Son Wan-ho


Son Wan-ho is a South Korean badminton player. He competed in the singles event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He competed at the 2016 Summer 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. In 2017, he helped the Korean national team to reach the final at the Sudirman Cup and won that tournament. He is engaged with compatriot women singles player, Sung Ji Hyun.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2017Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Lin Dan17–21, 14–21 Bronze

Summer Universiade

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center,
Hwasun, South Korea		 Jeon Hyeok-jin20–22, 21–13, 17–21 Silver

BWF World Tour (3 titles)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Men's singles
YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2019Malaysia MastersSuper 500 Chen Long21–17, 21–19 Winner
2018Korea MastersSuper 300 Lee Zii Jia21–16, 21–11 Winner
2018Hong Kong OpenSuper 500 Kenta Nishimoto14–21, 21–17, 21–13 Winner

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 5 runners-up)

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 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
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016Denmark Open Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk13–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2016Korea Open Qiao Bin11–21, 23–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2016Singapore Open Sony Dwi Kuncoro16–21, 21–13, 14–21 Runner-up
2014Hong Kong Open Chen Long21–19, 21–16 Winner
2014Denmark Open Chen Long19–21, 22–24 Runner-up
2012China Masters Wang Zhengming21–11, 14–21, 22–24 Runner-up
2012India Open Lee Chong Wei21–18, 14–21, 21–19 Winner

BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation since 2007.
Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016Korea Masters Liew Daren21–13, 21–16 Winner
2013Vietnam Open Tan Chun Seang21–14, 21–9 Winner
2013Macau Open Hsueh Hsuan-yi21–11, 21–15 Winner
2013Chinese Taipei Open Nguyễn Tiến Minh19–21, 21–9, 21–18 Winner
2011Korea Masters Lee Hyun-il18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2010Chinese Taipei Open Simon Santoso14–21, 11–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up)

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2009Osaka International Lee Cheol-ho21–19, 11–21, 11–21 Runner-up