Kim So-yeong

Kim So-yeong (Hangul: 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]

Kim So-yeong
Kim So-yeong at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	9 July 1992 Daegu, South Korea
Residence	Incheon, South Korea
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	4 (WD 28 August 2014) 20 (XD 10 July 2014)
Current ranking	6 (WD 17 March 2020)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  South Korea Sudirman Cup 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team Uber Cup 2014 New Delhi Women's team 2018 Bangkok Women's team Asian Games 2014 Incheon Women's team 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

Kim So-yeong
Hangul	김소영
Hanja	金昭映
Revised Romanization	Gim Soyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Soyǒng

Achievements

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 (5 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely 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

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

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 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". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
2. "존박 돌발행동, 김소영-서우리 때문에 차량 난입". news.chosun.com (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". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
5. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. 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!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

• Kim So-yeong at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com