21, 11–21 Silver

Asian Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result2006Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Lee Chong Wei12–21, 16–21 Silver2010Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India Lin Dan20–22, 10–21 Bronze

SEA Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result2001Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia Roslin Hashim14–17, 3–15 Silver2007Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Kendrick Lee15–21, 20–22 Bronze

Summer Universiade Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result2007Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand Chen Hong17–21, 21–15, 21–17 Gold

World Senior Championships Men's singles Year Age Venue Opponent Score Result 2021 35+ Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Heulva, Spain Hsueh Hsuan-yi 21–17, 17–21, 8–21 Bronze

Men's doubles Year Age Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2021 35+ Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,Heulva, Spain Jakrapan Thanathiratham Padmanabha Raghavan Varun Sharma 21–12, 21–12 Gold 2025 40+ Eastern National Sports Training Centre,Pattaya, Thailand Jakrapan Thanathiratham Tony Gunawan Hendra Setiawan 18–21, 16–21 Silver

BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result2007Singapore Open Chen Yu21–17, 21–14 Winner2009Singapore Open Bao Chunlai19–21, 21–16, 15–21 Runner-up2009China Masters Lin Dan17–21, 17–21 Runner-up2010Malaysia Open Lee Chong Wei13–21, 7–21 Runner-up2010Singapore Open Sony Dwi Kuncoro16–21, 16–21 Runner-up2012Singapore Open Wang Zhengming21–18, 21–19 Winner2012Japan Open Lee Chong Wei18–21, 18–21 Runner-up2013Singapore Open Tommy Sugiarto22–20, 5–21, 17–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix 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. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result2001Hong Kong Open Shon Seung-mo2–7, 7–4, 7–8, 8–7, 3–7 Runner-up2001Thailand Open Yong Hock Kin8–7, 7–5, 6–8, 1–7, 1–7 Runner-up2003Thailand Open Ronald Susilo10–15, 15–7, 10–15 Runner-up2003Hong Kong Open Lin Dan4–15, 15–9, 8–15 Runner-up2004Thailand Open Ng Wei15–3, 15–3 Winner2005Indonesia Open Lee Hyun-il10–15, 3–15 Runner-up2007Thailand Open Chen Hong14–21, 21–11, 21–23 Runner-up2008India Open Chetan Anand21–16, 21–12 Winner2008Thailand Open Lin Dan21–17, 15–21, 13–21 Runner-up2009Thailand Open Nguyễn Tiến Minh16–21, 13–21 Runner-up2013Thailand Open Srikanth Kidambi16–21, 12–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1999 Myanmar International Anuphap Theeraratsakul 15–3, 15–6 Winner 2003 Smiling Fish Satellite Thirayu Laohathaimongkol 15–7, 15–0 Winner

Record against selected opponents Includes results from all competitions 2001–present against Super Series finalists, World Championship semifinalists and Olympic quarterfinalists.

Lin Dan 1–12 Xia Xuanze 1–0 Chen Jin 5–4 Bao Chunlai 2–6 Chen Hong 5–4 Chen Long 2–9 Du Pengyu 2–4 Chen Yu 3–3 Jan Ø. Jørgensen 2–11 Peter Gade 3–4 Viktor Axelsen 1–3 Kevin Cordón 1–0 Parupalli Kashyap 1–4 Taufik Hidayat 4–13 Sony Dwi Kuncoro 5–7 Hendrawan 0–1 Tommy Sugiarto 2–5 Sho Sasaki 7–3 Lee Hyun-il 7–7 Shon Seung-mo 3–4 Park Sung-hwan 1–4 Son Wan-ho 1–1 Wong Choong Hann 5–4 Lee Chong Wei 2–27 Liew Daren 2–3 Ronald Susilo 7–2

See also List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games

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