Ki Dong-ju

Ki Dong-ju is the kind of young athlete I quietly root for. Born in 2001 and affiliated with the Incheon airport team, he won World Junior silver in 2018 and then claimed his first BWF World Tour title at the 2025 Orléans Masters alongside Kang Min-hyuk. I like seeing that clear arc from promising junior to a senior-level winner, because it shows real, patient development rather than a flash in the pan. Doubles success hinges on trust between partners, so that title also speaks to a strong partnership. He still has room to grow, and that upside is exactly what makes him worth watching.

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Name (English)

Ki Dong-ju

Name (Japanese)

奇東柱

Reading

き・どんじゅ

Born

April 12, 2001 (age 25)

Height

174 cm

Occupation

badminton player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Snake

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ki_dzoo0412/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ki%20Dong-ju
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A5%87%E6%9D%B1%E6%9F%B1
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78577978

Tags

• badminton player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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