Channarong Ratanaseangsuang

Channarong Ratanaseangsuang (born 1939) is a former badminton player and coach who represented both Thailand and Canada in international competition. With a game marked by impressive mobility and consistency, during the 1960s he rated among the world's elite singles players. He reached the final of the prestigious All-England Championship in 1963, the semifinals in both 1964 and 1965, and won the open championships of Canada (1964, 1965) and the USA (1964, 1968).[1] Channarong played a leading role on the Thai Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1961 and 1964 that finished second and third in the world respectively.[2] In the mid-1960s he moved from Thailand to North America, settling permanently in Canada after studying in the USA. As a player-coach he represented Canada in three Thomas Cup campaigns (1970, 1973, 1976) and won both Canadian national and Canadian Open men's doubles titles with former Thai teammate Raphi Kanchanaraphi before retiring from high level competition.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Herbert Scheele, TheInternational Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 136, 164, 312.
  2. ↑ Herbert Scheele, The International badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd.,1967) 79 - 87.
  3. ↑ Badminton Canada - People in the Hall of Fame



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