Sung Ji-hyun

Sung Ji-hyun
Personal information
Born (1991-07-29) 29 July 1991[1]
Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight 56 kg (123 lb; 8.8 st)[1]
Years active 2009
Handedness Right
Women's singles
Career record 328 Wins , 163 Losses
Highest ranking 2 (16 March 2017)
Current ranking 7 (24 May 2018)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
2015 Jakarta Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
2015 Dongguan Mixed team
2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Uber Cup
2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
2016 Kunshan Women's team
2012 Wuhan Women's team
2018 Bangkok Women's team
2014 New Delhi Women's team
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Women's team
2010 Guangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
2014 Gimcheon Women's singles
2018 Wuhan Women's singles
2016 Wuhan Women's singles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
2018 Alor Setar Women's team
2016 Hyderabad Women's team
Summer Universiade
2015 Gwangju Women's singles
2015 Gwangju Mixed team
2013 Kazan Women's singles
2013 Kazan Mixed team
World Junior Championships
2008 Pune Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile
Sung Ji-hyun
Hangul 성지현
Hanja 成池鉉
Revised Romanization Seong Jihyeon
McCune–Reischauer Sŏng Chihyŏn

Sung Ji-hyun (Korean pronunciation: [sʌŋ.dʑi.ɦjʌn] or [sʌŋ] [tɕi.ɦjʌn]; born 29 July 1991) is a South Korean badminton player from Seoul.[1][2] She competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games, also at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Early life and education

Sung went into badminton following the path of her parents Sung Han-kook and Kim Yun-ja who both competed internationally in the 1980s.[4]

Career

She won the Korea Grand Prix Gold title in 2011. Unlike most South Korean badminton players Sung has focused on singles and in December 2011 she received a career high ranking of number seven in the world in that discipline.[2]

In 2012, Sung's performance at Super Series was progressingly better, with semi final performance in Indonesia Open, Singapore Open and Japan Open. She was seeded 8th at the Olympics 2012. However, her lackluster performance in the Olympics 2012 saw her failing to make past the group match, losing to Yip Pui Yin. She defended her title Korea Grand Prix Gold title at the end of the year.

Sung won her first Super Series Premier title early in 2013 at her hometown, the Korea Open. This propelled her ranking up to world no.5, the highest of her career. Sung reached semi final at the All England, losing to the eventual winner Tine Baun in an exciting match lasted for 76 minutes, 22-24, 21-19, 19-21. She later won the 2013 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold against Tai Tzu-ying 21–16, 21–9. Then, she reached the finals of 2013 Denmark Super Series Premier losing to Wang Yihan in 21–16, 18–21, 20–22. In 2013 Korea Open Grand Prix Gold, she went up against compatriot Bae Youn-joo and she was beaten in 3 sets 21–19, 15–21, 21–9.

In 2014 German Open Grand Prix Gold, She went on to the finals. Sayaka Takahashi won 21–17, 8–21, 21–12. In 2014 Badminton Asia Championships, she became the first South Korean in 10 years to win the title, beating 1st seeded Wang Shixian 21-19, 21-15. In 2014 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold, she won 21–13, 21–18 against Liu Xin. She qualified for the Dubai 2014 BWF Super Series Masters Finals and lost to Tai Tzu-ying in the final, 17-21, 12-21

She won the 2015 German Open Grand Prix Gold beating Carolina Marin 21-15, 14-21, 21-6. In 2017, she helped the South Korean national team to win the world team championships at the 2017 Sudirman Cup.[5]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Spain Carolina Marín 17–21, 21–15, 16–21 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China China Chen Yufei 12–21, 13–21 Bronze
2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China China Li Xuerui 20–22, 11–21 Bronze
2014 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea China Wang Shixian 21–19, 21–15 Gold

Summer Universiade

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea Thailand Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 21–18, 21–19 Gold
2013 Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying 21–16, 29–27 Gold

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Indonesia Open Japan Sayaka Sato 13–21, 21–17, 14–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Dubai World Superseries Finals Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying 14–21, 13–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Korea Open Japan Akane Yamaguchi 22–20, 15–21, 18–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Korea Open China Wang Yihan 21–14, 17–21, 21–18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Dubai World Superseries Finals Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying 17–21, 12–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Denmark Open China Wang Yihan 21–16, 18–21, 20–22 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Korea Open China Wang Shixian 21–12, 22–20 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Korea Open China Wang Shixian 10–21, 23–25 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF Superseries Finals tournament
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

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.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Korea Masters South Korea Lee Jang-mi 21–8, 21–10 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 New Zealand Open Japan Aya Ohori 21–15, 21–17 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Syed Modi International Japan Sayaka Sato 12–21, 21–18, 21–18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Thailand Open Singapore Liang Xiaoyu 21–17, 22–24, 21–8 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 German Open Spain Carolina Marín 21–15, 14–21, 21–6 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Chinese Taipei Open China Liu Xin 21–13, 21–18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 German Open Japan Sayaka Takahashi 17–21, 21–8, 12–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Korea Masters South Korea Bae Yeon-ju 19–21, 21–15, 9–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Chinese Taipei Open Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying 21–16, 21–9 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Korea Masters Indonesia Aprilla Yuswandari 21–10, 21–10 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Korea Masters China Han Li 21–18, 21–16 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Chinese Taipei Open Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 22–20, 21–14 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Swiss Open India Saina Nehwal 13–21, 14–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

Record against selected opponents

Singles results against Superseries finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists, plus all Olympic opponents - as of 4 August 2018:[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "SUNG Jihyun - Biography". 2009 Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 "SUNG Ji Hyun". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "SUNG Jihyun". Incheon 2014 official website. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Hearn, Don. "SUNG JI HYUN – Carrying on a Family Tradition". Badzine.net. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "SUNG Ji Hyun: Head To Head". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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