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Kim Ha-na

Kim Ha-na (Korean: 김하나; Korean pronunciation: [kim.ɦa.na] or [kim] [ha.na]; born 27 December 1989) is a South Korean badminton player. She was the mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2013 Asian Championships, and was part of the national team that won the Sudirman Cup in 2017. Kim won her first Superseries title at the 2012 India Open in the women's doubles event.[2] She reached a career high of world no. 1 in the mixed doubles in September 2016.[3]

Kim Ha-na (right) with Jung Kyung-eun became the runner-up at the 2011 U.S. Open.
Kim Ha-na (right) with her partner in mixed doubles Ko Sung-hyun (June 2016).

Sport career

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Kim and her partner Jung Kyung-eun, along with Ha Jung-eun, Kim Min-jung, Wang Xiaoli, Yu Yang, Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii were disqualified from the competition because their efforts were not focused on winning their matches, and their conduct was in a way that was harmful and violent to the sport.[4] They were also accused of trying to lose in order to manipulate the draw.[4] Kim and her partner Jung Kyung-eun played against China's Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang.[5] South Korea filed an appeal to the Badminton World Federation at the Olympics, but it was rejected.[4]

She competed at the 2014 Asian Games.[6]

She competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics, in the mixed doubles with Ko Sung-hyun.[7] They were knocked out in the quarterfinals by the Chinese pair of Xu Chen and Ma Jin.[7]

In 2017, she helped the Korean national team compete at the 2017 Sudirman Cup and won that tournament.[8][9]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

BWF World Tour (1 title)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] 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.[11]

Mixed doubles

BWF Superseries (6 titles, 8 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[12] 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,[13] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (11 titles, 7 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Mixed doubles

  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b c "KIM Ha Na Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. ^ "South Korea's Jung Kyung-eun and Kim Ha-na". BBC.Com.UK. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. ^ "고성현·김하나, BWF 세계랭킹 '혼합복식 1위'". Korean Broadcasting System (in Korean). 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Olympics badminton: Eight women disqualified from doubles". BBC.Com.UK. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Reports: Eight Badminton Players Tossed Out Of Olympics". NPR.Org. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  6. ^ "KIM Hana". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Kim Ha-Na Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Big Guns Prevail – Day 1 (Session 2):Total BWF Sudirman Cup 2017". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  12. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  13. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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