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Character Introduction
Kim Soo-yeong (Hangul: 김소영, July 9, 1992) is a South Korean female badminton player.
In July 2013, Kim represented South Korea at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia, winning gold medals in women’s doubles, mixed doubles and mixed team. In November of the same year, she competed in the Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix with Jang Ye Na and Kim Ki Jung, defeating teammates Go My Roh/Yoo Hae Won, the No. 2 seed in the women’s doubles final, 2-0 (21-15, 21-12), to win the international tournament and her first Golden Grand Prix women’s doubles title.
In September 2019, Kim Cho-yeong and Kong Hee-yong played in the Korea Open Badminton Championships, defeating tournament No. 6 seed and World Championships third-place finishers Lee Sau-hee/Shin Seung-chan 2-1 (13-21, 21-19, 21-17) in the women’s doubles final to win the tournament’s only title for the hosts.
In July 2021, she and Kong Xiyong competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Women’s Doubles Badminton Tournament, finishing second in Group D and defeating the Japanese duo of Matsumoto Mayu/Nagahara Wakona 2-1 (21-14, 14-21, 28-26) in the last eight, and then falling to the Chinese duo of Chen Qingcheng/Jia Yifan in the quarterfinals, 0-2 (15-21, 11-21), before winning bronze in the bronze medal match. In the bronze medal match, they defeated teammates Li Shaoxi/Shin Seung-chan 2-0 (21-10, 21-17) to win the bronze medal.
In March 2023, Kim Cho-Young and Kong Hee-Yong teamed up to play in the All England Open Badminton Championships, and won their first All-England Women’s Doubles title with a 2-0 victory over teammates Lee Sau-hee/Baek Ha-Na in the final.
World Ranking – Women’s Doubles 8, Week 30, 2024
Olympic Points – Women’s Doubles 6, 84520 points
Finals Ranking – Women’s Doubles 22, 34560 points
Equipment Used
ASTROX 88D PRO; AC-102C; 75TH 65Z2; ASTROX 88D; BRAVE SWORD 12; BG66 ULTIMAX; EXBOLT 63; astrox 88d beige/red; HYPERNANO X 900; SH-P9200DX
Major Achievements
- 2024 All England Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2022 Asian Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Bronze Medal
- 2022 Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medal
- 2023 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Bronze Medal
- 2023 Australian Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2023 Japan Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2023 Korea Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2023 Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2023 All England Open Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2023 German Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Final Four2022 Japan Badminton Open
- Women’s Doubles Final Four
- 2022 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2022 Uber Cup Champion Team Member
- 2022 Korea Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2021 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
- 2021 Badminton World Finals Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2021 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Quarter-finalist
- 2021 France Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2020 Tokyo Olympics Badminton Women’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
- 2020 Badminton World Finals Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2021 TOYOTA Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2019 Korea Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2019 Japan Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2019 New Zealand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2019 Spain Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2019 Spain Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2019 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2018 China Fuzhou Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2018 Akita Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2018 U.S. Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2018 Uber Cup Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
- 2018 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Doubles Third Place
- 2017 Korea Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2017 China Macau Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2017 USA Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2017 Badminton Canada Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2017 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2017 Osaka Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Final Four
- 2016 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2015 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Final Four
- 2014 Women’s Team Runner-up, Incheon Asian Games Badminton, South Korea
- 2014 Indonesia Badminton Premier Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2014 Japan Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2014 Uber Cup Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
- 2014 Swiss Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2013 Badminton World Cup Super Series Finals Women’s Doubles Final Four
- 2013 China Badminton Super Series Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2013 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
- 2013 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2013 France Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2013 China Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
- 2013 China Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Final Fou
- 2013 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles quarter-finals
- 2013 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 1st Runner-up
- 2013 Badminton India Superseries Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2013 New Zealand Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2012 Macau Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2012 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
