# Benyapa Aimsaard

Benyapa Aimsaard (Thai: เบญญาภา เอี่ยมสอาด; born 29 August 2002) is a Thai badminton player.

## Career

Aimsaard educated at the Demonstration School of Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University. She entered the international circuit in 2015, at a very young age of 13. At the Asian U–15 Junior Championships, she finished as mixed doubles runner-up with Setthanan Piyawatcharavijit. At the age of 15, she was able to compete in the senior international tournament, by becoming a finalist in the 2017 Lao International Series. Aimsaard later won the 2018 Asian U–17 Junior Championships in the girls' singles and doubles events. In 2019, she won the Mongolia Junior International in the girls' singles event, India Junior International both in singles and mixed doubles. Aimsaard was part of Thai team that won the first ever mixed team title at the Asian Junior Championships. She also won bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships in the girls' singles and World Junior Championships in the mixed doubles event. Aimsaard won her first BWF world tour title at the 2022 India Open in the women's doubles event partnered with her sister Nuntakarn Aimsaard.

## Achievements
### SEA Games

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2021 | Bac Giang Gymnasium, Bắc Giang, Vietnam | Nuntakarn Aimsaard | Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti | 17–21, 14–21 | Silver |

### World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Kazan Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia | Ratchapol Makkasasithorn | Feng Yanzhe Lin Fangling | 17–21, 14–21 | Bronze |

### Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China | Zhou Meng | 10–21, 18–21 | Bronze |

### BWF World Tour (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | India Open | Super 500 | Nuntakarn Aimsaard | Anastasiia Akchurina Olga Morozova | 21–13, 21–5 | Winner |
| 2022 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Nuntakarn Aimsaard | Jeong Na-eun Kim Hye-jeong | 16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | Nuntakarn Aimsaard | Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi | 21–16, 27–25 | Winner |
| 2022 | Hylo Open | Super 300 | Nuntakarn Aimsaard | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai | 21–18, 18–21, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2022 | Australian Open | Super 300 | Nuntakarn Aimsaard | Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu | 19–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Nuntakarn Aimsaard | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | 13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Nuntakarn Aimsaard | Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee | 21–6, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2023 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Nuntakarn Aimsaard | Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong | 13–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Nuntakarn Aimsaard | Li Yijing Luo Xumin | 21–13, 17–21, 27–25 | Winner |

### BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Lao International | Nguyễn Thùy Linh | 12–21, 21–16, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | India International | Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 18–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Mongolia International | Ratchapol Makkasasithorn | Mak Hee Chun Chau Hoi Wah | 20–22, 15–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament

### BWF Junior International (3 titles)

Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Mongolia Junior International | Pornpicha Choeikeewong | 10–21, 21–13, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2019 | India Junior International | Riko Gunji | 21–19, 18–21, 23–21 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | India Junior International | Ratchapol Makkasasithorn | Ishaan Bhatnagar Tanisha Crasto | 21–12, 20–22, 22–20 | Winner |
    BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
    BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
    BWF Junior International Series tournament
    BWF Junior Future Series tournament