Son Wan-ho
Son Wan-ho (Hangul: 손완호; or ; born 17 May 1988) is a South Korean badminton player. He reached a career high as world number 1 in the men's singles in May 2017. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He plays primarily defensively, and began playing badminton after a teacher suggested it to him in elementary school. He holds a bachelor's degree from Inha University in Incheon, South Korea. In 2017, he helped the Korean national team reach the final at the Sudirman Cup and win that tournament. He is married to compatriot  women's singles player, Sung Ji-hyun. Achievements. BWF World Championships. "Men's singles" East Asian Games. "Men's singles" Summer Universiade. "Men's singles" BWF World Tour (3 titles). 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. "Men's singles" BWF Superseries (2 titles, 5 runners -up). The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year. "Men's singles" BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 2 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. "Men's singles" BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up). "Men's singles"