Boonsak Ponsana born February 22, 1982 in Bangkok is a male badminton player from Thailand.
His younger sister Salakjit Ponsana is also part of the Thailand badminton team.
Ponsana played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men' singles, defeating Chris Dednam of South Africa and Lee Hyun-il of Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Ponsana defeated Ronald Susilo of Singapore 15-10, 15-1. Ponsana advanced to the semifinals, in which he lost to Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia 15-9, 15-2. Playing in the bronze medal match, he again lost to an Indonesian, this time Soni Dwi Kuncoro by a score of 15-11, 17-16 for a fourth place finish.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Ponsana was defeated in the Round of 64.
In 2007 he won the AVIVA OPEN SINGAPORE SUPER SERIES 2007, and in 2008 he won the Indian Open Grand prix. Boonsak Ponsana competed in Super Series Final 2009 but he did not qualify for the semi-finals. He played for Thailand in 2009 SEA Games in Laos, bringing bronze for Thailand in men's team.
BOONSAK PONSANA PROFILE
Name: Boonsak Ponsana
Date of birth: February 22, 1982 (1982-02-22) (age 29)
Place of birth: Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
Height: 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight: 64 kg
Country : Thailand
Handedness: Right
Men's singles
Highest Ranking: 4 (November, 2010)
Current Ranking: 6 (March, 2011)
