Kim Bruun | ||||||||||||||
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Birth name | Kim Jung Bruun | |||||||||||||
Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||
Born | Seoul, South Korea | 21 August 1993|||||||||||||
Residence | Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||
Men's singles | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 53 (22 June 2017) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Kim Jung Bruun (born 21 August 1993) is a Danish badminton player. [1]
Bruun is of Korean descent but does not speak the language. He was adopted by a Danish family when he was just three months old, and grew up in Copenhagen. [2]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Iceland International | Jacob Damgaard Eriksen | 14–21, 21–16, 21–19 | Winner |
2012 | Czech International | Joachim Persson | 11–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Hellas International | Michał Rogalski | 21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
2016 | Iceland International | Pedro Martins | 10–21, 21–14, 21–16 | Winner |
2016 | Hellas Open | Gabriel Ulldahl | 12–21, 21–19, 22–20 | Winner |
2016 | Hellas International | Ivan Rusev | 21–6, 16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Hungarian International | Victor Svendsen | 12–10, 11–6, 11–6 | Winner |
2017 | Hellas International | Ivan Rusev | 21–9, 21–18 | Winner |
2017 | Hellas Open | Henri Aarnio | 21–12, 21–15 | Winner |
2019 | Slovak Open | Ivan Rusev | 21–18, 21–11 | Winner |
2022 | Belgian International | Lin Chun-yi | 14–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
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