Kunlavut VITIDSARN


Character Introduction

Kunlavut Vitidsarn is a Thai male badminton player.He became the first male World Junior Badminton Champion in Thai badminton when he won the World Junior Badminton Championships men’s singles title in 2017. He then won three consecutive World Junior Championships including 2017, 2018, and 2019, and has been described as a talented young Thai.

In July 2017, Kunravut lost in the semifinals of the Asian Youth Championships to Leong Chun Ho of Malaysia, finishing third in the men’s singles, while in the final of the World Youth Championships held in November of the same year, Kunravut faced Leong Chun Ho once again and defeated his opponent with a 2-1 victory, becoming the first-ever Thai badminton world men’s singles champion at the World Youth Championships.

In November 2018, Kunravut played in the Nepal International Series and won his first title in an adult category international tournament by defeating Malaysia’s Suthep Ji 2-1 (20-22, 22-20, 21-9) in the men’s singles final.

Then in November 2018, he successfully defended his title at the World Youth Championships in the men’s singles final by defeating Konda Naraoka of Japan 2-0 (21-9, 21-11), becoming the second player in the tournament’s history to defend the men’s singles title since Chinese athlete Chen Jin in 2002, and once again rewriting the best ever result by a Thai player in the men’s singles at the World Youth Championships.

Entering 2019, Kunravut won the Men’s Singles title at the Iranian International Challenger, Polish Open, Finnish Open, and Spanish International, winning three of the finals against young players of similar age from various countries, and only losing to fellow Japanese player Naraoka Kondo in the final of the Mongolia International.

In October 2019, Kunravut made his fourth appearance at the World Youth Championships, reaching the final again in the men’s singles event and defeating France’s Christo Popov 21-8, 21-11 to win his third consecutive World Youth Championships men’s singles title, making him the best men’s singles finisher in the tournament’s history, and only the second Thai player to reach a World Youth Championships triple-header, after Rachaono Indanon.

On March 14, 2022, Kunravut won the men’s singles final of the German Open on the Badminton World Tour, defeating Lakshya Sen 2-0 (21-18, 21-15) in 57 minutes.

On August 28, 2022, he won the silver medal at the Tokyo Badminton World Championships in the final against Denmark’s Anselmo Ansalon, creating the best men’s singles result in Thai badminton history.

In January 2023, Kunravut won the men’s singles final of the India Open Badminton Championships, defeating Anselmo Ansalon 22-20, 10-21, 21-12 in the final.

In August 2023, Kunravut won the World Badminton Championships with a come-from-behind victory over Japan’s Kondo Naraoka 19-21,21-18,21-7, becoming the first post-00s men’s singles champion in the history of the World Championships and taking the first ever men’s singles gold medal for Thailand.

World Ranking – Men’s Singles 8,  Week 31, 2024

Olympic Points – Men’s Singles 8,  78598 points 

Finals Ranking – Men’s Singles 13,  44510 points

 

Equipment Used

ASTROX 99 Pro; ASTROX 88D PRO; BG-80; NANORAY Z SPEED Bright Orange; ASTROX 88D PRO New Color; NANOFLARE 800; NANORAY Z SPEED Yellow; ASTROX 77; SHB65Z3 new color; SHB65Z3MEX

Major Achievements

  • Indonesia Badminton Open 2024 Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
  • Thailand Badminton Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals 2024
  • 2024 France Open Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2024 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2023 World Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2023 US Open Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2023 Singapore Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2023 Thailand Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2023 India Open Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2023 Malaysia Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2022 World Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2022 Malaysia Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2022 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Gold Medal
  • 2022 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2022 Germany Open Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2021 Badminton World Federation Year End Finals Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2021 Orleans Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2021 Swiss Open Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2020 Spain Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2020 Thailand Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2019 World Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2019 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
  • 2019 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2019 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
  • 2019 Spain International Badminton Challenge Men’s Singles Champion
  • Thailand Badminton Challenge Mixed Doubles Champion 2019
  • 2019 Thailand Badminton Challenge Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2019 Finland Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2019 Poland Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
  • Iran Badminton Challenge Men’s Singles Champion 2019
  • Nepal Badminton International Men’s Singles Champion 2018
  • World Junior Badminton Championships 2018 Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2018 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2017 World Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2017 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Third Place
  • 2016 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Third Place
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