Eom Hye-won

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Eom Hye-won (Korean엄혜원; born 8 September 1991) is a South Korean badminton player who specializes in doubles.[1] She became a national representative since 2004, and was selected to join the national team in 2008. As a member of the Korea National Sport University team, she was awarded as the best player by the Badminton Korea Association in 2011.[2]

Eom Hye-won
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 33)
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking5 (WD 19 September 2013)
12 (XD 29 September 2016)
Current ranking110 (WD with Kim Bo-ryeong),
16 (XD with Ko Sung-hyun) (29 November 2022)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Guangzhou Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2012 Wuhan Women's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Qingdao Mixed doubles
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hong Kong Women's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Mixed doubles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Waitakere City Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Pune Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Pune Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile
Eom Hye-won
Hangul
엄혜원
Hanja
嚴惠媛
Revised RomanizationEom Hyewon
McCune–ReischauerŎm Hyewŏn

Career

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In 2008, she won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Kim Gi-jung.[3] She came to international prominence playing women's doubles with Chang Ye-na, with whom she reached the finals of the 2013 BWF World Championships, but Badminton Korea Association decided to let her concentrate on playing mixed doubles for the subsequent Asian Games, in Incheon, Korea.

Achievements

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BWF World Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tianhe Sports Center,
Guangzhou, China
  Jang Ye-na   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
14–21, 21–18, 8–21   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tianhe Sports Center,
Guangzhou, China
  Shin Baek-cheol   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
15–21, 17–21   Bronze

Asian Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium,
Qingdao, China
  Kang Ji-wook   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
14–21, 12–21   Bronze

Summer Universiade

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Gymnasium of SZIIT,
Shenzhen, China
  Chang Ye-na   Cheng Shao-chieh
  Pai Hsiao-ma
21–11, 21–14   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Gymnasium of SZIIT,
Shenzhen, China
  Shin Baek-choel   Lee Sheng-mu
  Hsieh Pei-chen
15–21, 21–11, 21–19   Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall,
Pune, India
  Kim Gi-jung   Chai Biao
  Xie Jing
13–21, 19–21   Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Kim Gi-jung   Zhang Nan
  Lu Lu
21–14, 15–21, 22–24   Silver

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] 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.[5]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Korea Masters Super 300   Ko Sung-hyun   Choi Sol-gyu
  Shin Seung-chan
21–12, 15–21, 21–18   Winner
2019 Canada Open Super 100   Ko Sung-hyun   Guo Xinwa
  Zhang Shuxian
21–19, 21–19   Winner
2019 Akita Masters Super 100   Ko Sung-hyun   Kyohei Yamashita
  Naru Shinoya
21–10, 21–17   Winner
2022 Korea Open Super 500   Ko Sung-hyun   Tan Kian Meng
  Lai Pei Jing
15–21, 18–21   Runner-up

BWF Superseries (3 runners-up)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] 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.[7] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Singapore Open   Yoo Yeon-seong   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
12–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2013 China Masters   Yoo Yeon-seong   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
18–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2014 China Open   Yoo Yeon-seong   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
25–23, 14–21, 18–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (7 titles, 7 runners-up)

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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
2010 Korea Grand Prix   Kim Ha-na   Jung Kyung-eun
  Yoo Hyun-young
16–21, 21–18, 19–21   Runner-up
2011 Macau Open   Jang Ye-na   Jung Kyung-eun
  Kim Ha-na
4–8 retired   Runner-up
2011 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Jang Ye-na   Shinta Mulia Sari
  Yao Lei
21–15, 21–16   Winner
2012 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold   Jang Ye-na   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
12–21,21–12, 13–21   Runner-up
2012 Macau Open   Jang Ye-na   Choi Hye-in
  Kim So-young
21–18, 21–16   Winner
2012 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Jang Ye-na   Lee So-hee
  Shin Seung-chan
21–13, 21–17   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Korea Grand Prix   Choi Young-woo   Yoo Yeon-seong
  Kim Min-jung
15–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2011 Chinese Taipei Open   Ko Sung-hyun   Tantowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
24–22, 16–21, 21–17   Winner
2012 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Shin Baek-choel   Yoo Yeon-seong
  Jang Ye-na
11–21, 21–18, 25–23   Winner
2013 Chinese Taipei Open   Yoo Yeon-seong   Shin Baek-cheol
  Jang Ye-na
20–22, 21–12, 16–21   Runner-up
2015 Thailand Open   Choi Sol-gyu   Praveen Jordan
  Debby Susanto
21–19, 17–21, 21–16   Winner
2015 Macau Open   Choi Sol-gyu   Shin Baek-cheol
  Chae Yoo-jung
18–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2015 U.S. Grand Prix   Choi Sol-gyu   Michael Fuchs
  Birgit Michels
21–12, 21–14   Winner
2015 Mexico City Grand Prix   Choi Sol-gyu   Chan Peng Soon
  Goh Liu Ying
14–21, 12–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Osaka International   Kim Duk-young   Liu Yuchen
  Huang Dongping
21–17, 16–21, 21–17   Winner
2019 Italian International   Kim Sa-rang   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ekaterina Bolotova
12–21, 21–18, 15–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Eom Hye Won". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. ^ "엄혜원, 대한배드민턴협회 2011 최우수선수 선정" (in Korean). 배드민턴타임즈. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. ^ "India, Singapore create history in BWF Junior Championships 2008". en.olympic.cn. Chinese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  7. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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