Kim Hyo-min (born 8 December 1995) is a South Korean badminton player. Although she now specializes in singles, Kim's first big result in a major international junior event came when she and fellow singles specialist Lee Min-ji reached the girls' doubles semi-finals at the 2012 World Junior Championships. The following year, she was undefeated in South Korea's run to winning the Suhandinata Cup at the 2013 World Junior Championships. In 2014, Kim beat Sun Yu to reach the final of the 2014 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold, and she became the runner-up after being defeated by P. V. Sindhu in the final round.
Achievements
BWF World Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Taoyuan Arena,Taoyuan City, Taipei, Taiwan Han So-yeon Shella Devi Aulia Anggia Shitta Awanda 13–21, 20–22 Bronze 2012 Chiba Port Arena,Chiba, Japan Lee Min-ji Huang Yaqiong Yu Xiaohan 12–21, 7–21 Bronze
BWF Grand Prix 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 singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2014 Macau Open P. V. Sindhu12–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Lee Jang-mi16–21, 16–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2012 Scottish International Sayaka Takahashi 6–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2015 Thailand International Supanida Katethong 16–21, 16–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
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