Kim Hyo-min

Kim Hyo-min (born 8 December 1995 ) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] Although she now specializes in singles, Kim's first big result in a major international junior event came when she and fellow singles specialist Lee Min-ji reached the girls' doubles semi-finals at the 2012 World Junior Championships. The following year, she was undefeated in South Korea's run to winning the Suhandinata Cup at the 2013 World Junior Championships. In 2014, Kim beat Sun Yu to reach the final of the 2014 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold, and she became the runner-up after defeated by P. V. Sindhu in the final round.[2]

Kim Hyo-min
Kim Hyo Min at the 2014 Badminton Asia Championships
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1995-12-08) 8 December 1995
Ulsan, South Korea
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking22 (28 June 2016)
Current ranking40 (17 March 2020)
BWF profile
Kim Hyo-min
Hangul
김효민
Hanja
金效旻
Revised RomanizationGim Hyo-min
McCune–ReischauerKim Hyo-min

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Taoyuan Arena,
Taoyuan City, Taipei, Chinese Taipei
Han So-yeon Shella Devi Aulia
Anggia Shitta Awanda
13–21, 20–22 Bronze
2012 Chiba Port Arena,
Chiba, Japan
Lee Min-ji Huang Yaqiong
Yu Xiaohan
12–21, 7–21 Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Macau Open P. V. Sindhu 12–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Lee Jang-mi 16–21, 16–21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Scottish International Sayaka Takahashi 6–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2015 Thailand International Supanida Katethong 16–21, 16–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. "Korea Open player profile" (PDF). koreaopen.kr. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. "[마카오오픈배드민턴] 여자단식 김효민 2위 차지!". www.badmintondaily.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 7 May 2017.
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