Kang Min-hyuk (badminton)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.
Kang Min-hyuk
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 23)
Uijeongbu si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
ResidenceSuwon, South Korea
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Career record107 wins, 54 losses
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan Men's doubles
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Alor Setar Men's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Yogyakarta Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Jakarta Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Jakarta Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Kang Min-hyuk (Korean: 강민혁; RR: Gang Min-hyeok) is a South Korean badminton player from Samsung Electro-Mechanics team.[1] Educated at  [ko], Kang rose to prominence when he along with Kim Won-ho, defeated seeded players at the 2019 Asian championships and reached the semifinals, ultimately winning the bronze medal.[2] He is the national team member since 2017 and was also the part of Korean team that won bronze medal at the World Mixed Team Championship in 2021. In his junior career, Kang was the 2017 Asian mixed team champion as well.[3]

Achievements[]

Asian Championships[]

Men's doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China 		South Korea Kim Won-ho Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yuta Watanabe 		17–21, 22–20, 25–27 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships[]

Boys' doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 GOR Among Rogo,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia 		South Korea Kim Won-ho Japan
Japan 		21–19, 17–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships[]

Mixed doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center,
Jakarta, Indonesia 		South Korea Baek Ha-na South Korea Na Sung-seung
South Korea 		20–22, 21–18, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour[]

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]

Men's doubles
Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 U.S. Open Super 300 South Korea Kim Won-ho China Ou Xuanyi
China Ren Xiangyu 		21–16, 16–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 3 runners-up)[]

Men's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Osaka International South Korea Kim Jae-hwan South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol 		13–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Vietnam International South Korea Kim Jae-hwan Indonesia Kenas Adi Haryanto
Indonesia Rian Agung Saputro 		19–21, 21–15, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Mongolia International South Korea Kim Jae-hwan South Korea Kim Won-ho
South Korea Park Kyung-hoon 		21–14, 27–29, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Indonesia International South Korea Kim Jae-hwan Indonesia
Indonesia 		21–17, 11–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International[]

Boys' doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Korean Junior International South Korea Kim Won-ho Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei 		11–3, 9–11, 7–11, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Banthongyord Junior International South Korea Kim Won-ho South Korea
South Korea Wang Chan 		21–12, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Jaya Raya Junior International South Korea Kim Won-ho South Korea
South Korea Na Sung-seung 		21–13, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Mixed doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Korean Junior International South Korea South Korea
South Korea 		12–10, 11–7, 10–12, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References[]

  1. ^ "Profile:Kang Min-hyuk". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. ^ "배드민턴 신예 강민혁-김원호, 아시아선수권 4강 진출". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 27 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  3. ^ "셔틀콕 남자복식 희망, 강민혁-김원호 亞선수권 동메달" (in Korean). Yonhap. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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