( file pic : Kunlavut Vitidsarn)

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Patna : World No 7 Kidambi Srikanth, 28, India, lost to World No Kunlavut Viditsarn, 20, Thailand, in straight games in a Group stage match in season-ending HSBC BWF World Tour Finals at Bali, Indonesia, on December 2, 2021.

World No 21 Kunlavut, a three-time former World Junior Champion, beat Srikanth, a former World No 1, 21-18, 21-7 in 46 minutes. Kunlavut won 42 points during the match to 25 points by Srikanth. Kunlavut won 8 consecutive points during the match to 6 by the Indian.