Kang Ji-wook

Kang Ji-wook
Personal information
Country  South Korea
Born (1992-07-07) 7 July 1992
Jeju, South Korea
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking 31 (MD) 12 September 2013
54 (XD) 16 January 2014
BWF profile
Kang Ji-wook
Hangul 지욱
Revised Romanization Gang Jiuk
McCune–Reischauer Kang Chiuk

Kang Ji-wook (Hangul: 강지욱; born 7 July 1992) is a Korean badminton player.[1] He first came to international attention when he became the runner-up in three different event at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships. He won the silver medal in the boys' singles, mixed doubles and mixed team event.[2] He also won the gold medal in the boys' doubles event at the 2010 Asian Junior Badminton Championships, and at the same year, he competed at the Singapore Summer Youth Olympics where he won the boys' singles bronze.[3][4]

Achievements

Asia Championships

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium,
Qingdao, China
South Korea Eom Hye-won China Xu Chen
China Ma Jin
14–21, 12–21 Bronze

Youth Olympic Games

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore Malaysia Loh Wei Sheng Walkover Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' Singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico Denmark Viktor Axelsen 19–21, 10–21 Silver

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico South Korea Choi Hye-in China Liu Cheng
China Bao Yixin
15–21, 15–21 Silver

Asia Junior Championships

Boys' Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia South Korea Choi Seung-il Malaysia Yew Hong Kheng
Malaysia Ow Yao Han
21–16, 21–14 Gold
2009 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia South Korea Choi Seung-il Malaysia Yew Hong Kheng
Malaysia Ow Yao Han
17–21, 21–8, 16–21 Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

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.

Men's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 India Grand Prix Gold South Korea Lee Sang-joon South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
13–21, 19–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Korea Masters South Korea Choi Hye-in South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
South Korea Jang Ye-na
13–21, 11–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Vietnam International South Korea Choi Hye-in Thailand Patiphat Chalardchalaem
Thailand Savitree Amitapai
19–21, 22–20, 21–23 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. "제주사대부고, 제주바람을 일으키다". www.badmintondaily.co.kr (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. "2010 세계주니어배드민턴선수권대회". www.badmintondaily.co.kr (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. "한국 배드민턴의 기대주 강지욱, 유스올림픽 참가". www.jejudomin.co.kr (in Korean). 주식회사 제주도민일보방송. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. "<청소년올림픽> 강지욱 "용대형 따라갈래요"". www.yonhapnews.co.kr (in Korean). Yonhap. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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