# Boonsak Ponsana

Boonsak Ponsana (Thai: บุญศักดิ์ พลสนะ; RTGS: Bunsak Phonsana; 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 Sri Patum.

## 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 | Result |
| 2006 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | Lee Chong Wei | 12–21, 16–21 | Silver |
| 2010 | Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India | Lin Dan | 20–22, 10–21 | Bronze |

### SEA Games

Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2001 | Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia | Roslin Hashim | 14–17, 3–15 | Silver |
| 2007 | Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | Kendrick Lee | 15–21, 20–22 | Bronze |

### Summer Universiade

Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand | Chen Hong | 17–21, 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 |
| 2021 | 35+ | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Heulva, Spain | Jakrapan Thanathiratham | Padmanabha Raghavan Varun Sharma | 21–12, 21–12 | Gold |

### 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 | Result |
| 2007 | Singapore Open | Chen Yu | 21–17, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2009 | Singapore Open | Bao Chunlai | 19–21, 21–16, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | China Masters | Lin Dan | 17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Malaysia Open | Lee Chong Wei | 13–21, 7–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Singapore Open | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Singapore Open | Wang Zhengming | 21–18, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2012 | Japan Open | Lee Chong Wei | 18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Singapore Open | Tommy Sugiarto | 22–20, 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 | Result |
| 2001 | Hong Kong Open | Shon Seung-mo | 2–7, 7–4, 7–8, 8–7, 3–7 | Runner-up |
| 2001 | Thailand Open | Yong Hock Kin | 8–7, 7–5, 6–8, 1–7, 1–7 | Runner-up |
| 2003 | Thailand Open | Ronald Susilo | 10–15, 15–7, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 2003 | Hong Kong Open | Lin Dan | 4–15, 15–9, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | Thailand Open | Ng Wei | 15–3, 15–3 | Winner |
| 2005 | Indonesia Open | Lee Hyun-il | 10–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Thailand Open | Chen Hong | 14–21, 21–11, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | India Open | Chetan Anand | 21–16, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2008 | Thailand Open | Lin Dan | 21–17, 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Thailand Open | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Thailand Open | Srikanth Kidambi | 16–21, 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 1–11
* Xia Xuanze 1–0
* Chen Jin 5–4
* Bao Chunlai 1–6
* Chen Hong 2–4
* Chen Long 2–9
* Du Pengyu 2–4
* Chen Yu 2–2
* Jan Ø. Jørgensen 2–10
* Peter Gade 3–3
* Viktor Axelsen 1–1
* Kevin Cordón 1–0
* Parupalli Kashyap 1–4
* Taufik Hidayat 1–9
* Sony Dwi Kuncoro 4–5
* Hendrawan 0–1
* Tommy Sugiarto 2–5
* Sho Sasaki 7–3
* Lee Hyun-il 5–5
* Shon Seung-mo 1–4
* Park Sung-hwan 1–4
* Son Wan-ho 1–1
* Wong Choong Hann 4–3
* Lee Chong Wei 2–24
* Liew Daren 2–2
* Ronald Susilo 7–2