Kunlavut Vitidsarn
| Kunlavut Vitidsarn | |
|---|---|
Vitidsarn in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
| Nickname(s) | View Three-Game God |
| Country | Thailand |
| Born | 11 May 2001 Chonburi, Thailand |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Patapol Ngernsrisuk |
| Men's singles | |
| Career record | 241 wins, 105 losses |
| Highest ranking | 1 (3 June 2025) |
| Current ranking | 1 (10 June 2025) |
Medal record | |
| BWF profile | |
Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thai: กุลวุฒิ วิทิตศานต์; simply known as View (Thai: วิว); born 11 May 2001) is a Thai badminton player who became the first Thai to become No.1 in men's singles. He is the current World and Asia men's singles champions as he won the gold medals at the 2023 World Championships and 2025 Asian Championships, as well a silver medalist in the 2024 Olympic Games. He was also three-times World Junior champion, winning in 2017, 2018 and 2019. He is nicknamed the "Three-Game God" because his defensive style generally requires him to play three games long and likely to win in the end due to opponent's stamina loss.
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. He claimed the gold medal at the Asian Junior Championships in 2019, where he previously won a silver in 2018 and bronze in 2017. Vitidsarn participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, and was part of the team Omega took the silver medal in the mixed team event. He was named the 2020/2021 Eddy Choong Most Promising Player.
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. He became the first Thai player to win the World Championships title in the men's singles category. Vitidsarn clinched the gold medal at the 2021 SEA Games and 2025 Asian Championships. He reached a career high of world number 1 in May 2025.