Thailand competed in the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022. The games were originally scheduled for July 2021, but were postponed due to the rescheduling of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.[1] Athletes representing Thailand won four gold medals, three silver medals and two bronze medals. The country finished in 18th place in the medal table.
| Thailand at the 2022 World Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | THA |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Thailand |
| Website | www |
| in Birmingham, United States | |
| Competitors | 32 (21 men and 11 women) in 9 sports |
| Medals Ranked 18th |
|
| World Games appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold
|
Kanjutha Phattaraboonsorn | Ju-jitsu | Women's fighting 48 kg | 15 July |
| Gold
|
Lalita Yuennan Warawut Saengsriruang |
Ju-jitsu | Mixed duo | 16 July |
| Gold
|
Anueng Khatthamarasri | Muaythai | Men's 67 kg | 17 July |
| Gold
|
Thanet Nitutorn | Muaythai | Men's 71 kg | 17 July |
 Silver
|
Orapa Senatham | Ju-jitsu | Women's fighting 63 kg | 15 July |
| Silver
|
Kanjutha Phattaraboonsorn | Ju-jitsu | Women's ne-waza 48 kg | 15 July |
| Silver
|
Weerasak Tharakhajad | Muaythai | Men's 63.5 kg | 17 July |
 Bronze
|
Phantipha Wongchuvej | Boules sports | Women's Petanque Precision Shooting | 12 July |
| Bronze
|
Nantawan Fueangsanit Phantipha Wongchuvej |
Boules sports | Women's Petanque Doubles | 13 July |
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air sports | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billiards sports | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boules sports | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Floorball | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Ju-jitsu | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Muaythai | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Sumo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Water skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wushu | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 32 |
Air sports
editThailand qualified one pilot in drone racing at the World Games, as a result of the FAI The World Games 2022 Women Selection List.[3][4]
| Athlete | Event | Classification | 1/32 Finals | Round 2 | Semifinals | Finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Wanraya Wannapong | Drone racing | 24.006997 | 11 Q | 1:14.174464 | 2 Q | Did not start | |||||
Billiards sports
editThailand qualified one snooker player in men's singles snooker at the World Games by finishing as runner-up at the 2022 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championships in Doha, Qatar.[5][6]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Taweesap Kongkitchertchoo | Men's singles snooker |  Ali Alobaidli L 0–3 |
did not advance | |||
Boules sports
editThailand qualified two pétanque players in women's pétanque doubles at the World Games. Phantipha Wongchuvej and Nantawan Fueangsanit receive one spot in women's doubles by finishing in the first place at the 2019 FIPJP Women's Doubles Pétanque World Championships in Almería, Spain.[7] Phantipha Wongchuvej also qualified in women's pétanque precision shooting.
- Pétanque classic
| Athlete | Event | Group matches | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Nantawan Fueangsanit Phantipha Wongchuvej |
Women's doubles |  W 15–3 |
 W 13–0 |
1 Q |  L 12–10 |
W 13–0 |
|
- Pétanque precision shooting
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Phantipha Wongchuvej | Women's precision shooting | 47 | 5 Q | Rebeka Howe L 37–38 |
 Katrine JungeW 34–20 |
|
Floorball
editThailand men's floorball team qualified for the World Games by securing an outright berth as the highest-ranked team from Asia and Oceania at the 2020 IFF Men's World Floorball Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[8]
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM / Pl. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Thailand men's | Men's tournament |  SwitzerlandL 3–10 |
 SwedenL 1–20 |
 LatviaL 2–15 |
4 | Did not advance | United States W 7–3 |
7 |
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Latvia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 5 | |
| 3 | Switzerland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 2 | Fifth place game |
| 4 |  Thailand
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 45 | −39 | 0 | Seventh place game |
| 8 July 2022 15:30 | Switzerland | 10–3 (4–0, 2–2, 4–1) | Thailand | BJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham Attendance: 247 |
| IFF |
|---|
| 9 July 2022 09:30 | Thailand | 1–20 (0–6, 1–6, 0–8) | Sweden | BJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham Attendance: 259 |
| IFF |
|---|
| 10 July 2022 09:30 | Thailand | 2–15 (1–5, 1–3, 0–7) | Latvia | BJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham Attendance: 156 |
| IFF |
|---|
- Seventh place game
| 11 July 2022 15:00 | United States | 3–7 (2–5, 1–1, 0–1) | Thailand | BJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham Attendance: 163 |
| IFF |
|---|
Ju-jitsu
editThailand qualified five (one male and four female) ju-jitsu practitioners into the World Games, as a result of the JIIF The World Games 2022 Qualification Rankings.[9]
- Duo
| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Lalita Yuennan Warawut Saengsriruang |
Mixed duo | ||||||
- Fighting
| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Kanjutha Phattaraboonsorn | Women's 48 kg | ||||||
| Nuchanat Singchalad | Women's 57 kg | ||||||
| Orapa Senatham | Women's 63 kg | ||||||
- Ne-waza
| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Kanjutha Phattaraboonsorn | Women's 48 kg | ||||||
| Orapa Senatham | Women's 63 kg | ||||||
Muaythai
editThailand competed in muaythai.[10]
Sumo
editThailand competed in sumo.[11]
Middleweight
edit- Main rounds
| Athlete | Event | 1/64 finals | 1/32 finals | 1/16 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Rank | |||||||
| Kamonchanok Amnuaypol | Women's middleweight |  Daniela (GER)W |
 Sakura (JPN)L |
did not advance | ||||
- Repechages
| Athlete | Event | 1/64 finals | 1/32 finals | 1/16 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Rank | ||||||||
| Kamonchanok Amnuaypol | Women's middleweight | — |  Helen (USA)W |
 Monika (POL)L |
did not advance | ||||
Openweight
edit- Main rounds
| Athlete | Event | 1/64 finals | 1/32 finals | 1/16 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Rank | |||||||
| Viparat Vituteerasan | Women's openweight | Armstrong (USA) L |
did not advance | |||||
- Repechages
| Athlete | Event | 1/64 finals | 1/32 finals | 1/16 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Rank | ||||||||
| Viparat Vituteerasan | Women's openweight | — | Hiyori (JPN) W |
 Esmeraldo (VEN)L |
did not advance | ||||
Water skiing
editThailand competed in water skiing.[12]
Wushu
editThailand competed in wushu.[13]
References
edit- ^ "2021 World Games Postponed to 2022 to Accommodate Olympic Move". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "The World Games 2022: Drone Racing pilots announced". Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Drone Racing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Wendy Jans wins her 8th World title; Florian claims his maiden world championship title". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Billiard Sports Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "First qualifiers for The World Games 2021". International World Games Association. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Time for Men's World Floorball Championships 2020 play-offs". International Floorball Federation. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "JIIF The World Games 2022 Qualification Rankings". Ju-Jitsu International Federation. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Muaythai Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Sumo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Waterski & Wakeboard Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Wushu Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.