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Sangob Rattanusorn (born 1943) is a former badminton player from Thailand who won numerous titles and represented his country in team play from the early 1960s through the early 1970s.
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Sangob Rattanusorn (born 1943) is a former badminton player from Thailand who won numerous titles and represented his country in team play from the early 1960s through the early 1970s.
A fine "all-arounder" (proficient in all three events: singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles), Rattanusorn won eight Thai national singles titles between 1962 and 1970, and the Southeast Asian Peninsular singles title in 1967. [1] Outside of Asia, his most significant victories came in doubles events. He shared the U.S. Open mixed doubles title with England's Margaret Barrand in 1963, and the Canadian Open mixed doubles title with the USA's Lois Alston in 1968. [2] In 1968 he also won the Canadian Open and Dutch Open men's doubles titles, [3] and reached the men's doubles semifinal at the All-England Championships with fellow countryman Chavalert Chumkum. Perhaps the best year in his badminton career, however, came toward the end of it in 1973, when he helped Thailand to a surprise victory over Malaysia in the Asian zone final of Thomas Cup [4] before bowing to perennial champion Indonesia in the inter-zone ties.
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1970 | Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Punch Gunalan | 17–18, 10–15 |  Bronze |
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1965 | Lucknow, India |  Dinesh Khanna | 3–15, 11–15 |  Silver |
| 1969 | Manila, Philippines |  Muljadi | 10–15, 3–15 | Bronze |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1962 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Sanguan Anandhanonda | Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee | 7–15, 10–15 | Bronze |
| 1965 | Lucknow, India | Tuly Ulao | Tan Yee Khan Temshakdi Mahakonok | 12–15, 18–15, 8–15 | Bronze |
| 1969 | Manila, Philippines | Chavalert Chumkum | Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan | 7–15, 3–15 | Bronze |
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1965 | Singapore Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Tan Aik Huang | 7–15, 15–7, 7–15 | Silver |
| 1967 | Bangkok, Thailand | Somsook Boonyasukhanonda |  Gold |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1967 | Bangkok, Thailand | Chavalert Chumkum | Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee | 11–15, 10–15 | Bronze |
| 1973 | Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore City, Singapore | Bandid Jaiyen | Punch Gunalan Dominic Soong | 15–10, 18–15 | Gold |
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1963 | Malaysia Open | Yew Cheng Hoe | 9–15, 11–15 |  Runner-up |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1966 | Malaysia Open | Chavalert Chumkum | Eddy Choong Tan Aik Huang | 14–17, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 1968 | Dutch Open | Chavalert Chumkum |  Erland Kops Tom Bacher | 9–15, 15–1, 15–9 |  Winner |
| 1968 | German Open | Chavalert Chumkum | Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee | 9–15, 2–15 | Runner-up |
| 1968 | Canada Open | Chavalert Chumkum |  Wayne Macdonnell Rolf Paterson | 15–12, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1968 | Singapore Open | Chavalert Chumkum | Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee | 9–15, 1–15 | Runner-up |
| 1972 | Denmark Open | Bandid Jaiyen | Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee | 6–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1963 | US Open |  Margaret Barrand |  Joe Alston Lois Alston | Winner | |
| 1968 | Canada Open | Lois Alston | Channarong Ratanaseangsuang Tyna Barinaga | 15–11, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1968 | Singapore Open | Pachara Pattabongse | Svend Andersen  Noriko Takagi | 8–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
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