Kim Gi-jung
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Kim Gi-jung or Kim Ki-jung (Hangul: 김기정; Korean pronunciation: [kim.ɡi.dʑʌŋ] or [kim] [ki.dʑʌŋ]; born 14 August 1990 in Dangjin) is a male South Korean badminton player.[1] He competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]
Career
In 2008, he won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Eom Hye-Won.[3] 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.[4] In 2011, he won the Turkey International tournament in the men's doubles event with Kim Sa-rang.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7] In September 2012, they also won men's doubles title at the Indonesian Masters tournament.[8]
In 2013, he became the champion at the Chinese Taipei and 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.[9][10] He also won a silver medal at the 2013 Badminton Asia Championships in Taipei.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]
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.[14] 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.[15][16]
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.[17] They also won the China Open Super Series Premier tournament, after beat Chai Biao and Hong Wei in the straight games.[18] 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.[19] 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.[20]
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Walkover |  |
| 2013 | Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China |
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23–21, 18–21, 18–21 | |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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18–21, 9–21 | |
| 2013 | Taipei Arena, Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
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13–21, 20–22 |  |
| 2012 | Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, Qingdao, China |
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21–12, 21–16 |  |
Summer Universiade
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea |
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21–16, 22–20 | |
| 2013 | Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia |
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21–17, 11–21, 15–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea |
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21–14, 21–11 | |
| 2013 | Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia |
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22–20, 21–14 | |
BWF World Junior Championships
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Badminton Hall Shree Shiv Chhatrapati, Pune, India |
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13–21, 19–21 | |
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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13–21, 18–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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21–14, 15–21, 22–24 | |
BWF World Tour
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[21] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[22]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | |
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21–13, 21–17 |  |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007,[23] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[24] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Japan Open | |
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12–21, 12–21 |  |
| 2016 | Malaysia Open | |
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21–19, 21–15 | |
| 2015 | China Open | |
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21–13, 21–19 | |
| 2015 | Korea Open | |
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16–21, 12–21 | |
| 2013 | Super Series Masters Finals | |
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14–21, 16–21 | |
| 2013 | Hong Kong Open | |
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21–12, 15–21, 18–21 | |
| 2012 | Japan Open | |
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21–16, 21–19 | |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Korea Masters | |
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15–21, 16–21 | |
| 2016 | China Masters | |
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17–21, 14–21 | |
| 2016 | Thailand Masters | |
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21–12, 15–21, 12–21 | |
| 2015 | Korea Masters | |
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16–21, 21–18, 21–19 | |
| 2013 | Korea Masters | |
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21–15, 18–21, 25–23 | |
| 2013 | Chinese Taipei Open | |
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21–11, 21–11 | |
| 2012 | Korea Masters | |
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12–21, 11–21 | |
| 2012 | Indonesian Masters | |
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13–21, 9–21 | |
| 2011 | German Open | |
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19–21, 21–18, 11–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Korea Masters | |
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12–21, 11–21 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Turkey International | |
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21–17, 16–21, 21–15 | |
| 2010 | Vietnam International | |
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23–21, 17–21, 19–21 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ↑ "Players: Kim Gi Jung". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "[리우올림픽]배드민턴 男복식 김사랑-김기정, 조별리그 첫패". news.khan.co.kr (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "India, Singapore create history in BWF Junior Championships 2008". en.olympic.cn. Chinese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "제5회 동아시아경기대회". www.badmintondaily.co.kr (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "Turkiye Int'l - Koreans take 3". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "Lee & Next Generation Players Capture the Crowns". www.yonex.co.uk. Yonex. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "김기정-김사랑, 亞 배드민턴선수권 男복식 '우승'". sbssports.sbs.co.kr (in Korean). SBS. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "배드민턴 김기정 선수, 인도네시아 남자복식 우승". www.wknews.net (in Korean). 원대신문. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "Victor Stars Taje the Chinese Taipei Open Taking Five Gold and Four Silver". my.victorsport.com. Victor Badminton. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "2013 전주빅터 코리아그랑프리골드 결승전". www.badmintondaily.co.kr (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "China win three golds at Taipei championship". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "鲍伊/摩根森艰难逆转取胜 决赛对阵印尼强手". sports.21cn.com (in Chinese). 21CN体育. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "Lee Chong Wei, Li Xuerui crowned at badminton superseries finals". news.xinhuanet.com. Xinhua. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "Lee Yong-dae, Kim Ki-jung banned". www.espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "World federation ends badminton star's suspension". mengnews.joins.com. Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "South Korean Lee's doping ban reversed". uk.reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "2015 빅터코리아마스터즈 결승전". www.badmintondaily.co.kr (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "[중국오픈] 남복 김기정/김사랑 우승". www.badmintonnews.or.kr (in Korean). 전국배드민턴연합회. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "Gi Jung Sa Rang Lift Men's Doubles Crown". badmintonasia.org. Badminton Asia Confederation. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "Fu/Zhang Ride Out Storm – Day 5 Session 1: Rio 2016". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- ↑ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
- ↑ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
- ↑ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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