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Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Jeonnam Province, South Korea | 21 September 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 9 (WD 12 December 2013) 72 (XD 12 December 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Go Ah-ra | |
Hangul | 고아라 |
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Hanja | 高我羅 |
Revised Romanization | Go Ah-ra |
McCune–Reischauer | Ko Ah-ra |
Go Ah-ra (born 21 September 1992) is a Korean badminton player,specializing in doubles play. [1] Go won 2013 Vietnam Open Grand Prix with her partner Yoo Hae-won,she and Yoo also won the bronze medal at the 2013 Badminton Asia Championships. [2] In 2016,she won the silver medal at the 2016 Uber Cup with Korean women's badminton team. [3]
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Taipei Arena, Taipei,Taiwan | Yoo Hae-won | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | 15–21,17–21 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun,South Korea | Yoo Hae-won | Yu Xiaohan | 22–24,21–15,15–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun,South Korea | Kim Sa-rang | Kim Gi-jung Shin Seung-chan | 10–21,17–21 | Bronze |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels,the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Vietnam Open | Yoo Hae-won | Amelia Alicia Anscelly Soong Fie Cho | 12–21,21–10,21–9 | Winner |
2013 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | Yoo Hae-won | Jang Ye-na Kim So-young | 15–21,12–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Iceland International | Yoo Hae-won | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan | 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Dubai International | Yoo Chae-ran | Bang Ji-sun Jeon Ju-i | 21–14, 21–15 | Winner |
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