Shon Seung-mo


Shon Seung-mo is a badminton player from South Korea. In 2004, he won the silver medal at the Athens Summer Olympics.

Career

Olympic Games

He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.
In 2004, he defeating Antti Viitikko of Finland and Richard Vaughan of Great Britain in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Shon defeated Chen Hong of People's Republic of China 10-15, 15-4, 15-10. Shon advanced to the semifinals, in which he beat Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia 15-6, 9-15, 15-9. Playing in the gold medal match, he lost to Indonesian Taufik Hidayat by a score of 15-8, 15-7 to finish with the silver medal.
Shon's right eye is almost blind, after being hit in the eye by a shuttlecock when he was 15 years of age.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2004Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece Taufik Hidayat8–15, 7–15 Silver

World Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2003National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom Wong Choong Hann4–15, 5–15 Bronze

World Cup

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2005Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Boonsak Ponsana21–23, 15–21 Bronze

Asian Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2002Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea Taufik Hidayat10–15, 7–15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2004Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Taufik Hidayat9–15, 6–15 Bronze
2001PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines Lin Dan15–3, 11–15, 7–15 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1998Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Chien Yu-hsiu6–15, 4–15 Bronze

Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2005Chinese Taipei Open Lee Hyun-il13–15, 5–15 Runner-up
2002Korea Open Lin Dan7–1, 3–7, 3–7, 5–7 Runner-up
2001Hong Kong Open Boonsak Ponsana7–2, 4–7, 8–7, 7–8, 7–3 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2010Singapore International Hong Seung-ki17–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2009Singapore International Fauzi Adnan21–9, 21–12 Winner
2007Korea International Kenichi Tago21–15, 18–21, 21–10 Winner
2005Malaysia Satellite Yogendran Krishnan15–6, 7–15, 15–6 Winner
2005Thailand Satellite Lee Hyun-il15–5, 15–3 Winner
1999Norwegian International Hwang Sun-ho13–15, 15–10, 15–13 Winner

Record Against Selected Opponents

Includes results against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.