Kim Jae-hwan (badminton)
Kim Jae-hwan (Hangul: 김재환; born 13 August 1996) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] He graduated from the Jeonju Life Science High School, and now educated at the Wonkwang University.[2] In his junior career, he had collected a gold and two bronzes at the World Junior Championships, and also three silvers and a bronze at the Asian Junior Championships. In 2016, he won the men's doubles title with his partnered Choi Sol-gyu at the World University Championships in Russia.[3] At the same year, he won the BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament at the Korea Masters in the men's doubles event with Ko Sung-hyun.[4] In 2017, he competed at the Taipei Summer Universiade and won the men's doubles gold together with Seo Seung-jae.[5]
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| Born | 13 August 1996 Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Iksan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 48 (MD 15 September 2016) 46 (XD 16 November 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Hangul | 김재환 |
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| Hanja | 金宰煥 |
| Revised Romanization | Kim Jae-hwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chae-hwan |
Achievements
Summer Universiade
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |
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21–12, 21–19 |  |
World University Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Palace of sports "Borisoglebsky", Ramenskoe, Russia |
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19–21, 21–14, 21–17 | |
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia |
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14–21, 18–21 |  |
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
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16–21, 14–21 |  |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
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9–21, 19–21 | |
BWF Grand Prix (1 title)
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.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Korea Masters | |
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21–19, 21–18 |  |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 3 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Indonesia International | |
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21–17, 11–21, 21–15 | |
| 2019 | Mongolia International | |
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21–14, 27–29, 14–21 |  |
| 2019 | Vietnam International | |
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19–21, 21–15, 18–21 | |
| 2019 | Osaka International | |
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13–21, 16–21 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- "Players: Jae Hwan Kim". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "한국 남자복식의 차세대 에이스 국가대표 전봉찬, 김재환" (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "[세계대학선수권] 남자복식 '최솔규-김재환' 우승" (in Korean). 배드민턴타임즈. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "배드민턴 신구조화 고성현-김재환 우승 스매싱" (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "배드민턴 금메달 안은 김재환 서승재" (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links
- Kim Jae-hwan at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com