Kong Hee-yong
South Korean badminton player (born 1996)
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Kong Hee-yong (Korean: 공희용; born 11 December 1996) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] In 2013, she won the mixed team gold at the BWF World Junior Championships.[2] In 2014, Kong who was educated at the Daesung girls' high school competed at the Asian Junior Championships and won the silver medals in the mixed team and doubles event.[3] She also play for the Jeonbuk Bank at the national event, and at the 2017 Japan Open, she became the runner-up in the women's doubles event partnered with Kim Ha-na.[4] Together with Kim So-yeong, she was awarded as the 2019 BWF Most Improved Player of the Year.[5] Kong competed for South Korea at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.[6]
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| Born | 11 December 1996 Daejeon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 (WD with Kim So-yeong 4 October 2022) 3 (WD with Kim Hye-jeong, 21 October 2025) 91 (XD with Chung Eui-seok, 17 December 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 6 (WD with Kim Hye-jeong, 2 June 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
Olympic Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan |  Kim So-yeong |
Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
21–10, 21–17 |  Bronze |
World Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | Kim So-yeong |
Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
18–21, 17–21 |  Bronze |
| 2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Kim So-yeong |
 Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
20–22, 14–21 |  Silver |
| 2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Kim So-yeong |
 Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti |
9–21, 20–22 | Bronze |
Asian Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | Kim So-yeong |
Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
21–16, 9–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
Asian Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Kim So-yeong |
 Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
17–21, 22–20, 14–21 | Bronze |
Asian Junior Championships
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan | Kim Jung-ho |
Huang Kaixiang Chen Qingchen |
14–21, 13–21 | Silver |
BWF World Tour (17 titles, 10 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[8]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Kim So-yeong |
Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
19–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Kim So-yeong |
Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida |
23–21, 15–21, 21–17 |  Winner |
| 2019 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | Kim Hye-jeong |
Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
17–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | Kim So-yeong |
Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2019 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Kim So-yeong |
Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2019 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | Kim So-yeong |
 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
19–21, 21–18, 26–28 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Kim So-yeong |
Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
13–21, 21–19, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2019 | French Open | Super 750 | Kim So-yeong |
Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
21–16, 19–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 (II) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | Kim So-yeong |
Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
21–18, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2020 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Kim So-yeong |
Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
21–15, 24–26, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | French Open | Super 750 | Kim So-yeong |
Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
17–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Kim So-yeong |
Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida |
21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2022 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Kim So-yeong |
Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-rim |
21–17, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2023 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Kim So-yeong |
Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee |
21–5, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2023 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Kim So-yeong |
Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard |
21–13, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2023 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Kim So-yeong |
Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
10–21, 21–17, 7–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Kim So-yeong |
Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
21–17, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2023 | Australian Open | Super 500 | Kim So-yeong |
Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
21–18, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2024 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Kim Hye-jeong |
Li Yijing Luo Xumin |
21–14, 16–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2025 | India Open | Super 750 | Kim Hye-jeong |
Arisa Igarashi Ayako Sakuramoto |
15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2025 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Kim Hye-jeong |
 Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan |
21–12, 17–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2025 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | Kim Hye-jeong |
Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee |
21–18, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2025 | Singapore Open | Super 750 | Kim Hye-jeong |
Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi |
21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2025 | China Masters | Super 750 | Kim Hye-jeong |
Jia Yifan Zhang Shuxian |
19–21, 21–16, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2025 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Kim Hye-jeong |
Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi |
21–19, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2025 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | Kim Hye-jeong |
Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee |
21–15, 14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2026 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Kim Hye-jeong |
Jia Yifan Zhang Shuxian |
14–21, 21–15, 30–29 | Winner |
BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[9] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[10] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Japan Open | Kim Ha-na |
Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)
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.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Korea Masters | Kim So-yeong |
Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
18–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Indonesia International | Chung Eui-seok |
Fran Kurniawan Komala Dewi |
12–21, 21–16, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Osaka International | Park Kyung-hoon |
Wang Sijie Ni Bowen |
21–18, 16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
