Shon Wan-ho

Son Wan-ho (; or ; born 17 May 1988 ) is a South Korean badminton player. He reached a career high as world number 1 in the men's singles in May 2017. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He plays primarily defensively, and began playing badminton after a teacher suggested it to him in elementary school. He holds a bachelor's degree from Inha University in Incheon, South Korea. In 2017, he helped the Korean national team reach the final at the Sudirman Cup and won that tournament. He is married to compatriot women's singles player, Sung Ji-hyun.

Achievements

BWF World Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2017 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Lin Dan 17–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

East Asian Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2009 Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong Lin Dan 12–21, 21–23 Bronze Bronze

Summer Universiade Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea Jeon Hyeok-jin 20–22, 21–13, 17–21 Silver Silver

BWF World Tour (3 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 Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Men's singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2018 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Kenta Nishimoto 14–21, 21–17, 21–13 Winner 2018 Korea Masters Super 300 Lee Zii Jia 21–16, 21–11 Winner 2019 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Chen Long 21–17, 21–19 Winner

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 5 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 singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2012 India Open Lee Chong Wei 21–18, 14–21, 21–19 Winner 2012 China Masters Wang Zhengming 21–11, 14–21, 22–24 Runner-up 2014 Denmark Open Chen Long 19–21, 22–24 Runner-up 2014 Hong Kong Open Chen Long 21–19, 21–16 Winner 2016 Singapore Open Sony Dwi Kuncoro 16–21, 21–13, 14–21 Runner-up 2016 Korea Open Qiao Bin 11–21, 23–21, 7–21 Runner-up 2016 Denmark Open Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 13–21, 21–23 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 2 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 singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2010 Chinese Taipei Open Simon Santoso 14–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2011 Korea Grand Prix Gold Lee Hyun-il 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2013 Chinese Taipei Open Nguyễn Tiến Minh 19–21, 21–9, 21–18 Winner 2013 Macau Open Hsueh Hsuan-yi 21–11, 21–15 Winner 2013 Vietnam Open Tan Chun Seang 21–14, 21–9 Winner 2016 Korea Masters Liew Daren 21–13, 21–16 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2009 Osaka International Lee Cheol-ho 21–19, 11–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2024 Thailand International Jeon Hyeok-jin 8–21, 0–6 retired Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 1 December 2022.

Player Matches Win Lost Bao Chunlai 2 0 2 –2 Chen Long 17 5 12 –7 Du Pengyu 3 0 3 –3 Lin Dan 14 3 11 –8 Shi Yuqi 9 4 5 –1 Tian Houwei 9 6 3 +3 Zhao Junpeng 2 2 0 +2 Chou Tien-chen 11 8 3 +5 Anders Antonsen 5 2 3 –1 Viktor Axelsen 12 5 7 –2 Peter Gade 8 1 7 –6 Jan Ø. Jørgensen 6 3 3 0 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 9 6 3 +3 Rajiv Ouseph 4 2 2 0 Parupalli Kashyap 9 7 2 +5 Srikanth Kidambi 12 7 5 +2

Player Matches Win Lost B. Sai Praneeth 4 4 0 +4 Lakshya Sen 1 1 0 +1 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 4 3 1 +2 Taufik Hidayat 3 0 3 –3 Sony Dwi Kuncoro 5 2 3 –1 Tommy Sugiarto 9 7 2 +5 Kento Momota 11 5 6 –1 Sho Sasaki 6 5 1 +4 Lee Chong Wei 15 3 12 –9 Liew Daren 6 4 2 +2 Wong Choong Hann 2 1 1 0 Heo Kwang-hee 3 2 1 +1 Lee Hyun-il 7 4 3 +1 Boonsak Ponsana 2 1 1 0 Kantaphon Wangcharoen 3 3 0 +3 Nguyễn Tiến Minh 7 4 3 +1