Sangob Rattanusorn (born 1943) is a Thai badminton player who won numerous titles and represented his country in team play from the early 1960s through the early 1970s.
Career A fine "all-arounder" (proficient in all three events: singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles), Rattanusorn won eight Thai national singles titles between 1962 and 1970, and the Southeast Asian Peninsular singles title in 1967.Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 303, 335. Outside of Asia, his most significant victories came in doubles events. He shared the U.S. Open mixed doubles title with England's Margaret Barrand in 1963, and the Canadian Open mixed doubles title with the USA's Lois Alston in 1968.Scheele, 314, 138. In 1968 he also won the Canadian Open and Dutch Open men's doubles titles,Scheele, 137, 246. and reached the men's doubles semifinal at the All-England Championships with fellow countryman Chavalert Chumkum. Perhaps the best year in his badminton career, however, came toward the end of it in 1973, when he helped Thailand to a surprise victory over Malaysia in the Asian zone final of Thomas CupJack Van Praag, "National and International News," Badminton USA, May 1973, 10. before bowing to perennial champion Indonesia in the inter-zone ties.
Achievements Asian Games Men's singles YearVenueOpponentScoreResult1970Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Punch Gunalan17–18, 10–15 Bronze
Asian Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1965 Lucknow, India Dinesh Khanna 3–15, 11–15 Silver 1969 Manila, Philippines Muljadi 10–15, 3–15 Bronze
Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1962 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sanguan Anandhanonda Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee 7–15, 10–15 Bronze 1965 Lucknow, India Tuly Ulao Temshakdi Mahakonok Tan Yee Khan 12–15, 18–15, 8–15 Bronze 1969 Manila, Philippines Chavalert Chumkum Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee 7–15, 3–15 Bronze
SEAP Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1965 Selangor Badminton Association Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tan Aik Huang 7–15, 15–7, 7–15 Silver1967 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Somsook Boonyasukhanonda Gold
Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result1967 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Chavalert Chumkum Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan 11–15, 10–15 Bronze 1973 Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore Bandid Jaiyen Punch Gunalan Dominic Soong 15–10, 18–15 Gold
International tournaments Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result1963 Malaysia Open Yew Cheng Hoe 9–15, 1–15 Runner-up
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result1966 Malaysia Open Chavalert Chumkum Eddy Choong Tan Aik Huang 14–17, 12–15 Runner-up1968 Dutch Open Chavalert Chumkum Tom Bacher Erland Kops 9–15, 15–1, 15–9 Winner1968 German Open Chavalert Chumkum Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan 9–15, 2–15 Runner-up1968 Canadian Open Chavalert Chumkum Wayne Macdonnell Rolf Paterson 15–12, 15–11 Winner1968 Singapore Open Chavalert Chumkum Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan 9–15, 1–15 Runner-up1972 Denmark Open Bandid Jaiyen Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee 6–15, 6–15 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result1963 U.S. Open Margaret Barrand Joe Alston Lois Alston 18–16, 4–15, 15–12 Winner1968 Canadian Open Lois Alston Channarong Ratanaseangsuang Tyna Barinaga 15–11, 15–7 Winner1968 Singapore Open Pachara Pattabongse Svend Andersen Noriko Takagi 8–15, 11–15 Runner-up
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