Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Kunlavut Vitidsarn | |
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Personal information | |
Nickname(s) | View Three-Game God |
Country | Thailand |
Born | Chonburi, Thailand[1] | 11 May 2001
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Handedness | Right |
Coach | Patapol Ngernsrisuk[2] |
Men's singles | |
Career record | 321 wins, 101 losses |
Highest ranking | 3 (6 June 2023) |
Current ranking | 6 (15 October 2024) |
Medal record | |
BWF profile |
Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thai: กุลวุฒิ วิทิตศานต์; simply known as View (Thai: วิว); born 11 May 2001) is a Thai badminton player.[3] He is the current men's singles World Champion as he won the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships,[4] and a silver medalist at the 2024 Olympic Games.[5] He was also three-times World Junior champion, winning in 2017, 2018 and 2019.[6][7][8] He is nicknamed the "Three-Game God" because his playing style requires him to play three games long and always win in the end.[9]
Vitidsarn became the first men's singles player to win three World Junior Championships titles, joining Ratchanok Intanon and Chen Qingchen as a three-time winner of the World Junior title in the same discipline.[10] He claimed the gold medal at the Asian Junior Championships in 2019, where he previously won a silver in 2018 and bronze in 2017.[11] Vitidsarn participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, and was part of the team Omega took the silver medal in the mixed team event.[12] He was named the 2020/2021 Eddy Choong Most Promising Player.[13]
In the senior category, Vitidsarn won the silver medal at the 2022 World Championships and, in the following year, the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships.[14] He became the first Thai player to win the World Championships title in the men's singles category.[4] Vitidsarn clinched the gold medal at the 2021 SEA Games.[15] He reached a career high of world number 3 in June 2023.[16]
Career
[edit]2016–2019: Asian Junior champion and thrice World Junior champions
[edit]Vitidsarn exhibited promising performances throughout his junior-level tournament. He won junior tournaments including the boys' singles title in the Banthongyord Junior International and Singapore Youth International,[17] and also the Junior Grand Prix title in Jaya Raya (Indonesia) and India in 2017.[18][19] In the same year, he won the bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships.[20] He followed up his impressive showing in the World Junior Championships with a gold medal win.[6]
In 2018, Vitidsarn won three Junior Grand Prix title in the Netherlands, Germany, and Indonesia.[21][22] He managed to defend his title in the Banthongyord Junior International and double the title by winning the mixed doubles with Phittayaporn Chaiwan. He then upgraded his medal in the Asian Junior Championships to silver, losing the finals to Lakshya Sen.[23] However, he managed to defend his World Junior titles.[7] He competed in the Summer Youth Olympics in Argentina, managed to bring the silver medal in the mixed team event together with Omega team.[12] Even though he is only 17 years old, Vitidsarn has been able to compete in senior tournaments, as proven by his achievement as he finished as finalists in the India International then won the Nepal International.[24][25]
In his final year in the junior circuit in 2019, Vitidsarn managed to win double title and defend his boys' singles and mixed doubles title in the Banthongyord Junior International.[26] He finally won a gold medal at the Asian Junior Championships, becoming the frist ever Thai to win the boys' singles title, and addition a gold in the team event.[11][27] Vitidsarn successfully defended his World Junior Champions title for the third time,[8] became the first men's singles player to win three World Junior Championships titles, joining Ratchanok Intanon and Chen Qingchen as a three-time winner of the World Junior title in the same discipline.[10] He also won four International Challenge title in Iran Fajr International,[28] Polish Open,[29] Finnish Open,[30] and Spanish International.[31]
2020–2022: World Championship silver medalist
[edit]Vitidsarn began the 2020 season as semi-finalist in the Thailand Masters.[32] He then entered the finals of the Spain Masters losing to Viktor Axelsen.[33] In his debut at the All England Open, he was stopped in the first round to Lin Dan in rubber games.[34] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous tournaments on the 2020 BWF World Tour were either cancelled or rescheduled for later in the year. He played at the Super 1000 Yonex and Toyota Thailand Open but was eliminated in the second round in both tournaments.[35] His best result in 2021 was being finalists in the Swiss Open and in the Indonesia badminton festival the World Tour Finals, where he was defeated by Axelsen.[36][37]
In 2022, Vitidsarn won his first title of the year in the German Open.[38] At the 2021 SEA Games, he won two gold medals in both the singles and team events.[15][39][40] Competed as the seed 16, Vitidsarn claimed the silver medal in the World Championships, where in the finals he lost to Axelesen in straight game.[14]
2023: World Championships title, world number 3
[edit]A good start in the 2023 season was shown by Vitidsarn by becoming semi-finalists in the Malaysia Open losing the match to Kodai Naraoka in a close rubber games lasted for an hour 53-minutes.[41] He then beating the current world number 1 Viktor Axelsen to claimed his first title of the year in the India Open.[42] He then becoming the fourth Thai men's singles player to win the home soil title the Thailand Open in early June.[43] In the following week, he suffered an injury during the semi-finals in the Singapore Open against Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.[44] In July, he finished runner-up in the U.S. Open.[45] Vitidsarn's finest hour in his career came at the 2023 World Championships. In the final, he prevailed as he defeated Naraoka in a rubber game to win the gold medal, and achieved his highest BWF world ranking of third in the men's singles category.[16] His victory at the World Championships, making him Thailand's third gold medal winner during the World Championships since it was first held in 1977.[4][16] Vitidsarn competed in the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, but failed to win medal both in the team and individual event.[46] He qualified to compete at the World Tour Finals as the World Champions,[47] but was eliminated in the group stage.[48] He closed the year as world number 7.
2024: Olympic silver
[edit]Vitidsarn achieved a significant milestone by winning a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, after advancing to the final by defeating world number one Shi Yuqi of China.[49] He was ultimately bested by Denmark's Viktor Axelsen in the gold medal match.[50] His silver medal made him the first Thai athlete to earn an olympic medal in badminton.[5] In the BWF World Tour, his best results was being finalist in the French Open.[51]
Achievements
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France | Viktor Axelsen | 11–21, 11–21 | Silver | [5] |
BWF World Championships
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Viktor Axelsen | 5–21, 16–21 | Silver | [14] |
2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Kodai Naraoka | 19–21, 21–18, 21–7 | Gold | [4] |
Southeast Asian Games
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2021 | Bac Giang Gymnasium, Bắc Giang, Vietnam | Loh Kean Yew | 21–13, 21–13 | Gold | [15] |
BWF World Junior Championships
[edit]Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2017 | Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Leong Jun Hao | 17–21, 21–15, 21–9 | Gold | [6] |
2018 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Kodai Naraoka | 21–9, 21–11 | Gold | [7] |
2019 | Kazan Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia | Christo Popov | 21–8, 21–11 | Gold | [8] |
Asian Junior Championships
[edit]Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2017 | Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia | Leong Jun Hao | 21–19, 14–21, 21–23 | Bronze | [20] |
2018 | Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia | Lakshya Sen | 19–21, 18–21 | Silver | [23] |
2019 | Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China | Liu Liang | 21–14, 21–13 | Gold | [11][27] |
BWF World Tour (3 titles, 5 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[52] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[53]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2020 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Viktor Axelsen | 16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up | [33] |
2021 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Viktor Axelsen | 16–21, 6–21 | Runner-up | [36] |
2021 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Viktor Axelsen | 12–21, 8–21 | Runner-up | [37] |
2022 | German Open | Super 300 | Lakshya Sen | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner | [38] |
2023 | India Open | Super 750 | Viktor Axelsen | 22–20, 10–21, 21–12 | Winner | [42] |
2023 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Lee Cheuk Yiu | 21–12, 21–10 | Winner | [43] |
2023 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Li Shifeng | 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up | [45] |
2024 | French Open | Super 750 | Shi Yuqi | 20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up | [51] |
2024 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Wang Zhengxing |
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2018 | India International | Lakshya Sen | 15–21, 10–21 | Runner-up | [24] |
2018 | Nepal International | Soo Teck Zhi | 20–22, 22–20, 21–9 | Winner | [25] |
2019 | Iran Fajr International | Li Shifeng | 21–18, 21–17 | Winner | [28] |
2019 | Polish Open | Lakshya Sen | 21–17, 21–14 | Winner | [29] |
2019 | Finnish Open | Lin Chun-yi | 21–16, 18–21, 21–14 | Winner | [30] |
2019 | Spanish International | Toby Penty | 21–14, 21–14 | Winner | [31] |
2019 | Mongolia International | Kodai Naraoka | 21–9, 17–21, 21–23 | Runner-up | [54] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (11 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit]Boys' singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2017 | Banthongyord Junior International | Fong Hau Sim | 21–14, 21–13 | Winner | |
2017 | Jaya Raya Junior International | Ikhsan Rumbay | 21–17, 21–7 | Winner | [18] |
2017 | India Junior International | B. M. Rahul Bharadwaj | 21–16, 21–11 | Winner | [19] |
2017 | Singapore Youth International | Joel Koh | 21–13, 21–13 | Winner | [17] |
2018 | Dutch Junior International | Li Shifeng | 21–18, 21–14 | Winner | |
2018 | German Junior International | Li Shifeng | 21–15, 21–11 | Winner | [21] |
2018 | Jaya Raya Junior International | Ikhsan Rumbay | 21–14, 21–9 | Winner | [22] |
2018 | Banthongyord Junior International | Jason Teh | 21–16, 21–15 | Winner | |
2019 | Banthongyord Junior International | Bobby Setiabudi | 21–16, 26–24 | Winner | [26] |
Boys' doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2015 | White Nights Junior International | Pacharapol Nipornram | Rodion Alimov Pavel Kotsarenko |
21–14, 21–23, 13–21 | Runner-up | |
2017 | India Junior International | Pacharapol Nipornram | Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto Rinov Rivaldy |
9–21, 13–21 | Runner-up | [19] |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2018 | Banthongyord Junior International | Phittayaporn Chaiwan | Hiroki Midorikawa Natsu Saito |
23–21, 21–18 | Winner | |
2019 | Banthongyord Junior International | Phittayaporn Chaiwan | Di Zijian Li Yijing |
21–11, 21–17 | Winner | [26] |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Performance timeline
[edit]- Key
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
National team
[edit]- Junior level
Team events | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Ref |
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Asian Junior Championships | QF | QF | G | [27] |
World Junior Championships | 7th | 9th | B |
- Senior level
Team events | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Ref |
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SEA Games | A | NH | A | NH | G | NH | A | NH | [40] |
Asia Team Championships | NH | A | NH | QF | NH | A | NH | A | |
Asia Mixed Team Championships | A | A | NH | A | NH | ||||
Asian Games | NH | A | NH | QR | NH | ||||
Thomas Cup | NH | RR | NH | QF | NH | RR | NH | RR | |
Sudirman Cup | A | NH | A | NH | QF | NH | QF | NH |
Individual competitions
[edit]- Junior level
Events | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Ref |
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Asian Junior Championships | A | B | S | G | [11][20][23][27][55] |
World Junior Championships | 4R | G | G | G | [6][7][8] |
- Senior level
Events | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Ref |
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SEA Games | A | NH | A | NH | G | NH | A | NH | [15][39] |
Asian Championships | A | NH | A | 2R | QF | ||||
Asian Games | NH | A | NH | 3R | NH | .[46] | |||
World Championships | DNQ | NH | 1R | S | G | NH | [4][14] | ||
Olympic Games | NH | DNQ | NH | S | [5] |
Tournament | BWF SS / GP | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref | ||||||||
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2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||
Malaysia Open | A | NH | SF | SF | 2R | SF ('22, '23) | [41] | |||||
India Open | A | NH | A | W | 2R | W ('23) | [42][56] | |||||
Indonesia Masters | A | NH | A | QF | 1R | A | SF | SF ('24) | ||||
Thailand Masters | NH | A | 2R | A | 1R | SF | NH | A | SF ('20) | [32] | ||
German Open | A | NH | W | 1R | A | W ('22) | [38][57] | |||||
French Open | A | NH | 1R | QF | QF | F | F ('24) | [58] | ||||
All England Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R ('22, '23, '24) | [34] | ||||
Orléans Masters | A | 3R | NH | SF | A | SF ('21) | ||||||
Swiss Open | A | NH | F | A | F ('21) | [36][59] | ||||||
Spain Masters | A | F | A | NH | A | F ('20) | [33] | |||||
Thailand Open | 1R | A | 3R | A | 2R | NH | A | W | SF | W ('23) | [35][43][60] | |
2R | ||||||||||||
Malaysia Masters | A | NH | w/d | 2R | w/d | 2R ('23) | ||||||
Singapore Open | A | NH | A | SF | A | SF ('23) | [44] | |||||
Indonesia Open | A | NH | 1R | 1R | w/d | SF | SF ('24) | |||||
U.S. Open | A | NH | F | A | F ('23) | [45][61] | ||||||
Canada Open | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 1R ('23) | ||||||
Japan Open | A | NH | 2R | QF | w/d | QF ('23) | ||||||
Korea Open | A | 1R | NH | QF | A | QF ('22) | ||||||
Chinese Taipei Open | A | 1R | NH | A | 1R ('19) | |||||||
Vietnam Open | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | NH | A | 2R ('16, '19) | ||||
Hong Kong Open | A | NH | w/d | A | – | |||||||
China Open | A | NH | w/d | SF | SF ('24) | |||||||
Macau Open | A | QF | NH | A | QF ('19) | |||||||
Arctic Open | N/A | NH | 1R | SF | SF ('24) | |||||||
Denmark Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R ('21, '22, '23, '24) | ||||||
Hylo Open | A | QF | QF | A | QF ('21, '22) | |||||||
Korea Masters | A | 2R | NH | A | 2R ('19) | |||||||
China Masters | A | NH | 2R | 2R ('23) | ||||||||
Syed Modi International | A | QF | NH | A | QF ('18) | |||||||
Superseries / Tour Finals | DNQ | F | DNQ | RR | F ('21) | [37][48] | ||||||
Year-end ranking | 639 | 421 | 219 | 124 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | [16] | |
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Best | Ref |
Record against selected opponents
[edit]Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.
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Accurate as of 4 November 2024.[62]
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External links
[edit]- Kunlavut Vitidsarn at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn at BWFBadminton.com
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn at Olympedia
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn at Olympics.com
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