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Ko Sung-hyun

Ko Sung-hyun

South Korean badminton player (born 1987)


Ko Sung-hyun (Korean: 고성현; Korean pronunciation: [ko.sʌŋ.ɦjʌŋ]; born 21 May 1987) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Gimcheon City Hall.[2] He is a former world number 1 both in the men's and mixed doubles. Ko is a BWF World Champion, two time Badminton Asian Champion, and Asian Games gold medalist.[1][3]

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Ko started to get the attention of the World and Korean badminton when he won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Championships partnered with Ha Jung-eun.[4] Competed in the men's doubles with Yoo Yeon-seong, Ko have achieved several milestones, including won the silver medals at the 2009 Asian and 2011 World Championships, reached a career high as world number 2 at the BWF world ranking. Ko and Yoo ended their partnerships after participating in 2012 London Olympics.[5] Ko then topped the men's doubles BWF world ranking partnered with Lee Yong-dae in May 2013. Ko and Lee were a gold medalists at the 2013 Asian Championships and Summer Universiade.[6][7]

Teamed-up with Shin Baek-cheol, Ko won the gold medal at the 2014 World Championships.[8] Together with Kim Ha-na, Ko clinched the 2013 Asian Championships title and won his first Superseries title in the mixed doubles at the 2014 Australian Open.[9] Ko and Kim participated at the 2016 Rio Olympics, reaching in to the quarter finals stage, and occupied the mixed doubles world number 1 in September 2016.[10]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

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Asian Championships

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Summer Universiade

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BWF World Tour (7 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[12]

Men's doubles

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BWF Superseries (11 titles, 16 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[13] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[14] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Ko (left) with his partner in the mixed doubles Kim Ha-na.

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  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (18 titles, 7 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.

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  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

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  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. "세계선수권 우승 고성현·신백철…AG '金빛' 특명". Asia Business Daily (in Korean). 3 September 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. "Ko Sung Hyun". Victor Sport. 15 August 2009. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012.
  3. Hearn, Don (15 March 2015). "Ko Sung Hyun – This champion can win with anyone". Badzine. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. "박성환, 배드민턴 세계선수권 결승행 실패". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 29 August 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. "[올림픽④] 남복 고성현-유연성 2% 부족함 채워라". Badminton Times (in Korean). 12 July 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. Choi, Song-ah (31 May 2013). "이용대-고성현, 배드민턴 男복식 세계 1위 등극(종합)". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  7. "한국 배드민턴 기분좋은 경쟁바람 분다". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 7 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. "Li-Ning BWF World Championships 2014 – Review: Epic Battles in Ballerup". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  9. "고성현·김하나, BWF 세계랭킹 '혼합복식 1위'". Korean Broadcasting System (in Korean). 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  10. 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.
  11. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  12. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  13. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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