Kim So-yeong


Kim So-yeong is a South Korean badminton player. 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. She competed at the 2014 Asian Games, clinched the silver medal in the women's team event. Together with Kong Hee-yong, she was awarded as the 2019 BWF Most Improved Player of the Year.

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
Kong Hee-yong Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
17–21, 22–20, 14–21 Bronze

Summer Universiade

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Tennis Academy,
Kazan, Russia
Chang Ye-na Luo Yu
Tian Qing
27–25, 15–21, 23–21 Gold

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Tennis Academy,
Kazan, Russia
Kim Gi-jung Liu Cheng
Tian Qing
22–20, 21–14 Gold

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019French OpenSuper 750 Kong Hee-yong Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan
21–16, 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2019Korea OpenSuper 500 Kong Hee-yong Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan
13–21, 21–19, 21–17 Winner
2019Chinese Taipei OpenSuper 300 Kong Hee-yong Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai
19–21, 21–18, 26–28 Runner-up
2019Japan OpenSuper 750 Kong Hee-yong Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
21–12, 21–12 Winner
2019New Zealand OpenSuper 300 Kong Hee-yong Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
21–15, 21–18 Winner
2019Spain MastersSuper 300 Kong Hee-yong Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida
23–21, 15–21, 21–17 Winner
2019Indonesia MastersSuper 500 Kong Hee-yong Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
19–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2018U.S. OpenSuper 300 Kim Hye-jeong Tang Jinhua
Yu Xiaohan
21–18, 13–21, 15–21 Runner-up

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

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 since 2007.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Korea Masters Kong Hee-yong Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan
18–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2017Chinese Taipei Open Chae Yoo-jung Kim Hye-rin
Yoo Hae-won
21–12, 21–11 Winner
2016Korea Masters Chae Yoo-jung Jung Kyung-eun
Shin Seung-chan
14–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2016Indonesian Masters Chae Yoo-jung Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai
21–18, 22–20 Winner
2013Korea Masters Jang Ye-na Go Ah-ra
Yoo Hae-won
21–15, 21–12 Winner
2012Macau Open Choi Hye-in Eom Hye-won
Jang Ye-na
18–21, 16–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Osaka International Yoo Hae-won Ayako Sakuramoto
Yukiko Takahata
16–21, 21–17, 21–19 Winner