Cho Gun-woo (Korean조건우; born 30 August 1988) is a South Korean badminton player from Samsung Electro-Mechanics, and joined the club since 2007.[1]

Cho Gun-woo
Personal information
Birth name조건우
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1988-08-30) 30 August 1988 (age 36)
Hwasun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking11 (MD 23 June 2011)
59 (XD 14 July 2011)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 New Delhi Men's doubles
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hong Kong Men's team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Incheon Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Incheon Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Jakarta Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Jakarta Boys' team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Cho Gun-woo has focused his career on men's doubles, although he has competed in mixed doubles. His longest partnership was with Kwon Yi-goo staying together for most of the 2011 season, but his most successful run was at the 2012 Malaysia Super Series with Shin Baek-cheol. He has also competed with Kim Min-seo in mixed doubles.

Achievements

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Asian Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Siri Fort Indoor Stadium,
New Delhi, India
  Yoo Yeon-seong   Chen Hung-ling
  Lin Yu-lang
21–19, 12–21, 21–17   Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Samsan World Gymnasium,
Incheon, South Korea
  Lee Yong-dae   Li Tian
  Liu Xiaolong
21–12, 21–16   Gold

Asian Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Tennis Indoor Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia
  Lee Yong-dae   Shen Ye
  Zhang Wei
8–15, 15–8, 15–8   Gold
2006 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Lee Yong-dae   Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif
  Vountus Indra Mawan
21–12, 21–9   Gold

BWF Superseries

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[2] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[3] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Indonesia Open   Kwon Yi-goo   Fang Chieh-min
  Lee Sheng-mu
16–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2012 Malaysia Open   Shin Baek-cheol   Fang Chieh-min
  Lee Sheng-mu
21–16, 16–21, 16–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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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.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Vietnam Open   Kang Myeong-won   Kwon Yi-goo
  Ko Sung-hyun
17–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2010 Chinese Taipei Open   Kwon Yi-goo   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
10–21, 16–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Australian Open   Kim Min-seo   Hajime Komiyama
  Sayuri Asahara
21–14, 21–10   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Cheers Asian Satellite   Lee Yong-dae   Hong Chieng Hun
  Ng Kean Kok
15–13, 6–15, 3–15   Runner-up
2007 Osaka International   Han Sang-hoon   Shintaro Ikeda
  Shuichi Sakamoto
21–18, 16–21, 21–11   Winner
2007 Vietnam International   Yoo Yeon-seong   Mohammad Ahsan
  Bona Septano
15–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2008 Korean International   Yoo Yeon-seong   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
16–21, 24–26   Runner-up
2011 Turkey International   Shin Baek-choel   Kim Ki-jung
  Kim Sa-rang
17–21, 21–16, 15–21   Runner-up
2012 India International   Kim Dae-eun   Ko Sung-hyun
  Lee Yong-dae
11–21, 10–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Osaka International   Hong Soo-jung   Keita Masuda
  Miyuki Maeda
10–21, 9–21   Runner-up
2007 Cheers Asian Satellite   Kim Min-jung   Yoo Yeon-seong
  Ha Jung-eun
21–19, 21–15   Winner
2011 Turkey International   Yoo Hyun-young   Kim Sa-rang
  Lee So-hee
23–25, 21–9, 21–19   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

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Men's doubles results with Shin Baek-cheol against Superseries Final finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "하니움체육관, 배드민턴 국가대표 평가전 열려" (in Korean). Hwasun Today. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "www.tournamentsoftware.com". Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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