SOUTH KOREA · NO. 161 ON THE MONEY LIST
Choi Sol-gyu prize money
$184,531 in BWF World Tour prize money since 2018, from 67 events and 4 titles. The biggest single payday was the men's doubles at the 2022 Indonesia Open, where Choi Sol-gyu with Kim Won-ho finished runner-up, for $21,000.
Doubles prize money is paid to the pair. Every doubles figure on this page is Choi Sol-gyu's half of it.
PRIZE MONEY $185k
BEST SEASON $48k
TITLES 4
ON THE MONEY LIST 161 of 2,684
Choi Sol-gyu prize money by season
Every World Tour season since Choi Sol-gyu's first payday
$23k 18
$47k 19
$26k 20
$1,681 21
$48k 22
$23k 23
$1,916 24
$5,551 25
$8,431 26
season running total
$171,789 in men's doubles and $12,741 in mixed doubles.
Every World Tour event Choi Sol-gyu was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| Event | Draw | Partner | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 China Open | Men's doubles | Goh V Shem | Last 16 | $3,250 |
| 2026 Indonesia Masters | Men's doubles | Goh V Shem | Quarter-finals | $1,812 |
| 2026 Indonesia Open | Men's doubles | Goh V Shem | Last 32 | $725 |
| 2026 Malaysia Open | Men's doubles | Goh V Shem | Last 32 | $725 |
| 2026 Singapore Open | Men's doubles | Goh V Shem | Last 32 | $500 |
| 2026 India Open | Men's doubles | Goh V Shem | Last 32 | $475 |
| 2026 Japan Open | Men's doubles | Goh V Shem | Last 32 | $475 |
| 2026 Korea Masters | Men's doubles | Goh V Shem | Last 16 | $469 |
| 2025 Indonesia Masters Super 100 II | Men's doubles | Goh V Shem | Runner-up | $2,090 |
| 2025 Australian Open | Men's doubles | Goh V Shem | Quarter-finals | $1,722 |
| 2025 Thailand Open | Men's doubles | Goh V Shem | Last 16 | $891 |
| 2025 Thailand Masters | Men's doubles | Goh V Shem | Last 16 | $450 |
| 2025 Malaysia Super 100 | Men's doubles | Goh V Shem | Quarter-finals | $399 |
| 2024 Korea Open | Men's doubles | Heo Kwang-hee | Quarter-finals | $1,523 |
| 2024 Korea Masters | Men's doubles | Heo Kwang-hee | Last 16 | $394 |
| 2023 German Open | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | WINNER | $8,295 |
| 2023 Singapore Open | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Semi-finals | $5,950 |
| 2023 Thailand Open | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Semi-finals | $2,940 |
| 2023 Indonesia Open | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Last 16 | $2,031 |
| 2023 China Open | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Last 32 | $1,000 |
| 2023 Malaysia Masters | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Last 16 | $788 |
| 2023 All England Open | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Last 32 | $625 |
| 2023 Malaysia Open | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Last 32 | $625 |
| 2023 Denmark Open | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Last 32 | $425 |
| 2023 India Open | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Last 32 | $425 |
| 2022 Indonesia Open | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Runner-up | $21,000 |
| 2022 BWF World Tour Finals | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Third in group | $9,750 |
| 2022 Japan Open | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Semi-finals | $5,250 |
| 2022 French Open | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Semi-finals | $4,725 |
| 2022 Malaysia Open | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Quarter-finals | $2,109 |
| 2022 Korea Open | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Quarter-finals | $1,305 |
| 2022 Korea Masters | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Semi-finals | $1,260 |
| 2022 Denmark Open | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Last 16 | $1,219 |
| 2022 Malaysia Masters | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Last 16 | $675 |
| 2022 Australian Open | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Last 16 | $338 |
| 2021 Indonesia Open | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Last 16 | $1,381 |
| 2021 Indonesia Masters | Men's doubles | Kim Won-ho | Last 32 | $300 |
| 2020 BWF World Tour Finals | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Semi-finals | $15,000 |
| 2020 Yonex Thailand Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Semi-finals | $7,000 |
| 2020 Toyota Thailand Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Last 16 | $1,625 |
| 2020 Malaysia Masters | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Last 16 | $750 |
| 2020 Malaysia Masters | Mixed doubles | Shin Seung-chan | Last 16 | $750 |
| 2020 Thailand Masters | Mixed doubles | Shin Seung-chan | Quarter-finals | $616 |
| 2020 All England Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Last 32 | $550 |
| 2019 Hong Kong Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | WINNER | $15,800 |
| 2019 Chinese Taipei Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Runner-up | $9,500 |
| 2019 Vietnam Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | WINNER | $2,962 |
| 2019 Syed Modi International | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Runner-up | $2,850 |
| 2019 Korea Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Semi-finals | $2,800 |
| 2019 Indonesia Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Last 16 | $2,031 |
| 2019 China Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Last 16 | $1,625 |
| 2019 Korea Masters | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Semi-finals | $1,400 |
| 2019 Thailand Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Quarter-finals | $1,269 |
| 2019 Australian Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Semi-finals | $1,050 |
| 2019 Spain Masters | Mixed doubles | Kim So-yeong | Semi-finals | $1,050 |
| 2019 Chinese Taipei Open | Mixed doubles | Shin Seung-chan | Last 16 | $938 |
| 2019 Korea Masters | Mixed doubles | Shin Seung-chan | Quarter-finals | $725 |
| 2019 Indonesia Masters | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Last 16 | $656 |
| 2019 All England Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Last 32 | $500 |
| 2019 Denmark Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Last 32 | $387 |
| 2019 French Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Last 32 | $375 |
| 2019 Japan Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Last 32 | $375 |
| 2019 Fuzhou China Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Last 32 | $350 |
| 2018 Korea Masters | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | WINNER | $9,875 |
| 2018 Korea Masters | Mixed doubles | Shin Seung-chan | Runner-up | $4,750 |
| 2018 Korea Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Semi-finals | $4,200 |
| 2018 Australian Open | Mixed doubles | Kim Ha-na | Semi-finals | $1,050 |
| 2018 German Open | Mixed doubles | Chae Yoo-jung | Semi-finals | $1,050 |
| 2018 Indonesia Masters | Mixed doubles | Chae Yoo-jung | Last 16 | $656 |
| 2018 Malaysia Masters | Mixed doubles | Chae Yoo-jung | Last 16 | $656 |
| 2018 Australian Open | Men's doubles | Seo Seung-jae | Quarter-finals | $544 |
| 2018 All England Open | Mixed doubles | Chae Yoo-jung | Last 32 | $500 |
Choi Sol-gyu has been paid alongside 8 different partners.
Where Choi Sol-gyu sits on the money list
Ranked 161 of 2,684 players paid on the World Tour since 2018
| # | Player | Country | Titles | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Teo Ee Yi | Malaysia | 1 | $199,544 |
| 152 | Du Yue | China | 4 | $199,046 |
| 153 | Ong Yew Sin | Malaysia | 1 | $197,131 |
| 154 | Hiroyuki Endo | Japan | 4 | $196,544 |
| 155 | Victor Lai | Canada | 1 | $194,410 |
| 156 | Hiroki Midorikawa | Japan | 1 | $193,413 |
| 157 | Gao Fangjie | China | 2 | $191,567 |
| 158 | Luo Xumin | China | 3 | $191,099 |
| 159 | Ye Hong-wei | Chinese Taipei | 3 | $190,517 |
| 160 | Nuntakarn Aimsaard | Thailand | 7 | $185,387 |
| 162 | Daniel Marthin | Indonesia | 6 | $183,884 |
| 163 | Ben Lane | England | 3 | $181,948 |
| 164 | Alwi Farhan | Indonesia | 3 | $181,300 |
| 165 | Hu Ling-fang | Chinese Taipei | 0 | $179,291 |
| 166 | Natsu Saito | Japan | 2 | $176,295 |
| 167 | Li Yijing | China | 2 | $175,617 |
| 168 | Stefani Stoeva | Bulgaria | 8 | $173,336 |
| 169 | Marcus Ellis | England | 8 | $173,082 |
| 170 | Gabriela Stoeva | Bulgaria | 8 | $171,966 |
| 171 | Keigo Sonoda | Japan | 3 | $171,963 |
South Korea on the World Tour
Everyone paid while playing for South Korea, by what they won
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | An Se-young | $3,115,291$3.1m |
| 02 | Seo Seung-jae | $1,510,733$1.5m |
| 03 | Lee So-hee | $1,072,204 |
| 04 | Kim Won-ho | $914,066 |
| 05 | Baek Ha-na | $891,293 |
| 06 | Kong Hee-yong | $744,104 |
| 07 | Kim So-yeong | $492,816 |
| 08 | Kim Hye-jeong | $442,277 |
| 09 | Chae Yoo-jung | $417,996 |
| 10 | Kang Min-hyuk | $374,054 |
| 11 | Jeong Na-eun | $373,210 |
| 12 | Shin Seung-chan | $353,616 |
| 13 | Kim Ga-eun | $299,355 |
| 14 | Choi Sol-gyu | $184,531 |
| 15 | Sim Yu-jin | $140,323 |
| 16 | Sung Ji-hyun | $135,845 |
| 17 | Son Wan-ho | $129,977 |
| 18 | Lee Yu-lim | $115,195 |
| 19 | Ko Sung-hyun | $110,739 |
| 20 | Jin Yong | $99,059 |
| 21 | Jung Kyung-eun | $98,784 |
| 22 | Chang Ye-na | $84,425 |
| 23 | Kim Gi-jung | $69,279 |
| 24 | Kim Hye-rin | $65,232 |
| 25 | Eom Hye-won | $61,364 |
| 26 | Ki Dong-ju | $59,693 |
| 27 | Heo Kwang-hee | $58,909 |
| 28 | Jeon Hyeok-jin | $55,664 |
| 29 | Shin Baek-cheol | $53,531 |
| 30 | Lee Yeon-woo | $46,093 |
| 31 | Lee Yong-dae | $43,656 |
| 32 | Na Sung-seung | $41,196 |
| 33 | Lee Dong-keun | $38,170 |
| 34 | Kim Sa-rang | $37,173 |
| 35 | Lee Jong-min | $34,479 |
| 36 | Wang Chan | $31,141 |
| 37 | Lee Hyun-il | $25,180 |
| 38 | Yoo Tae-bin | $22,385 |
| 39 | Kim Jae-hyeon | $21,319 |
| 40 | Kim Hyo-min | $14,525 |
The top 40 of 134. The rest are on the South Korea page.
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Choi Sol-gyu won?
$184,531 on the BWF World Tour since 2018, from 67 events. That is 161st of the 2,684 players paid on the tour since 2018.
What was Choi Sol-gyu's biggest payday?
The men's doubles at the 2022 Indonesia Open, where Choi Sol-gyu with Kim Won-ho finished runner-up. It paid $21,000 to each of them, half of the pair's $42,000.
How many World Tour titles has Choi Sol-gyu won?
4, worth $36,933 between them. The most recent was the men's doubles at the 2023 German Open.
What was Choi Sol-gyu's best season?
2022, with $47,631 from 10 draws.
How does Choi Sol-gyu compare with the rest of South Korea?
Choi Sol-gyu won 1.4% of the $13,122,153 paid to South Korea's players on the World Tour, 14th of the 134.
Where to next
The events Choi Sol-gyu played, the partners, and the players around them
Events Choi Sol-gyu played
- 2026 China Open
- 2026 Indonesia Masters
- 2026 Indonesia Open
- 2026 Malaysia Open
- 2026 Singapore Open
- 2026 India Open
- 2026 Japan Open
- 2026 Korea Masters
- 2025 Indonesia Masters Super 100 II
- 2025 Australian Open
- 2025 Thailand Open
- 2025 Thailand Masters
- 2025 Malaysia Super 100
- 2024 Korea Open
- 2024 Korea Masters
- 2023 German Open
- 2023 Singapore Open
- 2023 Thailand Open
- 2023 Indonesia Open
- 2023 China Open
- 2023 Malaysia Masters
- 2023 All England Open
- 2023 Malaysia Open
- 2023 Denmark Open
- 2023 India Open
- 2022 Indonesia Open
- 2022 BWF World Tour Finals
- 2022 Japan Open
- 2022 French Open
- 2022 Malaysia Open