# Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Dechapol Puavaranukroh (Thai: เดชาพล พัววรานุเคราะห์; born 20 May 1997) is a Thai badminton player. He was a gold medalist at the 2014 BWF World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event with his partner Kittinupong Kedren. Dechapol claimed doubles titles at the 2017 SEA Games by winning the gold medal in the men's doubles with Kedren and in the mixed doubles with Sapsiree Taerattanachai. Together with Sapsiree, he won the silver and gold medals at the BWF World Championships in 2019 and 2021 respectively, became the first Thai pair who won the world title. The duo made a clean sweep of all three 2020 Asian leg titles in Thailand and all 2021 Bali leg titles, thus climbing to world number 1 in the BWF ranking. Dechapol and Sapsiree made history as the first ever Thai players to win a title in the year-end Finals tournaments and rank first in the world ranking.

## Career

Dechapol and his partner, Sapsiree, reached their first ever final at a Superseries event in 2017 Singapore Open.
Dechapol and his partner, Sapsiree, competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

## Achievements
### BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 8–21, 12–21 | Silver | |
| 2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino | 21–13, 21–14 | Gold | |

### Asian Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong | 18–21, 11–21 | Silver |
| 2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping | 21–23, 10–21 | Bronze |

### SEA Games

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kittinupong Kedren | Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi | 21–19, 20–22, 21–17 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai | 21–15, 22–20 | Gold |

### BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia | Kittinupong Kedren | Masahide Nakata Katsuki Tamate | 21–16, 21–18 | Gold |

### Asian Youth Games

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Sport Institute Gymnasium, Nanjing, China | Puttita Supajirakul | Minoru Koga Akane Yamaguchi | 19–21, 21–9, 17–21 | Silver |

### BWF World Tour (20 titles, 12 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 Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Puttita Supajirakul | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying | 15–21, 21–14, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying | 16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino | 18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Tan Kian Meng Lai Pei Jing | 21–14, 21–6 | Winner |
| 2019 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 21–14, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2019 | Macau Open | Super 300 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Wang Chi-lin Cheng Chi-ya | 21–11, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2020 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti | 15–21, 21–17, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 (I) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti | 21–3, 20–22, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2020 (II) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung | 21–16, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2020 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung | 21–18, 8–21, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2021 | Denmark Open | Super 1000 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino | 18–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Hylo Open | Super 500 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti | 22–20, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2021 | Indonesia Masters | Super 750 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet | 21–11, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2021 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino | 21–12, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2021 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino | 21–19, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2022 | German Open | Super 300 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Ou Xuanyi Huang Yaqiong | 21–11, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2022 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 12–21, 21–18, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping | 21–12, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2022 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino | 16–21, 23–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2022 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 19–21, 21–18, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping | 16–21, 21–13, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2023 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Kim Won-ho Jeong Na-eun | 21–11, 19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino | 21–17, 16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | India Open | Super 750 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin | 21–16, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2024 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Chen Tang Jie Toh Ee Wei | 21–12, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2024 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Guo Xinwa Chen Fanghui | 21–12, 12–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Japan Masters | Super 500 | Supissara Paewsampran | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue | 21–16, 10–21, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2024 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Supissara Paewsampran | Dhruv Kapila Tanisha Crasto | 18–21, 21–14, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2025 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | Supissara Paewsampran | Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping | 21–13, 19–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2025 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Supissara Paewsampran | Dejan Ferdinansyah Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti | 19–21, 21–17, 21–13 | Winner |

### BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)

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.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Singapore Open | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong | 21–19, 16–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Superseries Finals tournament
    BWF Superseries Premier tournament
    BWF Superseries tournament

### BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 3 runners-up)

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.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2016 | Syed Modi International | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto | 25–23, 9–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Korea Masters | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na | 19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Thailand Masters | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Zhang Nan Li Yinhui | 11–21, 22–20, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Swiss Open | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)

Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Smiling Fish International | Kittinupong Kedren | Watchara Buranakuea Trawut Potieng | 21–12, 18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Polish Open | Kittinupong Kedren | Hardianto Kenas Adi Haryanto | 5–21, 21–18, 15–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament