Kunlavut Vitidsarn

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] He was also three-times World Junior champion, winning in 2017, 2018 and 2019.[3][4][5] 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.[6] He claimed the gold medal at the Asian Junior Championships in 2019, where he previously won a silver in 2018 and bronze in 2017.[7] Vitidsarn participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, and was part of the team Omega took the silver medal in the mixed team event.[8] He was named the 2020/2021 Eddy Choong Most Promising Player.[9] In the senior category, he won the silver medal at the 2022 World Championships and, in the following year, the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships.[10] He became the first Thai player to win the World Championships title in the men's singles category.[2]

Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Vitidsarn in 2018
Personal information
CountryThailand
Born (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001
Chonburi, Thailand
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Career record286 wins, 85 losses
Highest ranking3 (6 June 2023)
Current ranking5 (17 October 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Thailand
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Copenhagen Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Yogyakarta Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Markham Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kazan Boys' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kazan Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Suzhou Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Suzhou Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Boys' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Jakarta Boys' singles
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Denmark Viktor Axelsen 5–21, 16–21 Silver Silver
2023 Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Japan Kodai Naraoka 19–21, 21–18, 21–7 Gold Gold

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Bac Giang Gymnasium, Bắc Giang, Vietnam Singapore Loh Kean Yew 21–13, 21–13 Gold Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Malaysia Leong Jun Hao 17–21, 21–15, 21–9 Gold Gold
2018 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Japan Kodai Naraoka 21–9, 21–11 Gold Gold
2019 Kazan Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia France Christo Popov 21–8, 21–11 Gold Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia Malaysia Leong Jun Hao 21–19, 14–21, 21–23 Bronze Bronze
2018 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia India Lakshya Sen 19–21, 18–21 Silver Silver
2019 Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China China Liu Liang 21–14, 21–13 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] 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.[12]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2020 Spain Masters Super 300 Denmark Viktor Axelsen 16–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Swiss Open Super 300 Denmark Viktor Axelsen 16–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Denmark Viktor Axelsen 12–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 German Open Super 300 India Lakshya Sen 21–18, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 India Open Super 750 Denmark Viktor Axelsen 22–20, 10–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Thailand Open Super 500 Hong Kong Lee Cheuk Yiu 21–12, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 U.S. Open Super 300 China Li Shifeng 15–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 India International India Lakshya Sen 15–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Nepal International Malaysia Soo Teck Zhi 20–22, 22–20, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Iran Fajr International China Li Shifeng 21–18, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Polish Open India Lakshya Sen 21–17, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Finnish Open Chinese Taipei Lin Chun-yi 21–16, 18–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Spanish International England Toby Penty 21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Mongolia International Japan Kodai Naraoka 21–9, 17–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (11 titles, 2 runners-up)

Boys' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Banthongyord Junior International Malaysia Fong Hau Sim 21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Jaya Raya Junior International Indonesia Ikhsan Rumbay 21–17, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 India Junior International India B. M. Rahul Bharadwaj 21–16, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Singapore Youth International Singapore Joel Koh 21–13, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Dutch Junior International China Li Shifeng 21–18, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 German Junior International China Li Shifeng 21–15, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Jaya Raya Junior International Indonesia Ikhsan Rumbay 21–14, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Banthongyord Junior International Singapore Jason Teh 21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Banthongyord Junior International Indonesia Bobby Setiabudi 21–16, 26–24 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Boys' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 White Nights Junior International Thailand Pacharapol Nipornram Russia Rodion Alimov
Russia Pavel Kotsarenko		 21–14, 21–23, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 India Junior International Thailand Pacharapol Nipornram Indonesia Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto
Indonesia Rinov Rivaldy		 9–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Banthongyord Junior International Thailand Phittayaporn Chaiwan Japan Hiroki Midorikawa
Japan Natsu Saito		 23–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Banthongyord Junior International Thailand Phittayaporn Chaiwan China Di Zijian
China Li Yijing		 21–11, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline
Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team
  • Junior level
Team events201720182019
Asian Junior Championships QF QF G
World Junior Championships 7th 9th B
  • Senior level
Team events2017201820192020202120222023Ref
SEA Games A NH A NH G NH A
Asia Team Championships NH A NH QF NH A NH
Asia Mixed Team Championships A NH A NH A
Asian Games NH A NH QR NH
Thomas Cup NH RR NH QF NH RR NH
Sudirman Cup A NH A NH QF NH QF

Individual competitions
  • Junior level
Events2016201720182019
Asian Junior Championships A B S G
World Junior Championships 4R G G G
  • Senior level
Events2017201820192020202120222023Ref
SEA Games A NH A NH G NH A [13]
Asian Championships A NH A 2R
Asian Games NH A NH 3R NH
World Championships DNQ NH 1R S G [10][2]
Olympic Games NH DNQ NH
TournamentBWF SS / GPBWF World TourBestRef
201520162017201820192020202120222023
Malaysia Open A NH SF SF SF ('22, '23)
India Open A NH A W W ('23) [14]
Indonesia Masters A NH A QF 1R A QF ('21)
Thailand Masters NH A 2R A 1R SF NH A SF ('20)
Spain Masters A F A NH A F ('20)
German Open A NH W 1R W ('22) [15]
All England Open A 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R ('22, '23)
Swiss Open A NH F A F ('21) [16]
Malaysia Masters A NH w/d 2R 2R ('23)
Thailand Open 1R A 3R A 2R NH A W W ('23) [17]
2R
Orléans Masters A 3R NH SF A SF ('21)
Singapore Open A NH A SF SF ('23)
Indonesia Open A NH 1R 1R w/d 1R ('21, '22)
Chinese Taipei Open A 1R NH A 1R ('19)
Canada Open A NH A 1R 1R ('23)
U.S. Open A NH F F ('23) [18]
Korea Open A 1R NH QF A QF ('22)
Japan Open A NH 2R QF QF ('23)
Macau Open A QF NH QF ('19)
China Open A NH w/d –
Hong Kong Open A NH w/d –
Vietnam Open A 2R 1R A 2R NH A 2R ('16, '19)
Arctic Open N/A NH 1R 1R ('23)
Denmark Open A 1R 1R 1R 1R ('21, '22, '23)
French Open A NH 1R QF QF QF ('22, '23)
Hylo Open A QF QF QF ('21, '22)
Korea Masters A 2R NH A 2R ('19)
China Masters A NH
Syed Modi International A QF NH QF ('18)
Superseries / Tour Finals DNQ F DNQ F ('21) [19]
Year-end ranking 639 421 219 124 40 29 20 10 3
Tournament201520162017201820192020202120222023BestRef

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 17 October 2023.[20]

References
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