Ko Sung-hyun
고성현 Ko Sung-hyun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Goesan-gun, Chungbuk, South Korea[1] | 21 May 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 1 (MD with Lee Yong-Dae 30 May 2013) 1 (XD with Kim Ha-na 22 September 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 76 (MD with Shin Baek-cheol), 16 (XD with Eom Hye-won) (29 November 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Ko Sung-hyun | |
Hangul | 고성현 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Go Seong-hyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Ko Sŏng-hyŏn |
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]
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
[edit]BWF World Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Wembley Arena, London, England | ![]() |
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22–24, 16–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–23, 21–18 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France | ![]() |
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21–15, 11–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | ![]() |
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18–21, 24–26 | ![]() |
2013 | Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan | ![]() |
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21–13, 22–20 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–17 | ![]() |
2016 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | ![]() |
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19–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
Summer Universiade
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia | ![]() |
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13–21, 21–13, 21–13 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (7 titles, 3 runners-up)
[edit]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
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–18 | ![]() |
2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | ![]() |
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21–23, 13–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Macau Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–17, 13–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Australian Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–17 | ![]() |
2019 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–13, 17–21, 6–3 retired | ![]() |
2021 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–17, 22–20 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–12, 15–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2019 | Canada Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–19 | ![]() |
2019 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–17 | ![]() |
2022 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
BWF Superseries (11 titles, 16 runners-up)
[edit]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.
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Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–16 | ![]() |
2010 | China Masters | ![]() |
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14–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2010 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 14–21, 23–21 | ![]() |
2011 | China Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2012 | India Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–14, 14–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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20–22, 21–11, 6–21 | ![]() |
2012 | French Open | ![]() |
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22–24, 21–17, 21–11 | ![]() |
2012 | China Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Korea Open | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–13, 21–10 | ![]() |
2013 | India Open | ![]() |
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20–22, 18–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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14–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2013 | China Masters | ![]() |
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25–23, 21–19 | ![]() |
2015 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 16–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2016 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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12–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | All England Open | ![]() |
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21–13, 15–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2013 | India Open | ![]() |
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16–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2014 | India Open | ![]() |
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16–21, 21–18, 18–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Australian Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–17 | ![]() |
2015 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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20–22, 21–18, 21–9 | ![]() |
2015 | French Open | ![]() |
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21–10, 15–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2015 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | ![]() |
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14–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–14 | ![]() |
2016 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 21–16, 13–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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10–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Korea Open | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–19 | ![]() |
2016 | French Open | ![]() |
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16–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (18 titles, 7 runners-up)
[edit]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 |
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2007 | Vietnam Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–12 | ![]() |
2010 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–15 | ![]() |
2010 | Korea Grand Prix | ![]() |
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21–18, 18–21, 25–27 | ![]() |
2011 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–16 | ![]() |
2011 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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21–9, 21–19 | ![]() |
2011 | Canada Open | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–16 | ![]() |
2011 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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23–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
2011 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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19–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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21–15, 24–22 | ![]() |
2012 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–11 | ![]() |
2012 | India Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–19 | ![]() |
2013 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
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14–21, 21–18, 14–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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15–21, 21–18, 23–25 | ![]() |
2014 | Korea Grand Prix | ![]() |
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18–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Korea Masters | ![]() |
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21–16, 18–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–14 | ![]() |
2016 | German Open | ![]() |
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20–22, 21–18, 21–17 | ![]() |
2016 | New Zealand Open | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2016 | Korea Masters | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–18 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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24–22, 16–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
2014 | German Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–18 | ![]() |
2015 | Korea Masters | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–17, 21–19 | ![]() |
2016 | German Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–12 | ![]() |
2016 | Korea Masters | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–16 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Korea International | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–13 | ![]() |
2008 | Osaka International | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–16 | ![]() |
2009 | Korea International | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–15, 15–21 | ![]() |
2012 | India International | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–10 | ![]() |
2018 | Malaysia International | ![]() |
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21–18, 30–29 | ![]() |
2019 | Osaka International | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–16 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Korea International | ![]() |
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14–21, 21–15, 9–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
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External links
[edit]- Ko Sung-hyun at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Ko Sung-hyun at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Goesan County
- Sportspeople from North Chungcheong Province
- South Korean male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for South Korea
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Summer World University Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade
- World No. 1 badminton players
- 21st-century South Korean people