Ko Sung Hyun


Character Introduction

Ko Sung-hyun (Korean: 고성현, May 21, 1987) is a South Korean male badminton player who plays doubles.

In November 2007, Ko Sung-hyun competed in the Vietnam Grand Prix badminton tournament with Kwak Gyu, and won the international men’s doubles title in the men’s doubles final, defeating compatriot Cao Jianyu/Kang Myeong Won 2-0 (21-17, 21-12), his first Grand Prix men’s doubles title.

In April 2008, Ko Sung Hyun competed in the Osaka Badminton International Challenger with Kwak Koo and Kim Min Jung, and won the International Men’s Doubles title and his first International Challenger Men’s Doubles title, defeating the hosts Kawaguchi Shinshi/Kawamae Naoki 2-0 (21-11, 21-16) in the Men’s Doubles final.

In March 2009, Ko Sung-hyun and Ha Jeong-eun played in the All England Badminton Premier Tournament, and lost the Mixed Doubles Final 1-2 (21-13, 15-21, 9-21) to the No.3 seeds of the tournament, He Hanbin/Yu Yang of China.

In March 2010, Ko Sung Hyun and Yoo Yeon Seong competed in the Swiss Badminton Superseries, and won the International Men’s Doubles Championship and his first Superseries Men’s Doubles Championship by defeating Malaysian pair Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Hong in the Men’s Doubles Final, 2-0 (21-18, 21-16), the No.1 seed of the tournament.

In November 2010, Ko represented Korea at the Guangzhou Asian Games, competing in the Men’s Doubles (with Yoo Yeon Seong), Mixed Doubles (with Ha Jeong Eun) and Men’s Team events, winning the Men’s Team Silver Medal.

In July 2013, Ko Sung-hyun represented Korea at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia, winning gold medals in mixed team and men’s doubles.

In August 2013, Ko participated in the World Badminton Championships in Guangzhou, China, where he and Lee Yong Dae were seeded first in the Men’s Doubles event. They missed the first round, then beat the Danish pair 2-0 in the second round, but lost in the third round to 13th seeded Chinese Taipei’s Lee Seung-mu/Tsai Chia-hsin 1-2 (21-14, 14-21, 19-21) in the round of 16.

In August 2014, Ko Sung-hyun represented South Korea at the World Badminton Championships in Ballerup Borough, Denmark, where he and Shin Baek-che played in the men’s doubles. They defeated the tournament’s No. 2 seed and compatriots Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong of Korea 2-1 (22-20, 21-23, 21-18) in a three-set final battle, marking the pair’s first ever men’s doubles World Championships win, as well as the honor of winning a world title individually.

In September 2014, Ko Sung Hyun represented South Korea at the Asian Games badminton tournament held in his home country, helping South Korea win its first ever men’s team gold medal at Asia’s highest-level tournament.

In June 2014, Ko Sung-hyun and Shin Baek-cheol played in the Indonesia Badminton Premier Superseries and won the Premier Superseries men’s doubles title by defeating the tournament’s No. 8 seeds, Fu Haifeng/Zhang Nan of China, 2-1 (21-16, 16-21, 21-19) in the men’s doubles final.

In November 2018, Ko Sung-hyun and Yim Hye-won played in the Korea Badminton Masters, winning the Super 300 mixed doubles title by defeating compatriots Hyung Rate-kyu/Shin Sung-chan 2-1 (21-12, 15-21, 21-18) in the mixed doubles final.

World Ranking – Mixed Doubles 126,  Week 30, 2024

Olympic PointsMixed Doubles 90, 15970 points 

Finals RankingMixed Doubles 93, 4880 points
 

Equipment Used

BRAVE SWORD 12;  JETSPEED S 12 F;  JETSPEED S 10;  P8510;  JETSPEED S 12;  Super Waves 35;  THRUSTER K;  8000;  SHB65Z2WEX;  SH8500;  SH-A930

Major Achievements

  • 2022 Korea Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2021 Indonesia Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2021 Indonesia Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2021 France Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2019 Akita Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2019 Thailand Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2019 U.S. Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2019 Canadian Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2019 Australian Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2019 Osaka Badminton International Challenge Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2018 Korea Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2018 Malaysia Badminton International Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2018 China Macau Badminton International Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2018 Indonesia Bunga Belitung Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2018 Vietnam Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2016 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2016 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2016 China Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2016 France Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2016 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2016 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2016 Japan Badminton Premier Superseries Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2016 Indonesia Badminton Premier Superseries Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2016 Thomas Cup Men’s Team 3rd Runner-up
  • 2016 Badminton Asia Championships Mixed Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 2016 Singapore Badminton Premier Superseries Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2016 Badminton India Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2016 Badminton India Superseries Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2016 New Zealand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2016 New Zealand Badminton Grand Prix Gold Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2016 Badminton Germany Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champions
  • 2016 Badminton Germany Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2016 Thailand Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2015 Badminton World Cup Super Series Finals Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2015 Macau Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2015 China Badminton Premier Super Series Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2015 Korea Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2015 Korea Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2015 France Badminton Superseries Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2015 Denmark Badminton Superseries Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2015 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2015 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2015 Japan Badminton Superseries Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2015 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2015 Indonesia Badminton Superseries Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2015 Australia Badminton Super Series Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2015 Sudirman Cup Third Place
  • 2014 China Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2014 Denmark Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2014 Incheon Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Champion
  • 2014 World Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2014 Australia Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2014 Singapore Badminton Superseries Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2014 Singapore Badminton Superseries Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2014 Badminton India Superseries Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2014 All England Badminton Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2014 All England Badminton Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2014 Germany Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2013 BWF Super Series Finals Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2013 Badminton Korea Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2013 China Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2013 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2013 Indonesia Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2013 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Runner-up
  • 2013 Badminton India Superseries Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2013 Badminton India Superseries Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2013 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2013 Badminton Asia Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2013 Korea Badminton Premier Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2013 Malaysia Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2013 Swiss Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2012 Korea Badminton Premier Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-Finals
  • 2012 Germany Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2012 Badminton India Premier Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2012 Indonesia Badminton Premier Premier Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2012 Singapore Badminton Superseries Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2012 France Badminton Superseries Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2012 China Badminton Premier Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2012 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2012 India Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2011 BWF Super Series Finals Mixed Doubles Quarter-finalist
  • 2011 Korea Badminton Premier Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2011 Korea Badminton Premier Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2011 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2011 USA Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2011 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2011 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2011 China Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2011 Hong Kong Badminton Superseries Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2011 China Badminton Premier Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2011 Macau Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2011 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2011 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2011 BWF Super Series Finals Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2010 China Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2010 Hong Kong Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2010 Korea Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2010 Swiss Badminton Super Series Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2009 All England Badminton Super Series Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2008 Indonesia Badminton Super Series Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2008 Korea Badminton International Challenge Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2008 Singapore Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
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