Kim Min-seo (badminton)

Kim Min-seo (Korean김민서; born 9 May 1987; as Kim Mi-young; Korean김미영) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] Kim graduated from the Incheon National University, and affiliated with the Samsung Electro-Mechanics team in 2010.[2] She was part of the Korean junior team that won the silver medals at the 2004 Asian Junior Championships in the girls' team event, and World Junior Championships in the mixed team event.[3][4] Kim competed at the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong, winning the bronze medal in the women's team event.[5] At the 2010 Australian Open Kim captured two titles in the women's and mixed doubles event.[6]

Kim Min-seo
Personal information
Birth nameKim Mi-young
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1987-05-09) 9 May 1987 (age 37)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hong Kong Women's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Richmond Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Hwacheon Girls' team
BWF profile

Achievements

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BWF Grand Prix

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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
2010 Australian Open   Lee Kyung-won   Kang Hae-won
  Seo Yoon-hee
21–17, 21–17   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Australian Open   Cho Gun-woo   Hajime Komiyama
  Sayuri Asahara
21–14, 21–10   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Canadian International   Jang Soo-young   Ha Jung-eun
  Lee Eun-woo
15–1, 16–17, 9–15   Runner-up
2003 Norwegian International   Jang Soo-young   Ha Jung-eun
  Oh Seul-ki
6–15, 2–15   Runner-up
2008 Korea International   Chang Ye-na   Ha Jung-eun
  Kim Min-jung
15–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2008 Malaysia International   Chang Ye-na   Bae Seung-hee
  Park Sun-young
21–13, 15–21, 5–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Kim Min Seo". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. ^ ""역주행 사건이 계기가 됐죠" 삼성전기 김미영" (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. ^ "2004 눈높이 아시아주니어배드민턴선수권대회 (2004년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  4. ^ "2004 세계주니어배드민턴선수권대회 (2004년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  5. ^ "제5회 동아시아경기대회" (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Australia Open 2010 Finals – 3 out of 4 ain't bad". Badzine.net. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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