Badminton Korea Association Archive

Seo Seung Jae team contract controversy casts pall over 2020 debut

Posted on January 2, 2020 | 1 Comment
Korean doubles star Seo Seung Jae is in an ominous predicament at home, with his contract decisions regarding which pro team to join actually putting his spot on the national […]
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Korea and Japan add a few young faces for 2020 national teams

Posted on December 26, 2019 | No Comments
Korea and Japan named their national teams for 2020 this past week, with minimal turnover, but a few veterans were replaced with fresh faces. Korea and Japan both unveiled their […]
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Historic change for Team China announced in Korean media

Posted on September 2, 2019 | 4 Comments
Korean daily the Donga Ilbo reported today that Kang Kyung Jin, former Head Coach of the Korean national badminton team, would be signing a contract on Tuesday to join the […]
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New challenges, perhaps new titles ahead for former World Champions

Posted on August 2, 2019 | No Comments
2014 World Champions Ko Sung Hyun and Shin Baek Cheol are in the final 8 for the second straight week and experiences like the 2019 Thailand Open are new both […]
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Lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong reunion set for Sydney

Posted on May 3, 2019 | 2 Comments
Former world #1 Lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong are on the entry lists published today for the 2019 Australian Open. This will be only their 2nd international appearance […]
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Son Wan Ho ruptures Achilles, due for surgery

Posted on March 24, 2019 | 1 Comment
Malaysia Masters champion Son Wan Ho is due to have surgery on his Achilles tendon and faces an absence of several months from international badminton after he was taken to […]
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Korea’s singles queen to be named to Hall of Fame

Posted on March 8, 2019 | 1 Comment
The Badminton Korea Association (BKA) announced last week that Atlanta Olympic gold medallist Bang Soo Hyun would be inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame in May. According to Badminton […]
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Wong and Santoso join New Year’s international coaches’ shuffle

Posted on January 14, 2019 | 2 Comments
Agus Dwi Santoso and Wong Tat Meng both found new countries in which to apply their expertise for the start of 2019 as Thailand and Korea are among those gearing […]
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