Heo Kwang-hee (Korean: 허광희; born 11 August 1995) is a South Korean badminton player who was educated at the Dankook University. He was selected to join the national team in 2012, and joined the Samsung Electro-Mechanics team in 2014.[1] Heo was the bronze medalists at the 2012 World Junior Championships in the boys' singles and team event,[2] and Asian Junior Championships in the team event.[3] Heo later won the boys' singles and mixed team gold medals at the 2013 World Junior Championships,[4][5] and the mixed team silver medal at the Asian Junior Championships.[6] In the senior level tournament, Heo was the semi-finalists at the 2017 U.S. and 2018 New Zealand Open.[7][8] He competed at the 2018 Asian Games and at the 2020 Summer Olympics, is best known for upsetting top-seeded Kento Momota in the group stage of the latter tournament.[9]
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| Birth name | Heo Kwang-hee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 August 1995 Daejeon, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 28 (16 November 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 37 (31 January 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editWorld Junior Championships
editBoys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan |  Kento Momota
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17–21, 8–21 |  Bronze
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| 2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Wang Tzu-wei
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21–11, 21–12 |  Gold
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BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[11]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | Chou Tien-chen
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12–21, 13–21 |  Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up)
editMen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Thailand International | Riki Takei
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21–17, 20–22, 17–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Heo Kwang Hee". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "2012 세계주니어배드민턴선수권대회 (2012년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "2012 김천 아시아주니어배드민턴선수권대회 (2012년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 22 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Korean juniors shine at world meet". The Star. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "SCG BWF World Junior Championships 2013 – Steely Korea Win Suhandinata Cup". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "2013 아시아주니어배드민턴선수권대회 (2013년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 22 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "성공적인 새 조합 실험. 미국오픈 배드민턴 혼합복식-여자복식 우승" (in Korean). 스포츠서울. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Dan goes up a level in front of semi finals full house". New Zealand Badminton Open. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "[메시아 기다리는 남단③] 첫 올림픽 출전이 유력한 허광희" (in Korean). 배드민턴뉴스. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ 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- Heo Kwang-hee at BWFBadminton.com
- Heo Kwang-hee at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Heo Kwang-hee at Olympedia
- Heo Kwang-hee at Olympics.com
- Heo Kwang-hee at SamsungSEM.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 June 2018)
