Have a look at the bio, age and height of Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Kunlavut Vitidsarn is the reigning men’s singles World Champion who is also currently competing in the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics, find out more about him and his carer below.
Vitidsarn recently qualified for the men’s singles semi-finals after beating China’s YQ Shi in the quarter-finals.
Who is badminton player Kunlavut Vitidsarn, biography, age, height, world ranking and medals list
Interestingly, Vitidsarn is nicknamed as the “Three-Game God” because of his playing style, where he plays three long games and always manages to win in the end.
Kunlavut Vitidsarn bio
Kunlavut Vitidsarn is a Thai badminton player who was born on May 11, 2001 in Chon Buri, Thailand. He is currently the men’s singles World Champion after winning the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships. Vitidsarn has also previously won the World Junior champion thrice, in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Age and height
Kunlavut Vitidsarn is currently 23 years old and stands at a height of 1.77 m (5’10”).
Nationality
Kunlavut Vitidsarn is a Thai national.
Records and rankings
Kunlavut currently ranks at World No. 8, as of July 16, 2024. His highest ranking till date is at No. 3, achieved on June 6, 2023. He has so far won 373 games and lost 133 throughout his career.
Career
Kunlavut Vitidsarn is the current men’s singles World Champion after previously winning the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships. Notably, the 23-year-old is also a three-time World Junior champion, after winning the 2017, 2018, and 2019 editions. In fact, Vitidsarn was the first men’s singles player to achieve the feat, ahead of Ratchanok Intanon and Chen Qingchen.
He also manged to clinch the gold at the Asian Junior Championships in 2019, after previously winning a silver in 2018 and bronze in 2017. Vitidsarn also took part at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Kunlavut Vitidsarn was also named the Eddy Choong Most Promising Player during the 2020/2021 season.
Meanwhile, Vitidsarn won his first medal in the senior category, with a gold medal at the 2021 SEA Games. He then won a silver at the 2022 World Championships. The following year, he won a gold medal at the 2023 World Championships, becoming the first Thai player to do so in the men’s singles category. Following this, he reached a career high of world number 3 in June 2023. He is now currently competing in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic games.
Kunlavut Vitidsarn has an Instagram account with the handle @ kunlavut.v, where he has over 125K followers. He is quite active on the platform and has about 170 posts, sharing his personal life and career updates.