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Choi Sol-gyu

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Choi Sol-gyu
최솔규
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 (age 28)
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking7 (MD with Seo Seung-jae, 19 November 2019)
11 (XD with Chae Yoo-jung, 21 September 2017)
Current ranking40 (MD with Kim Won-ho 16 April 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hyderabad Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Alor Setar Men's team
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tianjin Mixed doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bangkok Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Taipei Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Taipei Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile
Choi Sol-gyu
Hangul
최솔규
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoi Sol-gyu
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Sol-kyu

Choi Sol-gyu (Korean최솔규; born 5 August 1995) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] He was a part of the Korean national team that won the 2017 Sudirman Cup.[2]

Choi Sol-gyu and Seo Seung-jae against Malaysian pair in the final of 2019 Chinese Taipei Open

Career

Choi has been best known as a mixed doubles player since his back-to-back titles at the Asian Junior Championships in 2012 and 2013. However, as a junior, he was also successful in boys' singles, in which he won the under-17 title at the 2011 Surabaya Cup,[3] and the Malaysia International Youth U19 in both 2012 and 2013.[4]

Choi competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles partnering Seo Seung-jae. His pace at the Games was stopped in the group stage.[5]

Achievements

Asian Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, ChinaSouth Korea Kim Won-hoIndia Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
India Chirag Shetty
18–21, 16–21Silver Silver

East Asian Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium,
Tianjin, China
South Korea Chae Yoo-jungChina Xu Chen
China Ma Jin
10–21, 15–21Bronze Bronze

World University Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Sports Palace "Borisoglebskiy",
Ramenskoe, Russia
South Korea Kim Jae-hwanChinese Taipei Lee Jhe-huei
Chinese Taipei Lee Yang
19–21, 21–14, 21–17Gold Gold

World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Taoyuan Arena,
Taoyuan City, Taipei, Taiwan
South Korea Chae Yoo-jungIndonesia Alfian Eko Prasetya
Indonesia Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
18–21, 13–21Bronze Bronze
2013Hua Mark Indoor Stadium,
Bangkok, Thailand
South Korea Chae Yoo-jungChina Huang Kaixiang
China Chen Qingchen
13–21, 11–21Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,
Gimcheon, South Korea
South Korea Chae Yoo-jungChina Liu Yuchen
China Huang Dongping
21–11, 19–21, 21–13Gold Gold
2013Likas Indoor Stadium,
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
South Korea Chae Yoo-jungChina Wang Yilyu
China Huang Dongping
17–21, 25–23, 23–21Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] 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.[7]

Men's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Korea MastersSuper 300South Korea Seo Seung-jaeChinese Taipei Po Li-wei
Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin
21–12, 17–21, 21–181st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019Chinese Taipei OpenSuper 300South Korea Seo Seung-jaeMalaysia Goh V Shem
Malaysia Tan Wee Kiong
19–21, 21–15, 21–232nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019Vietnam OpenSuper 100South Korea Seo Seung-jaeSouth Korea Na Sung-seung
South Korea Wang Chan
18–21, 21–16, 21–141st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019Hong Kong OpenSuper 500South Korea Seo Seung-jaeIndonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
13–21, 21–12, 21–131st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019Syed Modi InternationalSuper 300South Korea Seo Seung-jaeChina He Jiting
China Tan Qiang
18–21, 19–212nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022Indonesia OpenSuper 1000South Korea Kim Won-hoChina Liu Yuchen
China Ou Xuanyi
17–21, 21–232nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023German OpenSuper 300South Korea Kim Won-hoSouth Korea Kang Min-hyuk
South Korea Seo Seung-jae
21–19, 18–21, 21–191st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Korea MastersSuper 300South Korea Shin Seung-chanSouth Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Eom Hye-won
12–21, 21–15, 18–212nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 6 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.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Macau OpenSouth Korea Chae Yoo-jungChina Lu Kai
China Huang Yaqiong
21–17, 18–21, 17–212nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013Vietnam OpenSouth Korea Chae Yoo-jungChinese Taipei Liao Min-chun
Chinese Taipei Chen Hsiao-huan
22–20, 19–21, 21–141st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014Korea Grand PrixSouth Korea Shin Seung-chanSouth Korea Shin Baek-cheol
South Korea Chang Ye-na
Walkover1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015Vietnam OpenSouth Korea Chae Yoo-jungChina Huang Kaixiang
China Huang Dongping
19–21, 12–212nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015Thailand OpenSouth Korea Eom Hye-wonIndonesia Praveen Jordan
Indonesia Debby Susanto
21–19, 17–21, 21–161st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015Macau OpenSouth Korea Eom Hye-wonSouth Korea Shin Baek-cheol
South Korea Chae Yoo-jung
18–21, 13–212nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015U.S. Grand PrixSouth Korea Eom Hye-wonGermany Michael Fuchs
Germany Birgit Michels
21–12, 21–141st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015Mexico City Grand PrixSouth Korea Eom Hye-wonMalaysia Chan Peng Soon
Malaysia Goh Liu Ying
14–21, 12–212nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017Canada OpenSouth Korea Chae Yoo-jungSouth Korea Kim Won-ho
South Korea Shin Seung-chan
19–21, 16–212nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017Korea MastersSouth Korea Chae Yoo-jungSouth Korea Seo Seung-jae
South Korea Kim Ha-na
21–17, 13–21, 18–212nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Norwegian InternationalSouth Korea Seo Seung-jaeDenmark Mads Emil Christensen
Denmark Kristoffer Knudsen
21–12, 21–131st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018Irish OpenSouth Korea Seo Seung-jaeScotland Jack MacGregor
Scotland Ciar Pringle
21–17, 21–121st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Romanian InternationalSouth Korea Kim Hye-rinTurkey Ramazan Öztürk
Turkey Neslihan Kılıç
21–16, 21–131st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014Osaka InternationalSouth Korea Chae Yoo-jungIndonesia Muhammad Rijal
Indonesia Vita Marissa
18–21, 21–17, 18–212nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015Thailand InternationalSouth Korea Chae Yoo-jungMalaysia Tan Chee Tean
Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai
18–21, 21–19, 21–121st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

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