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Srikanth Kidambi
Kidambi at the 2017 Japan Super Series
Personal information
Birth nameSrikanth Nammalwar Kidambi
CountryIndia
Born (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 31)
Ravulapalem, Andhra Pradesh, India
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachPullela Gopichand
Men's singles
Career record201 wins, 98 losses
Career title(s)11
Highest ranking1 (12 April 2018)
Current ranking8 (23 August 2018)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Men's singles
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hyderabad Men's team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati Men's team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
Commonwealth Youth Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Douglas Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Douglas Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Srikanth Kidambi is an Indian badminton player. He trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad and is supported by the GoSports Foundation. In April 2018, he became the highest ranked men's badminton player in the world.[1] He is also sponsored by Yonex.[2] In 2018, he was awarded with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award.[3]

Early life and background

Srikanth Nammalwar Kidambi was born in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh on 7 February 1993 to a Telugu speaking family. His father, KVS Krishna is a landlord, and his mother Radha a house-wife.[4] Srikanth’s older brother K. Nandagopal is also a badminton player.[5]

Career

2011

In the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games in Isle of Man, Kidambi won the silver in mixed doubles and bronze in doubles.[6] He also emerged winner in the singles and doubles category at the All India Junior International Badminton Championship held in Pune.[7]

2012

In 2012 Kidambi overcame the then Junior World Champion Zulfadli Zulkiffli of Malaysia in the Maldives International Challenge to claim the Men’s singles title.[8]

2013

In the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold event, Kidambi won the Men’s singles title beating then world number eight and local favorite Boonsak Ponsana in straight sets.[9] In the same year, Kidambi beat reigning champion and Olympian Parupalli Kashyap in the All India Senior National Championships in Delhi to claim his first senior national title.[10] He was also part of the Awadhe Warriors team that finished second in the Indian Badminton League, 2013.[11]

2014

Kidambi finished runner up at the 2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold event in Lucknow[12] and was a quarter finalist in 2014 Malaysian Open.[13] He was part of the Indian badminton contingent that reached the semi finals of the Mixed-team event at the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow.[14] He also reached the quarter finals of the Men's Singles event in the same tournament. [15] In November, he created a major upset in the final of the 2014 China Open Super Series Premier by beating 5 times World Champion and 2 times Olympic Champion Lin Dan in straight sets (21–19 21–17), thus becoming the first Indian to win a Super Series Premier Men's title.[16] He then reached semi finals of Hong Kong Open Super Series after beating in-form Chou Tien-Chen in the early rounds. He lost to Chen Long of China in three sets in the semifinals. With those wins he was qualified for the world super series finals. He defeated Kento Momota (15–21 21–16 21–10) and Tommy Sugiarto (21–18 21–13) in the group stage to reach Semi Finals of the prestigious BWF Super Series Masters Finals where he again lost to Chen Long of China.[17]

2015

Kidambi became the first Indian male to win gold at the 2015 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold by defeating Viktor Axelsen 21–15,12–21,21–14.The same year he also won India Open Super Series title by defeating Viktor Axelsen in the finals[18]

2016

Kidambi reached the semifinal in the Malaysia Masters, where he lost to Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin of Malaysia in January. The following week he won the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships Grand Prix Gold title, defeating Huang Yuxiang 21–13, 14–21, 21–14 in the final. At the 2016 South Asian Games, he won two gold medals, in men's team and men's singles, defeating Prannoy Kumar in the singles final. At the 2016 Badminton Asia Team Championship, although his team lost in the semifinal, he remained undefeated.

In the 2016 Rio Olympics, the World No. 11, Kidambi entered the round of 16 of the men's singles by beating Lino Muñoz and Henri Hurskainen. He went on to beat World No. 5 Jan Ø. Jørgensen 21–19, 21–19 to reach the quarterfinals,[19] but was defeated by Lin Dan by a score of 6–21, 21–11, and 18–21.

2017

Kidambi and Sai Praneeth created history when they became the first ever Indian pair to enter the finals of a ranking event in Badminton. Both hailing from Hyderabad and being coached by Pullela Gopichand, it was Sai Praneeth who prevailed 17–21, 21–17, 21–12 eventually to clinch the Singapore Super Series title.[20]

Kidambi won the Indonesia Super Series beating Japan's Kazumasa Sakai 21–11, 21–19 thereby becoming the first ever Indian male player to do so. He went on to win Australian Super Series beating China's Chen Long 22–20, 21–16 in the final, setting an Indian record for entering three consecutive Super Series Finals.[21] At the World Championships, he was defeated in the quarter-final by South Korea's Son Wan-Ho in straight sets. At the next Super Series, in Denmark, he won the title defeating Lee Hyun-il of Korea 21–10, 21–5 in the final. Following his good run, Kidambi became the fourth player ever to win four Super Series titles in a year, after he won the French Super Series that followed, defeating Japan's Kenta Nishimoto 21–14, 21–13 in the final. In the process, he equaled the record held by Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan, and Chen Long. Following the victory, he reached his career-best ranking of 2.[22]

2018

Kidambi started 2018 at the India Open as the second seed. He was defeated in the second round by Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin who had qualified from the qualifiers.[23] He also lost in the second round at the All England Open to Chinese player Huang Yuxiang in three games.[24] At the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Kidambi was more successful, winning a gold in the mixed team event, and a silver in the singles event.[25] He achieved world number 1 ranking for a week during this period.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia Malaysia Lee Chong Wei 21–19, 14–21, 14–21 Silver Silver

South Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Guwahati, India India H.S. Prannoy 11–21, 21–14, 21–6 Gold Gold

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 French Open Japan Kenta Nishimoto 21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Denmark Open South Korea Lee Hyun-il 21–10, 21–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Australian Open China Chen Long 22–20, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Indonesia Open Japan Kazumasa Sakai 21–11, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Singapore Open India B. Sai Praneeth 21–17, 17–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner–up
2015 India Open Denmark Viktor Axelsen 18–21, 21–13, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 China Open China Lin Dan 21–19, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF World Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF World Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Syed Modi International China Huang Yuxiang 21–13, 14–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Indonesian Masters Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto 21–17, 13–21, 22–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Swiss Open Denmark Viktor Axelsen 21–15, 12–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Syed Modi International India Kashyap Parupalli 21–23, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Syed Modi International China Xue Song 21–16, 19–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Thailand Open Thailand Boonsak Ponsana 21–16, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Maldives International Malaysia Zulfadli Zulkiffli 13–21, 21–11, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

[26]

Awards

References

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  4. ^ Dev Sukumar (21 December 2012). "sportskeeda.com".
  5. ^ "Brothers from Guntur create history". The Times of India.
  6. ^ Commonwealth Youth Games, 2011
  7. ^ Junior International Championship results
  8. ^ "Maldives International Challenge 2012".
  9. ^ "Thailand Open Grand Prix, 2013". The Times of India.
  10. ^ "All India Senior Nationals, Delhi, 2013". The Times of India.
  11. ^ IBL, 2013
  12. ^ India Open Grand Prix, 2014
  13. ^ "Malaysian Open, 2014". Deccan Chronicle.
  14. ^ "Srikanth Glasgow, 2014".
  15. ^ Rakesh Rao. "Badminton: Srikanth stuns Ajay Jayaram". The Hindu.
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  21. ^ "Kidambi Srikanth beats Chen Long to win Australia Open Super Series". The Times of India. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  22. ^ "Kidambi Srikanth rises to career-best number two in latest badminton rankings". The Indian Express. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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  24. ^ "All England Open 2018: Kidambi Srikanth, Chirag Shetty lash out at 'ridiculous' umpiring after suffering narrow defeats". Firstpost. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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