Kim Ga-eun (badminton)
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 February 1998 Ulsan, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 114 wins, 59 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 15 (10 March 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 17 (6 October 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Kim Ga-eun | |
| Hangul | 김가은 |
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| Hanja | 金佳恩 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Ga-eun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ka-ǔn |
Kim Ga-eun (Hangul: 김가은; born 7 February 1998) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] She competed and at the Summer Youth Olympics in 2014, in Nanjing, China[2] and in 2016, Kim was selected to join the Korean national team.[3]
Achievements
BWF World Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain |  Chen Yufei
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12–21, 17–21 |  Bronze
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Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain |
 Kim Hyang-im
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Du Yue Xu Ya
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15–21, 8–21 | Bronze
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Asian Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand | Chen Yufei
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Walkover | Bronze
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BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Lingshui China Masters | Super 100 | Li Xuerui
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21–16, 16–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2018 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 |  Joy Xuan Deng
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21–9, 18–21, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Lingshui China Masters | Super 100 | Zhang Yiman
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22–20, 14–21, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2019 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Wang Zhiyi
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18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Norwegian International | Sim Yu-jin
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8–21, 21–18, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Irish Open | An Se-young
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24–26, 17–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Players: Ga Eun Kim". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "한국, 하계청소년올림픽 펜싱 은메달-사격 동메달 획득" (in Korean). SBS Sports. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "범서고 김가은, 여자 배드민턴 국가대표에" (in Korean). Gyeongsang Daily. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links
- Kim Ga-eun at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
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