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 | 2 (with Seo Seung-jae, 16 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
World Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |  Seo Seung-jae |  Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 14–21, 21–15, 21–17 |  Gold |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Kim Won-ho |  Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe | 17–21, 22–20, 25–27 |  Bronze |
World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Kim Won-ho | Mahiro Kaneko Yunosuke Kubota | 21–19, 17–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
Asian Junior Championships
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia | Baek Ha-na | Na Sung-seung Seong Ah-yeong | 20–22, 21–18, 19–21 | Bronze |
BWF World Tour (5 titles, 2 runners-up)
The 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 | Kim Won-ho |  Ou Xuanyi Ren Xiangyu | 21–16, 16–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2022 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Seo Seung-jae |  Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto | 19–21, 21–15, 21–18 |  Winner |
| 2023 | German Open | Super 300 | Seo Seung-jae | Choi Sol-gyu Kim Won-ho | 19–21, 21–18, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Seo Seung-jae |  Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun | 21–15, 22–24, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2023 | Australian Open | Super 500 | Seo Seung-jae | Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi | 21–17, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2023 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Seo Seung-jae | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang | 21–17, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2024 | India Open | Super 750 | Seo Seung-jae |  Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty | 15–21, 21–11, 21–18 | Winner |
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 3 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Osaka International | Kim Jae-hwan | Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol | 13–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Vietnam International | Kim Jae-hwan | Kenas Adi Haryanto Rian Agung Saputro | 19–21, 21–15, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Mongolia International | Kim Jae-hwan | Kim Won-ho Park Kyung-hoon | 21–14, 27–29, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Indonesia International | Kim Jae-hwan | Muhammad Fachrikar Amri Syahnawi | 21–17, 11–21, 21–15 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
BWF Junior International (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Korean Junior International | Kim Won-ho |  Su Li-wei Ye Hong-wei | 11–3, 9–11, 7–11, 8–11 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Banthongyord Junior International | Kim Won-ho | Kim Moon-jun Wang Chan | 21–12, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2017 | Jaya Raya Junior International | Kim Won-ho | Lee Sang-min Na Sung-seung | 21–13, 21–13 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Korean Junior International | Sim Yu-jin | Wu Seung-hoon Kim Min-ji | 12–10, 11–7, 10–12, 11–6 | Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
External links
- Kang Min-hyuk at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com