Kim Ga Eun
Character Introduction
Kim Ga Eun (Hangul: 김가은, February 7, 1998) is a South Korean female badminton player.
In February 2014, Kim Ga-eun represented South Korea at the Asian Junior Badminton Championships held in Taipei, Taiwan, helping the South Korean team win the second place in the mixed team.
In February 2017, Kim Ga-eun represented South Korea at the Asian Badminton Mixed Team Championships held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, helping her team win the second place in the mixed team. In May of the same year, she was named to the women’s singles roster for the Sudirman Cup, and eventually, with the strength of the team, achieved the first world championship title of her individual badminton career.
In September 2018, she played in the Hyderabad Open Badminton Championships and won the women’s singles title of the International Super 100 tournament by defeating Deng Xuan of Hong Kong, China, who was the fourth seed of the tournament, 2-1 (21-9, 18-21, 21-17) in the women’s singles final.
Won the 2022 Uber Cup with her team in 2022.
World Ranking – Women’s Singles 17, Week 30, 2024
Olympic Points – Women’s Singles 13, 61940 points
Finals Ranking – Women’s Singles 43, 21110 points
Equipment Used
JETSPEED S 10 Luminescent Rose Red; ASTROX 77 Glitter Red; ASTROX 77; P9300; AC402EX; SHB65Z3LEX; SHB65Z3LEX; SHB65Z2WEX
Major Achievements
- Spain Badminton Masters 2024 Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
- 2024 Germany Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2023 China Shenzhen Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2023 Gwangju Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Champion
- 2022 Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medal
- 2023 Australian Badminton Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
- 2023 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Championships Runner-up Member
- 2023 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
- 2022 Uber Cup Champion Team Member
- 2022 Korea Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finalist
- Member of Uber Cup 3rd Runner-up 2021
- Member of the Third Place of Sudirman Cup 2021
- 2020 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Team Runner-up
- 2019 Saeed Modi Badminton International Women’s Singles Quarter-finalist
- Women’s Singles Quarter-finalist of China Macau Open Badminton Championships 2019
- 2019 US Open Badminton Women’s Singles Runner-up
- 2019 China Lingshui Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Champion
- 2018 Hyderabad Badminton Open Women’s Singles Champion
- 2018 China Lingshui Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Runner-up
- 2017 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
- 2016 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
- 2016 World Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Third Runner-up
- 2016 World Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Third Runner-up
- 2016 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Singles 3rd Runner-up
- 2016 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
- 2015 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
- 2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up