Sung Ji Hyun

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Character Introduction

Sung Ji Hyun (Korean: 성지현, July 29, 1991) is a South Korean badminton player, retired badminton women’s singles player, the highest world ranking No. 2, nicknamed “Princess Sung” by the media and fans in the Chinese-speaking world because of her father, the former head coach of the South Korean national team Sung Han-guk, and her mother, Kim Lian-chi, is also a former national team starter, and her husband is the national team men’s singles star Son Wan-ho. Her mother, Kim Lian-chi, is also a former national team starter, and her husband is Son Wan-ho, the national team’s men’s singles starter.

Influenced by her parents, she started practicing badminton at the age of 10 and won the National High School Badminton League four times. At the age of 15, she was already selected for the national youth team and joined the national team two years later.

In 2009, at the age of 18, Sung Ji Hyun competed in the Macau Open badminton tournament, defeating then world number one Zhou Mi in the last eight.

In January 2010, Sung Ji Hyun made her debut in the final of the Korea SuperSeries, but lost to Wang Shixian of China and finished second. In May of the same year, she and other Korean teammates defeated China in the Uber Cup final, not only winning the Uber Cup for the national team for the first time, but also winning her first world title, and in November, she represented Korea in the Asian Games in Guangzhou, competing in the women’s singles and women’s team events in the badminton tournament, winning the bronze medal in the women’s team. As national team veterans Bae Seung-hee and Hwang Hye-yun faded out, Sung Ji Hyun and Bae Yeon-shu gradually took over as the leaders of the Korean national badminton team.

In 2011, Sung Ji Hyun defeated Wang Xin 2-1 in the Korea Premier Super Tournament, then Wang Shixian 2-1 in the French Super Tournament, and at the end of the year, she defeated World Champion Wang Yihan in the Super Series Finals, making her one of the few players to win three major women’s singles matches against China in a row in a single year.

In 2012, Sung Ji Hyun represented South Korea in the women’s singles badminton event at the Olympic Games in London, England, and finished second in the group stage with one win and one loss, defeating Norway’s Sara Billingsley Kovareno 2-0 before losing to Hong Kong’s Yip Pui-yin Yip 0-2.

In July 2013, Sung Ji Hyun represented South Korea at the World University Games badminton tournament in Kazan, Russia, winning gold medals in women’s singles and mixed team.

In August 2015, Sung Ji Hyun competed in the World Badminton Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, where Sung Ji Hyun faced top seeded and defending Carolina Marin in the semifinals and lost 1-2 (17-21, 21-15, 16-21) after a hard fought battle for 1.5 hours, finishing only third.

In August 2016, Sung Ji Hyun represented South Korea for the second time in the women’s singles badminton event at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the quarterfinals, Sung Ji Hyun faced the tournament’s No. 1 seed, Carolina Marin of Spain, and she was defeated, 0-2 (12-21, 16-21), by her opponent.

On April 6, 2022, South Korean women’s singles star “Princess Sung” announced her retirement as a coach.

Equipment Used

BG-80; NANOFLARE 800; BRAVE SWORD 12; AEROBITE; JETSPEED S 12 F; NANOFLARE 700; NANORAY Z SPEED yellow; SHB65Z2MEX; AEROBITE BOOST; brave sword 12 l

Major Achievements

2019 Korea Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Runner-up
2019 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Singles Champion
2019 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
2019 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Team Runner-up
2018 Hong Kong China Open Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2018 Korea Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2018 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2018 Uber Cup Women’s Team Bronze Medal
Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Singles Bronze Medal 2018
2018 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Team Bronze Medal
2017 Hong Kong China Open Badminton Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2017 Indonesia Badminton Premier Super Tournament Women’s Singles Runner-up
2017 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Champion
2017 Singapore Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2017 Malaysia Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2017 Badminton India Premier Superseries Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
Women’s Singles Quarter-finals of All England Badminton Premier Super Tournament 2017
2017 Badminton Asia Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
2016 Badminton World Cup Super Series Finals Women’s Singles Runner-up
2016 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Champion
2016 China Badminton Superseries Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2016 France Badminton Super Series Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2016 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Singles Runner-up
2016 Uber Cup Women’s Team Runner-up
2016 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Singles 3rd Runner-up
2016 New Zealand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Champion
2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
2016 Thailand Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2016 Badminton India Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Champion
2016 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
2015 Denmark Badminton Superseries Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
2015 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Champion
2015 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Singles Champion
2015 World Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Third Place
2015 Australia Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2015 Sudirman Cup Third Place
2014 Denmark Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2014 Women’s Team Runner-up, Incheon Asian Games Badminton Tournament, Korea
2014 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Champion
2014 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2014 Uber Cup Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
2014 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Singles Champion
2014 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2014 Swiss Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2014 Germany Badminton Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
2014 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2013 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2013 Denmark Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2013 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Champion
2013 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 1st Runner-up
2013 All England Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Quarter-finalist
2013 Germany Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2013 Korea Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Singles Champion
2012 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Champion
2012 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2012 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2012 Indonesia Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2011 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Champion
2011 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Champion
2011 Malaysia Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2011 Swiss Badminton Grand Prix Gold Women’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2011 Germany Badminton Grand Prix Gold Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2010 Korea Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2010 Korea Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2010 Uber Cup Women’s Team Champion
2009 Korea Open Women’s Singles 1st Runner-up