Sung Ji-hyun (Korean: 성지현; Hanja: 成池鉉; born 29 July 1991) is a South Korean badminton player from Seoul. She is an Asian Championship gold medalist, a two-time Summer Universiade gold medalist, and a World Championship bronze medalist. She was also part of South Korean teams that won the 2010 Uber Cup, 2017 Sudirman Cup, as well the team event at the 2013 and 2015 Summer Universiade.[1][2] She competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Asian Games, and at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] Sung is married to compatriot men's singles player, Son Wan-ho.[4] She coaches An Se-young.[5]
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 July 1991[1] Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb; 8.8 st)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | since 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 384 wins, 207 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 2 (16 March 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 100 (18 October 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Sung Ji-hyun | |
| Hangul | 성지현 |
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| Hanja | 成池鉉 |
| Revised Romanization | Seong Jihyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏng Chihyŏn |
Early life and education
editSung went into badminton following the path of her parents Sung Han-kook and Kim Yun-ja who both competed internationally in the 1980s.[6]
Career
editThis section needs to be updated. (June 2021) |
She won the Korea Grand Prix Gold title in 2011. Unlike most South Korean badminton players Sung has focused on singles and in December 2011 she received a career high ranking of number seven in the world in that discipline.[2]
In 2012, Sung's performances at Super Series event improved, and she reached semifinals in the Indonesia Open, Singapore Open and Japan Open. She was seeded 8th at the 2012 Olympics. However, she lost to Yip Pui Yin and did not make it past the group stage. She defended her Korea Grand Prix title at the end of the year.
Sung won her first Super Series Premier title early in 2013 at her hometown, at the Korea Open. This propelled her ranking up to world no.5, the highest of her career. Sung reached the semi-finals at the All England, losing to eventual winner Tine Baun in a match that lasted for 76 minutes, with a final score of 22–24, 21–19, 19–21. She later won the 2013 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold against Tai Tzu-ying, 21–16, 21–9. Then, she reached the finals of 2013 Denmark Super Series Premier losing to Wang Yihan in 21–16, 18–21, 20–22. In 2013 Korea Open Grand Prix Gold, she went up against compatriot Bae Youn-joo and she was beaten in 3 sets, 21–19, 15–21, 21–9.
At the 2014 German Open Grand Prix Gold, she reached the final which Sayaka Takahashi won, 21–17, 8–21, 21–12. At the 2014 Badminton Asia Championships, she became the first South Korean in 10 years to win the title, beating 1st seeded Wang Shixian 21–19, 21–15. At the 2014 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold, she won 21–13, 21–18 against Liu Xin. She qualified for the Dubai 2014 BWF Super Series Masters Finals and lost to Tai Tzu-ying in the final, 17–21, 12–21.
She won the 2015 German Open Grand Prix Gold beating Carolina Marín 21–15, 14–21, 21–6. In 2017, she helped the South Korean national team to win the world team championships at the 2017 Sudirman Cup.[7]
She coaches An Se-young.[5]
Achievements
editBWF World Championships
editWomen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Carolina Marín
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17–21, 21–15, 16–21 |  Bronze
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Asian Championships
editWomen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |  Wang Shixian
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21–19, 21–15 |  Gold
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| 2016 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Li Xuerui
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20–22, 11–21 | Bronze
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| 2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Chen Yufei
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12–21, 13–21 | Bronze
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Summer Universiade
editWomen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia |  Tai Tzu-ying
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21–16, 29–27 | Gold
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| 2015 | Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea |  Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
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21–18, 21–19 | Gold
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BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] 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 BWF HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 |  Michelle Li
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21–11, 21–9 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Korea Masters | Super 300 |  An Se-young
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13–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up
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BWF Superseries (2 titles, 6 runners-up)
editThe BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[11] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Korea Open | Wang Shixian
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10–21, 23–25 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Korea Open | Wang Shixian
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21–12, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2013 | Denmark Open | Wang Yihan
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21–16, 18–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Dubai World Superseries Finals |  Tai Tzu-ying
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17–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Korea Open | Wang Yihan
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21–14, 17–21, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2016 | Korea Open |  Akane Yamaguchi
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22–20, 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | Tai Tzu-ying
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14–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Indonesia Open | Sayaka Sato
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13–21, 21–17, 14–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (10 titles, 3 runners-up)
editThe BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Swiss Open |  Saina Nehwal
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13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Chinese Taipei Open | Ratchanok Intanon
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22–20, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2011 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | Han Li
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21–18, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2012 | Korea Grand Prix Gold |  Aprilla Yuswandari
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21–10, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2013 | Chinese Taipei Open | Tai Tzu-ying
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21–16, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2013 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | Bae Yeon-ju
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19–21, 21–15, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | German Open | Sayaka Takahashi
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17–21, 21–8, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Chinese Taipei Open | Liu Xin
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21–13, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2015 | German Open | Carolina Marín
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21–15, 14–21, 21–6 | Winner
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| 2015 | Thailand Open |  Liang Xiaoyu
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21–17, 22–24, 21–8 | Winner
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| 2016 | Syed Modi International | Sayaka Sato
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12–21, 21–18, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2016 | New Zealand Open | Aya Ohori
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21–15, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2016 | Korea Masters | Lee Jang-mi
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21–8, 21–10 | Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
Record against selected opponents
editRecord against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists. Accurate as of 21 January 2021.[12]
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "SUNG Jihyun - Biography". 2009 Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ a b "SUNG Ji Hyun". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "SUNG Jihyun". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "손완호-성지현 12일 화촉…대를 이은 배드민턴 부부 최초 탄생". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 13 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ a b Agarwal, Madhav (17 January 2024). "Losing is important: Coach Sung Ji Hyun's message to An Se Young ahead of Olympics". Inside Sport India. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Hearn, Don. "SUNG JI HYUN – Carrying on a Family Tradition". Badzine.net. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Ji Hyun Sung Head to Head". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
External links
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- Sung Ji-hyun at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Sung Ji-hyun at BWFBadminton.com
- Sung Ji-hyun at Olympedia (archive)
- Sung Ji-hyun at Olympics.com
