Kim Won-ho
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999
Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking9 (MD with Choi Sol-gyu) (3 January 2023)
19 (MD with Seo Seung-jae) (7 June 2018)
5 (XD with Jeong Na-eun) (20 June 2023)
Current ranking16 (MD with Choi Sol-gyu)
7 (XD with Jeong Na-eun) (2 January 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asia Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan Men's doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Dubai Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Alor Setar Men's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Yogyakarta Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Kim Won-ho (Hangul: 김원호; born 2 June 1999) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] Kim who was educated at the Maewon High School, competed at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships, and won the silver medals in the mixed doubles and team event.[2] He was also a bronze medalist at the 2017 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles and team event.[3] Kim is the son of the Olympic gold medalist Gil Young-ah. He was the youngest player from the Korean national team who competed at the 2017 Sudirman Cup. He played one match, in the opening tie with Russia in the round robin stage.[4] In the final round, Korea won the title after beating China by the score of 3–2.[5] He represented Korea in the 2018 Thomas Cup but lost the match against Indonesia and therefore eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Achievements

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China South Korea Choi Sol-gyu India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
India Chirag Shetty		 18–21, 16–21 Silver Silver

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China		 South Korea Kang Min-hyuk Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yuta Watanabe		 17–21, 22–20, 25–27 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 GOR Among Rogo,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia		 South Korea Kang Min-hyuk Japan Mahiro Kaneko
Japan Yunosuke Kubota		 21–19, 17–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 CPB Badminton Training Center,
Bangkok, Thailand		 South Korea Lee Yu-rim China He Jiting
China Du Yue		 12–21, 21–19, 19–21 Silver Silver

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 U.S. Open Super 300 South Korea Kang Min-hyuk China Ou Xuanyi
China Ren Xiangyu		 21–16, 16–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Spain Masters Super 300 South Korea Seo Seung-jae Chinese Taipei Lee Yang
Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin		 8–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Indonesia Open Super 1000 South Korea Choi Sol-gyu China Liu Yuchen
China Ou Xuanyi		 17–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 German Open Super 300 South Korea Choi Sol-gyu South Korea Kang Min-hyuk
South Korea Seo Seung-jae		 21–19, 18–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Australian Open Super 300 South Korea Jeong Na-eun South Korea Seo Seung-jae
South Korea Chae Yoo-jung		 9–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 German Open Super 300 South Korea Jeong Na-eun China Feng Yanzhe
China Huang Dongping		 4–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Thailand Open Super 500 South Korea Jeong Na-eun Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai		 11–21, 21–19, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Malaysia Open Super 1000 South Korea Jeong Na-eun Japan Yuta Watanabe
Japan Arisa Higashino		 18–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Canada Open South Korea Seo Seung-jae England Peter Briggs
England Tom Wolfenden		 20–22, 21–16, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Macau Open South Korea Seo Seung-jae Indonesia Wahyu Nayaka
Indonesia Ade Yusuf		 13–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Korea Masters South Korea Seo Seung-jae South Korea Jung Jae-wook
South Korea Kim Gi-jung		 21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Canada Open South Korea Shin Seung-chan South Korea Choi Sol-gyu
South Korea Chae Yoo-jung		 21–19, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 U.S. Open South Korea Shin Seung-chan South Korea Seo Seung-jae
South Korea Kim Ha-na		 21–16, 14–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Mongolia International South Korea Park Kyung-hoon South Korea Kang Min-hyuk
South Korea Kim Jae-hwan		 14–21, 29–27, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Osaka International South Korea Lee Yu-rim Japan Yunosuke Kubota
Japan Chiharu Shida		 21–17, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Osaka International South Korea Jeong Na-eun China Guo Xinwa
China Zhang Shuxian		 21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Kim Won Ho". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "주니어배드민턴 혼합복식 아시아선수권 3년연속 준우승" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "2017 BWF 세계주니어배드민턴선수권대회" (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Second generation Sudirman". Badzine. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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