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Kim So-yeong

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In thisKorean name,the family name isKim.
Kim So-yeong
Kim So-yeong at the2013 French Super Series
Personal information
Nickname(s)Kim So-young
CountrySouth Korea
Born(1992-07-09)9 July 1992(age 32)
Daegu,South Korea
ResidenceIncheon,South Korea
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (WD withKong Hee-yong4 October 2022)
20 (XD withKim Gi-jung10 July 2014)
Current ranking9 (WD with Kong Hee-yong 13 August 2024)
Medal record
Women'sbadminton
RepresentingSouth Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Women's doubles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tokyo Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Huelva Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Copenhagen Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 New Delhi Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bangkok Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Wuhan Women's doubles
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Manila Women's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Mixed team
BWF profile
Korean name
Hangul
김소영
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Soyeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Soyŏng

Kim So-yeong(Korean:김소영;born 9 July 1992) is a South Koreanbadmintonplayer.[1]Kim, who attended theUniversity of Incheon,was the triple crowns at the2013 Summer Universiade,by winning the gold medals in the women's doubles, mixed doubles and team event.[2]She competed at the2014 Asian Games,clinched the silver medal in the women's team event.[3]Together withKong Hee-yong,she was awarded as the 2019 BWF Most Improved Player of the Year.[4]

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Musashino Forest Sport Plaza,Tokyo,Japan South KoreaKong Hee-yong South KoreaLee So-hee
South KoreaShin Seung-chan 		21–10, 21–17 Bronze

World Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,Huelva,Spain South KoreaKong Hee-yong South KoreaLee So-hee
South KoreaShin Seung-chan 		18–21, 17–21 BronzeBronze
2022 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium,Tokyo,Japan South KoreaKong Hee-yong ChinaChen Qingchen
ChinaJia Yifan 		20–22, 14–21 SilverSilver
2023 Royal Arena,Copenhagen,Denmark South KoreaKong Hee-yong IndonesiaApriyani Rahayu
IndonesiaSiti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 		9–21, 20–22 BronzeBronze

Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium,Hangzhou,China South KoreaKong Hee-yong ChinaChen Qingchen
ChinaJia Yifan 		21–16, 9–21, 12–21 BronzeBronze

Asian Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan,China South KoreaKong Hee-yong JapanMisaki Matsutomo
JapanAyaka Takahashi 		17–21, 22–20, 14–21 BronzeBronze

Summer Universiade

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tennis Academy,Kazan,Russia South KoreaChang Ye-na ChinaLuo Yu
ChinaTian Qing 		27–25, 15–21, 23–21 GoldGold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tennis Academy,Kazan,Russia South KoreaKim Gi-jung ChinaLiu Cheng
ChinaTian Qing 		22–20, 21–14 GoldGold

BWF World Tour (11 titles, 7 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5]is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation(BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.[6]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 U.S. Open Super 300 South KoreaKim Hye-jeong ChinaTang Jinhua
ChinaYu Xiaohan 		21–18, 13–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2019 Indonesia Masters Super 500 South KoreaKong Hee-yong JapanMisaki Matsutomo
JapanAyaka Takahashi 		19–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2019 Spain Masters Super 300 South KoreaKong Hee-yong JapanNami Matsuyama
JapanChiharu Shida 		23–21, 15–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2019 New Zealand Open Super 300 South KoreaKong Hee-yong JapanMisaki Matsutomo
JapanAyaka Takahashi 		21–15, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2019 Japan Open Super 750 South KoreaKong Hee-yong JapanMayu Matsumoto
JapanWakana Nagahara 		21–12, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2019 Chinese Taipei Open Super 300 South KoreaKong Hee-yong ThailandJongkolphan Kititharakul
ThailandRawinda Prajongjai 		19–21, 21–18, 26–28 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2019 Korea Open Super 500 South KoreaKong Hee-yong South KoreaLee So-hee
South KoreaShin Seung-chan 		13–21, 21–19, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2019 French Open Super 750 South KoreaKong Hee-yong South KoreaLee So-hee
South KoreaShin Seung-chan 		21–16, 19–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2020 (II) Thailand Open Super 1000 South KoreaKong Hee-yong South KoreaLee So-hee
South KoreaShin Seung-chan 		21–18, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2020 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals South KoreaKong Hee-yong South KoreaLee So-hee
South KoreaShin Seung-chan 		21–15, 24–26, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2021 French Open Super 750 South KoreaKong Hee-yong South KoreaLee So-hee
South KoreaShin Seung-chan 		17–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2021 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals South KoreaKong Hee-yong JapanNami Matsuyama
JapanChiharu Shida 		21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2022 Korea Masters Super 300 South KoreaKong Hee-yong South KoreaBaek Ha-na
South KoreaLee Yu-rim 		21–17, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2023 All England Open Super 1000 South KoreaKong Hee-yong South KoreaBaek Ha-na
South KoreaLee So-hee 		21–5, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2023 Thailand Open Super 500 South KoreaKong Hee-yong ThailandBenyapa Aimsaard
ThailandNuntakarn Aimsaard 		21–13, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2023 Korea Open Super 500 South KoreaKong Hee-yong ChinaChen Qingchen
ChinaJia Yifan 		10–21, 21–17, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2023 Japan Open Super 750 South KoreaKong Hee-yong ChinaChen Qingchen
ChinaJia Yifan 		21–17, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2023 Australian Open Super 500 South KoreaKong Hee-yong ChinaLiu Shengshu
ChinaTan Ning 		21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner

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

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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Macau Open South KoreaChoi Hye-in South KoreaEom Hye-won
South KoreaJang Ye-na 		18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold South KoreaJang Ye-na South KoreaGo Ah-ra
South KoreaYoo Hae-won 		21–15, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2016 Indonesian Masters South KoreaChae Yoo-jung ThailandJongkolphan Kititharakul
ThailandRawinda Prajongjai 		21–18, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2016 Korea Masters South KoreaChae Yoo-jung South KoreaJung Kyung-eun
South KoreaShin Seung-chan 		14–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2017 Chinese Taipei Open South KoreaChae Yoo-jung South KoreaKim Hye-rin
South KoreaYoo Hae-won 		21–12, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2017 Korea Masters South KoreaKong Hee-yong South KoreaLee So-hee
South KoreaShin Seung-chan 		18–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
BWF Grand Prix Goldtournament
BWF Grand Prixtournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Osaka International South KoreaYoo Hae-won JapanAyako Sakuramoto
JapanYukiko Takahata 		16–21, 21–17, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
BWF International Challengetournament
BWF International Seriestournament

References

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  1. ^"Players: Kim So Yeong".Badminton World Federation.Retrieved13 December2016.
  2. ^"존박 돌발행동, 김소영-서우리 때문에 차량 난입"(in Korean).The Chosun Ilbo.Retrieved25 May2018.
  3. ^"KIM Soyeong".Incheon 2014 official website.Archived fromthe originalon 2 October 2014.Retrieved9 July2015.
  4. ^"Momota, Huang are BWF Players of the Year".Badminton World Federation. 9 December 2019.Retrieved22 December2019.
  5. ^Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017)."BWF Launches New Events Structure".Badminton World Federation.Archived fromthe originalon 1 December 2017.Retrieved29 November2017.
  6. ^Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018)."Action-Packed Season Ahead!".Badminton World Federation.Archivedfrom the original on 13 January 2018.Retrieved15 January2018.
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