Choi Min-ho (badminton) explained

Choi Min-ho
Birth Date:1980 6, df=yes
Height:1.72 m
Handedness:Right
Event:Men's & mixed doubles
Bwf Id:C53616C9-2544-43F3-A461-3965E2B0CAF0

Choi Min-ho (; born 27 June 1980) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] Choi who educated at the Icheon high school competed at the 1998 World Junior Championships, won a silver in the mixed doubles and a bronze in the boys' doubles events.[2] At the young age, Choi clinched the senior international tournament for the first time at the 1997 Korea International in the mixed doubles event partnered with Lee Hyo-jung.[3] He won double titles at the 1998 Sri Lanka International, winning the men's and mixed doubles event.[4]

Choi trained at the Gimcheon city, graduated from the Inha University, and was a former South Korea national team coach.[5] [6]

In February 2022, Choi was hired to join Chinese national team coaching staff as men's double coach alongside fellow South Korean Coach Kang, who extended his contract as women's double coach.[7]

Achievements

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Mixed doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Korea International Hong In-pyo Ko Sung-hyun
Kwon Yi-goo
10–21, 13–21 Runner-up
1998Sri Lanka International Jung Sung-gyun Markose Bristow
George Thomas
15–13, 15–12 Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998Sri Lanka International Lee Hyo-jung Jung Sung-gyun
Jun Woul-sik
15–13, 17–15 Winner
1997Korea International Lee Hyo-jung Norhasikin Amin
Pang Cheh Chang
15–8, 15–9 Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Choi Min Ho . . 29 January 2019.
  2. News: [세계주니어배드민턴]최민호-이효정 혼복 준우승 ]. . 12 October 1998 . 29 January 2019 . Korean.
  3. News: [배드민턴/눈높이컵]한국, 혼합복식-여자복식 정상 . . 7 December 1997 . 29 January 2019 . Korean.
  4. News: [스리랑카배드민턴] 최민호. 이효정, 2관왕 ]. . 26 January 1998 . 29 January 2019 . Korean.
  5. News: 인하대학교 배드민턴 총동문회 및 정기총회 열려 . 배드민턴타임즈 . 23 August 2009 . 29 January 2019 . Korean.
  6. News: 2017 세계혼합단체배드민턴선수권대회 . 배드민턴데일리 . 30 December 2016 . 29 January 2019 . Korean.
  7. Web site: HKT . April 18, 2022 . Jiang Jingzhen renews his contract and Choi Minho coaches men's doubles. How much influence does Hallyu have on Guoyu? . 2022-04-13 . inf.news . live . https://archive.today/20220417210107/https://inf.news/en/sport/0fc7bc81d509f325b6940dd67a3d704e.html . April 17, 2022.