# Choi Sol-gyu

Choi Sol-gyu (Korean: 최솔규; born 5 August 1995) is a South Korean badminton player. He was a part of the Korean national team that won the 2017 Sudirman Cup.

## Career

Choi has been best known as a mixed doubles player since his back-to-back titles at the Asian Junior Championships in 2012 and 2013. However, as a junior, he was also successful in boys' singles, in which he won the under-17 title at the 2011 Surabaya Cup, and the Malaysia International Youth U19 in both 2012 and 2013.
Choi competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles partnering Seo Seung-jae. His pace at the Games was stopped in the group stage.

## Achievements
### Asian Games

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | Kim Won-ho | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty | 18–21, 16–21 | Silver |

### East Asian Games

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China | Chae Yoo-jung | Xu Chen Ma Jin | 10–21, 15–21 | Bronze |

### World University Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2016 | Sports Palace "Borisoglebskiy", Ramenskoe, Russia | Kim Jae-hwan | Lee Jhe-huei Lee Yang | 19–21, 21–14, 21–17 | Gold |

### World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City, Taipei, Taiwan | Chae Yoo-jung | Alfian Eko Prasetya Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | 18–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
| 2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Chae Yoo-jung | Huang Kaixiang Chen Qingchen | 13–21, 11–21 | Bronze |

### Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea | Chae Yoo-jung | Liu Yuchen Huang Dongping | 21–11, 19–21, 21–13 | Gold |
| 2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | Chae Yoo-jung | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping | 17–21, 25–23, 23–21 | Gold |

### BWF World Tour (4 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Seo Seung-jae | Po Li-wei Wang Chi-lin | 21–12, 17–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2019 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | Seo Seung-jae | Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong | 19–21, 21–15, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | Seo Seung-jae | Na Sung-seung Wang Chan | 18–21, 21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2019 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | Seo Seung-jae | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | 13–21, 21–12, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2019 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Seo Seung-jae | He Jiting Tan Qiang | 18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Kim Won-ho | Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi | 17–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | German Open | Super 300 | Kim Won-ho | Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae | 21–19, 18–21, 21–19 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Shin Seung-chan | Ko Sung-hyun Eom Hye-won | 12–21, 21–15, 18–21 | Runner-up |

### BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 6 runners-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.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Macau Open | Chae Yoo-jung | Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong | 21–17, 18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Vietnam Open | Chae Yoo-jung | Liao Min-chun Chen Hsiao-huan | 22–20, 19–21, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2014 | Korea Grand Prix | Shin Seung-chan | Shin Baek-cheol Chang Ye-na | Walkover | Winner |
| 2015 | Vietnam Open | Chae Yoo-jung | Huang Kaixiang Huang Dongping | 19–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Thailand Open | Eom Hye-won | Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto | 21–19, 17–21, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2015 | Macau Open | Eom Hye-won | Shin Baek-cheol Chae Yoo-jung | 18–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | U.S. Grand Prix | Eom Hye-won | Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels | 21–12, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2015 | Mexico City Grand Prix | Eom Hye-won | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying | 14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Canada Open | Chae Yoo-jung | Kim Won-ho Shin Seung-chan | 19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Korea Masters | Chae Yoo-jung | Seo Seung-jae Kim Ha-na | 21–17, 13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Norwegian International | Seo Seung-jae | Mads Emil Christensen Kristoffer Knudsen | 21–12, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2018 | Irish Open | Seo Seung-jae | Jack MacGregor Ciar Pringle | 21–17, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2024 | Thailand International | Lim Su-min | Thanawin Madee Wachirawit Sothon | 17–21, 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Romanian International | Kim Hye-rin | Ramazan Öztürk Neslihan Kılıç | 21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2014 | Osaka International | Chae Yoo-jung | Muhammad Rijal Vita Marissa | 18–21, 21–17, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Thailand International | Chae Yoo-jung | Tan Chee Tean Shevon Jemie Lai | 18–21, 21–19, 21–12 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament