Kim Hyo-min
Kim Hyo-min (born 8 December 1995 in Ulsan)[1] is a South Korean female badminton player. Although she now specializes in singles, Kim's first big result in a major international junior event came when she and fellow singles specialist Lee Min-ji reached the girls' doubles semi-finals at the 2012 World Junior Championships. The following year, she was undefeated in South Korea's run to winning the Suhandinata Cup at the 2013 World Junior Championships. In 2014, Kim beat Sun Yu to reach the final of the 2014 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold, and she became the runner-up after defeated by P. V. Sindhu in the final round.[2]
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| Born | 8 December 1995 Ulsan, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 24 (26 November 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 34 (4 May 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Hangul | 김효민 |
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| Hanja | 金效旻 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Hyo-min |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyo-min |
Achievements
BWF World Junior Championships
Girls' Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan |
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12–21, 7–21 |  |
| 2011 | Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City, & Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
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13–21, 20–22 | |
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 |
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| 2015 | Chinese Taipei Masters | |
16–21, 16–21 |  |
| 2014 | Macau Open |  |
12–21, 17–21 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Thailand International |  |
16–21, 16–21 | |
| 2012 | Scottish International |  |
6–21, 8–21 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- "Korea Open player profile" (PDF). Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- "[마카오오픈배드민턴] 여자단식 김효민 2위 차지!". www.badmintondaily.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 7 May 2017.
External links
- Kim Hyo-min at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com