Kim Won-ho

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 also the bronze medallists 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 eliminated in quarterfinals.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
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 ranking19 (MD 7 June 2018)
28 (XD 31 May 2018)
Current ranking47 (MD), 125 (XD) (17 March 2019)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Sudirman Cup
2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Asia Championships
2019 Wuhan Men's doubles
Asia Team Championships
2018 Alor Setar Men's team
World Junior Championships
2017 Yogyakarta Boys' doubles
2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2016 Bangkok Mixed doubles
2016 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

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

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

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

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

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

BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)

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

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 U.S. Open Super 300 Kang Min-hyuk Ou Xuanyi
Ren Xiangyu		 21–16, 16–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2019 Spain Masters Super 300 Seo Seung-jae Lee Yang
Wang Chi-lin		 8–21, 21–23 Runner-up

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

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Canada Open Seo Seung-jae Peter Briggs
Tom Wolfenden		 20–22, 21–16, 19–21 Runner-up
2017 Macau Open Seo Seung-jae Wahyu Nayaka
Ade Yusuf		 13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2017 Korea Masters Seo Seung-jae Jung Jae-wook
Kim Gi-jung		 21–15, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Canada Open Shin Seung-chan Choi Sol-gyu
Chae Yoo-jung		 21–19, 21–16 Winner
2017 U.S. Open Shin Seung-chan Seo Seung-jae
Kim Ha-na		 21–16, 14–21, 11–21 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 Park Kyung-hoon Kang Min-hyuk
Kim Jae-hwan		 14–21, 29–27, 21–14 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Osaka International Lee Yu-rim Yunosuke Kubota
Chiharu Shida		 21–17, 21–12 Winner
2019 Osaka International Jeong Na-eun Guo Xinwa
Zhang Shuxian		 21–17, 21–15 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.net. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  5. "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  6. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  7. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.


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