Kidambi Srikanth missed out on the Male Player of the Year at BWF Awards Gala Dinner 2017 in Dubai on Monday, December 11, but the in-form Indian shuttler stole the show to win the "Mr Best Dressed" award.
The 24-year-old and world number one women's singles star Tai Tzu Ying were adjudged the best-dressed players at the award ceremony.
Check out their stunning outfits!
Marcus Fernaldi, Kevin Sanajaya reign supreme
The BWF Male Player of the Year award was eventually won by world number one men's doubles duo of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, who won a record a staggering six Superseries titles in 2017.
Srikanth, who himself won four Superseries titles in the year, was nominated for the prestigious year-ending award along with reigning world champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and Zheng Siwei of China.
At the BWF Gala dinner for the Superseries finals in Dubai! Very happy to receive the ‘Best Dressed Player’ award. Thank you Raghavendra rathore for the outfit. Styled by @bornalitalukdar #dubai #superseries #superseriesfinals #2017 #bestdressedaward pic.twitter.com/Il4c00tD09
— Kidambi Srikanth (@srikidambi) December 11, 2017
No delight for PV Sindhu, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
On the other hand, Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu also missed out on the BWF Female Player of the Year, which went to Chen Qingchen of China.
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The 20-year-old, who won the world championships gold in women's doubles and silver in mixed doubles along with five Superseries titles in 2017, also beat the likes of Tai and Akane Yamaguchi for the award.
Meanwhile, 17-year-old Satwiksairaj Rankireddy missed out on Most Promising Player of the Year, which was bagged by former junior world champion Chen Yufei of China.
Here's the complete list of awards announced on Monday, December 11
FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
CHEN QINGCHEN (CHINA): Women's Doubles (WD), Mixed Doubles (XD)
- Gold Medal: TOTAL BWF World Championships 2017 (WD)
- Silver Medal: TOTAL BWF World Championships 2017 (XD)
- Silver Medal: TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup 2017
- Winner – 5 Superseries: Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open (XD); BCA Indonesia Open (WD); Crown Group Australian Open (XD); Tahoe China Open (WD); Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open (WD)
- Runner-up – 4 Superseries: Yonex-Sunrise India Open (XD); BCA Indonesia Open (XD); Danisa Denmark Open (XD), Yonex French Open (XD)
*****
MALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (JOINTLY)
MARCUS FERNALDI GIDEON/KEVIN SANJAYA SUKAMULJO (INDONESIA): Men's Doubles (MD)
- Quarter-Finals: TOTAL BWF World Championships 2017
- Winners – 6 Superseries: Yonex All England; Yonex-Sunrise India Open; Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open; Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open; Tahoe China Open; Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open
- Runners-up - 2 Superseries: Victor Korea Open; Danisa Denmark Open
MR & MS BEST DRESSED
Kidambi Srikanth (India) and Tai Tzu Ying (Chinese Taipei).
*****
MALE PARA-BADMINTON PLAYER OF THE YEAR (NOT PRESENT AT GALA DINNER)
KIM JUNGJUN (KOREA): WH 2 Men's Singles (MS); Men's Doubles (MD) and Mixed Doubles (XD)
- Overall: 12 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Gold Medal: BWF Para-Badminton World Championships (MS & MD)
- Winner: Spanish Para-Badminton International (MS, MD, XD); Thailand Para-Badminton International (MS, MD); Japan Para-Badminton International (MS, XD); USA Para-Badminton International (MS, MD, XD)
*****
FEMALE PARA-BADMINTON PLAYER OF THE YEAR
AMNOUY WETWITHAN (THAILAND): WH 2 Women's Singles (WS); Women's Doubles (WD); and Mixed Doubles (XD)
- Overall: 7 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Gold Medal: BWF Para-Badminton World Championships (XD)
- Winner: Thailand Para-Badminton International (WS, WD); Ireland Para-Badminton International (WS, WD, XD); Japan Para-Badminton International (WD)
*****
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR (JOINTLY)
YUKI FUKUSHIMA/SAYAKA HIROTA (JAPAN): Women's Doubles
- Silver medal: TOTAL BWF World Championships 2017
- Winners – 1 Superseries: Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open
- Semi-finals – 3 Superseries: Yonex-Sunrise India Open; Crown Group Australian Open; Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open
- Winners – 1 Grand Prix Gold: Yonex German Open
*****
MOST PROMISING PLAYER OF THE YEAR (EDDY CHOONG AWARD)
CHEN YUFEI (CHINA): Women's Singles
- Silver Medal: TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup 2017
- Bronze Medal: TOTAL BWF World Championships 2017
- Semi-Finals – 2 Superseries: Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open, Danisa Denmark Open
- Quarter-Finals – 4 Superseries: Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open, Crown Group Australian Open; Yonex French Open; Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open
- Quarter-Finals: Badminton Asia Championships 2017
