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Suncheon City Hall = photo courtesy © Hwa-Hyeong Choi, staff reporter |
[iBN No.1 Broadcasting = Correspondent Choi Hwa-hyeong]Suncheon City will hold the ‘2022 Korea Open Badminton Championships’ at Palma Gymnasium in Suncheon City for 6 days from April 5 to 10.
The Korea Open, which started in 1991, is Korea’s representative major-level international competition and is classified as a World Tour Super 500 by the International Badminton Federation (BWF), and is broadcast live around the world through the BWF.
As this Korea Open Badminton Championship is held for the first time in three years since it was held in Incheon in 2019, about 650 players with the best skills from 24 countries compete for their skills.
Korean badminton legend Lee Yong-dae, women’s singles signboard Ahn Se-young, women’s doubles Lee So-hee-Shin Seung-chan, Kim So-young-Gong Hee-yong, and other well-known players are in attendance. , India’s Badminton hero and bronze medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Pusala Sindhu (India) will participate.
In particular, Ahn Se-young, a leading female badminton player in Korea, is aiming to win the Korea Open for the first time in her life as she ranks 4th in the world rankings. She last March she won her silver medal at the All-England Open.
Lee Yong-dae, a legend of Korean badminton and 6-time winner of the men’s doubles at the Korea Open badminton tournament, teamed up with Kim Jae-hyun to challenge the record of winning the Korean Open 7 times.
Suncheon City Deputy Mayor Son Jeom-sik said, “We welcome all badminton families visiting Suncheon City.
He continued, “I hope you enjoy the opportunity to enjoy the cherry blossom road in Suncheon City and the gardens in the city center while watching and enjoying this event.”
