Kennevic Asuncion (Chinese: 洪育雄; born March 21, 1980) is a male badminton player from the Philippines.[1] He was born in Barbaza, Antique and is the son of former Philippine Badminton Team Coach Nelson Asuncion. He plays doubles with his sister Kennie Asuncion.
Kennevic Asuncion
Personal information
Country
Philippines
Born
(1980-03-21) 21 March 1980 (age 42) Barbaza, Antique, Philippines
Handedness
Right
Men's and mixed doubles
Highest ranking
117 (MD with Antonio Benjamin Gadi 10 June 2010) 11 (XD with Kennie Asuncion)
The brother-sister team used to host a now defunct local badminton TV show, Badminton Extreme along with their father. The show was canceled due to the siblings' training for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In its steed a magazine called Badminton Extreme was released.
He won several international tournaments including the Peru Open.
He played for the 2009 Sudirman Cup in Guangzhou, China; with the other Filipino players, including his sister Kennie. They showed good results in the said mixed team championships where they beat South Africa with a 1-4 score, before losing to Switzerland 4-1.
He is currently coaching the University of the Philippines and in the International School Manila' Badminton Team.
Achievements
BWF Grand Prix
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. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
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