Kim Jae-hwan (badminton)

Kim Jae-hwan (Hangul: 김재환; born 13 August 1996) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] He graduated from the Jeonju Life Science High School, and now educated at the Wonkwang University.[2] In his junior career, he had collected a gold and two bronzes at the World Junior Championships, and also three silvers and a bronze at the Asian Junior Championships. In 2016, he won the men's doubles title with his partnered Choi Sol-gyu at the World University Championships in Russia.[3] At the same year, he won the BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament at the Korea Masters in the men's doubles event with Ko Sung-hyun.[4] In 2017, he competed at the Taipei Summer Universiade and won the men's doubles gold together with Seo Seung-jae.[5]

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Jae-hwan
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996
Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
ResidenceIksan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking38 (MD 18 February 2020)
46 (XD 16 November 2017)
Current ranking48 (MD 22 February 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hyderabad Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Selangor Men's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Men's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Alor Setar Boys' doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Taipei Boys' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Taipei Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Mixed doubles
BWF profile
Kim Jae-hwan
Hangul
김재환
Hanja
金宰煥
Revised RomanizationKim Jae-hwan
McCune–ReischauerKim Chae-hwan

Achievements

Summer Universiade

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Taiwan		 South Korea Seo Seung-jae Japan Katsuki Tamate
Japan Kenya Mitsuhashi		 21–12, 21–19 Gold Gold

World University Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Sports Palace "Borisoglebskiy",
Ramenskoe, Russia		 South Korea Choi Sol-gyu Chinese Taipei Lee Jhe-huei
Chinese Taipei Lee Yang		 19–21, 21–14, 21–17 Gold Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim,
Alor Setar, Malaysia		 South Korea Kim Jung-ho Thailand Kittinupong Kedren
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh		 14–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Taiwan		 South Korea Kim Jung-ho China Huang Kaixiang
China Zheng Siwei		 16–21, 14–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Taiwan		 South Korea Kim Hye-jeong China Huang Kaixiang
China Chen Qingchen		 9–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (1 title)

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.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Korea Masters South Korea Ko Sung-hyun Chinese Taipei Lee Jhe-huei
Chinese Taipei Lee Yang		 21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Osaka International South Korea Kang Min-hyuk South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol		 13–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Vietnam International South Korea Kang Min-hyuk Indonesia Kenas Adi Haryanto
Indonesia Rian Agung Saputro		 19–21, 21–15, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Mongolia International South Korea Kang Min-hyuk South Korea Kim Won-ho
South Korea Park Kyung-hoon		 21–14, 27–29, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Indonesia International South Korea Kang Min-hyuk Indonesia Muhammad Fachrikar
Indonesia Amri Syahnawi		 21–17, 11–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Italian International South Korea Yoon Dae-il Chinese Taipei Su Ching-heng
Chinese Taipei Ye Hong-wei		 21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Indonesia International South Korea Ki Dong-ju Japan Kenya Mitsuhashi
Japan Hiroki Okamura		 22–20, 16–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Jae Hwan Kim". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "한국 남자복식의 차세대 에이스 국가대표 전봉찬, 김재환". 배드민턴데일리 (in Korean). Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "[세계대학선수권] 남자복식 '최솔규-김재환' 우승". 배드민턴타임즈 (in Korean). Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "배드민턴 신구조화 고성현-김재환 우승 스매싱". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. "배드민턴 금메달 안은 김재환 서승재". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 1 January 2018.


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