SOUTH KOREA · NO. 64 ON THE MONEY LIST
Kim So-yeong prize money
$492,816 in BWF World Tour prize money since 2018, from 75 events and 11 titles. The biggest single payday was the women's doubles at the 2021 BWF World Tour Finals, where Kim So-yeong with Kong Hee-yong won the title, for $63,000.
Doubles prize money is paid to the pair. Every doubles figure on this page is Kim So-yeong's half of it.
PRIZE MONEY $493k
BEST SEASON $141k
TITLES 11
ON THE MONEY LIST 64 of 2,684
Kim So-yeong prize money by season
Every World Tour season since Kim So-yeong's first payday
$13k 18
$112k 19
$83k 20
$86k 21
$21k 22
$141k 23
$32k 24
$5,451 25
$938 26
season running total
$491,485 in women's doubles and $1,331 in mixed doubles.
Every World Tour event Kim So-yeong was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| Event | Draw | Partner | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Australian Open | Women's doubles | Jung Kyung-eun | Last 16 | $938 |
| 2025 Korea Masters | Women's doubles | Lee Seo-jin | Runner-up | $4,560 |
| 2025 Korea Open | Women's doubles | Jang Eun-seo | Last 16 | $891 |
| 2024 All England Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Semi-finals | $9,100 |
| 2024 Indonesia Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $4,062 |
| 2024 Hong Kong Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Semi-finals | $2,940 |
| 2024 India Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $2,656 |
| 2024 Japan Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $2,656 |
| 2024 Singapore Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $2,656 |
| 2024 Malaysia Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 16 | $2,113 |
| 2024 Korea Masters | Women's doubles | Kim Bo-ryeong | Semi-finals | $1,470 |
| 2024 Denmark Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 16 | $1,381 |
| 2024 Japan Masters | Women's doubles | Kim Bo-ryeong | Last 16 | $788 |
| 2024 Korea Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 16 | $788 |
| 2024 China Masters | Women's doubles | Kim Bo-ryeong | Last 32 | $575 |
| 2024 French Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 32 | $425 |
| 2023 All England Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | WINNER | $46,250 |
| 2023 Japan Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | WINNER | $31,450 |
| 2023 Australian Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | WINNER | $16,590 |
| 2023 Thailand Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | WINNER | $16,590 |
| 2023 BWF World Tour Finals | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Third in group | $16,250 |
| 2023 Malaysia Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $3,906 |
| 2023 Singapore Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $2,656 |
| 2023 German Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Semi-finals | $1,470 |
| 2023 India Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 16 | $1,381 |
| 2023 China Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 32 | $1,000 |
| 2023 Indonesia Masters | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 16 | $788 |
| 2023 Malaysia Masters | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 16 | $788 |
| 2023 Indonesia Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 32 | $625 |
| 2023 China Masters | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 32 | $575 |
| 2023 Denmark Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 32 | $425 |
| 2022 Korea Masters | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | WINNER | $7,110 |
| 2022 Japan Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Semi-finals | $5,250 |
| 2022 All England Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $3,125 |
| 2022 Denmark Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $2,344 |
| 2022 French Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $2,109 |
| 2022 German Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $652 |
| 2021 BWF World Tour Finals | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | WINNER | $63,000 |
| 2021 French Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Runner-up | $10,500 |
| 2021 Denmark Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Semi-finals | $5,950 |
| 2021 Indonesia Masters | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Semi-finals | $4,200 |
| 2021 Indonesia Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $2,656 |
| 2020 Toyota Thailand Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | WINNER | $37,000 |
| 2020 BWF World Tour Finals | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Runner-up | $30,000 |
| 2020 Yonex Thailand Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Semi-finals | $7,000 |
| 2020 All England Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $3,438 |
| 2020 Indonesia Masters | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Semi-finals | $2,800 |
| 2020 Malaysia Masters | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $1,450 |
| 2020 Thailand Masters | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Semi-finals | $1,190 |
| 2019 Japan Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | WINNER | $27,750 |
| 2019 Korea Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | WINNER | $15,800 |
| 2019 French Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Runner-up | $13,125 |
| 2019 BWF World Tour Finals | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Third in group | $9,750 |
| 2019 Chinese Taipei Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Runner-up | $9,500 |
| 2019 Indonesia Masters | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Runner-up | $6,650 |
| 2019 New Zealand Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | WINNER | $5,925 |
| 2019 Spain Masters | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | WINNER | $5,925 |
| 2019 Indonesia Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $3,906 |
| 2019 China Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $3,125 |
| 2019 Denmark Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $2,422 |
| 2019 Fuzhou China Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $2,188 |
| 2019 All England Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 16 | $1,625 |
| 2019 Spain Masters | Mixed doubles | Choi Sol-gyu | Semi-finals | $1,050 |
| 2019 Hong Kong Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 16 | $750 |
| 2019 Malaysia Masters | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 16 | $656 |
| 2019 Thailand Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 16 | $656 |
| 2019 Australian Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Quarter-finals | $544 |
| 2019 Korea Masters | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 16 | $375 |
| 2018 Fuzhou China Open | Women's doubles | Chae Yoo-jung | Semi-finals | $4,900 |
| 2018 U.S. Open | Women's doubles | Kim Hye-jeong | Runner-up | $2,850 |
| 2018 All England Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 16 | $1,625 |
| 2018 China Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 16 | $1,625 |
| 2018 Akita Masters | Women's doubles | Kim Hye-jeong | Semi-finals | $525 |
| 2018 Japan Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 32 | $350 |
| 2018 German Open | Women's doubles | Kong Hee-yong | Last 16 | $281 |
| 2018 U.S. Open | Mixed doubles | Kim Jae-hwan | Last 16 | $281 |
| 2018 Canada Open | Women's doubles | Kim Hye-jeong | Last 16 | $141 |
Kim So-yeong has been paid alongside 9 different partners.
Where Kim So-yeong sits on the money list
Ranked 64 of 2,684 players paid on the World Tour since 2018
| # | Player | Country | Titles | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Muhammad Rian Ardianto | Indonesia | 12 | $560,627 |
| 55 | He Bingjiao | China | 5 | $553,665 |
| 56 | Zhang Shuxian | China | 13 | $547,887 |
| 57 | Chirag Shetty | India | 10 | $544,544 |
| 58 | Sayaka Hirota | Japan | 11 | $542,137 |
| 59 | Pornpawee Chochuwong | Thailand | 3 | $536,225 |
| 60 | Wang Chi-lin | Chinese Taipei | 13 | $517,801 |
| 61 | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | Denmark | 9 | $510,046 |
| 62 | Kim Astrup | Denmark | 9 | $510,046 |
| 63 | Takuro Hoki | Japan | 7 | $497,960 |
| 65 | Yugo Kobayashi | Japan | 7 | $481,626 |
| 66 | Lin Chun-yi | Chinese Taipei | 7 | $479,050 |
| 67 | Muhammad Shohibul Fikri | Indonesia | 5 | $469,544 |
| 68 | Kim Hye-jeong | South Korea | 10 | $442,277 |
| 69 | Hendra Setiawan | Indonesia | 4 | $439,465 |
| 70 | Mohammad Ahsan | Indonesia | 4 | $438,809 |
| 71 | Kenta Nishimoto | Japan | 3 | $430,213 |
| 72 | Supissara Paewsampran | Thailand | 8 | $429,912 |
| 73 | Lakshya Sen | India | 4 | $422,050 |
| 74 | Wakana Nagahara | Japan | 5 | $421,676 |
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 Kim So-yeong won?
$492,816 on the BWF World Tour since 2018, from 75 events. That is 64th of the 2,684 players paid on the tour since 2018.
What was Kim So-yeong's biggest payday?
The women's doubles at the 2021 BWF World Tour Finals, where Kim So-yeong with Kong Hee-yong won the title. It paid $63,000 to each of them, half of the pair's $126,000.
How many World Tour titles has Kim So-yeong won?
11, worth $273,390 between them. The most recent was the women's doubles at the 2023 All England Open.
What was Kim So-yeong's best season?
2023, with $140,744 from 15 draws.
How does Kim So-yeong compare with the rest of South Korea?
Kim So-yeong won 3.8% of the $13,122,153 paid to South Korea's players on the World Tour, 7th of the 134.
Where to next
The events Kim So-yeong played, the partners, and the players around them
Events Kim So-yeong played
- 2026 Australian Open
- 2025 Korea Masters
- 2025 Korea Open
- 2024 All England Open
- 2024 Indonesia Open
- 2024 Hong Kong Open
- 2024 India Open
- 2024 Japan Open
- 2024 Singapore Open
- 2024 Malaysia Open
- 2024 Korea Masters
- 2024 Denmark Open
- 2024 Japan Masters
- 2024 Korea Open
- 2024 China Masters
- 2024 French Open
- 2023 All England Open
- 2023 Japan Open
- 2023 Australian Open
- 2023 Thailand Open
- 2023 BWF World Tour Finals
- 2023 Malaysia Open
- 2023 Singapore Open
- 2023 German Open
- 2023 India Open
- 2023 China Open
- 2023 Indonesia Masters
- 2023 Malaysia Masters
- 2023 Indonesia Open
- 2023 China Masters
Around this rank
- Muhammad Rian Ardianto
- He Bingjiao
- Zhang Shuxian
- Chirag Shetty
- Sayaka Hirota
- Pornpawee Chochuwong
- Wang Chi-lin
- Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
- Kim Astrup
- Takuro Hoki
- Yugo Kobayashi
- Lin Chun-yi
- Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
- Kim Hye-jeong
- Hendra Setiawan
- Mohammad Ahsan
- Kenta Nishimoto
- Supissara Paewsampran
- Lakshya Sen
- Wakana Nagahara