Kim So-yeong

For other people named Kim So-yeong, see Kim So-yeong (disambiguation).
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim So-yeong
Kim at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
Nickname(s)Kim So-young
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992
Daegu, South Korea
ResidenceIncheon, South Korea
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (WD with Kong Hee-yong 4 October 2022)
20 (XD with Kim Gi-jung 10 July 2014)
Current ranking19 (WD with Kong Hee-yong 25 March 2025)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Women's doubles
World Championships
2022 Tokyo Women's doubles
2021 Huelva Women's doubles
2023 Copenhagen Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
2023 Suzhou Mixed team
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Uber Cup
2022 Bangkok Women's team
2014 New Delhi Women's team
2018 Bangkok Women's team
2020 Aarhus Women's team
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Women's team
2014 Incheon Women's team
2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles
Asian Championships
2018 Wuhan Women's doubles
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Women's team
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan Women's doubles
2013 Kazan Mixed doubles
2013 Kazan Mixed team
BWF profile
Korean name
Hangul
김소영
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Soyeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Soyŏng

Kim So-yeong (Korean: 김소영; born 9 July 1992) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] Kim, who attended the University of Incheon, was the triple crowns at the 2013 Summer Universiade, by winning the gold medals in the women's doubles, mixed doubles and team event.[2] She competed at the 2014 Asian Games, clinched the silver medal in the women's team event.[3] Together with Kong Hee-yong, she was awarded as the 2019 BWF Most Improved Player of the Year.[4]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan Kong Hee-yong Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan 		21–10, 21–17 Bronze

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Kong Hee-yong Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan 		18–21, 17–21 Bronze
2022 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Kong Hee-yong Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan 		20–22, 14–21 Silver
2023 Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Kong Hee-yong Apriyani Rahayu
Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 		9–21, 20–22 Bronze

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Kong Hee-yong Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan 		21–16, 9–21, 12–21 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Kong Hee-yong Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi 		17–21, 22–20, 14–21 Bronze

Summer Universiade

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia Chang Ye-na Luo Yu
Tian Qing 		27–25, 15–21, 23–21 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia Kim Gi-jung Liu Cheng
Tian Qing 		22–20, 21–14 Gold

BWF World Tour (11 titles, 7 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.[6]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 U.S. Open Super 300 Kim Hye-jeong Tang Jinhua
Yu Xiaohan 		21–18, 13–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2019 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Kong Hee-yong Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi 		19–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2019 Spain Masters Super 300 Kong Hee-yong Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida 		23–21, 15–21, 21–17 Winner
2019 New Zealand Open Super 300 Kong Hee-yong Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi 		21–15, 21–18 Winner
2019 Japan Open Super 750 Kong Hee-yong Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara 		21–12, 21–12 Winner
2019 Chinese Taipei Open Super 300 Kong Hee-yong Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai 		19–21, 21–18, 26–28 Runner-up
2019 Korea Open Super 500 Kong Hee-yong Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan 		13–21, 21–19, 21–17 Winner
2019 French Open Super 750 Kong Hee-yong Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan 		21–16, 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2020 (II) Thailand Open Super 1000 Kong Hee-yong Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan 		21–18, 21–19 Winner
2020 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Kong Hee-yong Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan 		21–15, 24–26, 19–21 Runner-up
2021 French Open Super 750 Kong Hee-yong Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan 		17–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2021 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Kong Hee-yong Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida 		21–14, 21–14 Winner
2022 Korea Masters Super 300 Kong Hee-yong Baek Ha-na
Lee Yu-rim 		21–17, 21–12 Winner
2023 All England Open Super 1000 Kong Hee-yong Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee 		21–5, 21–12 Winner
2023 Thailand Open Super 500 Kong Hee-yong Benyapa Aimsaard
Nuntakarn Aimsaard 		21–13, 21–17 Winner
2023 Korea Open Super 500 Kong Hee-yong Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan 		10–21, 21–17, 7–21 Runner-up
2023 Japan Open Super 750 Kong Hee-yong Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan 		21–17, 21–14 Winner
2023 Australian Open Super 500 Kong Hee-yong Liu Shengshu
Tan Ning 		21–18, 21–16 Winner

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

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.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Macau Open Choi Hye-in Eom Hye-won
Jang Ye-na 		18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold Jang Ye-na Go Ah-ra
Yoo Hae-won 		21–15, 21–12 Winner
2016 Indonesian Masters Chae Yoo-jung Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai 		21–18, 22–20 Winner
2016 Korea Masters Chae Yoo-jung Jung Kyung-eun
Shin Seung-chan 		14–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2017 Chinese Taipei Open Chae Yoo-jung Kim Hye-rin
Yoo Hae-won 		21–12, 21–11 Winner
2017 Korea Masters Kong Hee-yong Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan 		18–21, 21–23 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Osaka International Yoo Hae-won Ayako Sakuramoto
Yukiko Takahata 		16–21, 21–17, 21–19 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Kim So Yeong". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ^ "존박 돌발행동, 김소영-서우리 때문에 차량 난입" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ^ "KIM Soyeong". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Momota, Huang are BWF Players of the Year". Badminton World Federation. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  5. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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