Kunlavut Vitidsarn
| Kunlavut Vitidsarn | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Born | 11 May 2001 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Men's singles | |
| Career title(s) | 9 |
| Highest ranking | 44 (2 July 2019) |
| Current ranking | 48 (7 October 2019) |
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 was three-times World Junior champion, winning in 2017, 2018 and 2019.[2][3][4] Vitidsarn became the first men's singles player to win three World Junior Championships title, joining Ratchanok Intanon and Chen Qingchen as a three-time winner of the World Junior title in the same discipline.[5] He claimed the gold medal at the Asian Junior Championships in 2019, where he previously won a silver in 2018 and bronze in 2017.[6] Vitidsarn participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, and was part of the team Omega took the silver medal in the mixed team event.[7]
Achievements
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kazan Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia |  Christo Popov
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21–8, 21–11 |  Gold
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| 2018 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |  Kodai Naraoka
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21–9, 21–11 | Gold
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| 2017 | GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |  Leong Jun Hao
|
17–21, 21–15, 21–9 | Gold
|
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China |  Liu Liang
|
21–14, 21–13 | Gold
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| 2018 | Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Lakshya Sen
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19–21, 18–21 |  Silver
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| 2017 | Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia | Leong Jun Hao
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21–19, 14–21, 21–23 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-ups)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mongolia International | Kodai Naraoka
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21–9, 17–21, 21–23 |  Runner-up
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| 2019 | Spanish International |  Toby Penty
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21–14, 21–14 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Finnish Open |  Lin Chun-yi
|
21–16, 18–21, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2019 | Polish Open | Lakshya Sen
|
21–17, 21–14 | Winner
|
| 2019 | Iran Fajr International | Li Shifeng
|
21–18, 21–17 | Winner
|
| 2018 | Nepal International | Soo Teck Zhi
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20–22, 22–20, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2018 | India International | Lakshya Sen
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15–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Players: Kunlavut Vitidsarn". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ Amsa-ngiam, Lerpong (22 October 2017). "Teen makes badminton history". The Nation. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ Hearn, Don (19 November 2018). "WORLD JUNIORS 2018 – Goh and Vitidsarn each win a second!". www.badzine.net. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Kunlavut reaches historic milestone". Bangkok Post. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (13 October 2019). "Vitidsarn ready for step up to senior level after victory at BWF World Junior Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Kunlavut finally wins the elusive Badminton Asia junior title". www.badmintonasia.org. Badminton Asia. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Participants: Vitidsarn Kunlavut". Buenos Aires 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
External links
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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