Ratchanok signs off from SEA Games with gold in women’s singles badminton
Women’s singles gold went to Ratchanok Intanon, who beat Supanida Katethong 21-19, 21-7 in the 33rd SEA Games final on Sunday (December 14).
- Ratchanok Intanon won the women's singles badminton gold medal at the 33rd SEA Games by defeating fellow Thai player Supanida Katethong.
- This victory marked the first and only SEA Games singles title of her career.
- Following her win, Ratchanok officially announced her retirement from competing in the SEA Games.
Ratchanok Intanon brought the 33rd SEA Games to a fitting close, defeating fellow Thai Supanida Katethong 2-0 to win the women’s singles badminton gold, the first and only SEA Games singles title of her career, before officially announcing her retirement from the SEA Games stage.
Ratchanok, a former world champion and world No. 8, delivered a dominant final to clinch her long-awaited SEA Games women’s singles crown.
The gold-medal match, played at Gymnasium 4, Thammasat University (Rangsit Campus), saw the second seed Ratchanok face the third seed Supanida in an all-Thai showdown.
Ratchanok used her experience and consistency to take control of key points, particularly in the second game.
She won 21-19, 21-7 to secure the title, while Supanida settled for silver.
Thailand’s badminton team wrapped up the 2025 SEA Games with a total of three gold medals and two silver medals.
