Badminton results from SEA Games 2025: "May Ratchanok" clinches the gold medal in women's singles badminton with a grand finale.
On 14 December 2025, the final day of badminton at SEA Games 2025, hosted by Thailand at Gymnasium 4, Thammasat University, Rangsit Center, featured competition for five gold medals in individual events.
The Thai national badminton team secured two gold medals at SEA Games 2025 by competing against each other in two categories. The first pair, "Title" Rutthanaphak Upthong and "Jane" Choeinicha Sudjaipraparat, unexpectedly took the gold in mixed doubles.
In the second event, women's singles, "May" Ratchanok Intanon, the tournament's second seed (world No. 8), aiming to win gold in her final SEA Games appearance, faced "May" Supanida Katethong, the third seed (world No. 12).
The two had met eight times before, with Ratchanok Intanon winning all encounters against Supanida Katethong, also known as "Lefty May."
In the first game, Supanida Katethong started strong, leading 11-4, but Ratchanok Intanon used her experience to come back and win 21-19, taking a 1-0 lead in games.
In the second game, Ratchanok intensified her play, not allowing "Lefty May" to turn the tide, scoring continuously to win 21-7 and clinching the match 2-0.
Thus, Ratchanok Intanon concluded her final SEA Games appearance beautifully, winning her second gold medal in this tournament and her first in women's singles, after previously winning four gold medals in women's team events in 2011 Indonesia, 2015 Singapore, 2019 Philippines, and 2025 Thailand.