Maneepong Jongjit

Maneepong Jongjit
Maneepong Jongjit
	Maneepong Jongjit at the 2013 French Super Series.
Personal information
Country	Thailand
Born	21 March 1991 (age 32); Phuket, Thailand
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	7 (MD 10 January 2013); 12 (XD 23 October 2014)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Thailand
Sudirman Cup
Asian Games
Asia Championships
SEA Games
Summer Universiade
World Junior Championships
Asian Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Maneepong Jongjit (Thai: มณีพงศ์ จงจิตร, RTGS: Maniphong Chongchit; born 21 March 1991) is a Thai badminton player. He studies at Ratna Bundit University.^[1]

Career

Maneepong Jongjit began to attract attention when he competed as a junior with Bodin Isara in men's doubles. Together they made the transition to doubles as senior competitors. Their top result came at the 2012 India Open where they defeated Ko Sung-hyun and Yoo Yeon-seong in the final.^[2] Jongjit and Isara competed together at the London 2012 Olympics, where they lost in the quarter-final.^[3]

After Jongjit and Isara split up in January 2013, Jongjit continued competing in men's doubles with a new partner, Nipitphon Phuangphuapet. The pair reached the final of the 2013 Canada Open Grand Prix, facing Jongjit's former partner Isara and Isara's new partner Pakkawat Vilailak. He and his current partner were awarded the victory as their opponents were disqualified after a brawl broke out between the former partners.^[3] Jongjit and Phuangphuapet won the 2014 U.S. Open, defeating Denmark's Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen.^[4]

After returning from suspension in October 2013, Jongjit resumed his partnerships in men's doubles with Nipitphon Phuangphuapet and in mixed doubles with Sapsiree Taerattanachai. He continued to compete internationally until late 2014. He was entered in several tournaments in 2015, reforming his partnership with Bodin Isara but withdrew each time due to an injury to his shoulder, which finally led to him announcing his retirement in November 2015.^[5]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea	Nipitphon Phuangphuapet	Shin Baek-cheol Yoo Yeon-seong	17–21, 20–22	Bronze

SEA Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines	Bodin Isara	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	21–18, 15–21, 16–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar	Sapsiree Taerattanachai	Muhammad Rijal Debby Susanto	18–21, 19–21	Silver

Summer Universiade

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China	Bodin Isara	Lee Sheng-mu Fang Chieh-min	21–10, 21–16	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China	Savitree Amitrapai	Shin Baek-cheol Eom Hye-won	18–21, 21–17, 19–21	Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia	Rodjana Chuthabunditkul	Angga Pratama Della Destiara Haris	21–19, 14–21, 21–17	Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Rodjana Chuthabunditkul	Liu Peixuan Xia Huan	18–21, 13–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[6] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[7]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Spain Masters	Super 300	Bodin Isara	Kim Gi-jung Lee Yong-dae	13–21, 17–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[8] 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.^[9] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	India Open	Bodin Isara	Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong	21–17, 14–21, 21–14	Winner
2012	French Open	Bodin Isara	Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae	24–22, 17–21, 11–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Bitburger Open	Bodin Isara	Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan	21–14, 21–16	Winner
2012	Vietnam Open	Bodin Isara	Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto Afiat Yuris Wirawan	19–21, 21–16, 21–11	Winner
2013	Canada Open	Nipitphon Phuangphuapet	Bodin Isara Pakkawat Vilailak	21–12, disqualified	Winner
2014	U.S. Open	Nipitphon Phuangphuapet	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	21–17, 15–21, 21–18	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	U.S. Open	Sapsiree Taerattanachai	Muhammad Rijal Vita Marissa	16–21, 19–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Smiling Fish International	Bodin Isara	Songphon Anugritayawon Nitipong Saengsila	21–12, 21–12	Winner
2009	Malaysia International	Bodin Isara	Chan Peng Soon Lim Khim Wah	20–22, 26–28	Runner-up
2010	Kaohsiung International	Bodin Isara	Liao Chao-hsiang Tsai Chia-hsin	21–18, 21–19	Winner
2017	Tata Open India International	Nanthakarn Yordphaisong	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	21–6, 21–9	Winner
2018	Vietnam International	Nanthakarn Yordphaisong	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	21–18, 21–14	Winner
2018	Spanish International	Bodin Isara	Frederik Colberg Joachim Fischer Nielsen	23–21, 19–21, 15–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Smiling Fish International	Rodjana Chuthabunditkul	Patiphat Chalardchaleam Savitree Amitrapai	19–21, 20–22	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Controversy

On 21 July 2013, Jongjit and his former partner, Bodin Isara had a brawl during the change of ends of the men's doubles finals at the 2013 Canadian Open Grand Prix. Jongjit, who was partnered with Nipitphon Phuangphuapet, met Isara and his new partner, Pakkawat Vilailak in the finals. The former partners who had unresolved issues with each other prior to the match started abusing each other vocally during the first game. This led Isara to begin chasing down Jongit across the arena. As an act of self-defense while running away from Isara, Jongit swung his badminton racquet to the side of Isara's head causing his right ear to bleed and require stitches. Isara eventually caught up with Jongit, who fell to the floor on the adjacent court, and began hitting, punching and kicking him. The two were eventually broken up by Isara's partner and their coach. As a result, both players received a sanction from the Badminton World Federation and from the Badminton Association of Thailand. Isara, the more physically abusive one among the two, was banned for 2 years from participating in any international tournaments. Jongjit, who provoked Isara during the match, was banned for 3 months. In addition, Isara and Vilailak received a black card during the event meaning disqualification from the tournament and the tournament victory was awarded to Jongjit and Phuangphuapet.^[10]^[11]