Kim Ki-jung

Kim Gi-jung or Kim Ki-jung (; born 14 August 1990) is a South Korean badminton player. He competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles event.

Career In 2008, he won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Eom Hye-Won. In 2009, he competed at the Hong Kong East Asian Games and won a silver medal in the men's team event and a bronze medal in the men's doubles event partnered with Kwon Yi-goo. In 2011, he won the Turkey International tournament in the men's doubles event with Kim Sa-rang.

In 2012, he and Kim Sa-rang won their first Superseries title at the Japan Open tournament. In the final round they beat the Malaysian pair Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong. At the 2012 Badminton Asia Championships in Qingdao, China, they won a gold medal after defeat Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa of Japan in the final round. In September 2012, they also won men's doubles title at the Indonesian Masters tournament.

In 2013, he became the champion at the Chinese Taipei and South Korea Grand Prix Gold tournament. At the Chinese Taipei, he and Kim Sa-rang beat the host partner Lee Sheng-mu and Tsai Chia-hsin in the straight set. At the Korea, they won the title after beat their compatriots Ko Sung-hyun and Shin Baek-cheol with the score 2–1. He also won a silver medal at the 2013 Badminton Asia Championships in Taipei. At the 2013 BWF World Championships in Guangzhou, he and his partner were seeded fifth in that tournament. They beat the second seeded of Malaysia in the quarterfinal round, and in the semifinal round they were defeated by Boe and Mogensen in three sets, and settle for the bronze medal. At the end of the 2013 BWF Season, he qualified to compete at the Super Series Masters Finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Finally, he became the runner-up in the men's doubles event after defeated by Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia.

In 2014, he and Lee Yong-dae have been handed one year suspensions for missing doping tests under the BWF Anti-Doping Regulations. He and Lee were required to provide whereabouts information for the BWF to conduct out-of-competition testing. In 2013, both athletes accumulated three whereabouts failures in connection with this administrative process. The Korea Badminton Association imposed $41,170 penalty for administrative failures. The panels that manage the doping tests reconsidered the case and decided to lift the punishment. The information and evidence presented at the January hearing was insufficient and ambiguous and there was no proof beyond reasonable doubt that the players were not at fault. In April 2014, after reviewing its original decision, the BWF panel wiped out the players missed tests and filing failures and expunged their records.

In 2015, he and Kim Sa-rang won the Korea Masters Grand Prix Gold tournament in the men's doubles event. In the final round they beat Ko Sung-hyun and Shin Baek-cheol with the score 16–21, 21–18, 21–19. They also won the China Open Super Series Premier tournament, after beat Chai Biao and Hong Wei in the straight games. In 2016, they also won the Superseries Premier tournament in Malaysia. He and Kim Sa-rang beat the third seeded from China in the quarterfinal round, and the world No.1 pair, Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong in the semifinal. In the final round they beat Chai Biao and Hong Wei with the score 21–19, 21–15. He and Kim Sa-rang competed at the Summer Olympics in the men's doubles event. They lost in the quarterfinal round, defeated by Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan of China with the score 21–11, 18-21 and 22–24.

Achievements

BWF World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Tianhe Sports Center,Guangzhou, China Kim Sa-rang Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 23–21, 18–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze 2014 Ballerup Super Arena,Copenhagen, Denmark Kim Sa-rang Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol Walkover Bronze Bronze

Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium,Incheon, South Korea Kim Sa-rang Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan 21–19, 16–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium,Qingdao, China Kim Sa-rang Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa 21–12, 21–16 Gold Gold 2013 Taipei Arena,Taipei, Taiwan Kim Sa-rang Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae 13–21, 20–22 Silver Silver 2015 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China Kim Sa-rang Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong 18–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

Summer Universiade Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Tennis Academy,Kazan, Russia Hong Ji-hoon Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov 21–17, 11–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze 2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center,Hwasun, South Korea Kim Sa-rang Wang Yilyu Zhang Wen 21–16, 22–20 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Tennis Academy,Kazan, Russia Kim So-yeong Liu Cheng Tian Qing 22–20, 21–14 Gold Gold 2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center,Hwasun, South Korea Shin Seung-chan Lu Ching-yao Chiang Kai-hsin 21–14, 21–11 Gold Gold

East Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong Kwon Yi-goo Hu Chung-hsien Tsai Chia-hsin 13–21, 23–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Samsan World Gymnasium,Incheon, South Korea Lee Jung-hwan Li Tian Liu Xiaolong 20–22, 21–19, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall,Pune, India Eom Hye-won Chai Biao Xie Jing 13–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2008 Stadium Juara,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Choi Young-woo Mak Hee Chun Teo Kok Siang 13–21, 18–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2008 Stadium Juara,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Eom Hye-won Zhang Nan Lu Lu 21–14, 15–21, 22–24 Silver Silver

BWF World Tour (4 titles) 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 2018 Spain Masters Super 300 Lee Yong-dae Bodin Isara Maneepong Jongjit 21–13, 21–17 Winner 2018 Macau Open Super 300 Lee Yong-dae Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol 17–21, 21–13, 21–19 Winner 2020 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Lee Yong-dae Li Junhui Liu Yuchen 21–14, 21–16 Winner 2022 Korea Masters Super 300 Kim Sa-rang Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi 21–14, 21–16 Winner

BWF Superseries (3 titles, 4 runners-up) The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Japan Open Kim Sa-rang Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 21–16, 21–19 Winner 2013 Hong Kong Open Kim Sa-rang Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong 21–12, 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2013 World Superseries Finals Kim Sa-rang Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2015 Korea Open Kim Sa-rang Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong 16–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2015 China Open Kim Sa-rang Chai Biao Hong Wei 21–13, 21–19 Winner 2016 Malaysia Open Kim Sa-rang Chai Biao Hong Wei 21–19, 21–15 Winner 2016 Japan Open Ko Sung-hyun Li Junhui Liu Yuchen 12–21, 12–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 6 runners-up) 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 2011 German Open Kim Sa-rang Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae 19–21, 21–18, 11–21 Runner-up 2012 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Kim Sa-rang Angga Pratama Rian Agung Saputro 21–13, 21–9 Winner 2012 Korea Grand Prix Gold Kim Sa-rang Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae 12–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2013 Chinese Taipei Open Kim Sa-rang Lee Sheng-mu Tsai Chia-hsin 21–11, 21–11 Winner 2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold Kim Sa-rang Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol 21–15, 18–21, 25–23 Winner 2015 Korea Masters Kim Sa-rang Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol 16–21, 21–18, 21–19 Winner 2016 Thailand Masters Kim Sa-rang Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan 21–12, 15–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2016 China Masters Kim Sa-rang Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2017 Korea Masters Jung Jae-wook Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Korea Grand Prix Gold Jung Kyung-eun Yoo Yeon-seong Jang Ye-na 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Mongolian Satellite Lee Jung-hwan Jeon Jun-bum Yoo Yeon-seong 14–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2010 Vietnam International Shin Baek-choel Goh V Shem Teo Kok Siang 23–21, 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2011 Turkey International Kim Sa-rang Cho Gun-woo Shin Baek-choel 21–17, 16–21, 21–15 Winner 2021 Welsh International Kim Sa-rang Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun 21–18, 18–21, 21–15 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament