Shon Seung-mo (; born 1 July 1980 in Milyang, South Gyeongsang Province) is a badminton player from South Korea. In 2004, he won the silver medal at the Athens Summer Olympics.
Career
Olympic Games He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2004, he defeated Antti Viitikko of Finland and Richard Vaughan of Great Britain in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Shon defeated Chen Hong of People's Republic of China 10-15, 15-4, 15-10. Shon advanced to the semifinals, in which he beat Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia 15-6, 9-15, 15-9. Playing in the gold medal match, he lost to Indonesian Taufik Hidayat by a score of 15-8, 15-7 to finish with the silver medal.
Shon's right eye is almost blind, after being hit in the eye by a shuttlecock when he was 15 years of age.
Achievements
Olympic Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2004 Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece Taufik Hidayat 8–15, 7–15 Silver
World Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom Wong Choong Hann 4–15, 5–15 Bronze
World Cup Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Boonsak Ponsana 21–23, 15–21 Bronze
Asian Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2002 Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea Taufik Hidayat 10–15, 7–15 Bronze
Asian Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Taufik Hidayat 9–15, 6–15 Bronze 2001 PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines Lin Dan 15–3, 11–15, 7–15 Bronze
Asian Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Chien Yu-hsiu 6–15, 4–15 Bronze
Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result2005Chinese Taipei Open Lee Hyun-il13–15, 5–15 Runner-up2002Korea Open Lin Dan7–1, 3–7, 3–7, 5–7 Runner-up2001Hong Kong Open Boonsak Ponsana7–2, 4–7, 8–7, 7–8, 7–3 Winner
BWF International Challenge/Series Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result2010Singapore International Hong Seung-ki17–21, 12–21 Runner-up2009Singapore International Fauzi Adnan21–9, 21–12 Winner2007Korea International Kenichi Tago21–15, 18–21, 21–10 Winner2005Malaysia Satellite Yogendran Krishnan15–6, 7–15, 15–6 Winner2005Thailand Satellite Lee Hyun-il15–5, 15–3 Winner1999Norwegian International Hwang Sun-ho13–15, 15–10, 15–13 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
Record Against Selected Opponents Includes results against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.
Bao Chunlai 1-5 Chen Hong 3-3 Chen Yu 0-4 Lin Dan 1-8 Xia Xuanze 0-2 Hsieh Yu-hsing 2-0 Peter Gade 0-4 Jan Ø. Jørgensen 1-0 Joachim Persson 1-1 Antti Viitikko 1-0 Hendrawan 1-1 Taufik Hidayat 2-6 Sony Dwi Kuncoro 2-4 Simon Santoso 0-1 Ardy Wiranata 0-1 Lee Hyun-il 1-1 Park Sung-hwan 2-0 Park Tae-sang 1-1 Lee Chong Wei 0-2 Rashid Sidek 0-2 Wong Choong Hann 3-5 Ronald Susilo 4-3 Boonsak Ponsana 4-3 Richard Vaughan 2-0
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