Park Sung-hwan
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1984-09-04)September 4, 1984 (age 41) Jeju Province, South Korea
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)[1]
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking	6 (November 2009)
Medal record Men'sbadminton Representing South Korea World Championships 2010 Paris Men's singles Sudirman Cup 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team 2011 Qingdao Mixed team 2007 Glasgow Mixed team Thomas Cup 2008 Jakarta Men's team Asian Games 2006 Doha Men's team 2010 Guangzhou Men's team 2010 Guangzhou Men's singles Asian Championships 2008 Johor Bahru Men's singles 2006 Johor Bahru Men's singles World Junior Championships 2002 Pretoria Boys' doubles 2002 Pretoria Mixed team 2002 Pretoria Boys' singles Asian Junior Championships 2002 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles 2002 Kuala Lumpur Boys' team
BWF profile

Park Sung-hwan (Korean: 박성환;Hanja: 朴成煥; born September 4, 1984, inJeju Province)^[2] is abadminton player fromSouth Korea. Park is the top-ranked men's singles player in South Korea and has succeeded at an international level, winning individual medals at both the2010 World Championships and the2010 Asian Games.

In 2005, Park won theIndonesia International and then competed at the2007 BWF World Championships in the men's singles division; for the latter, he was defeated in the third round byChen Yu, of theChina, with a final score of: 15–21, 21–16, 21–15.

In 2008, Park competed in the2008 Summer Olympic Games inBeijing, China, but was unable to move beyond the first round and second rounds. He was defeated by the world number one player at the time,Lin Dan (China). During this year, Park won theBadminton Asia Championships and theKorea International Challenge titles, beating China'sChen Jin (21–18, 21–18) andSouth Korean,Lee Cheol Ho (21–14, 21–13) respectively.

Park entered the ProtonMalaysian Open, held in January, and played the world number one-ranked player at the time,Lee Chong Wei, in the final—Park lost with a score of 14–21, 13–21. The following week, Park joined theKorea Open Super Series and was again stopped by the number-one seed,Lee Chong Wei ofMalaysia, with a score of 21–18, 7–21, 16–21 in the quarter-final match. Park skipped theAll England Open Super Series and the WilsonSwiss Open Super Series, both held in March.

In May, he entered the Li NingSudirman Cup, held inChina. The Sudirman Cup was a team competition and the South Korean team reached the final in which they played against the Chinese team. Park Sung-hwan was defeated in the final, with a score of 14–21, 18–21, in a match against theOlympic champion,Lin Dan, and lost one point for his team. The South Korean team was eventually awarded thesilver medal, having lost 0–3 toChina.

Park then participated in the AvivaSingapore Open Super Series in April, where he reached the semi-finals.Boonsak Ponsana, fromThailand, eventually won the tournament, beating Park with a score of 19–21, 21–18, 13–21. A week later, Park joined the DjarumIndonesia Open Super Series and lost to the world number one, Lee Chong Wei, 9–21, 13–21, in the quarter-final match. Two months later, Park entered theChinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold Open, which is held in the last week of August, and was beaten byMuhammad Hafiz Hashim fromMalaysia, 15–21, 18–21, again in the quarter-final match. Two weeks later, Park was to be defeated again in the quarter-final matches of the Li Ning China Masters Super Series inChangzhou, China (to 4th seed badminton aceLin Dan of China, 15–21, 21–13, 21–23), and theJapan Open Super Series (to Indonesian,Taufik Hidayat, 21–12, 26–28, 15–21).

In November, Park participated in the Yonex SunriseHong Kong Open and lost 15–21, 16–21, against Hong Kong player,Chan Yan Kit, in the second round. Park's next event was theChina Open Super Series, held inShanghai, China, where he reached the semi-final round and lost to the 2009World Badminton Championships champion,Lin Dan; the final score was 10–21, 11–21.

Park entered theSuper Series tournament of theKorea Open, which is held in January, and was eliminated in the quarter-final stage by Denmark'sPeter Gade, 21–17, 16–21, 20–22. Park then lost 16–21, 17–21, to Du Pengyu from China in the first round of theMalaysia Open. In March, at theAll England Open, Park lost in the second round, 5–21, 10–21, to 6th seed,Bao Chunlai of China, after defeating Japan's Sho Sasaki, 21–13 21–11, in the opening round. The All England Open was followed by the Wilson Swiss Open, held at theBasel Stadium inSwitzerland, and after defeating Lithuania's Kestutis Navickas, 21–13, 21–13, in the opening round, Park lost to Dane,Peter Gade, in straight games: 15–21, 16–21.

In May, Park returned to Malaysia for the 2010 Proton Thomas & Uber Cup Finals, held in the capital city,Kuala Lumpur. Park again was beaten by China's Lin Dan, 18–21, 23–25, in the second round and had conceded one point for his team. In the quarter-final match, Park played against Dan once again and lost 16–21, 15–21. Meanwhile, his team members also lost to the other Chinese players. The final score was 0–3 in favour of the Chinese team.

In August, Park's entered the2010 BWF World Championships, where he made it through to the semi-final, registering a win against Lin Dan, 21–13 21–13, in the quarter-final. However, Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat later defeated Park with a score of 10–21, 20–22, in the last four; Park emerged with thebronze medal. After the world championships, Park played in the China Masters Super Series in Changzhou, China, in September. On this occasion, he lost to Lin Dan, 11–21, 17–21, in the opening round. Park then entered the Japan Open Super Series and was again matched up against Lin Dan following a victory in the second round. In the final eight, Park was knocked out by Lin Dan, 20–22, 16–21.

TheAsian Games team challenge was held in November in Guangzhou, China. Park represented Korea in the finals, meeting Lin Dan on yet another occasion, and, again, lost with a score of 21–19, 16–21, 18–21. The Korean team eventually won the silver medal, losing 1–3 to the Chinese team. In the individual match section of the Asian Games, Park faced Lin Dan in the semi-finals and was defeated 14–21, 10–21, winning a bronze medal for Korea. The next month, Park joined theChina Open Super Series in Shanghai and defeated China'sWang Zhengming in the opening round with a score of 21–5, 11–21, 21–17. In the second round, Park lost to 5th seed,Chen Long of China, 12–21, 16–21, signaling the South Korean's exit from the tournament.

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Stade Pierre de Coubertin,Paris,France	Taufik Hidayat	10–21, 20–22	Bronze

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Tianhe Gymnasium,Guangzhou,China	Lin Dan	14–21, 10–21	Bronze

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Bandaraya Stadium,Johor Bahru,Malaysia	Chen Jin	21–18, 21–18	Gold
2006	Bandaraya Stadium,Johor Bahru,Malaysia	Lee Chong Wei	15–21, 15–21	Bronze

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Pretoria Showgrounds,Pretoria,South Africa	Kendrick Lee Yen Hui	5–15, 4–15	Bronze

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria,South Africa	Han Sang-hoon	Jack Koh Tan Bin Shen	15–17, 15–9, 15–9	Gold

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia	Hendra Wijaya	15–11, 11–5	Gold

TheBWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned byBadminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: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

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Super Series Masters Finals	Lee Chong Wei	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2009	Malaysia Open	Lee Chong Wei	13–21, 7–21	Runner-up

 BWF Superseries Finals tournament

 BWF Superseries Premier tournament

 BWF Superseries tournament

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such asGrand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned byBadminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Swiss Open	Lee Hyun-il	17–21, 21–9, 21–17	Winner
2004	Malaysia Open	Lee Chong Wei	3–15, 12–15	Runner-up

 BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

 BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

Men's Singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Korea International	Lee Cheol-ho	21–14, 21–13	Winner
2005	Surabaya Satellite	Jeffer Rosobin	17–16, 10–15, 15–11	Winner

 BWF International Challenge tournament

 BWF International Series tournament

• 1984 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Jeju Province
• South Korean male badminton players
• Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Olympic badminton players for South Korea
• Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
• Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
• Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
• Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
• Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
• Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
• 21st-century South Korean sportsmen
• Asian Games silver medalists in badminton
• Asian Games bronze medalists in badminton

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