Kim Won Ho


Character Introduction

Kim Won-ho (Korean: 김원호, June 2, 1999) is a South Korean male badminton player. His mother is 1996 Olympic mixed doubles gold medalist Yoshinaga.

In July 2016, Kim Won Ho represented South Korea at the Asian Junior Badminton Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, where he won a silver medal in the mixed team event that led off the tournament, while in the doubles event, Kim Won Ho and Lee Yu-Rin were defeated by the Chinese duo in the final, 1-2, and ended up winning the runner-up spot.

In July 2017, Kim Won Ho competed in the Canadian Badminton Grand Prix with Seo Seung Jae and Shin Seung Zan respectively. In the mixed doubles final, he won his first gold title by taking down fellow Korean No. 1 duo Hyung Rate Kyu/Choi Eui-jung in straight sets, 2-0 (21-19, 21-16). In the men’s doubles final, a three-set battle was reversed 1-2 (20-22, 21-16, 19-21) by tournament No. 8 seeds Peter Briggs/Tom Wolfenden of England failing to shock the tournament’s second title.

In October 2017, Kim Won-ho represented Korea at the World Junior Badminton Championships in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, where Korea took bronze in the first mixed team event, while in the doubles event, Kim Won-ho and Kang Min-hyuk were defeated by the Japanese duo of Kaneko Manda/Kubota Tomonosuke, 1-2 (21-19, 17-21, 19-21), in the semifinals and also collected the third place.

World Ranking – Mixed Doubles 8,  Week 30, 2024

Olympic PointsMixed Doubles 7, 75983 points 

Finals RankingMixed Doubles 7, 52180 points
 

Equipment Used

ASTROX 77 PRO;  ARCSABER 11 Metallic Red;  ARCSABER 11 PRO;  BG-80;  NANOFLARE 1000Z;  75TH 65Z2;  JETSPEED S 10 Fluorescent Rose;  ASTROX 88S;  SHB65Z3KME;  SHB65Z2MEX

Major Achievements

  • 2024 German Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2024 Asian Badminton Championships Men’s Team 3rd Runner-up
  • 2024 Indonesia Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2024 India Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2024 Malaysia Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2023 France Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2022 Asian Games Badminton Men’s Doubles Silver Medalist
  • 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Third Place Member
  • 2023 Singapore Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2023 Singapore Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2023 Thailand Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2023 Thailand Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2023 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Championships Runner-up Member
  • 2023 All England Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2023 German Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2023 German Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2023 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
  • 2023 Thailand Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2023 India Open Badminton Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2022 Australian Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2022 France Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2022 Japan Open Men’s Doubles quarter-finals
  • 2022 Indonesia Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2022 Korea Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2022 Korea Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2021 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up Member
  • 2019 Korea Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals
  • 2019 Mongolia Badminton International Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2019 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 2019 Spain Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2018 U.S. Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2018 China Lingshui Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals
  • 2018 Osaka Badminton International Challenge Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2018 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Team 3rd Runner-up
  • 2017 Korea Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2017 Korea Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2017 China Macau Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2017 World Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 2017 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
  • 2017 USA Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2017 Canadian Badminton Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2017 Canadian Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2017 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Champion
  • 2016 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2016 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
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