Son Wan Ho

Jayce September 6, 2024 4 0

Character Introduction

Son Wan ho (Korean: 손완호, May 17, 1988) is a South Korean male badminton player.

In November 2010, Son Wan-ho represented South Korea at the Guangzhou Asian Games, winning a silver medal in the men’s badminton team event.

In April 2012, Son Wan-ho appeared in the Indian Badminton Super Series, entering the final as a dark horse and defeating world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei 2-1 (21-18, 14-21, 21-19) to win his first Super Series title.

In July 2015, Son Wan-ho represented South Korea (Gyeonggi University) at the World University Games badminton tournament in Gwangju City, South Korea, winning the mixed team gold medal and the men’s singles silver medal.

On March 23, 2019, Son Wan-ho retired from the Korean National Badminton Championships against Lee Hyun-il with a left foot injury, which was finally diagnosed as a ruptured Achilles tendon requiring surgery, with an estimated recovery time of six months after surgery.

World Ranking – Men’s Singles 238, Week 29, 2024

Olympic Points – Men’s Singles 192, 9750 points

Finals Ranking – Men’s Singles 81, 8110 points

Equipment Used

BG-80; AEROBITE; NANOFLARE 700; SHB65Z2MEX; METEOR X 80; SHB65ZMEX; HYPERNANO X 900; JETSPEED S 12; SHA960; VOLTRIC GLANZ

Major Achievements

Malang Indonesia Badminton Masters 2022 Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
Said Modi Badminton International 2019 Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
Malaysia Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Champion 2019
Men’s Singles Quarterfinals, Badminton World Federation Finals 2018
Korea Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Champion 2018
Men’s Singles Quarter-finals of All England Open Badminton Championships 2018
2018 Hong Kong Badminton Open China Men’s Singles Champion
2018 All England Badminton Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2018 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Team Third Place
2018 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
Men’s Singles Quarter-finals of 2017 Badminton World Federation Super Series Finals
2017 China Badminton Premier Super Series Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
Denmark Badminton Premier Super Series 2017 Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
Japan Badminton Superseries Men’s Singles Quarter-finals 2017
Korea Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Singles Quarterfinals 2017
2017 World Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Third Place
Indonesia Badminton Premier Superseries 2017 Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2017 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Champion
2017 Malaysia Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2017 Badminton Asia Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
Men’s Singles Quarter-finals of Badminton World Federation Super Series Finals 2016
2016 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
2016 Denmark Super Series Premier Men’s Singles Runner-up
2016 Korea Badminton Super Series Men’s Singles Runner-up
2016 Japan Badminton Super Series Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2016 Thomas Cup Men’s Team 3rd Runner-up
2016 Singapore Badminton Superseries Men’s Singles Runner-up
2016 Badminton India Superseries Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
2016 Germany Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2016 Thailand Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
Men’s Singles Quarter-finals, China Badminton Premier Super Tournament 2015
2015 Korea Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2015 Sudirman Cup Third Place
2014 Denmark Badminton Superseries Men’s Singles Runner-up
2014 Hong Kong Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
2014 Incheon Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Champion
2014 All England Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2013 Vietnam Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
2013 China Macau Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
2013 China Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Runner-up
2013 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
2012 India Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2012 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Runner-up
2012 London Olympics Badminton Men’s Singles Top 16
2011 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Runner-up
2010 Guangzhou Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Runner-up
2009 East Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Runner-up
2008 Australian Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals