Ki Dong-ju

In this Korean name, the family name is Ki.

Ki Dong-ju (Korean: 기동주; born 12 April 2001) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Incheon Skymons International Airport team. He was part of South Korean team that won the silver medal in the 2018 BWF World Junior Championships.^[1] He won his first BWF World Tour title at the 2025 Orléans Masters with Kang Min-hyuk.^[2]

Ki Dong-ju 기동주
Ki at the 2025 Taipei Open
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(2001-04-12) 12 April 2001 (age 24)
Residence	South Korea
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	40 (MD with Kang Min-hyuk, 22 July 2025) 79 (XD with Jeong Na-eun, 17 June 2025)
Current ranking	40 (MD with Kang Min-hyuk) 80 (XD with Jeong Na-eun) (22 July 2025)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  South Korea Sudirman Cup 2025 Xiamen Mixed team Asia Team Championships 2024 Selangor Men's team World Junior Championships 2018 Markham Mixed team 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2018 Jakarta Mixed doubles 2019 Suzhou Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

In 2022, Ki partnered with Kim Hye-rin finished runner-up in the mixed doubles at the Mongolia International.^[3]

In 2023, Ki with Kim Jae-hwan became a runner-up in the men's doubles at the Indonesia International.^[4]

In 2024, Ki won his first BWF International Challenge title in the Indonesia International, after he and his men's doubles partner, Kim Jae-hyeon, beating host pair Raymond Indra and Patra Harapan Rindorindo in straight game.^[5]

In 2025, Ki claimed his first ever World Tour title in the Orléans Masters together with his senior doubles partner Kang Min-hyuk.^[2] He managed to score another final in Taipei Open but lost to the local pair of Chiu Hsiang-chieh and Wang Chi-lin.^[6]

Achievements

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia	Lee Eun-ji	Wang Chan Jeong Na-eun	21–17, 20–22, 9–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[8]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2025	Orléans Masters	Super 300	Kang Min-hyuk	Liang Weikeng Wang Chang	21–13, 18–21, 21–18	Winner	[2]
2025	Taipei Open	Super 300	Kang Min-hyuk	Chiu Hsiang-chieh Wang Chi-lin	18–21, 15–21	Runner-up	[6]

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023 (II)	Indonesia International	Kim Jae-hwan	Kenya Mitsuhashi Hiroki Okamura	22–20, 16–21, 8–21	Runner-up	[4]
2024 (I)	Indonesia International	Kim Jae-hyeon	Raymond Indra Patra Harapan Rindorindo	21–15, 21–12	Winner	[5]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Mongolia International	Kim Hye-rin	Choi Hyun-beom Yoon Min-ah	21–13, 13–21, 15–21	Runner-up	[3]

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament