Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Kunlavut Vitidsarn | |
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![]() Vitidsarn in 2018 | |
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Nickname(s) | View Three-Game God |
Country | Thailand |
Born | Bangkok, Thailand | 11 May 2001
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Handedness | Right |
Men's singles | |
Career record | 314 wins, 99 losses |
Highest ranking | 3 (6 June 2023) |
Current ranking | 8 (27 August 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.[1] He is the current men's singles World Champion as he won the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships,[2] and a silver medalist at the 2024 Olympic Games.[3] He was also three-times World Junior champion, winning in 2017, 2018 and 2019.[4][5][6] He is nicknamed the "Three-Game God" because his playing style requires him to play three games long and always win in the end.[7]
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.[8] He claimed the gold medal at the Asian Junior Championships in 2019, where he previously won a silver in 2018 and bronze in 2017.[9] Vitidsarn participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, and was part of the team Omega took the silver medal in the mixed team event.[10] He was named the 2020/2021 Eddy Choong Most Promising Player.[11]
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.[12] He became the first Thai player to win the World Championships title in the men's singles category.[2] Vitidsarn clinched the gold medal at the 2021 SEA Games.[13] He reached a career high of world number 3 in June 2023.
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.[14] He was ultimately bested by Denmark's Viktor Axelsen in the gold medal match.[15] His silver medal made him the first Thai athlete to earn an olympic medal in badminton.[3]
Achievements
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France | ![]() |
11–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Championships
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
5–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
19–21, 21–18, 21–7 | ![]() |
Southeast Asian Games
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Bac Giang Gymnasium, Bắc Giang, Vietnam | ![]() |
21–13, 21–13 | ![]() |
BWF World Junior Championships
[edit]Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
17–21, 21–15, 21–9 | ![]() |
2018 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | ![]() |
21–9, 21–11 | ![]() |
2019 | Kazan Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia | ![]() |
21–8, 21–11 | ![]() |
Asian Junior Championships
[edit]Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
21–19, 14–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
2018 | Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
19–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China | ![]() |
21–14, 21–13 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (3 titles, 5 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[16] 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.[17]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
16–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2021 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
16–21, 6–21 | ![]() |
2021 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
12–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
2022 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
21–18, 21–15 | ![]() |
2023 | India Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
22–20, 10–21, 21–12 | ![]() |
2023 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
21–12, 21–10 | ![]() |
2023 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2024 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
20–22, 19–21 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | India International | ![]() |
15–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Nepal International | ![]() |
20–22, 22–20, 21–9 | ![]() |
2019 | Iran Fajr International | ![]() |
21–18, 21–17 | ![]() |
2019 | Polish Open | ![]() |
21–17, 21–14 | ![]() |
2019 | Finnish Open | ![]() |
21–16, 18–21, 21–14 | ![]() |
2019 | Spanish International | ![]() |
21–14, 21–14 | ![]() |
2019 | Mongolia International | ![]() |
21–9, 17–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
- 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 |
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2017 | Banthongyord Junior International | ![]() |
21–14, 21–13 | ![]() |
2017 | Jaya Raya Junior International | ![]() |
21–17, 21–7 | ![]() |
2017 | India Junior International | ![]() |
21–16, 21–11 | ![]() |
2017 | Singapore Youth International | ![]() |
21–13, 21–13 | ![]() |
2018 | Dutch Junior International | ![]() |
21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2018 | German Junior International | ![]() |
21–15, 21–11 | ![]() |
2018 | Jaya Raya Junior International | ![]() |
21–14, 21–9 | ![]() |
2018 | Banthongyord Junior International | ![]() |
21–16, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | Banthongyord Junior International | ![]() |
21–16, 26–24 | ![]() |
Boys' doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | White Nights Junior International | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–23, 13–21 | ![]() |
2017 | India Junior International | ![]() |
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9–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Banthongyord Junior International | ![]() |
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23–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2019 | Banthongyord Junior International | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–17 | ![]() |
- 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 |
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Asian Junior Championships | QF | QF | G |
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 | |
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 | [18] |
World Junior Championships | 4R | G | G | G | [4][5][6] |
- 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 | [19] |
Asian Championships | A | NH | A | 2R | QF | ||||
Asian Games | NH | A | NH | 3R | NH | ||||
World Championships | DNQ | NH | 1R | S | G | NH | [12][2] | ||
Olympic Games | NH | DNQ | NH | S | [3] |
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) | ||||||
India Open | A | NH | A | W | 2R | W ('23) | [20] | |||||
Indonesia Masters | A | NH | A | QF | 1R | A | SF | SF ('24) | ||||
Thailand Masters | NH | A | 2R | A | 1R | SF | NH | A | SF ('20) | |||
German Open | A | NH | W | 1R | A | W ('22) | [21] | |||||
French Open | A | NH | 1R | QF | QF | F | F ('24) | [22] | ||||
All England Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R ('22, '23, '24) | |||||
Orléans Masters | A | 3R | NH | SF | A | SF ('21) | ||||||
Swiss Open | A | NH | F | A | F ('21) | [23] | ||||||
Spain Masters | A | F | A | NH | A | F ('20) | ||||||
Thailand Open | 1R | A | 3R | A | 2R | NH | A | W | SF | W ('23) | [24] | |
2R | ||||||||||||
Malaysia Masters | A | NH | w/d | 2R | w/d | 2R ('23) | ||||||
Singapore Open | A | NH | A | SF | A | SF ('23) | ||||||
Indonesia Open | A | NH | 1R | 1R | w/d | SF | SF ('24) | |||||
U.S. Open | A | NH | F | A | F ('23) | [25] | ||||||
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) | |||||||
Hong Kong Open | A | NH | w/d | – | ||||||||
Vietnam Open | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | NH | A | 2R ('16, '19) | ||||
China Open | A | NH | w/d | – | ||||||||
Macau Open | A | QF | NH | QF ('19) | ||||||||
Arctic Open | N/A | NH | 1R | 1R ('23) | ||||||||
Denmark Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R ('21, '22, '23) | |||||||
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) | [26] | ||||||
Year-end ranking | 639 | 421 | 219 | 124 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | ||
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Best | Ref |
Record against selected opponents
[edit]Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 6 August 2024.[27]
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References
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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
- 1 Gold
- 3 Silver
- 2 Bronze
Rank: 44
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Flag bearer : Puripol Boonson & Vareeraya Sukasem
Chef de Mission: Thana Chaiprasit
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Badminton players from Bangkok
- Thai male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Thailand
- Olympic badminton players for Thailand
- Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Thailand
- Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
- SEA Games gold medalists for Thailand
- SEA Games medalists in badminton
- 21st-century Thai people