Kong Hee-yong

South Korean badminton player (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kong Hee-yong (Korean: 공희용; born 11 December 1996) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] In 2013, she won the mixed team gold at the BWF World Junior Championships.[2] In 2014, Kong who was educated at the Daesung girls' high school competed at the Asian Junior Championships and won the silver medals in the mixed team and doubles event.[3] She also play for the Jeonbuk Bank at the national event, and at the 2017 Japan Open, she became the runner-up in the women's doubles event partnered with Kim Ha-na.[4] Together with Kim So-yeong, she was awarded as the 2019 BWF Most Improved Player of the Year.[5]

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Kong Hee-yong
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 (age 28)
Daejeon, South Korea
ResidenceJincheon, South Korea
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (WD with Kim So-yeong 4 October 2022)
91 (XD with Chung Eui-seok 17 December 2015)
Current ranking9 (WD with Kim Hye-jeong)
23 (WD with Kim So-yeong) (15 April 2025)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoWomen's doubles
World Championships
2022 TokyoWomen's doubles
2021 HuelvaWomen's doubles
2023 CopenhagenWomen's doubles
Sudirman Cup
2023 SuzhouMixed team
2021 VantaaMixed team
Uber Cup
2022 BangkokWomen's team
2018 BangkokWomen's team
2020 AarhusWomen's team
2024 ChengduWomen's team
Asian Games
2022 HangzhouWomen's team
2022 HangzhouWomen's doubles
Asian Championships
2018 WuhanWomen's doubles
Asia Team Championships
2020 ManilaWomen's team
World Junior Championships
2013 BangkokMixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2014 TaipeiMixed team
2014 TaipeiMixed doubles
BWF profile
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Achievements

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Olympic Games

Women's doubles

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Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan South Korea Kim So-yeong South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan
21–10, 21–17 Bronze
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World Championships

Women's doubles

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

Women's doubles

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Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China South Korea Kim So-yeong China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan
21–16, 9–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze
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Asian Championships

Women's doubles

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Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China South Korea Kim So-yeong Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi
17–21, 22–20, 14–21 Bronze Bronze
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Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

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Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan South Korea Kim Jung-ho China Huang Kaixiang
China Chen Qingchen
14–21, 13–21 Silver Silver
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BWF World Tour (14 titles, 8 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] 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.[7]

Women's doubles

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Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Indonesia Masters Super 500 South Korea Kim So-yeong Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi
19–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Spain Masters Super 300 South Korea Kim So-yeong Japan Nami Matsuyama
Japan Chiharu Shida
23–21, 15–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Singapore Open Super 500 South Korea Kim Hye-jeong Japan Mayu Matsumoto
Japan Wakana Nagahara
17–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 New Zealand Open Super 300 South Korea Kim So-yeong Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi
21–15, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Japan Open Super 750 South Korea Kim So-yeong Japan Mayu Matsumoto
Japan Wakana Nagahara
21–12, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Chinese Taipei Open Super 300 South Korea Kim So-yeong Thailand Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Thailand Rawinda Prajongjai
19–21, 21–18, 26–28 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Korea Open Super 500 South Korea Kim So-yeong South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan
13–21, 21–19, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 French Open Super 750 South Korea Kim So-yeong South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan
21–16, 19–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 (II) Thailand Open Super 1000 South Korea Kim So-yeong South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan
21–18, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals South Korea Kim So-yeong South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan
21–15, 24–26, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 French Open Super 750 South Korea Kim So-yeong South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan
17–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals South Korea Kim So-yeong Japan Nami Matsuyama
Japan Chiharu Shida
21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Korea Masters Super 300 South Korea Kim So-yeong South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Lee Yu-rim
21–17, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 All England Open Super 1000 South Korea Kim So-yeong South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Lee So-hee
21–5, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Thailand Open Super 500 South Korea Kim So-yeong Thailand Benyapa Aimsaard
Thailand Nuntakarn Aimsaard
21–13, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Korea Open Super 500 South Korea Kim So-yeong China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan
10–21, 21–17, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Japan Open Super 750 South Korea Kim So-yeong China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan
21–17, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Australian Open Super 500 South Korea Kim So-yeong China Liu Shengshu
China Tan Ning
21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Korea Masters Super 300 South Korea Kim Hye-jeong China Li Yijing
China Luo Xumin
21–14, 16–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2025 India Open Super 750 South Korea Kim Hye-jeong Japan Arisa Igarashi
Japan Ayako Sakuramoto
15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2025 Indonesia Masters Super 500 South Korea Kim Hye-jeong Malaysia Pearly Tan
Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan
21–12, 17–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2025 Orléans Masters Super 300 South Korea Kim Hye-jeong South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Lee So-hee
21–18, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
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BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[8] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[9] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

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Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Japan Open South Korea Kim Ha-na Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi
18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
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  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-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

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Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Korea Masters South Korea Kim So-yeong South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan
18–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
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  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)

Mixed doubles

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Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Indonesia International South Korea Chung Eui-seok Indonesia Fran Kurniawan
Indonesia Komala Dewi
12–21, 21–16, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Osaka International South Korea Park Kyung-hoon China Wang Sijie
China Ni Bowen
21–18, 16–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
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  BWF International Challenge tournament

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