Kong Hee-yong

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] Kong competed for South Korea at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.^[6]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

World Championships

Women's doubles

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

BWF World Tour (16 titles, 10 runners-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]

Women's doubles

BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[9] 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.^[10] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

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

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)

Mixed doubles

BWF International Challenge tournament

References

1. ^ "Players: Hee Yong Kong". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
2. ^ "亞青羽賽》韓系笑星甜姐　孔熙容個雖小拚勁強" (in Chinese). LTSports. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
3. ^ "[아시아주니어대회] 혼합단체전 2위, 개인전 남복, 혼복 2위 차지!" (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
4. ^ "배드민턴 여자복식 김하나-공희용, 일본오픈 준우승" (in Korean). MBC. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
5. ^ "Momota, Huang are BWF Players of the Year". Badminton World Federation. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
6. ^ "KONG Hee Yong". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
7. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
8. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived 13 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
9. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
10. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.