Shon Seung-mo

Shon Seung-mo (Korean: 손승모; born 1 July 1980 in Milyang, South Gyeongsang Province) is a badminton player from South Korea.^[1] In 2004, he won the silver medal at the Athens Summer Olympics.^[2]

Shon Seung-mo
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1980-07-01) 1 July 1980 (age 45) Milyang, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Event	Men's singles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 2004 Athens Men's singles World Championships 2003 Birmingham Men's singles World Cup 2005 Yiyang Men's singles Sudirman Cup 2007 Glasgow Mixed team 2005 Beijing Mixed team 2001 Seville Mixed team Thomas Cup 2008 Jakarta Men's team 2004 Jakarta Men's team 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team Asian Games 2002 Busan Men's team 2006 Doha Men's team 2002 Busan Men's singles Asian Championships 2004 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles 2001 Manila Men's singles Asia Cup 2001 Singapore Men's team Asia Junior Championships 1998 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
BWF profile

Shon Seung-mo
Hangul	손승모
Hanja	孫升模
RR	Son Seungmo
MR	Son Sŭngmo

Career

Olympic Games

He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.^[3] In 2004, he defeated Antti Viitikko of Finland and Richard Vaughan of Great Britain in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Shon defeated Chen Hong of People's Republic of China 10-15, 15-4, 15-10. Shon advanced to the semifinals, in which he beat Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia 15-6, 9-15, 15-9. Playing in the gold medal match, he lost to Indonesian Taufik Hidayat by a score of 15-8, 15-7 to finish with the silver medal.^[4]

Shon's right eye is almost blind, after being hit in the eye by a shuttlecock when he was 15 years of age.^{[citation needed]}

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece	Taufik Hidayat	8–15, 7–15	Silver

World Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom	Wong Choong Hann	4–15, 5–15	Bronze

World Cup

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Boonsak Ponsana	21–23, 15–21	Bronze

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea	Taufik Hidayat	10–15, 7–15	Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Taufik Hidayat	9–15, 6–15	Bronze
2001	PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines	Lin Dan	15–3, 11–15, 7–15	Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Chien Yu-hsiu	6–15, 4–15	Bronze

Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Chinese Taipei Open	Lee Hyun-il	13–15, 5–15	Runner-up
2002	Korea Open	Lin Dan	7–1, 3–7, 3–7, 5–7	Runner-up
2001	Hong Kong Open	Boonsak Ponsana	7–2, 4–7, 8–7, 7–8, 7–3	Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Singapore International	Hong Seung-ki	17–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2009	Singapore International	Fauzi Adnan	21–9, 21–12	Winner
2007	Korea International	Kenichi Tago	21–15, 18–21, 21–10	Winner
2005	Malaysia Satellite	Yogendran Krishnan	15–6, 7–15, 15–6	Winner
2005	Thailand Satellite	Lee Hyun-il	15–5, 15–3	Winner
1999	Norwegian International	Hwang Sun-ho	13–15, 15–10, 15–13	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

Record Against Selected Opponents

Includes results against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.

• Bao Chunlai 1-5
• Chen Hong 3-3
• Chen Yu 0-4
• Lin Dan 1-8
• Xia Xuanze 0-2
• Hsieh Yu-hsing 2-0
• Peter Gade 0-4
• Jan Ø. Jørgensen 1-0
• Joachim Persson 1-1
• Antti Viitikko 1-0
• Hendrawan 1-1
• Taufik Hidayat 2-6
• Sony Dwi Kuncoro 2-4
• Simon Santoso 0-1
• Ardy Wiranata 0-1
• Lee Hyun-il 1-1
• Park Sung-hwan 2-0
• Park Tae-sang 1-1
• Lee Chong Wei 0-2
• Rashid Sidek 0-2
• Wong Choong Hann 3-5
• Ronald Susilo 4-3
• Boonsak Ponsana 4-3
• Richard Vaughan 2-0