Ki Dong-ju

Ki Dong-ju (; born 12 April 2001) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Incheon Skymons International Airport team. He was part of South Korean team that won the silver medal in the 2018 BWF World Junior Championships. He won his first BWF World Tour title at the 2025 Orléans Masters with Kang Min-hyuk.

Career In 2022, Ki partnered with Kim Hye-rin finished runner-up in the mixed doubles at the Mongolia International.

In 2023, Ki with Kim Jae-hwan became a runner-up in the men's doubles at the Indonesia International.

In 2024, Ki won his first BWF International Challenge title in the Indonesia International, after he and his men's doubles partner, Kim Jae-hyeon, beating host pair Raymond Indra and Patra Harapan Rindorindo in straight game.

In 2025, Ki claimed his first ever World Tour title in the Orléans Masters together with his senior doubles partner Kang Min-hyuk.

Achievements

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2026 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China Kang Min-hyuk Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae 13–21, 17–21 Silver Silver

Asian Junior Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia Lee Eun-ji Wang Chan Jeong Na-eun 21–17, 20–22, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2025 Orléans Masters Super 300 Kang Min-hyuk Liang Weikeng Wang Chang 21–13, 18–21, 21–18 Winner 2025 Taipei Open Super 300 Kang Min-hyuk Chiu Hsiang-chieh Wang Chi-lin 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 titles, 2 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2023 (II) Indonesia International Kim Jae-hwan Kenya Mitsuhashi Hiroki Okamura 22–20, 16–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2024 (I) Indonesia International Kim Jae-hyeon Raymond Indra Patra Harapan Rindorindo 21–15, 21–12 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2022 Mongolia International Kim Hye-rin Choi Hyun-beom Yoon Min-ah 21–13, 13–21, 15–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament