Kang Min-hyuk (Korean: 강민혁; RR: Gang Min-hyeok; born 17 February 1999) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Samsung Electro-Mechanics team.[1] He is the reigning men's doubles World Champions with his partner Seo Seung-jae.[2] Educated at Maewon High School, Kang rose to prominence when he along with Kim Won-ho, defeated seeded players at the 2019 Asian Championships and reached the semi-finals, ultimately winning the bronze medal.[3] He has joined the South Korea national badminton team since 2017, became the part of Korean team that won bronze medal at the 2021 Sudirman Cup and the silver medal in 2023. During his career as a junior player, Kang became the part of 2017 Asian Junior Championships mixed team champion as well.[4]
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 1999 Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Suwon, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 2 (with Seo Seung-jae, 20 February 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 5 (with Seo Seung-jae, 27 August 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editWorld Championships
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |
14–21, 21–15, 21–17 |
Asian Championships
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
17–21, 22–20, 25–27 |
World Junior Championships
editBoys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
21–19, 17–21, 19–21 |
Asian Junior Championships
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia |
20–22, 21–18, 19–21 |
BWF World Tour (5 titles, 4 runners-up)
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | 21–16, 16–21, 17–21 | |||
| 2022 | Korea Open | Super 500 | 19–21, 21–15, 21–18 | |||
| 2023 | German Open | Super 300 | 19–21, 21–18, 19–21 | |||
| 2023 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | 21–15, 22–24, 21–19 | |||
| 2023 | Australian Open | Super 500 | 21–17, 21–17 | |||
| 2023 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | 21–17, 22–20 | |||
| 2024 | India Open | Super 750 | 15–21, 21–11, 21–18 | |||
| 2024 | Japan Open | Super 750 | 19–21, 15–21 | |||
| 2024 | Korea Open | Super 500 | 21–18, 9–21, 8–21 |
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 3 runners-up)
editMen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Osaka International | 13–21, 16–21 | |||
| 2019 | Vietnam International | 19–21, 21–15, 18–21 | |||
| 2019 | Mongolia International | 21–14, 27–29, 14–21 | |||
| 2019 | Indonesia International | 21–17, 11–21, 21–15 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
BWF Junior International (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
editBoys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Korean Junior International | 11–3, 9–11, 7–11, 8–11 | |||
| 2017 | Banthongyord Junior International | 21–12, 21–14 | |||
| 2017 | Jaya Raya Junior International | 21–13, 21–13 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Korean Junior International | 12–10, 11–7, 10–12, 11–6 |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Profile:Kang Min-hyuk". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ Moon, Dae-hyun (29 August 2023). "'9년 만에 男 복식 세계선수권 金' 서승재-강민혁 "파트너가 잘 이끌어줘"" (in Korean). News1 Korea. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "배드민턴 신예 강민혁-김원호, 아시아선수권 4강 진출". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 27 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "셔틀콕 남자복식 희망, 강민혁-김원호 亞선수권 동메달" (in Korean). Yonhap. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
edit- Kang Min-hyuk at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com