Thai · Nonthaburi, Thailand · Born 22 March 1996Busanan Ongbamrungphan, nicknamed 'Cream', is a Thai badminton player and multiple-time SEA Games champion who has represented Thailand at the Olympics and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 9.
Busanan Ongbamrungphan, nicknamed 'Cream', was born on March 22, 1996, in Nonthaburi, Thailand, and began playing badminton for fun with her family in 2003 before turning professional in 2010. She made a striking international debut in 2012, winning gold at the Malaysia Masters, and joined Thailand's national team in 2013. Busanan built a strong junior and early career record, winning bronze at both the 2013 World Junior Championships and the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing. Her breakthrough season came in 2015, when she won the SEA Games women's singles gold medal in Singapore, also contributing to the Thai women's team title, and went on to help Thailand win further SEA Games team golds in 2017, 2019, and 2025. Busanan represented Thailand at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, her first Games, though she was eliminated in the round of 16 by South Korea's An Se-young. She has also won multiple team bronze medals at the Uber Cup and Asian Games, and reached her career-high individual ranking of World No. 9 in January 2025. A graduate of Chulalongkorn University with a degree in sport sciences, Busanan remains one of Thailand's most experienced and consistent singles players, continuing to compete at the top level into her thirties.
Winning the 2015 SEA Games women's singles title and reaching World No. 9
How They Played
Steady, well-rounded singles player with strong defensive skills and consistency
Lasting Impact
One of Thailand's most consistent and long-serving women's singles players of the 2010s and 2020s
Career Honours
- 5x SEA Games gold medallist, including 2015 women's singles
- Career-high ranking of World No. 9 (2025)
- 3x Asian Games bronze medallist (women's team)
- Youth Olympic Games bronze (2014)
Thai Athletes