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Son Wan-ho
Son Wan-ho (; or ; born 17 May 1988) is a South Korean badminton player. He reached a career high as world number 1 in the men's singles in May 2017. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He plays primarily defensively, and began playing badminton after a teacher suggested it to him in elementary school. He holds a bachelor's degree from Inha University in Incheon, South Korea. In 2017, he helped the Korean national team reach the final at the Sudirman Cup and won that tournament. He is married to compatriot women's singles player, Sung Ji-hyun. Achievements BWF World Championships ''Men's singles'' East Asian Games ''Men's singles'' Summer Universiade ''Men's singles'' BWF World Tour (3 titles) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changwon
Changwon (; ) is the capital and largest city of South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea (with a population of 1,025,702 ), and the 11th largest city of the South Korea, country. A port city, Changwon is bordered by Masan Bay to the south, and the cities of Busan and Gimhae to the east. The city of Miryang lies to the northeast, and Jinju to the west. The region has been inhabited since the Bronze Age, and its urban areas have been renamed and re-organized many times throughout history. In 1974, with the creation of the Changwon National Industrial Complex, the three historically interdependent cities of Masan, Jinhae District, and Changwon began to undergo significant economic development, growing into an important industrial centre. On 1 July 2010, the cities of Changwon, Jinhae, and Masan merged to form the current city of Changwon. As Korea's first Planned community, planned city, modeled after Canberra, Australia, Changwon uses accessible urban planning including many parks a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships
The Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships is a biennial tournament organized by Badminton Asia to crown the best national badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ... mixed team in Asia. It started as a standalone event for mixed teams since 2017, a year after the Asian Confederation organised Badminton Asia Men's and Women's Team Championships. Editions and medalists Medal table References {{Badminton competitions International badminton competitions Recurring sporting events established in 2017 2017 establishments in Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2016 Summer Olympics
The badminton tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 11 to 20 August at the fourth pavilion of Riocentro. A total of 172 athletes competed in five events: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. Similar to 2012 format, a combination of group play and knockout stages had been maintained at these Games. In all the doubles tournaments, the Badminton World Federation instituted several changes to the competition rules after the match fixing scandal from the previous Olympics, as all pairs finishing second in their groups would be placed into another draw to determine who they face in the next round, while the top pair in each group must have a fixed position matched to its designated seed in the knockout phase. Hawk-Eye technology was first implemented in the sport of badminton in 2014 and made its Olympic debut during the Games. This system allows players to challenge line calls and request a video r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2012 Summer Olympics
The badminton tournaments at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 28 July and 5 August at Wembley Arena. A total of 172 athletes competed in five events: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles, men's singles, Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, women's singles, Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles, men's doubles, Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles, women's doubles and Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles, mixed doubles. The women's doubles tournament was marred by several disqualifications during the group stage for unethical play. All of the gold medals were won by players from China at the 2012 Summer Olympics, China. The Chinese team also collected two silvers and one bronze, to top the medal table with eight in total. Denmark at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Denmark finished in second place, with one silver and one bronze won. Competition for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Asian Junior Badminton Championships
The 2005 Asian Junior Badminton Championships is an Asia continental junior championships to crown the best U-19 badminton players across Asia. This tournament were held in Tennis Indoor Senayan, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ... from 11–17 July. In the team event, South Korean boys', and the Chinese girls' team won the gold medal respectively. In the individual event, China won three gold medal in the boys' singles, girls' singles and girls' doubles event, while South Korea won two gold medal in the boys' and mixed doubles. Medalists Results Semifinals Finals Medal table References External links badmintoncentral.comat www.badminton.or.jp at www.cba.org.cn {{Badminton Asia Junior Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton Asia Junior Championships
The Badminton Asia Junior Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Asia governing body to crown the best junior badminton players (under-19) in Asia. Championships (U–19) Location of the Asia Junior Championships (U–19) The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the Asia Junior Championships. The most recent games were held in Yogyakarta in 2024. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships. All time medal table Medals from 1997 to 2024. Previous winners Individual competition Team competition The team competition were divided into men's and women's team events until 2005. The mixed team event is held since 2006. Youth Championships (U–17 & U–15) Location of the Asia Youth Championships (U–17 & U–15) The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the Asia Junior Championships. The most recent games were held i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2015 Summer Universiade
Badminton was contested at the 2015 Summer Universiade from July 6 to 12 at the Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center in Hwasun, South Korea. Men's and women's singles, men's, women's, and mixed doubles, and mixed team events will be contested. Medal summary Medal table South Korea became the overall champion after winning all the events competed, with 6 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals. Medal events South Korea clinched the individual and the team event. In the mixed team event, they won the title with a comprehensive 3–0 beating China. After the Chinese player, Yu Xiaohan was tested positive for doping violation, her women's doubles silver medal was reallocated, and China was disqualified and the team placings were also reallocated. The table below gives an overview of the individual and team event medal winners at the 2015 Summer Universiade. Match Result Mixed Team Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Chinese Taip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The Summer Universiade
Badminton competition has been in the Universiade since 2007 Summer Universiade, 2007, with singles, doubles and mixed events for both men and women. Events Editions Medal table Last updated during the 2021 Summer World University Games Winners Individual competition Mixed team competition References International Badminton Federation {{International badminton Badminton at the Summer World University Games, Sports at the Summer World University Games Badminton at multi-sport events, Universiade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2009 East Asian Games
Badminton at the 2009 East Asian Games The 2009 East Asian Games, officially known as the V East Asian Games, was an international multi-sport event that hosted by Hong Kong, between 5 December and 13 December 2009. A total of 2,377 athletes from 9 east asia, East Asian national compet ... was held at Hong Kong in the month of December. Competitions for five individual disciplines as well as for Men's and Women's team competitions was conducted. China stood first in the tally by winning three out of seven gold medals while Chinese Taipei, South Korea, Macau and Hong Kong won one gold medals respectively. Medal summary Medal table Medalists Results Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles References {{Reflist Badminton at the East Asian Games 2009 in badminton 2009 in Hong Kong sport East Asian Games International sports competitions hosted by Hong Kong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The East Asian Games
Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ... competitions for the East Asian Games were held in the years 1993, 1997, 2009 and 2013. Venues Winners Medal table External links *http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/events.aspx?id=EB830828-A41C-4549-B661-2AB60E2862DD *http://www.worldbadminton.com/shuttlenws/19970518.html *http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/events.aspx?id=11FC3D0F-DED0-4C32-80D7-72833082FABEEast Asian Games Badminton Schedule & Results {{International badminton East Asian Games Badminton at the East Asian Games Recurring sporting events established in 1993 East Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships
The 2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships was the second edition of Badminton Asia Team Championships, held at the Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium in Alor Setar, Malaysia, from 6 to 11 February 2018 and were organised by the Badminton Asia. This tournament also served as the Asian qualification for the 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup. Medalists Tournament The 2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships officially crowned the best male and female national badminton teams in Asia and at the same time worked as the Asian qualification event towards the 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup finals. 28 teams, consisting of 15 men's teams and 13 women's teams entered the tournament. Venue This tournament was held at Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium in Alor Setar Alor Setar ( Kedah Malay: ) is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is the second-largest city in the state after Sungai Petani and one of the most-important cities on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is home to the third-tallest ..., Malaysi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
