Srikanth Kidambi
| Srikanth Kidambi | |
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 Kidambi at the 2013 French Super Series | |
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Srikanth Nammalwar Kidambi |
| Country |
 India |
| Born |
7 February 1993 Guntur, Andhra Pradesh |
| Residence | Hyderabad, India |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Handedness | right |
| Coach | Pullela Gopichand |
| Men's Singles | |
| Career record | 137 Wins, 75 Losses |
| Career title(s) | 7 |
| Highest ranking | 3 (4 June 2015) |
| Current ranking | 12 (17 November 2016) |
| BWF profile | |
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Srikanth Kidambi is an Indian badminton player and currently the highest ranked Indian men’s player in the international circuit with a world ranking of 9 as of September 29, 2016.[1] He won 2014 China Open Super Series Premier after beating Lin Dan by 21–19 21–17 in the final round, thus becoming the first Indian to win a Super Series Premier Men's title.[2] He trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad and is supported by the GoSports Foundation, Bangalore.[3] He is also sponsored by Li-Ning.[4]
Early life and background
Srikanth Nammalwar Kidambi was born in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh on 7 February 1993. His father KVS Krishna is a landlord, and his mother Radha a house-wife.[5] Srikanth’s elder brother Nanda Gopal is also a badminton player.[6]
Career
2011
In the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games in Isle of Man, Kidambi won the silver in mixed doubles and bronze in doubles.[7] He also emerged winner in the singles and doubles category at the All India Junior International Badminton Championship held in Pune.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10] 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.[11] He was also part of the Awadhe Warriors team that finished second in the Indian Badminton League, 2013.[12]
2014
Kidambi finished runner up at the 2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold event in Lucknow[13] and was a quarter finalist in 2014 Malaysian Open.[14] 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.[15] He also reached the quarter finals of the Men's Singles event in the same tournament. [16] 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.[2] 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 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.
Kidambi is currently being coached by former Indian badminton legend Pullela Gopichand.
Achievements
Individual titles (7)
| S.no | Year | Tournament | Opponent in final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | Maldives International Challenge |  Zulfadli Zulkiffli |
13–21,21–11,21–16 |
| 2 | 2013 | Thailand Open |  Boonsak Ponsana |
21–16, 21–12 |
| 3 | 2014 | China Open |  Lin Dan |
21–19, 21–17 |
| 4 | 2015 | Swiss Open |  Viktor Axelsen |
21–15, 12–21, 21–14 |
| 5 | 2015 | India Open | Viktor Axelsen |
18–21, 21–13, 21–12 |
| 6 | 2016 | Syed Modi International | Huang Yuxiang |
21–13, 14–21, 21–14 |
| 7 | 2016 | South Asian Games | Prannoy Kumar |
11–21,21–14,21–6 |
Individual runners-up (3)
| S.no | Year | Tournament | Opponent in final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | Syed Modi International | Xue Song |
21–16, 19–21, 13–21 |
| 2 | 2015 | Syed Modi International | Kashyap Parupalli |
21–23, 21–23 |
| 3 | 2015 | Indonesian Masters |  Tommy Sugiarto |
21–17, 13–21, 22–24 |
Record against selected opponents
- Lee Chong Wei 0–4
- Liew Daren 0–2
- Lin Dan 1 – 3
- Chen Long 0 – 3
- Xue Song 2 – 1
- Tian Houwei 1 – 6
- Jan Ø. Jørgensen 2– 2
- Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 2 – 2
- Viktor Axelsen 2 – 1
- Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 0 – 1
- Ihsan Maulana Mustofa 1 – 1
- Tommy Sugiarto 2 – 3
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Kenichi Tago 0 – 2 - Kento Momota 3–5
- Sho Sasaki 1–0
- Takuma Ueda 4–1
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Son Wan-ho 2 – 4 -
Chou Tien-Chen 1 – 1 -
Marc Zwiebler 2 – 1 -
Hu Yun 2 – 2 - Wong Wing Ki 1 – 1
- T Saensomboonsuk 2–2
- Boonsak Ponsana 3–2
- Suppanyu Avihingsanon 2–0
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Nguyen Tien Minh 2–1 -
Rajiv Ouseph 3–0 - R. M. V. Gurusaidutt 1–1
- Ajay Jayaram 3–0
- Prannoy Kumar 2–1
- Arvind Bhat 1–0
- Anup Sridhar 1–0
- Sai Praneeth 1–3
- Parupalli Kashyap 0–2
Awards
- ₹ 500000 award announced for Kidambi from BAI for 2015 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold victory. He defeated Viktor Axelsen in the final 21–15,12–21,21–14.[21][22]
- ₹ 500000 award announced for Kidambi from BAI for 2015 India Super Series victory. He defeated Viktor Axelsen in the final 18–21, 21–13, 21–12.[23]
References
- ↑ "Badminton World Federation". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth Win China Open Titles".
- ↑ "GoSports Foundation".
- ↑ "When brain fever almost got Kidambi Srikanth". The Times of India.
- ↑ Dev Sukumar (21 December 2012). "sportskeeda.com".
- ↑ "Brothers from Guntur create history". The Times of India.
- ↑ Commonwealth Youth Games, 2011
- ↑ Junior International Championship results
- ↑ "Maldives International Challenge 2012".
- ↑ "Thailand Open Grand Prix, 2013". The Times of India.
- ↑ "All India Senior Nationals, Delhi, 2013". The Times of India.
- ↑ IBL, 2013
- ↑ India Open Grand Prix, 2014
- ↑ "Malaysian Open, 2014". Deccan Chronicle.
- ↑ "Srikanth Glasgow, 2014".
- ↑ Rakesh Rao. "Badminton: Srikanth stuns Ajay Jayaram". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth boost their semifinal chances with second win". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ "Kidambi Srikanth Is the First Ever Indian Man to Win Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold , 2015". Kridangan.
- ↑ "Kidambi Srikanth storms into quarters". SportsCafe.in.
- ↑ "BWF". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ "5 lakh cash award for Srikanth from Badminton Association of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. March 16, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ↑ "BAI announces cash award for Srikanth". thehindu.com. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth lift India Open Super Series titles". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. March 29, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
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