1. Srikanth Kidambi was born on 7 February 1993 and is an Indian badminton player.
22 Facts About Srikanth Kidambi
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Srikanth Nammalwar Kidambi was born in Ravulapalem, Andhra Pradesh on 7 February 1993 to a Telugu family.
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Srikanth Kidambi's father, KVS Krishna, is a landlord, and his mother Radha is a house-wife.
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Srikanth Kidambi's older brother K Nandagopal is a badminton player and junior national champion with his brother.
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Srikanth Kidambi emerged as the winner in the singles and doubles category at the All India Junior International Badminton Championship held in Pune.
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In 2012, Srikanth Kidambi overcame the then Junior World Champion Zulfadli Zulkiffli of Malaysia in the Maldives International Challenge to claim the men's singles title.
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Srikanth Kidambi was part of the Awadhe Warriors team that finished second in the Indian Badminton League, 2013.
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Srikanth Kidambi finished runner up at the 2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold event in Lucknow and was a quarterfinalist in the 2014 Malaysian Open.
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Srikanth Kidambi was part of the Indian badminton contingent that reached the semi-finals of the mixed team event at the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow.
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Srikanth Kidambi reached the quarter-finals of the men's singles event in the same tournament.
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Srikanth Kidambi then reached the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Open Super Series after beating Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen in an early round.
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Srikanth Kidambi lost to Chen Long of China in three games in the semi-finals.
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Srikanth Kidambi defeated Kento Momota and Tommy Sugiarto in the group stage to reach the semi-final of the prestigious BWF Super Series Masters Finals, where he lost again to Chen Long of China.
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Srikanth Kidambi started 2018 at the India Open as the second seed.
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Srikanth Kidambi was defeated in the second round by Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin who had qualified from the qualifiers.
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Srikanth Kidambi lost in the second round at the All England Open to Chinese player Huang Yuxiang in three games.
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At the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Srikanth Kidambi was more successful, winning a gold in the mixed team event, and a silver in the singles event.
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Srikanth Kidambi achieved the world number 1 ranking for a week during this period.
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Srikanth Kidambi represented his country at the South Asian Games in Nepal, and won the gold medal in the team event.
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In 2021, Srikanth Kidambi reached the finals of World championships becoming the first Indian male badminton player to do so.
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Srikanth Kidambi lost the final to Loh Kean Yew to win the silver medal.
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Srikanth Kidambi was part of the Indian men's team for Thomas Cup 2022.