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Ratchanok Intanon

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Ratchanok Intanon, born on 5 February 1995, is a Thai badminton player who competes in women's singles. She became the first player to win three consecutive World Junior Championships titles, from 2009 to 2011, and in 2013, at the age of 18, she became the youngest ever women's singles World Champion by beating Li Xuerui in the final, the first Thai to hold the world title. She also won the gold medal at the 2015 Asian Championships and has been a frequent winner at the SEA Games, where Thailand took four women's team golds. She reached the quarter-finals of the 2012 Olympic Games, where she lost to Wang Xin. This entry records her identity, her junior and senior titles and her international record as stated in her English Wikipedia article.

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1995 1
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Female 1
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is a Thai badminton player
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    born 5 February 1995
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    She became the first player to win three consecutive World Junior Championships titles
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Ratchanok Intanon (Wikipedia)
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    is a Thai badminton player
  • Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Career, 2011 to 2012
    she reached the quarter-finals of the 2012 Olympic Games
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