Kim Hye-jeong (Korean: 김혜정; born 3 January 1998) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] She has shown her potential as a badminton player since she was young.[2] Kim entered the regular training in the second grade of elementary school in Wanwol-dong, Masan, and was part of the school team that won the junior national championships in 2008.[2][3] She twice won the German Junior Open in 2014 and 2015 in the girls' doubles event, and clinched two titles at the 2015 Thailand Open in the girls' and mixed doubles event.[4] Kim was part of the national junior team that won the mixed team silver medal at the 2014 and 2015 Asian Junior Championships, and in the individual event, she claim the mixed doubles bronze in 2014, and 2015 silver and bronze medals in the girls' and mixed doubles event respectively.[5][6] At the 2016 World Junior Championships, she finished in the semifinals, and settled for the bronze medal.[7] Kim joined the MG Saemaeul team in 2016, and selected to join the national team in 2018.[4] She was born in the badminton family. Her mother Chung So-young, was the former 1992 Olympic gold medalist, and her father Kim Bum-shik, is a badminton coach.[2][4]
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 January 1998 Masan, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 3 (WD with Jeong Na-eun, 27 December 2022) 49 (XD with Kim Hwi-tae, 12 March 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 13 (WD with Jeong Na-eun, 16 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
BWF World Junior Championships edit
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain |  Park Kyung-hoon
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 Zhou Haodong Hu Yuxiang
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17–21, 18–21 |  Bronze
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Asian Junior Championships edit
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand | Park Keun-hye
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Du Yue Li Yinhui
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21–18, 10–21, 19–21 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand | Choi Jong-woo
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Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen
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8–21, 12–21 |  Silver
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| 2014 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Kim Jae-hwan
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Huang Kaixiang Chen Qingchen
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9–21, 19–21 | Bronze
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BWF World Tour (3 titles, 3 runners-up) edit
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Kim So-yeong
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Tang Jinhua Yu Xiaohan
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21–18, 13–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2019 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | Kong Hee-yong
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 Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara
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17–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Indonesia Masters | Super 750 | Jeong Na-eun
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Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida
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9–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Jeong Na-eun
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 Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard
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21–16, 21–12 |  Winner
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| 2022 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Jeong Na-eun
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Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-lim
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23–21, 28–26 | Winner
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| 2023 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Jeong Na-eun
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Rui Hirokami Yuna Kato
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21–12, 21–19 | Winner
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References edit
- ^ "Players: Kim Hye Jeong". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "엄마처럼 올림픽서 금메달 딸래요" (in Korean). Gyeongnam Ilbo. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "마산완월초, 배드민턴 전국 짱!" (in Korean). Kyongnam Shinmun. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "새로운 도약을 위한 모든 준비를 마쳤다 MG새마을금고 김혜정 선수" (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "2014 아시아주니어배드민턴선수권대회 (2014년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 27 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2015 아시아주니어배드민턴선수권대회(U-19) (2015년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 27 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "China Sweep on Cards – Semi-finals: BWF World Junior Championships 2016". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links edit
- Kim Hye-jeong at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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