Eom Hye-won (Korean: 엄혜원; 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]
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 1991 Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 5 (WD 19 September 2013) 12 (XD 29 September 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 110 (WD with Kim Bo-ryeong), 16 (XD with Ko Sung-hyun) (29 November 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Eom Hye-won | |
| Hangul | 엄혜원 |
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| Hanja | 嚴惠媛 |
| Revised Romanization | Eom Hyewon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŏm Hyewŏn |
Career
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 Jang 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
BWF World Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 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
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
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
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
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)
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 |
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| 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)
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 |
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| 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)
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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)
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 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
External links
- Eom Hye-won at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com