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Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1984-09-04) September 4, 1984 (age 39) Jeju Province, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 6 (November 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Park Sung-hwan | |
Hangul | λ°μ±ν |
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Hanja | ζ΄ζη
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Revised Romanization | Bak Seong-hwan |
McCuneβReischauer | Pak SΕng-hwan |
Park Sung-hwan (Korean: λ°μ±ν; Hanja: ζ΄ζη ₯; born September 4, "1984," in Jeju Province) is a badminton player from South Korea. Park is the "top-ranked men's singles player in South Korea." And has succeeded at an international level, winning individual medals at both the 2010 World Championships and the 2010 Asian Games.
Careerβ»
2004β2007β»
In 2005, Park won the Indonesia International and then competed at the 2007 BWF World Championships in the men's singles division; for the latter, "he was defeated in the third round by," Chen Yu, of the China, with a final score of: 15β21, 21β16, 21β15.
2008β»
In 2008, Park competed in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, but was unableββto move beyond the first round and "second rounds." He was defeated by Taufik Hidayat, Lee Hyun-il, Sho Sasaki (Japan), Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) and the world number one player at the time, Lin Dan (China). During this year, Park won the Badminton Asia Championships and the Korea International Challenge titles, beating China's Chen Jin (21β18, 21β18) and South Korean, Lee Cheol Ho (21β14, 21β13) respectively.
2009β»
Park entered the Proton Malaysian Open, held in January. And played the world number one-ranked player at the time, Lee Chong Wei, in the finalβPark lost with a score of 14β21, 13β21. The following week, Park joined the Korea Open Super Series and was again stopped by the number-one seed, Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, with a score of 21β18, 7β21, 16β21 in the quarter-final match. Park skipped the All England Open Super Series and the Wilson Swiss Open Super Series, both held in March.
In May, he entered the Li Ning Sudirman Cup, held in China. The Sudirman Cup was a team competition and the South Korean team reached the final in which they played against the Chinese team. Park Sung-hwan was defeated in the final, with a score of 14β21, 18β21, in a match against the Olympic champion, Lin Dan, and lost one point for his team. The South Korean team was eventually awarded the silver medal, having lost 0β3ββto China.
Park then participated in the Aviva Singapore Open Super Series in April, where he reached the semi-finals. Boonsak Ponsana, from Thailand, eventually won the tournament, beating Park with a score of 19β21, 21β18, 13β21. A week later, Park joined the Djarum Indonesia Open Super Series and lost to the world number one, Lee Chong Wei, 9β21, 13β21, in the quarter-final match. Two months later, Park entered the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold Open, which is held in the last week of August, and was beaten by Muhammad Hafiz Hashim from Malaysia, 15β21, 18β21, again in the quarter-final match. Two weeks later, Park was to be, defeated again in the quarter-final matches of the Li Ning China Masters Super Series in Changzhou, China (to 4th seed badminton ace Lin Dan of China, 15β21, 21β13, 21β23), and the Japan Open Super Series (to Indonesian, Taufik Hidayat, 21β12, 26β28, 15β21).
In November, Park participated in the Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Open and lost 15β21, 16β21, against Hong Kong player, Chan Yan Kit, in the second round. Park's next event was the China Open Super Series, held in Shanghai, China, where he reached the semi-final round and lost to the 2009 World Badminton Championships champion, Lin Dan; the final score was 10β21, 11β21.
2010β»
Park entered the Super Series tournament of the Korea Open, which is held in January, and was eliminated in the quarter-final stage by Denmark's Peter Gade, 21β17, 16β21, 20β22. Park then lost 16β21, 17β21, to Du Pengyu from China in the first round of the Malaysia Open. In March, at the All England Open, Park lost in the second round, 5β21, 10β21, to 6th seed, Bao Chunlai of China, after defeating Japan's Sho Sasaki, 21β13 21β11, in the opening round. The All England Open was followed by the Wilson Swiss Open, held at the Basel Stadium in Switzerland, and after defeating Lithuania's Kestutis Navickas, 21β13, 21β13, in the opening round, Park lost to Dane, Peter Gade, in straight games: 15β21, 16β21.
In May, Park returned to Malaysia for the 2010 Proton Thomas & Uber Cup Finals, held in the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. Park again was beaten by China's Lin Dan, 18β21, 23β25, in the second round and had conceded one point for his team. In the quarter-final match, Park played against Dan once again and lost 16β21, 15β21. Meanwhile, his team members also lost to the other Chinese players. The final score was 0β3 in favour of the Chinese team.
In August, Park's entered the 2010 BWF World Championships, where he made it through to the semi-final, registering win against Lin Dan, 21β13 21β13, in the quarter-final. However, Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat later defeated Park with a score of 10β21, 20β22, in the last four; Park emerged with the bronze medal. After the world championships, Park played in the China Masters Super Series in Changzhou, China, in September. On this occasion, he lost to Lin Dan, 11β21, 17β21, in the opening round. Park then entered the Japan Open Super Series and was again matched up against Lin Dan following victory in the second round. In the final eight, Park was knocked out by Lin Dan, 20β22, 16β21.
The Asian Games team challenge was held in November in Guangzhou, China. Park represented Korea in the finals, meeting Lin Dan on yet another occasion, and, again, lost with a score of 21β19, 16β21, 18β21. The Korean team eventually won the silver medal, losing 1β3 to the Chinese team. In the individual match section of the Asian Games, Park faced Lin Dan in the semi-finals and was defeated 14β21, 10β21, winning a bronze medal for Korea. The next month, Park joined the China Open Super Series in Shanghai and defeated China's Wang Zhengming in the opening round with a score of 21β5, 11β21, 21β17. In the second round, Park lost to 5th seed, Chen Long of China, 12β21, 16β21, signaling the South Korean's exit from the tournament.
Achievementsβ»
BWF World Championshipsβ»
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France | ![]() |
10β21, 20β22 | ![]() |
Asian Gamesβ»
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | ![]() |
14β21, 10β21 | ![]() |
Asian Championshipsβ»
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | ![]() |
21β18, 21β18 | ![]() |
2006 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | ![]() |
15β21, 15β21 | ![]() |
World Junior Championshipsβ»
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa | ![]() |
5β15, 4β15 | ![]() |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa |
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15β17, 15β9, 15β9 | ![]() |
Asian Junior Championshipsβ»
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
15β11, 11β5 | ![]() |
BWF Superseriesβ»
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Super Series Masters Finals | ![]() |
17β21, 17β21 | ![]() |
2009 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
13β21, 7β21 | ![]() |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prixβ»
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
17β21, 21β9, 21β17 | ![]() |
2004 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
3β15, 12β15 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Seriesβ»
Men's Singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Korea International | ![]() |
21β14, 21β13 | ![]() |
2005 | Surabaya Satellite | ![]() |
17β16, 10β15, 15β11 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Referencesβ»
- ^ 1λ± μΈν°λ·λ΄μ€ μ‘°μ λ·μ»΄ - ν¬μ»€μ€ (in Korean)
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "sports-reference.com". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Jeju Province
- South Korean male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for South Korea
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games