Son Wan-ho

Son Wan-ho
Hangul	손완호
Hanja	孫完虎
Revised Romanization	Son Wan-ho
McCune–Reischauer	Son Wan-ho

Son Wan-ho
Son Wan-ho
	Son Wan-ho at the spring team event in 2015, held in Hwacheon
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	17 May 1988 (age 33); Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Residence	Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	143 lb (65 kg)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Career record	339 wins, 188 losses
Highest ranking	1 (25 May 2017)
Current ranking	56 (17 March 2020)
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Men's badminton
Representing South Korea
World Championships
Sudirman Cup
Thomas Cup
Asian Games
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Asia Team Championships
East Asian Games
Summer Universiade
Asian Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Son Wan-ho (Hangul: 손완호; Korean pronunciation: [so.nwan.ɦo] or [son] [wan.ɦo]; born 17 May 1988^[1]) is a South Korean badminton player. He reached a career high as world number 1 in the men's singles in May 2017.^[2] He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He plays primarily defensively, and began playing badminton after a teacher suggested it to him in elementary school.^{[citation needed]} He holds a bachelor's degree from Inha University in Incheon, South Korea.^[3] In 2017, he helped the Korean national team reach the final at the Sudirman Cup and win that tournament.^[4]^[5] He is married to compatriot women's singles player, Sung Ji-hyun.^[6]

Son at the 2010 BWF World Championships

Achievements[]

BWF World Championships[]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Lin Dan	17–21, 14–21	Bronze

Summer Universiade[]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea	Jeon Hyeok-jin	20–22, 21–13, 17–21	Silver

BWF World Tour (3 titles)[]

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[7] 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.^[8]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Hong Kong Open	Super 500	Kenta Nishimoto	14–21, 21–17, 21–13	Winner
2018	Korea Masters	Super 300	Lee Zii Jia	21–16, 21–11	Winner
2019	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Chen Long	21–17, 21–19	Winner

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 5 runners-up)[]

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,^[10] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	India Open	Lee Chong Wei	21–18, 14–21, 21–19	Winner
2012	China Masters	Wang Zhengming	21–11, 14–21, 22–24	Runner-up
2014	Denmark Open	Chen Long	19–21, 22–24	Runner-up
2014	Hong Kong Open	Chen Long	21–19, 21–16	Winner
2016	Singapore Open	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	16–21, 21–13, 14–21	Runner-up
2016	Korea Open	Qiao Bin	11–21, 23–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2016	Denmark Open	Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk	13–21, 21–23	Runner-up

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 2 runners-up)[]

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
	Chinese Taipei Open	Simon Santoso	14–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2011	Korea Grand Prix Gold	Lee Hyun-il	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2013	Chinese Taipei Open	Nguyễn Tiến Minh	19–21, 21–9, 21–18	Winner
2013	Macau Open	Hsueh Hsuan-yi	21–11, 21–15	Winner
2013	Vietnam Open	Tan Chun Seang	21–14, 21–9	Winner
2016	Korea Masters	Liew Daren	21–13, 21–16	Winner

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up)[]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Osaka International	Lee Cheol-ho	21–19, 11–21, 11–21	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

References[]

^ The Asia Economic Daily 24 November, 2014
^ "세계 최강 '태극 셔틀콕' 당당 세계 1위 손완호". www.donga.com (in Korean). 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ London 2012 profile Archived 2012-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Korea Storm into Final – Day 7 (Session 1): Total BWF Sudirman Cup 2017". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
^ "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
^ "손완호-성지현 12일 화촉…대를 이은 배드민턴 부부 최초 탄생". www.chosun.com (in Korean). 13 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ 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.

External links[]

Son Wan-ho at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com

[1] The Asia Economic Daily 24 November, 2014

[2] "세계 최강 '태극 셔틀콕' 당당 세계 1위 손완호". www.donga.com (in Korean). 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[3] London 2012 profile Archived 2012-07-31 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Korea Storm into Final – Day 7 (Session 1): Total BWF Sudirman Cup 2017". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

[5] "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

[6] "손완호-성지현 12일 화촉…대를 이은 배드민턴 부부 최초 탄생". www.chosun.com (in Korean). 13 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[7] 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.

[8] 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.

[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". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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