Choi Sol-gyu
Choi Sol-gyu (Korean: 최솔규, born 5 August 1995) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] He has been best known as a mixed doubles player since his back-to-back titles at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships in 2012 and 2013. However, as a junior, he was also successful in boys' singles, in which he won the under-17 title at the 2011 Surabaya Cup[2] and the Malaysia International Youth U19 in both 2012 and 2013.[3] He was a part of the Korean national team that won the 2017 Sudirman Cup.[4]
Choi Sol-gyu and Seo Seung-jae against Malaysian pair in the final of 2019 Chinese Taipei Open
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| Born | 5 August 1995 Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 7 (MD 19 November 2019) 11 (XD 21 September 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 8 (MD), 61 (XD) (17 March 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Choi Sol-gyu | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Choi Sol-gyu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Sol-kyu |
Achievements
East Asian Games
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China |
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10–21, 15–21 |  |
BWF World Junior Championships
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
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13–21, 11–21 | |
| 2011 | Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City, Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
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18–21, 13–21 | |
Asian Junior Championships
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
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17–21, 25–23, 23–21 |  |
| 2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |
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21–11, 19–21, 21–13 | |
BWF World Tour (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | |
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18–21, 19–21 |  |
| 2019 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | |
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13–21, 21–12, 21–13 |  |
| 2019 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | |
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18–21, 21–16, 21–14 | |
| 2019 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | |
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19–21, 21–15, 21–23 | |
| 2018 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | |
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21–12, 17–21, 21–18 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | |
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12–21, 21–15, 18–21 | |
BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 6 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Korea Masters | |
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21–17, 13–21, 18–21 | |
| 2017 | Canada Open | |
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19–21, 16–21 | |
| 2015 | Mexico City Open | |
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14–21, 12–21 | |
| 2015 | U.S. Grand Prix | |
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21–12, 21–14 | |
| 2015 | Macau Open | |
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18–21, 13–21 | |
| 2015 | Thailand Open | |
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21–19, 17–21, 21–16 | |
| 2015 | Vietnam Open | |
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19–21, 12–21 | |
| 2014 | Korea Masters | |
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Walkover | |
| 2013 | Vietnam Open | |
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22–20, 19–21, 21–14 | |
| 2013 | Macau Open | |
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21–17, 18–21, 17–21 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Irish Open | |
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21–17, 21–12 | |
| 2018 | Norwegian International | |
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21–12, 21–13 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Thailand International | |
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18–21, 21–19, 21–12 | |
| 2014 | Osaka International | |
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18–21, 21–17, 18–21 | |
| 2013 | Romanian International | |
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21–16, 21–13 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- "Players: SolGyu Choi". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- "2011 Surabaya Cup Results". tournamentsoftware. Jakarta Badminton Association. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- "Malaysia International Youth - Choi Sol-gyu results". tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Choi Sol-gyu. |
- CHOI SolGyu at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com (alternative link)
- CHOI SolGyu at BWFbadminton.com
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of March 17, 2020 | |
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