Chavalert Chumkum was a former world-class badminton player who represented Thailand from the early 1960s to the early 1970s.
Career At a time when Thailand was known for its doubles specialists, Chumkum won more Thai national men's doubles titles than any other player of his era.Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 304. His Thomas Cup (men's international team) record is particularly noteworthy. Participating in the '60-'61, '63-'64, and '69-'70 campaigns (Thailand declined to compete in '66-'67), Chumkum won 19 of the 23 doubles matches that he contested in ties (team matches) against Indonesia, Denmark, Malaysia, Japan, and India among other nations.Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1967) 79-87.Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 24, 25. He captured the men's doubles title at the 1965 Asian Badminton Championships with Narong Bhornchima.Scheele, 1971 ed., 325. Touring internationally in 1968 he shared the Dutch Open and the Canadian Open men's doubles titles,Scheele, 1971 ed., 137, 246. and reached the All England Open men's doubles semifinal, with Sangob Rattanusorn.
Achievements
Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1970 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Pornchai Sakuntaniyom Junji Honma Shoichi Toganoo 8–15, 8–15 Bronze
Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result1965 Lucknow, India Narong Bhornchima Tan Yee Khan Temshakdi Mahakonok 15–8, 15–10 Gold 1969 Manila, Philippines Sangob Rattanusorn Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan 7–15, 3–15 Bronze
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result1962 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Pankae Phongarn Chuchart Vatanatham Prathin Pattabongse 7–15, 10–15 Bronze1965 Lucknow, India Ursula Smith Tan Yee Khan Angela Bairstow 15–6, 3–15, 2–15 Silver
Southeast Asian Peninsular Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1967 Bangkok, Thailand Sangob Rattanusorn Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee 11–15, 10–15 Bronze
International tournaments Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result1966 Malaysia Open Sangob Rattanusorn Eddy Choong Tan Aik Huang 14–17, 12–15 Runner-up1968 Dutch Open Sangob Rattanusorn Erland Kops Tom Bacher 9–15, 15–1, 15–9 Winner1968 German Open Sangob Rattanusorn Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee 9–15, 2–15 Runner-up1968 Canada Open Sangob Rattanusorn Wayne Macdonnell Rolf Paterson 15–12, 15–11 Winner1968 Singapore Open Sangob Rattanusorn Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee 9–15, 1–15 Runner-up
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