Pitchamon Opatniputh

Pitchamon Opatniputh (Thai: พิชฌามลณ์ โอภาสนิพัทธ์, sometimes written as Opatniput; born 4 January 2007) is a Thai badminton player. She started playing badminton at the age of five and was trained by her father at the Thai Smile Badminton Club.^[2] She won the girls' singles title at the 2023 World Junior Championships.^[3]

Pitchamon Opatniputh
Opatniputh at the 2024 Kaohsiung Masters
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Pink
Country	Thailand
Born	(2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 (age 18) Chiang Mai, Thailand[1]
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Years active	2018–present
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Career record	105 wins, 35 losses
Highest ranking	42 (7 November 2023)
Current ranking	77 (6 May 2025)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Thailand World Junior Championships 2023 Spokane Girls' singles Uber Cup 2022 Bangkok Women's team SEA Games 2021 Vietnam Women's team 2023 Cambodia Women's team
BWF profile

Career

2018–2019

She won two junior titles in 2018 at the Jakarta Junior and the Korea Junior. In 2019, she won the Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix.^[4]

2022

In January, she won her first international title as a senior at the Swedish Open after defeating Pornpicha Choeikeewong in the finals.^[5] In May, she was selected as a backup for the Thailand women's team at the 2022 Thomas & Uber Cup and won a bronze medal.^[6] She was also selected for the following 2021 SEA Games and won gold.^[7][8]

In June, she won her second international title at the Denmark Masters by defeating Sung Shuo-yun of Chinese Taipei in three tight games.^[9]

2023

In October, she won the World Junior Championships by defeating Chiara Marvella Handoyo in the final in straight games.^[3]

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	The Podium, Spokane, United States	Chiara Marvella Handoyo	21–11, 21–9	Gold

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[10] 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.^[11]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Malaysia Masters	Super 100	Kim Joo-eun	21–12, 24–22	Winner
2025	Taipei Open	Super 300	Tomoka Miyazaki	12–21, 22–20, 14–21	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Swedish Open	Pornpicha Choeikeewong	16–21, 21–9, 21–16	Winner
2022	Denmark Masters	Sung Shuo-yun	21–16, 15–21, 21–16	Winner
2022	Bahrain International	Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo	21–17, 21–16	Winner
2025	Vietnam International	Manami Suizu	11–21, 9–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 titles)

Girls' singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Jakarta Junior International	Tasya Farahnailah	14–21, 21–18, 21–15	Winner
2018	Korea Junior International	Monami Okamoto	21–19, 21–13	Winner
2019	Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix	Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari	21–13, 21–19	Winner

  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

  BWF Junior International Series tournament

  BWF Junior Future Series tournament