The athlete from Seoul was the first Korean player to win a ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after a series of victories, including  winning the UIPM World Cup in 2018, winning a gold medal at the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang in the same year, and a bronze medal in the individual event at the World Championships in 2019. Woongtae also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's event, achieving 19th place.