![South Korea's Kong Hee-yong and Kim So-yeong, right, return a shot during the women's doubles semi-final match against Japan's Ayako Sakuramoto and Yukiko Takahata at the Korea Open Badminton in Incheon, South South Korea's Kong Hee-yong and Kim So-yeong, right, return a shot during the women's doubles semi-final match against Japan's Ayako Sakuramoto and Yukiko Takahata at the Korea Open Badminton in Incheon, South](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MJ248P/south-koreas-kong-hee-yong-and-kim-so-yeong-right-return-a-shot-during-the-womens-doubles-semi-final-match-against-japans-ayako-sakuramoto-and-yukiko-takahata-at-the-korea-open-badminton-in-incheon-south-korea-saturday-sept-28-2019-ap-photoahn-young-joon-2MJ248P.jpg)
South Korea's Kong Hee-yong and Kim So-yeong, right, return a shot during the women's doubles semi-final match against Japan's Ayako Sakuramoto and Yukiko Takahata at the Korea Open Badminton in Incheon, South
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BWF World Tour Finals 2021 - Penebusan Kim/Kong dan Gagalnya Hattrick Matsuyama/Shida - Bolasport.com
![102 minutes and 53 shuttles later…Korea topples Japan in the Semi-Finals #NZBO19 – Badminton Oceania 102 minutes and 53 shuttles later…Korea topples Japan in the Semi-Finals #NZBO19 – Badminton Oceania](https://badmintonoceania.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DSCF8866-Kong-Hee-Yong-and-Kim-So-Yeong-Credit-Lamb-Creative.jpg)
102 minutes and 53 shuttles later…Korea topples Japan in the Semi-Finals #NZBO19 – Badminton Oceania
Badminton Talk on Instagram: “Congratulations to Kim So Yeong/Kong Hee Yong of South Korea on reaching career high of World Rank no.1 next…”
![Tokyo, Japan. 28th July, 2019. Kim So Yeong & Kong Hee Yong (KOR) Badminton : Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open 2019 Women's doubles Award ceremony at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo, Japan . Credit: Yohei Osada/AFLO SPORT/Alamy Live News Tokyo, Japan. 28th July, 2019. Kim So Yeong & Kong Hee Yong (KOR) Badminton : Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open 2019 Women's doubles Award ceremony at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo, Japan . Credit: Yohei Osada/AFLO SPORT/Alamy Live News](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/608ac78e44a74187a241c539100ed39b/w5d15k.jpg)
Tokyo, Japan. 28th July, 2019. Kim So Yeong & Kong Hee Yong (KOR) Badminton : Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open 2019 Women's doubles Award ceremony at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo, Japan . Credit: Yohei Osada/AFLO SPORT/Alamy Live News
![31st July, 2021. S. Korean badminton players Kim So-yeong (L) and Kong Hee-yong of South Korea play Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan of China in the semifinals of the women's doubles badminton 31st July, 2021. S. Korean badminton players Kim So-yeong (L) and Kong Hee-yong of South Korea play Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan of China in the semifinals of the women's doubles badminton](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/b531028dc54c4898a86362d79222204f/2gagtx2.jpg)
31st July, 2021. S. Korean badminton players Kim So-yeong (L) and Kong Hee-yong of South Korea play Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan of China in the semifinals of the women's doubles badminton
![South Korea's Kim So Yeong, right, hits a return shot next to her teammate Kong Hee Yong during their women's doubles badminton match against Japan's Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto at the South Korea's Kim So Yeong, right, hits a return shot next to her teammate Kong Hee Yong during their women's doubles badminton match against Japan's Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto at the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MHC3R7/south-koreas-kim-so-yeong-right-hits-a-return-shot-next-to-her-teammate-kong-hee-yong-during-their-womens-doubles-badminton-match-against-japans-wakana-nagahara-and-mayu-matsumoto-at-the-world-tour-finals-in-guangzhou-in-south-chinas-guangdong-province-friday-dec-13-2019-ap-photoandy-wong-2MHC3R7.jpg)
South Korea's Kim So Yeong, right, hits a return shot next to her teammate Kong Hee Yong during their women's doubles badminton match against Japan's Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto at the
BWF Most Improved Player of The Year 2019 | And Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong take the BWF Most Improved Player of The Year Award for 2019 💪 | By
![210124) -- BANGKOK, Jan. 24, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Kim So-Yeong (R) and Kong Hee-Yong of South Korea communicate during the final of women's doubles against their compatriots Lee So-Hee and Shin Seung-Chan 210124) -- BANGKOK, Jan. 24, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Kim So-Yeong (R) and Kong Hee-Yong of South Korea communicate during the final of women's doubles against their compatriots Lee So-Hee and Shin Seung-Chan](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E4KXG3/210124-bangkok-jan-24-2021-xinhua-kim-so-yeong-r-and-kong-hee-yong-of-south-korea-communicate-during-the-final-of-womens-doubles-against-their-compatriots-lee-so-hee-and-shin-seung-chan-at-the-thailand-open-badminton-tournament-in-bangkok-thailand-on-jan-24-2021-badminton-association-of-thailandhandout-via-xinhua-2E4KXG3.jpg)