Vitidsarn not Burdened by Ponsana Legacy
Fresh off winning the BWF Most Promising Player of the Year Award yesterday, Kunlavut Vitidsarn is within a match of another special achievement in Bali.
· DIANNE PIERRE
The 20-year-old, whose last four qualification at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2021 means he is only the second Thai men's singles semifinalist at a season finale after Boonsak Ponsana, now has the chance to go a step further than his idol.
“Ponsana is my idol in Thailand. He’s very popular,” said Vitidsarn on matching the now retired 39-year-old's feat.
Quizzed if he hoped to go one better than Ponsana, Vitidsarn, who plays Lee Zii Jia today for a place in the final, said: “I’m enjoying badminton and I want to take things step-by-step and not think too much.