Ko Sung-hyun – Wikipedia
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South Korean badminton player
Badminton player
| 고성현 Ko Sung-hyun |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Born | 21 May 1987 Goesan-gun, Chungbuk, South Korea[1] |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb)[1] |
| Handedness | Right |
| Highest ranking | 1 (MD 30 May 2013) 1 (XD 22 September 2016) |
| Current ranking | 76 (MD with Shin Baek-cheol), 16 (XD with Eom Hye-won) (29 November 2022) |
| BWF profile | |
Ko Sung-hyun (Hangul: 고성현; Korean pronunciation: [ko.sʌŋ.ɦjʌŋ]; born 21 May 1987) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Gimcheon City Hall.[2] He is a former world number 1 both in the men’s and mixed doubles. Ko is a BWF World Champion, two time Badminton Asian Champion, and Asian Games gold medalist.[1][3]
Ko started to get the attention of the World and Korean badminton when he won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Championships partnered with Ha Jung-eun.[4] Competed in the men’s doubles with Yoo Yeon-seong, Ko have achieved several milestones, including won the silver medals at the 2009 Asian and 2011 World Championships, reached a career high as world number 2 at the BWF world ranking. Ko and Yoo ended their partnerships after participating in 2012 London Olympics.[5] Ko then topped the men’s doubles BWF world ranking partnered with Lee Yong-dae in May 2013. Ko and Lee were a gold medalists at the 2013 Asian Championships and Summer Universiade.[6][7]
Teamed-up with Shin Baek-cheol, Ko won the gold medal at the 2014 World Championships.[8] Together with Kim Ha-na, Ko clinched the 2013 Asian Championships title and won his first Superseries title in the mixed doubles at the 2014 Australian Open.[9] Ko and Kim participated at the 2016 Rio Olympics, reaching in to the quarter finals stage, and occupied the mixed doubles world number 1 in September 2016.[10]
Achievements[edit]
BWF World Championships[edit]
Men’s doubles
Mixed doubles
Asian Championships[edit]
Men’s doubles
Mixed doubles
Summer Universiade[edit]
Men’s doubles
BWF World Tour (7 titles, 3 runners-up)[edit]
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[12]
Men’s doubles
Mixed doubles
BWF Superseries (11 titles, 16 runners-up)[edit]
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[13] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[14] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men’s doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Swiss Open |  Yoo Yeon-seong
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 Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong
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21–18, 21–16 |  Winner
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| 2010 | China Masters | Yoo Yeon-seong
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 Cai Yun Fu Haifeng
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14–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2010 | Hong Kong Open | Yoo Yeon-seong
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 Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan
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21–19, 14–21, 23–21 | Winner
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| 2011 | China Open | Yoo Yeon-seong
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 Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen
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17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | India Open | Yoo Yeon-seong
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 Bodin Isara Maneepong Jongjit
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17–21, 21–14, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Singapore Open | Yoo Yeon-seong
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Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan
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20–22, 21–11, 6–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | French Open | Lee Yong-dae
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Bodin Isara Maneepong Jongjit
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22–24, 21–17, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2012 | China Open | Lee Yong-dae
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Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen
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15–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Korea Open | Lee Yong-dae
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Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen
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19–21, 21–13, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2013 | India Open | Lee Yong-dae
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Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan
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20–22, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Indonesia Open | Lee Yong-dae
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Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan
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14–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Singapore Open | Lee Yong-dae
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Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan
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15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | China Masters | Lee Yong-dae
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 Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa
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25–23, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2015 | Indonesia Open | Shin Baek-cheol
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Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan
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21–16, 16–21, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2016 | Japan Open | Kim Gi-jung
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Li Junhui Liu Yuchen
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12–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | All England Open | Ha Jung-eun
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He Hanbin Yu Yang
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21–13, 15–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | India Open | Kim Ha-na
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Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
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16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | India Open | Kim Ha-na
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Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen
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16–21, 21–18, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Australian Open | Kim Ha-na
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 Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels
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21–16, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2015 | Denmark Open | Kim Ha-na
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Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
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20–22, 21–18, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2015 | French Open | Kim Ha-na
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Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto
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21–10, 15–21, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2015 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | Kim Ha-na
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 Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock
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14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Singapore Open | Kim Ha-na
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Xu Chen Ma Jin
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21–17, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2016 | Indonesia Open | Kim Ha-na
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Xu Chen Ma Jin
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15–21, 21–16, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Japan Open | Kim Ha-na
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Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen
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10–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Korea Open | Kim Ha-na
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Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen
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21–14, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2016 | French Open | Kim Ha-na
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Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen
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16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (18 titles, 7 runners-up)[edit]
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men’s doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Vietnam Open | Kwon Yi-goo
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Cho Gun-woo Kang Myeong-won
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21–17, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2010 | Macau Open | Yoo Yeon-seong
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Hendra Aprida Gunawan Alvent Yulianto
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21–17, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2010 | Korea Grand Prix | Yoo Yeon-seong
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Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae
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21–18, 18–21, 25–27 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Swiss Open | Yoo Yeon-seong
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Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae
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21–17, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2011 | U.S. Open | Lee Yong-dae
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 Howard Bach Tony Gunawan
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21–9, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2011 | Canada Open | Lee Yong-dae
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Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan
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21–18, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2011 | Chinese Taipei Open | Yoo Yeon-seong
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Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae
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23–21, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2011 | Macau Open | Yoo Yeon-seong
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Chai Biao Guo Zhendong
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19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | Yoo Yeon-seong
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Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae
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21–15, 24–22 | Winner
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| 2012 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | Lee Yong-dae
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Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang
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21–12, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2012 | India Grand Prix Gold | Lee Yong-dae
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Kang Ji-wook Lee Sang-joon
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21–13, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2013 | Swiss Open | Lee Yong-dae
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Chai Biao Hong Wei
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14–21, 21–18, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | Shin Baek-cheol
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Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang
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15–21, 21–18, 23–25 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Korea Grand Prix | Shin Baek-cheol
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Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong
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18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Korea Masters | Shin Baek-cheol
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Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang
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21–16, 18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Macau Open | Shin Baek-cheol
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Berry Angriawan Rian Agung Saputro
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22–20, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2016 | German Open | Shin Baek-cheol
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Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong
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20–22, 21–18, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2016 | New Zealand Open | Shin Baek-cheol
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Angga Pratama Ricky Karanda Suwardi
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21–18, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2016 | Korea Masters | Kim Jae-hwan
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 Lee Jhe-huei Lee Yang
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21–19, 21–18 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)[edit]
Men’s doubles
Mixed doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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