Kong Hee-yong

Kong Hee-yong (Korean: 공희용; born 11 December

1996) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] In 2013, Kong Hee-yong
she won the mixed team gold at the BWF World Junior Personal information
Championships.[2] In 2014, Kong who was educated at Country South Korea
the Daesung girls' high school competed at the Asian Born 11 December 1996
Junior Championships and won the silver medals in the Daejeon, South Korea
mixed team and doubles event.[3] She also play for the
Residence Jincheon, South Korea
Jeonbuk Bank at the national event, and at the 2017
Japan Open, she became the runner-up in the women's Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
doubles event partnered with Kim Ha-na.[4] Together Handedness Right
with Kim So-yeong, she was awarded as the 2019 Women's & mixed doubles
BWF Most Improved Player of the Year.[5] Highest 1 (WD with Kim So-yeong 4
ranking October 2022)
91 (XD with Chung Eui-seok
Achievements 17 December 2015)
Current 9 (WD with Kim So-yeong 13
ranking August 2024)
Olympic Games
Medal record
Women's doubles
Women's badminton
Representing South Korea
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Women's doubles
World Championships
2022 Tokyo Women's doubles
2021 Huelva Women's doubles
2023 Copenhagen Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
2023 Suzhou Mixed team
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Uber Cup
2022 Bangkok Women's team
2018 Bangkok Women's team
2020 Aarhus Women's team
2024 Chengdu Women's team
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Women's team
2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles
 Asian Championships
2018 Wuhan Women's doubles
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Women's team
World Junior Championships
2013 Bangkok Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2014 Taipei Mixed team
2014 Taipei Mixed doubles

BWF profile (https://bwfbadminton.com/player/

9E2A25AE-DB6C-46D3-AC3F-0F2685AD42F
8)

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

Lee So-hee
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Kim So- 21–10,
2020 Shin Seung-
Tokyo, Japan yeong 21–17 Bronze
chan

World Championships
Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

Lee So-hee
Palacio de los Deportes Kim So- 18–21,
2021 Shin Seung-
Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain yeong 17–21 Bronze
chan

Tokyo Metropolitan Kim So- Chen Qingchen 20–22,

2022
Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan yeong Jia Yifan 14–21 Silver

Apriyani Rahayu
Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Kim So- 9–21,
2023 Siti Fadia Silva
Denmark yeong 20–22 Bronze
Ramadhanti

Asian Games
Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

Chen
Binjiang Gymnasium, Kim So- 21–16, 9–21,
2022 Qingchen
Hangzhou, China yeong 12–21 Bronze
Jia Yifan

Asian Championships
Women's doubles
 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
Misaki
Wuhan Sports Center Kim So- Matsutomo 17–21, 22–
2018
Gymnasium, Wuhan, China yeong Ayaka 20, 14–21 Bronze
Takahashi

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

Huang
Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Kim Jung- Kaixiang 14–21, 13–
2014
Taiwan ho Chen 21 Silver
Qingchen

BWF World Tour (13 titles, 8 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] 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.[7]

Women's doubles
Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
Misaki
Indonesia Super Kim Matsutomo 19–21, 15–
2019 Runner-
Masters 500 So-yeong Ayaka 21
up
Takahashi
Nami
Super Kim 23–21, 15– Winner
2019 Spain Masters Matsuyama
300 So-yeong 21, 21–17
Chiharu Shida

Mayu
Super Kim Matsumoto 17–21, 20–
2019 Singapore Open Runner-
500 Hye-jeong Wakana 22
up
Nagahara

Misaki
New Zealand Super Kim Matsutomo 21–15, 21–
2019 Winner
Open 300 So-yeong Ayaka 18
Takahashi

Mayu
Super Kim Matsumoto 21–12, 21–
2019 Japan Open Winner
750 So-yeong Wakana 12
Nagahara

Jongkolphan
Chinese Taipei Super Kim Kititharakul 19–21, 21–
2019 Runner-
Open 300 So-yeong Rawinda 18, 26–28
up
Prajongjai

Lee So-hee
Super Kim 13–21, 21–
2019 Korea Open Shin Seung- Winner
500 So-yeong 19, 21–17
chan

Lee So-hee
Super Kim 21–16, 19–
2019 French Open Shin Seung- Runner-
750 So-yeong 21, 12–21
chan up

Lee So-hee
2020 Super Kim 21–18, 21–
Thailand Open Shin Seung- Winner
(II) 1000 So-yeong 19
chan

World Lee So-hee

BWF World Tour Kim 21–15, 24–
2020 Tour Shin Seung- Runner-
Finals So-yeong 26, 19–21
Finals chan up
Lee So-hee
Super Kim 17–21, 12–
2021 French Open Shin Seung- Runner-
750 So-yeong 21
chan up

World Nami
BWF World Tour Kim 21–14, 21– Winner
2021 Tour Matsuyama
Finals So-yeong 14
Finals Chiharu Shida

Super Kim Baek Ha-na 21–17, 21–

2022 Korea Masters Winner
300 So-yeong Lee Yu-rim 12

All England Super Kim Baek Ha-na 21–5, 21–

2023 Winner
Open 1000 So-yeong Lee So-hee 12

2023 Thailand Open Super Kim Benyapa 21–13, 21– Winner

500 So-yeong Aimsaard 17
 Nuntakarn
Aimsaard
Chen
Super Kim 10–21, 21–
2023 Korea Open Qingchen Runner-
500 So-yeong 17, 7–21
Jia Yifan up
Chen
Super Kim 21–17, 21–
2023 Japan Open Qingchen Winner
750 So-yeong 14
Jia Yifan

Super Kim Liu Shengshu 21–18, 21–

2023 Australian Open Winner
500 So-yeong Tan Ning 16

Super Kim Li Yijing 21–14, 16–

2024 Korea Masters Winner
300 Hye-jeong Luo Xumin 21, 21–18

Arisa Igarashi
Super Kim 15–21, 13–
2025 India Open Ayako Runner-
750 Hye-jeong 21
Sakuramoto up

Kim Pearly Tan

Indonesia Super 21–12, 17– Winner
2025 Thinaah
Masters 500 Hye-jeong 21, 21–18
Muralitharan

BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[8] 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.[9] Successful players were invited to
the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result

Misaki Matsutomo
2017 Japan Open Kim Ha-na 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
Ayaka Takahashi

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

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result

Lee So-hee
2017 Korea Masters Kim So-yeong 18–21, 21–23 Runner-up
Shin Seung-chan

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)
Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result

Fran
Indonesia Chung Eui- Kurniawan 12–21, 21–16, Runner-
2015
International seok Komala 13–21 up
Dewi
Park Kyung- Wang Sijie 21–18, 16–21, Runner-
2017 Osaka International
hoon Ni Bowen 12–21 up

BWF International Challenge tournament

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External links
Kong Hee-yong (https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-p
rofile/9E2A25AE-DB6C-46D3-AC3F-0F2685AD42F8) at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
(alternate link (https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/find.aspx?
a=8&oid=209B123F-AA87-41A2-BC3E-CB57133E64CC&q=71391)) (archived)
Kong Hee-yong (https://bwfbadminton.com/player/71391) at BWFBadminton.com
Kong Hee-yong (https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/144903) at Olympedia
Kong Hee-yong (https://olympics.com/en/athletes/heeyong-kong) at Olympics.com
Kong Hee-yong (https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/hee-yong-kong_1891508) at the
Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

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