Ko Sung-hyun (Korean고성현; Korean pronunciation: [ko.sʌŋ.ɦjʌŋ]; born 21 May 1987) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Gimcheon City Hall.[2] He is a former world number 1 both in the men's and mixed doubles. Ko is a BWF World Champion, two time Badminton Asian Champion, and Asian Games gold medalist.[1][3]

고성현
Ko Sung-hyun
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1987-05-21) 21 May 1987 (age 36)
Goesan-gun, Chungbuk, South Korea[1]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (MD 30 May 2013)
1 (XD 22 September 2016)
Current ranking76 (MD with Shin Baek-cheol),
16 (XD with Eom Hye-won) (29 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 London Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Paris Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2012 Wuhan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kunshan Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Taipei Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Taipei Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Suwon Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Wuhan Mixed doubles
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hyderabad Men's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju Mixed team
BWF profile
Ko Sung-hyun
Hangul
고성현
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGo Seong-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerKo Sŏng-hyŏn

Ko started to get the attention of the World and Korean badminton when he won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Championships partnered with Ha Jung-eun.[4] Competed in the men's doubles with Yoo Yeon-seong, Ko have achieved several milestones, including won the silver medals at the 2009 Asian and 2011 World Championships, reached a career high as world number 2 at the BWF world ranking. Ko and Yoo ended their partnerships after participating in 2012 London Olympics.[5] Ko then topped the men's doubles BWF world ranking partnered with Lee Yong-dae in May 2013. Ko and Lee were a gold medalists at the 2013 Asian Championships and Summer Universiade.[6][7]

Teamed-up with Shin Baek-cheol, Ko won the gold medal at the 2014 World Championships.[8] Together with Kim Ha-na, Ko clinched the 2013 Asian Championships title and won his first Superseries title in the mixed doubles at the 2014 Australian Open.[9] Ko and Kim participated at the 2016 Rio Olympics, reaching in to the quarter finals stage, and occupied the mixed doubles world number 1 in September 2016.[10]

Achievements edit

BWF World Championships edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Wembley Arena, London, England   Yoo Yeon-seong   Cai Yun
  Fu Haifeng
22–24, 16–21   Silver
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Shin Baek-cheol   Lee Yong-dae
  Yoo Yeon-seong
22–20, 21–23, 21–18   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France   Ha Jung-eun   Zheng Bo
  Ma Jin
21–15, 11–21, 16–21   Bronze

Asian Championships edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea   Yoo Yeon-seong   Markis Kido
  Hendra Setiawan
18–21, 24–26   Silver
2013 Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan   Lee Yong-dae   Kim Gi-jung
  Kim Sa-rang
21–13, 22–20   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan   Kim Ha-na   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
22–20, 21–17   Gold
2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China   Kim Ha-na   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
19–21, 11–21   Bronze

Summer Universiade edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia   Lee Yong-dae   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
13–21, 21–13, 21–13   Gold

BWF World Tour (7 titles, 3 runners-up) edit

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[12]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Vietnam Open Super 100   Shin Baek-cheol   Lee Sheng-mu
  Yang Po-hsuan
22–20, 21–18   Winner
2018 Indonesia Masters Super 100   Shin Baek-cheol   Chang Ko-chi
  Lu Chia-pin
21–23, 13–21   Runner-up
2018 Macau Open Super 300   Shin Baek-cheol   Kim Gi-jung
  Lee Yong-dae
21–17, 13–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2019 Australian Open Super 300   Shin Baek-cheol   Takeshi Kamura
  Keigo Sonoda
21–11, 21–17   Winner
2019 U.S. Open Super 300   Shin Baek-cheol   Lee Yang
  Wang Chi-lin
21–13, 17–21, 6–3 retired   Winner
2021 French Open Super 750   Shin Baek-cheol   Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
21–17, 22–20   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Korea Masters Super 300   Eom Hye-won   Choi Sol-gyu
  Shin Seung-chan
21–12, 15–21, 21–18   Winner
2019 Canada Open Super 100   Eom Hye-won   Guo Xinwa
  Zhang Shuxian
21–19, 21–19   Winner
2019 Akita Masters Super 100   Eom Hye-won   Kyohei Yamashita
  Naru Shinoya
21–10, 21–17   Winner
2022 Korea Open Super 500   Eom Hye-won   Tan Kian Meng
  Lai Pei Jing
15–21, 18–21   Runner-up

BWF Superseries (11 titles, 16 runners-up) edit

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[13] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[14] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

 
Ko (left) with his partner in the mixed doubles Kim Ha-na.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Swiss Open   Yoo Yeon-seong   Koo Kien Keat
  Tan Boon Heong
21–18, 21–16   Winner
2010 China Masters   Yoo Yeon-seong   Cai Yun
  Fu Haifeng
14–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2010 Hong Kong Open   Yoo Yeon-seong   Markis Kido
  Hendra Setiawan
21–19, 14–21, 23–21   Winner
2011 China Open   Yoo Yeon-seong   Mathias Boe
  Carsten Mogensen
17–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2012 India Open   Yoo Yeon-seong   Bodin Isara
  Maneepong Jongjit
17–21, 21–14, 14–21   Runner-up
2012 Singapore Open   Yoo Yeon-seong   Markis Kido
  Hendra Setiawan
20–22, 21–11, 6–21   Runner-up
2012 French Open   Lee Yong-dae   Bodin Isara
  Maneepong Jongjit
22–24, 21–17, 21–11   Winner
2012 China Open   Lee Yong-dae   Mathias Boe
  Carsten Mogensen
15–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2013 Korea Open   Lee Yong-dae   Mathias Boe
  Carsten Mogensen
19–21, 21–13, 21–10   Winner
2013 India Open   Lee Yong-dae   Liu Xiaolong
  Qiu Zihan
20–22, 18–21   Runner-up
2013 Indonesia Open   Lee Yong-dae   Mohammad Ahsan
  Hendra Setiawan
14–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2013 Singapore Open   Lee Yong-dae   Mohammad Ahsan
  Hendra Setiawan
15–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2013 China Masters   Lee Yong-dae   Hiroyuki Endo
  Kenichi Hayakawa
25–23, 21–19   Winner
2015 Indonesia Open   Shin Baek-cheol   Fu Haifeng
  Zhang Nan
21–16, 16–21, 21–19   Winner
2016 Japan Open   Kim Gi-jung   Li Junhui
  Liu Yuchen
12–21, 12–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 All England Open   Ha Jung-eun   He Hanbin
  Yu Yang
21–13, 15–21, 9–21   Runner-up
2013 India Open   Kim Ha-na   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
16–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2014 India Open   Kim Ha-na   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
16–21, 21–18, 18–21   Runner-up
2014 Australian Open   Kim Ha-na   Michael Fuchs
  Birgit Michels
21–16, 21–17   Winner
2015 Denmark Open   Kim Ha-na   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
20–22, 21–18, 21–9   Winner
2015 French Open   Kim Ha-na   Praveen Jordan
  Debby Susanto
21–10, 15–21, 21–19   Winner
2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals   Kim Ha-na   Chris Adcock
  Gabby Adcock
14–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2016 Singapore Open   Kim Ha-na   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
21–17, 21–14   Winner
2016 Indonesia Open   Kim Ha-na   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
15–21, 21–16, 13–21   Runner-up
2016 Japan Open   Kim Ha-na   Zheng Siwei
  Chen Qingchen
10–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2016 Korea Open   Kim Ha-na   Zheng Siwei
  Chen Qingchen
21–14, 21–19   Winner
2016 French Open   Kim Ha-na   Zheng Siwei
  Chen Qingchen
16–21, 15–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (18 titles, 7 runners-up) edit

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.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Vietnam Open   Kwon Yi-goo   Cho Gun-woo
  Kang Myeong-won
21–17, 21–12   Winner
2010 Macau Open   Yoo Yeon-seong   Hendra Aprida Gunawan
  Alvent Yulianto
21–17, 21–15   Winner
2010 Korea Grand Prix   Yoo Yeon-seong   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
21–18, 18–21, 25–27   Runner-up
2011 Swiss Open   Yoo Yeon-seong   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
21–17, 21–16   Winner
2011 U.S. Open   Lee Yong-dae   Howard Bach
  Tony Gunawan
21–9, 21–19   Winner
2011 Canada Open   Lee Yong-dae   Liu Xiaolong
  Qiu Zihan
21–18, 21–16   Winner
2011 Chinese Taipei Open   Yoo Yeon-seong   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
23–21, 21–17   Winner
2011 Macau Open   Yoo Yeon-seong   Chai Biao
  Guo Zhendong
19–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2011 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Yoo Yeon-seong   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
21–15, 24–22   Winner
2012 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Lee Yong-dae   Kim Gi-jung
  Kim Sa-rang
21–12, 21–11   Winner
2012 India Grand Prix Gold   Lee Yong-dae   Kang Ji-wook
  Lee Sang-joon
21–13, 21–19   Winner
2013 Swiss Open   Lee Yong-dae   Chai Biao
  Hong Wei
14–21, 21–18, 14–21   Runner-up
2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Shin Baek-cheol   Kim Gi-jung
  Kim Sa-rang
15–21, 21–18, 23–25   Runner-up
2014 Korea Grand Prix   Shin Baek-cheol   Lee Yong-dae
  Yoo Yeon-seong
18–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2015 Korea Masters   Shin Baek-cheol   Kim Gi-jung
  Kim Sa-rang
21–16, 18–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2015 Macau Open   Shin Baek-cheol   Berry Angriawan
  Rian Agung Saputro
22–20, 21–14   Winner
2016 German Open   Shin Baek-cheol   Lee Yong-dae
  Yoo Yeon-seong
20–22, 21–18, 21–17   Winner
2016 New Zealand Open   Shin Baek-cheol   Angga Pratama
  Ricky Karanda Suwardi
21–18, 21–14   Winner
2016 Korea Masters   Kim Jae-hwan   Lee Jhe-huei
  Lee Yang
21–19, 21–18   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Chinese Taipei Open   Eom Hye-won   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
24–22, 16–21, 21–17   Winner
2014 German Open   Kim Ha-na   Robert Blair
  Imogen Bankier
15–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2015 Chinese Taipei Open   Kim Ha-na   Shin Baek-cheol
  Chae Yoo-jung
21–16, 21–18   Winner
2015 Korea Masters   Kim Ha-na   Shin Baek-cheol
  Chae Yoo-jung
19–21, 21–17, 21–19   Winner
2016 German Open   Kim Ha-na   Shin Baek-cheol
  Chae Yoo-jung
21–19, 21–12   Winner
2016 Korea Masters   Kim Ha-na   Dechapol Puavaranukroh
  Sapsiree Taerattanachai
21–19, 21–16   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up) edit

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Korea International   Kwon Yi-goo   Hong In-pyo
  Choi Min-ho
21–10, 21–13   Winner
2008 Osaka International   Kwon Yi-goo   Keishi Kawaguchi
  Naoki Kawamae
21–11, 21–16   Winner
2009 Korea International   Yoo Yeon-seong   Lee Yong-dae
  Jung Jae-sung
19–21, 21–15, 15–21   Runner-up
2012 India International   Lee Yong-dae   Cho Gun-woo
  Kim Dae-eun
21–11, 21–10   Winner
2018 Malaysia International   Shin Baek-cheol   Lin Shang-kai
  Tseng Min-hao
21–18, 30–29   Winner
2019 Osaka International   Shin Baek-cheol   Kang Min-hyuk
  Kim Jae-hwan
21–13, 21–16   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Korea International   Ha Jung-eun   Lee Yong-dae
  Lee Hyo-jung
14–21, 21–15, 9–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

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