# Kim So-yeong

Kim So-yeong (Korean: 김소영; born 9 July 1992) is a South Korean badminton player. Kim, who attended the University of Incheon, was the triple crowns at the 2013 Summer Universiade, by winning the gold medals in the women's doubles, mixed doubles and team event. She competed at the 2014 Asian Games, clinched the silver medal in the women's team event. Together with Kong Hee-yong, she was awarded as the 2019 BWF Most Improved Player of the Year.

## Achievements
### Olympic Games

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan | Kong Hee-yong | 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 | Kong Hee-yong | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan | 18–21, 17–21 | Bronze |
| 2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Kong Hee-yong | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | 20–22, 14–21 | Silver |
| 2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Kong Hee-yong | 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 | Kong Hee-yong | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | 21–16, 9–21, 12–21 | Bronze |

### Asian Championships

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Kong Hee-yong | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | 17–21, 22–20, 14–21 | Bronze |

### Summer Universiade

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia | Chang Ye-na | Luo Yu Tian Qing | 27–25, 15–21, 23–21 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia | Kim Gi-jung | Liu Cheng Tian Qing | 22–20, 21–14 | Gold |

### BWF World Tour (11 titles, 7 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 Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Kim Hye-jeong | Tang Jinhua Yu Xiaohan | 21–18, 13–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Kong Hee-yong | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | 19–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Kong Hee-yong | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida | 23–21, 15–21, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2019 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | Kong Hee-yong | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | 21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2019 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Kong Hee-yong | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara | 21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2019 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | Kong Hee-yong | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai | 19–21, 21–18, 26–28 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Kong Hee-yong | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan | 13–21, 21–19, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2019 | French Open | Super 750 | Kong Hee-yong | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan | 21–16, 19–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 (II) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | Kong Hee-yong | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan | 21–18, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2020 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Kong Hee-yong | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan | 21–15, 24–26, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | French Open | Super 750 | Kong Hee-yong | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan | 17–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Kong Hee-yong | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida | 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2022 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Kong Hee-yong | Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-rim | 21–17, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2023 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Kong Hee-yong | Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee | 21–5, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2023 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Kong Hee-yong | Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard | 21–13, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2023 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Kong Hee-yong | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | 10–21, 21–17, 7–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Kong Hee-yong | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | 21–17, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2023 | Australian Open | Super 500 | Kong Hee-yong | Liu Shengshu Tan Ning | 21–18, 21–16 | Winner |

### BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 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.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | Macau Open | Choi Hye-in | Eom Hye-won Jang Ye-na | 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | Jang Ye-na | Go Ah-ra Yoo Hae-won | 21–15, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2016 | Indonesian Masters | Chae Yoo-jung | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai | 21–18, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2016 | Korea Masters | Chae Yoo-jung | Jung Kyung-eun Shin Seung-chan | 14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Chinese Taipei Open | Chae Yoo-jung | Kim Hye-rin Yoo Hae-won | 21–12, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2017 | Korea Masters | Kong Hee-yong | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan | 18–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Osaka International | Yoo Hae-won | Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata | 16–21, 21–17, 21–19 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament