Kim So-yeong

For other people named Kim So-yeong, see Kim So-yeong (disambiguation).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim So-yeong (Korean: 김소영; born 9 July 1992) is a South Korean badminton player.^[1] Kim, who attended the University of Incheon, was the triple crowns at the 2013 Summer Universiade, by winning the gold medals in the women's doubles, mixed doubles and team event.^[2] She competed at the 2014 Asian Games, clinched the silver medal in the women's team event.^[3] Together with Kong Hee-yong, she was awarded as the 2019 BWF Most Improved Player of the Year.^[4]

Kim So-yeong
Kim at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Kim So-young
Country	South Korea
Born	(1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 (age 33) Daegu, South Korea
Residence	Incheon, South Korea
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1 (WD with Kong Hee-yong 4 October 2022) 20 (XD with Kim Gi-jung 10 July 2014)
Current ranking	19 (WD with Kong Hee-yong 25 March 2025)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Women's doubles World Championships 2022 Tokyo Women's doubles 2021 Huelva Women's doubles 2023 Copenhagen Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2023 Suzhou Mixed team 2021 Vantaa Mixed team Uber Cup 2022 Bangkok Women's team 2014 New Delhi Women's team 2018 Bangkok Women's team 2020 Aarhus Women's team Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Women's team 2014 Incheon Women's team 2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles Asian Championships 2018 Wuhan Women's doubles Asia Team Championships 2020 Manila Women's team Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan Women's doubles 2013 Kazan Mixed doubles 2013 Kazan Mixed team
BWF profile
Korean name
Hangul	김소영
Hanja	金昭映
RR	Gim Soyeong
MR	Kim Soyŏng

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan	Kong Hee-yong	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21–10, 21–17	Bronze

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain	Kong Hee-yong	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	18–21, 17–21	Bronze
2022	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Kong Hee-yong	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	20–22, 14–21	Silver
2023	Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Kong Hee-yong	Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti	9–21, 20–22	Bronze

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China	Kong Hee-yong	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	21–16, 9–21, 12–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Kong Hee-yong	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	17–21, 22–20, 14–21	Bronze

Summer Universiade

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia	Chang Ye-na	Luo Yu Tian Qing	27–25, 15–21, 23–21	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia	Kim Gi-jung	Liu Cheng Tian Qing	22–20, 21–14	Gold

BWF World Tour (11 titles, 7 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[5] 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 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[6]

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	U.S. Open	Super 300	Kim Hye-jeong	Tang Jinhua Yu Xiaohan	21–18, 13–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2019	Indonesia Masters	Super 500	Kong Hee-yong	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	19–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2019	Spain Masters	Super 300	Kong Hee-yong	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	23–21, 15–21, 21–17	Winner
2019	New Zealand Open	Super 300	Kong Hee-yong	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21–15, 21–18	Winner
2019	Japan Open	Super 750	Kong Hee-yong	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	21–12, 21–12	Winner
2019	Chinese Taipei Open	Super 300	Kong Hee-yong	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	19–21, 21–18, 26–28	Runner-up
2019	Korea Open	Super 500	Kong Hee-yong	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	13–21, 21–19, 21–17	Winner
2019	French Open	Super 750	Kong Hee-yong	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21–16, 19–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2020 (II)	Thailand Open	Super 1000	Kong Hee-yong	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21–18, 21–19	Winner
2020	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	Kong Hee-yong	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21–15, 24–26, 19–21	Runner-up
2021	French Open	Super 750	Kong Hee-yong	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	17–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2021	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	Kong Hee-yong	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	21–14, 21–14	Winner
2022	Korea Masters	Super 300	Kong Hee-yong	Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-rim	21–17, 21–12	Winner
2023	All England Open	Super 1000	Kong Hee-yong	Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee	21–5, 21–12	Winner
2023	Thailand Open	Super 500	Kong Hee-yong	Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard	21–13, 21–17	Winner
2023	Korea Open	Super 500	Kong Hee-yong	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	10–21, 21–17, 7–21	Runner-up
2023	Japan Open	Super 750	Kong Hee-yong	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	21–17, 21–14	Winner
2023	Australian Open	Super 500	Kong Hee-yong	Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	21–18, 21–16	Winner

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Macau Open	Choi Hye-in	Eom Hye-won Jang Ye-na	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2013	Korea Grand Prix Gold	Jang Ye-na	Go Ah-ra Yoo Hae-won	21–15, 21–12	Winner
2016	Indonesian Masters	Chae Yoo-jung	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	21–18, 22–20	Winner
2016	Korea Masters	Chae Yoo-jung	Jung Kyung-eun Shin Seung-chan	14–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2017	Chinese Taipei Open	Chae Yoo-jung	Kim Hye-rin Yoo Hae-won	21–12, 21–11	Winner
2017	Korea Masters	Kong Hee-yong	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	18–21, 21–23	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Osaka International	Yoo Hae-won	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	16–21, 21–17, 21–19	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament