Kim Sa-rang

Kim Sa-rang (; ; born 22 August 1989) is a South Korean badminton player. He competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career Kim Sa-rang started playing badminton when he was in elementary school, and his international debut on the Osaka International tournament. He joined the Korea national badminton team in 2008. In 2011, he won the Turkey International tournament in the men's doubles event with Kim Gi-jung.

In 2012, he and Kim Gi-jung 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 the 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 Gi-jung 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 won a bronze medal at the Asian Games in the men's doubles event.

In 2015, he and Kim Gi-jung 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 his partner 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 also 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. After the Rio Olympics, he decided to retire from the national team, and on 31 October 2016, BWF sites officially announced his retirement. However, in 2018 he has since played as an independent player separate from the BKA with the Malaysian former world number one, Tan Boon Heong, in the Macau Open and Korea Masters.

Achievements

BWF World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Tianhe Sports Center,Guangzhou, China Kim Gi-jung Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 23–21, 18–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze 2014 Ballerup Super Arena,Copenhagen, Denmark Kim Gi-jung 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 Gi-jung 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 Gi-jung Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa 21–12, 21–16 Gold Gold 2013 Taipei Arena,Taipei, Taiwan Kim Gi-jung Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae 13–21, 20–22 Silver Silver 2015 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China Kim Gi-jung Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong 18–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium,Qingdao, China Choi Hye-in Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 13–21, 21–12, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

Summer Universiade Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center,Hwasun, South Korea Kim Gi-jung Wang Yilyu Zhang Wen 21–16, 22–20 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center,Hwasun, South Korea Go Ah-ra Kim Gi-jung Shin Seung-chan 10–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 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 2022 Korea Masters Super 300 Kim Gi-jung Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi 21–14, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2020 Spain Masters Super 300 Kim Ha-na Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue 15–21, 21–11, 21–10 Winner

BWF Superseries (3 titles, 3 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 Gi-jung Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 21–16, 21–19 Winner 2013 Hong Kong Open Kim Gi-jung Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong 21–12, 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2013 World Superseries Finals Kim Gi-jung Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2015 Korea Open Kim Gi-jung Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong 16–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2015 China Open Kim Gi-jung Chai Biao Hong Wei 21–13, 21–19 Winner 2016 Malaysia Open Kim Gi-jung Chai Biao Hong Wei 21–19, 21–15 Winner BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

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

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 4 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2008 Australia International Choi Sang-won Chien Yu-hsun Lin Yu-lang 21–17, 16–21, 21–11 Winner 2011 Turkey International Kim Gi-jung Cho Gun-woo Shin Baek-choel 21–17, 16–21, 21–15 Winner 2019 South Australia International Kim Duk-young Shia Chun Kang Tan Boon Heong 21–14, 17–21, 21–16 Winner 2019 Hungarian International Kim Duk-young Peter Briggs Joshua Hurlburt-Yu 21–12, 21–17 Winner 2021 Welsh International Kim Gi-jung Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun 21–18, 18–21, 21–15 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Turkey International Lee So-hee Cho Gun-woo Yoo Hyun-young 25–23, 9–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2019 Dubai International Kim Ha-na Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova 20–22, 16–21 Runner-up 2019 Hungarian International Kim Ha-na Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje 21–12, 21–15 Winner 2019 Nepal International Kim Ha-na Supak Jomkoh Supissara Paewsampran 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2019 Italian International Eom Hye-won Vladimir Ivanov Ekaterina Bolotova 12–21, 21–18, 15–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament