Son Wan-ho | |
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Son Wan Ho at the spring team event in 2015, held in Hwacheon
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Personal information | |
Country | South Korea |
Born |
Changwon, South Korea |
17 May 1988
Residence | Gyeongsangnam-do |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 143 lb (65 kg) |
Years active | 8 |
Handedness | Right |
Men's singles | |
Career record | 248 wins, 137 losses |
Career title(s) | 6 |
Highest ranking | 4 (March 5, 2015) |
Current ranking | 4 (December 22, 2016) |
BWF profile | |
Updated on 13 December 2016. |
Son Wan-ho | |
Hangul | 손완호 |
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Hanja | 孫完虎 |
Revised Romanization | Son Wan-ho |
McCune–Reischauer | Son Wan-ho |
Son Wan-ho (Hangul: 손완호) (born 17 May 1988, in Changwon) is a South Korean badminton player. He competed in the singles event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics,but was defeated by Chen Long from China in quarter-finals. He plays primarily defensively, and began playing badminton after a teacher suggested it to him in elementary school. He holds a bachelor's degree from Inha University in Incheon, South Korea.
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's Singles
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's Singles
Men's Singles