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Lee Yong-dae
Personal information
Born (1988-09-11) 11 September 1988 (age 36)
Hwasun, South Jeolla, South Korea
Height 1.76m
Weight 76.2kg
Country South Korea
Years active 2003–2018, 2019–present
Handedness Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest Ranking 1 (MD with Jung Jae-sung 22 January 2009)
1 (MD with Ko Sung-hyun 30 May 2013)
1 (MD with Yoo Yeon-seong 14 August 2014)
1 (XD with Lee Hyo-jung 2009)
Current Ranking 31

Lee Yong-dae (Hangul: 이용대; Hanja: 李龍大; Korean pronunciation: [i.joŋ.dɛ̝]; born 11 September 1988) is a professional badminton player from South Korea who had been successful in both men's and mixed doubles. He reached world number 1 ranking with 4 different partners, Jung Jae-sung, Ko Sung-hyun and Yoo Yeon-seong in men's doubles, and Lee Hyo-jung in mixed doubles. He won a total of 43 Superseries titles, 37 in the men's doubles, the most of any doubles player in one discipline, and 6 in mixed doubles. He was ranked world number 1 in men's doubles for 117 consecutive weeks with his last partner, Yoo Yeon-seong.

After winning the 2016 Korean Superseries with Yoo, Lee announced his retirement from international badminton. He made a comeback to the international stage at the end of 2017, and started a new partnership with Kim Gi-jung in 2018.

Yonex IFB 2013 - Eightfinal - Tantowi Ahmad - Lilyana Natsir — Lee Yong-dae - Shin Seung-chan 14
Lee in 2013

Early life

Lee started playing badminton at his local elementary school at the age of 8, taking up the sport to lose weight. When he first began competing internationally, in 2003, he was a member of the Hwasun Middle School team, then he was with Hwasun Vocational High School until the end of his junior days in 2006, before joining the Samsung Electromechanics team in 2006. He joined the national badminton team of South Korea in 2003, at the age of 15 years.

Career

2003

Lee participated in the OCBC/Yonex US Open, where he played in both the singles and doubles category. In both events, he was ousted in the second round.

2004

Lee started off 2004 with the French Open International, where he played in the singles, men's doubles (with Jung Jung-young) and mixed doubles (with Kang Hae-won). In the mixed doubles event, the pair managed to reach the semi-finals, before losing to the Russians. He participated in several other tournaments without any major results. At the Vietnam Satellite, he reached the quarter-finals in the mixed doubles category, partnering Oh Seul-ki.

2005

Still struggling to find the right partner, he played several tournaments without getting any big results. However, he did reach the finals of the Cheers Asian Satellite in the mixed and men's doubles category. He won the gold medals at the Asian Junior Championships in the boys' doubles, mixed doubles and team events.

2006

In July, Lee repeated his achievements at the Asian Junior by capturing three gold medals at the Championships held in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where he played a pivotal role to secure the boys' doubles and mixed doubles victories for South Korea and frustrate Malaysia in the mixed team final.

In November, Lee made another gold medal hat trick at the World Junior Championships where he led team Korea to their first world junior championship, never dropping a single set in boys' doubles, mixed doubles and mixed team event through the tournament.

Lee won two titles at the Thailand Open in the men's doubles with Jung Jae-sung and mixed doubles with Ha Jung-eun.

At the Asian Games, Lee and Jung became bronze medalist after losing the semi-finals to Luluk Hadiyanto and Alvent Yulianto of Indonesia in the individual men's doubles event. In the team event, South Korea lost to China in the final 2–3, thus gaining Lee a silver medal.

2007

In January, Lee and Jung participated in the Malaysia Open, the first ever BWF Super Series event. There they got through the first round but had to resign from the tournament due to injury. However a week later they blew away competition to take the first prize at the Korea Open. On top of that, Lee also won the mixed doubles with Lee Hyo-jung. Lee and Jung lost to Hwang Ji-man and Lee Jae-jin in the final of the German Open; in mixed doubles Lee and Lee Hyo-jung lost to Zheng Bo and Gao Ling of China in the semi-finals. Zheng and Gao went on to win the tournament.

At the Swiss Open, Lee and Lee Hyo-jung took another title, winning the final in three games. For the rest of the year there were no good results in mixed doubles for Lee, mainly because he didn't participate or played with another partner. In men's doubles, he and Jung were eliminated in a disappointing second round.

Lee participated in the 2007 Sudirman Cup with the South Korea team. The team lost to China in the semi-finals with a score of 0–3.

In July, after a period of disappointing results in men's doubles, Lee became runner-up with Jung at the Thailand Open, losing to Hwang Ji-man and Lee Jae-jin. Not much later, the pair went on to take the silver medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships. They were defeated in the final by Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia, 19–21, 19–21. In mixed doubles, Lee reached the third round with Lee Hyo-jung. There they lost to Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms of England in three games. With Jung Jae-sung, the rest of the year also resulted in quite disappointing achievements, as he failed to pass the quarterfinals in any major events, except in the French Open. Lee and Jung there lost to the eventual winners, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China.

2008

To start 2008, Lee, together with Jung, disappointingly lost to an unseeded pair in the second round of the Malaysia Open. Mixed doubles went better for Lee and Lee Hyo-jung this time, finishing as runners-up. They lost to He Hanbin and Yu Yang of China. In South Korea, things went a bit better in men's doubles, achieving a quarterfinal. Lee and Jung lost to runners-up Luluk Hadiyanto and Alvent Yulianto of Indonesia there, but in mixed doubles Lee and his partner won the title against Flandy Limpele and Vita Marissa of Indonesia.

More than a month later, Lee and Jung came back with a bang to win the 2008 All England Open, beating Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah in a thrilling semi-final (coming back from a 16–20 deficit in the third game) and Hwang Ji-man and Lee Jae-jin, also from Korea, in the final. In mixed doubles with Lee Hyo-jung, they lost in the quarter-finals to eventual winners Zheng Bo and Gao Ling. A week later, Lee was victorious with Jung in the Swiss Open too. In mixed doubles they lost against He Hanbin and Yu Yang, who went on to the semi-finals.

At the Asian Championships Lee and Jung became winners, beating Nova Widianto and Candra Wijaya of Indonesia in the final.

Lee and Jung pair were the only ones to score a point for South Korea against China in the Thomas Cup final, which ended in a 3–1 win for China.

2008 Olympics

Not having participated in the two Super Series events prior to the Olympics, supposedly because of their preparations for the Summer Olympics, Lee was disappointingly knocked out in the first round in Beijing with Jung. However, Lee and Lee Hyo-jung upset the badminton world and went on to get the gold medal in mixed doubles, becoming the youngest gold medalists in Olympic badminton.

2009

Lee Yong-dae started the year brightly when he and Jung Jae-sung won the Malaysia Open. In the Korea Open Super Series, Lee won the mixed doubles title with Lee Hyo-jung, while he and Jung reached the final. However, as Jung had to join the military service for two months, Lee paired with Shin Baek-cheol for the German Open and claimed the title. In the Swiss Open Super Series, Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung reached the mixed doubles final but failed to capture the trophy as they lost to China's Zheng Bo and Ma Jin. A month later, they subdued teammates Yoo Yeon-seong and Kim Min-jung to clinch the Asian Championships title.

In the Sudirman Cup on May 10–17, Lee Yong-dae brought South Korea to the final to meet defending champion China. Lee won in both the men's doubles and mixed doubles events. However, in the final, he and Lee Hyo-jung lost to Zheng Bo and Yu Yang, while a few hours later he and Jung Jae-sung also lost to Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng. China then won the cup for the third consecutive time.

In June, Lee Yong-dae played in the Singapore Open Super Series, but he did not win the title. In Indonesia a week later, he reached both the finals of men's doubles and mixed doubles event. Again, he and Lee Hyo-jung were defeated by Zheng Bo and Ma Jin, the Chinese pair who beat them in Singapore semi-final. Happily, he took the men's doubles title with Jung Jae-sung, conquering China's top pair Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng.

In August, Lee Yong-dae participated in the World Championships in [Hyderabad, India. Unfortunately, in the mixed doubles, he and Lee Hyo-jung, who were the first seeds, lost to Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark in the semi-final, who later became the champions. He had a better run with Jung Jae-sung in the men's doubles, reaching the final, but lost to Chinese pair Cai and Fu.

In November, after a two-month absence due to injury, Lee Yong-dae returned to play in Hong Kong Open. Though he and Lee Hyo-jung lost in the first round, he fared better in the men's doubles with Jung Jae-sung. In the final, they defeated Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen of Denmark.

Only a week later, Lee successfully defended his two titles in China Open Super Series. He and Lee Hyo-jung beat Zheng Bo and Ma Jin in the mixed doubles final. With Jung, he defeated Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong in men's doubles final.

In December, Lee and Jung participated in Superseries Finals in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Unbelievably, they did not drop a single set from the group stage to the final. In the final, they outclassed Denmark's Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen, whom they had subdued in the group stage.

2010

On January 17, Lee Yong-dae successfully started the 2010 year by winning Korea Open Super Series in Seoul with Jung Jae-sung. In the final, the top seeds defeated Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China 21–11, 14–21, and 21–18. However, in the mixed doubles, Lee who paired with Lee Hyo-jung were subdued 13–21 and 16–21 by Chinese pair Tao Jiaming and Zhang Yawen in the first round. The same pair defeated Lee and Lee in the second round of Malaysia Open a week later without a match.

In March's All England Championship, Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung reached the semi-finals, playing Nova Widianto and Liliyana Natsir. The third seeds lost to the Indonesian pair 16–21, 21–18, and 8–21. With Jung Jae-sung in the men's doubles, Lee only made it to the quarter-finals, defeated 18–21, 10–21 by Xu Chen and Guo Zhendong of China.

Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung grabbed their first title of the year in Swiss Open Super Series after subduing compatriots Shin Baek-cheol and Yoo Hyun-young in straight sets, 21–14 and 21–18.

Lee Yong-dae was absent from the Thomas Cup due to injury. However, his comeback was successful as he and Jung Jae-sung won the first tournament they played after the injury, Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold. The third seeds beat compatriot Cho Gun-woo and Kwon Yi-goo.

In the Asian Games in November, Lee Yong-dae and Jung Jae-sung helped South Korea men's team to reach the final. They beat Chinese Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng in the final, yet Korea was failed to win the gold medal as China downed Korea 3–1. For the individual event, Lee Yong-dae and Jung Jae-sung gained the bronze medal after beaten by Indonesia's Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan in the last four.

2011

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Lee won the mixed doubles title at the 2011 U.S. Open partnered with Ha Jung-eun

Lee Yong-dae started the 2011 season with a not-so-satisfying result in the 2010 Superseries Finals in Taiwan as he and Jung Jae-sung finished as runner-up. However, their disappointment disappeared after they became the first winner of Korea Open Super Series Premier in January. In the final, they conquered top-seeded Denmark's Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen easily, 21–6 and 21–13.

With the retirement of Lee Hyo-jung, Lee has now paired with Ha Jung-eun in the mixed doubles. They won the US Open Grand Prix Gold in July with a 21–19, 21–13 win over fifth-seeded Chen Hung-ling and Cheng Wen-hsing of Chinese Taipei, also won the men's doubles with Ko Sung-hyun beating Howard Bach and Tony Gunawan of United States in the final. The next week, he participated in the Canada Open at the Richmond Olympic Oval. With Ko, he won the title. However, in the mixed doubles, Lee and his partner, Ha Jung-eun, lost to qualifier Liu Cheng and Luo Ying in the second round.

In September, Lee Yong-dae and Jung Jae-sung won China Masters title after defeating China's Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 21–17, 21–10. Lee also played in Japan Open, pairing with Ko Sung-hyun again, but they lost in the quarter-finals against Indonesia's Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan.

In October, Lee Yong-dae and Jung Jae-sung once again defeated Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 21–16, 21–17 to win Denmark Open Super Series Premier. Lee and Jung were again victorious against Cai and Fu in three sets, 14–21 21–15 21–11, to win the French Super Series title.

2012

Olympia 2012 Mens Doubles Badminton Final
Lee Yong-dae (left) at the podium of 2012 London Olympics

Lee Yong-dae and Jung Jae-sung didn't start off the year so well with a loss in their home game at the 2012 Korea Open Super Series Premier losing to Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng in three sets, 18–21 21–17 21–19. In German Open, Lee and Jung reached the final but lost to unseeded Chinese pair, Hong Wei and Shen Ye.

However, they managed to win against Cai and Fu again in March to win their second All England Open title with a 21–23, 21–9, and 21–14 victory.

In June, Lee Yong-dae and Jung Jae-sung won their second Indonesia Open title after defeating Danish Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen 23–21, 19–21, and 21–11. His record against the Danish players was good but unfortunately, in their last meeting in 2012 in the semi-final of 2012 Olympic Games was won by the Danish players in 3 thrilling sets, breaking Koreans' hope to take the gold medals. Instead they had to be satisfied with bronze medals.

After the 2012 Olympic Games, South Korean national team coach, Kim Joong-soo, decided to pairing Lee with Ko Sung-hyun focusing in the men's doubles.

2013

Yonex IFB 2013 - Quarterfinal - Hoon Thien How - Tan Wee Kiong vs Lee Yong-dae - Yoo Yeon-seong 13
Lee with his partner Yoo Yeon-Seong at the 2013 French Open

Lee Yong-dae started the year with his new partner Ko Sung-hyun winning the Korea Open against Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen 19–21, 21–13, 21–10. They then entered the Malaysia Open and placed second losing to Indonesian pairs Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan 15–21, 13–21. After the Malaysian Open, the pair failed to perform losing 14–21, 14–21 to Liu Xiaolong and Qiu Zihan of China in the quarter-finals of the German Open. A week later, the pair lost again in round one of the All England Open to unseeded German Pair Ingo Kindervater and Johannes Schoettler 21–23, 18–21. At the India Open in April, the pair lost in the final to Liu Xiaolong and Qiu Zihan of China 20–22, 18–21.

After a one-year partnership, Lee Yong-dae and Ko Sung-hyun split and Lee paired with current world #8 and Ko's former partner Yoo Yeon-Seong. This partnership won two consecutive tournaments 2013 Denmark Super Series Premier and China Open.

2014

In January, Lee Yong-dae and Kim Gi-jung were banned for a year by the BWF from playing any international tournament due to their absence during a drug test. However, after further investigation, the ban was lifted several months later due to lack of evidence and claims that their absence was due to a misunderstanding with the Badminton Association of Korea.

Lee immediately returned to the badminton scene in May by contributing to the national squad at the 2014 Thomas Cup. South Korea came in second to Malaysia in the group stage but eventually lost 2–3 to Indonesia in the quarter-finals.

In June, Lee and his partner, Yoo Yeon-Seong consecutively won 3 Superseries titles in 3 weeks which were the Japan Open, Indonesian Open and Australian Open. This made the pair go up two spots in the world rankings from No. 4 to No. 2. They are currently ranking No. 1 in the world.

In 2014 World Championships men's doubles final, Lee and Yoo Yeon-Seong surprisingly lost to their compatriots Ko Sung Hyun and Shin Baek-cheol 20–22, 23–21, 18–21. Therefore, Lee won his third silver medal in World Championships.

2015

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Lee defending against a smash; he is known as one of the best defensive players in badminton

Lee Yong-dae had a bright year in 2015 despite a slow start to the year. He won a total of 6 Superseries titles, 4 consecutively, namely Australia, Japan, Korea, Denmark, France and Hong Kong with partner Yoo Yeon Seong, and were top seeds for the Dubai Superseries finals, despite losing to Indonesian rivals Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the semi-finals.

2016

Lee Yong-dae and partner Yoo Yeon-seong started off the year at the 2016 German Open Grand Prix Gold and lost to compatriots Ko Sung-hyun and Shin Baek-cheol in the finals. They reached the semi-finals at the 2016 All England Super Series Premier but suffered a shock loss to unseeded Russian pair Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov, who went on to take their first Super Series title. They also reached the semi-finals stage of the 2016 Malaysia Super Series Premier and the 2016 Singapore Super Series, but were knocked out by compatriots Kim Gi-jung and Kim Sa-rang, and Chinese pair Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan, respectively. Both pairs went on to win the tournaments. Lee and Yoo won their first title of 2016 at the China Masters against Kim Gi-jung and Kim Sa-rang, and their second at the Asian Championships against unseeded Chinese pairing of Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen. They then contested the 2016 Thomas Cup representing Korea, and won three out of four matches they played, their only loss coming from eventual finalists, Indonesia's Ahsan and Setiawan. Lee and Yoo then won their first Superseries title of the year, and their third in total, at the Indonesia Open, beating China's fifth seeds Chai Biao and Hong Wei in the final. They represented Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics as the top seeds, but crashed out in the quarter-finals to unseeded Malaysian pair Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong which was their second losses in 9 meetings with the Malaysian pair. Lee announced that he would retire following the 2016 Summer Olympics, with his last tournament being the Korea Open in September in which he won alongside his partner Yoo Yeon-seong against the Chinese Li and Liu pair.

2018

Lee Yong-dae made a comeback in the men's doubles and partnered up with Kim Gi-jung, and won the titles of Spain Masters and Macau Open.

2020

Lee began the 2020 season by winning the Malaysia Masters with Kim Gi-jung. The duo claimed the title after beating third seeded Chinese pair Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen in the final in two straight games.

Personal life

Lee's gold medal win at the 2008 Olympics, his first appearance at the Olympic Games, propelled him from relative obscurity to national fame. He has since made several appearances on the sports-themed variety show Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education.

Lee start dating actress Byun Soo-mi in 2011 and went public with their relationship in 2012. The two met at a badminton event hosted by Byun's father. On February 8, 2017, Lee announced they were engaged and planned to have a small private wedding ceremony. On April 10, 2017, their daughter Lee Ye-bin was born, and her growth was documented in the new KBS's reality show Pot Stand, as it was named after the books used to put under the hot pots. The couple decided to write a memoir of their private lives and Ye-bin's growth and development. In December 2018 however, they filed for divorce, due to "irreconcilable differences".

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain South Korea Jung Jae-sung Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong
23–21, 21–10 Bronze medal.svg Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing, China South Korea Lee Hyo-jung Indonesia Nova Widianto
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
21–11, 21–17 Gold medal.svg Gold

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia South Korea Jung Jae-sung Indonesia Markis Kido
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
19–21, 19–21 Silver Silver
2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India South Korea Jung Jae-sung China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng
18–21, 21–16, 26–28 Silver Silver
2011 Wembley Arena, London, England South Korea Jung Jae-sung China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng
18–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
20–22, 23–21, 18–21 Silver Silver
2015 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
17–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India South Korea Lee Hyo-jung Denmark Thomas Laybourn
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
21–18, 9–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar South Korea Jung Jae-sung Indonesia Luluk Hadiyanto
Indonesia Alvent Yulianto
25–23, 18–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China South Korea Jung Jae-sung Indonesia Markis Kido
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
15–21, 21–13, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
16–21, 21–16, 17–21 Silver Silver

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia South Korea Jung Jae-sung Indonesia Nova Widianto
Indonesia Candra Wijaya
21–16, 21–18 Gold Gold
2013 Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan South Korea Ko Sung-hyun South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang
21–13, 22–20 Gold Gold
2015 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong Indonesia Muhammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
18–21, 24–22, 21–19 Gold Gold
2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen
21–14, 28–26 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea South Korea Lee Hyo-jung South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
South Korea Kim Min-jung
21–12, 21–15 Gold Gold

Summer Universiade

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia South Korea Ko Sung-hyun Russia Vladimir Ivanov
Russia Ivan Sozonov
13–21, 21–13, 21–13 Gold Gold

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada South Korea Jung Jung-young Malaysia Hoon Thien How
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong
6–15, 15–3, 12–15 Silver Silver
2006 Samsan World Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea South Korea Cho Gun-woo China Liu Xiaolong
China Li Tian
21–12, 21–16 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada South Korea Park Soo-hee Indonesia Muhammad Rijal
Indonesia Greysia Polii
5–15, 15–17 Bronze Bronze
2006 Samsan World Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea South Korea Yoo Hyun-young China Li Tian
China Ma Jin
18–21, 21–19, 21–14 Gold Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Hwacheon Indoor Stadium, Hwacheon, South Korea South Korea Jung Jung-young South Korea Jeon Jun-bum
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
15–11, 15–3 Gold Gold
2005 Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia South Korea Cho Gun-woo China Shen Ye
China Zhang Wei
8–15, 15–8, 15–8 Gold Gold
2006 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia South Korea Cho Gun-woo Malaysia Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif
Malaysia Vountus Indra Mawan
21–12, 21–9 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Hwacheon Indoor Stadium, Hwacheon, South Korea South Korea Kang Hae-won China Shen Ye
China Feng Chen
7–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze
2005 Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia South Korea Ha Jung-eun China Zhang Wei
China Liao Jingmei
11–15, 15–8, 15–2 Gold Gold
2006 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia South Korea Yoo Hyun-young Malaysia Tan Wee Kiong
Malaysia Woon Khe Wei
21–15, 21–9 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (3 titles)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Spain Masters Super 300 South Korea Kim Gi-jung Thailand Bodin Isara
Thailand Maneepong Jongjit
21–13, 21–17 1 Winner
2018 Macau Open Super 300 South Korea Kim Gi-jung South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
17–21, 21–13, 21–19 1 Winner
2020 Malaysia Masters Super 500 South Korea Kim Gi-jung China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen
21–14, 21–16 1 Winner

BWF Superseries (43 titles, 18 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Korea Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung South Korea Hwang Ji-man
South Korea Lee Jae-jin
21–16, 21–15 1 Winner
2008 All England Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung South Korea Hwang Ji-man
South Korea Lee Jae-jin
20–22, 21–19, 21–18 1 Winner
2008 Swiss Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung Indonesia Markis Kido
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
17–21, 21–16, 21–13 1 Winner
2008 China Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
17–21, 21–17, 21–13 1 Winner
2008 Hong Kong Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung Malaysia Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif
Malaysia Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari
25–23, 19–21, 22–20 1 Winner
2008 World Superseries Masters Finals South Korea Jung Jae-sung Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong
18–21, 14–21 2 Runner-up
2009 Malaysia Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung Indonesia Hendra Aprida Gunawan
Indonesia Alvent Yulianto
18–21, 21–14, 21–14 1 Winner
2009 Korea Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
12–21, 22–24 2 Runner-up
2009 Indonesia Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng
21–15, 21–18 1 Winner
2009 Hong Kong Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung Denmark Lars Paaske
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen
13–21, 21–15, 21–8 1 Winner
2009 China Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong
21–13, 19–21, 21–18 1 Winner
2009 World Superseries Masters Finals South Korea Jung Jae-sung Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
21–15, 21–15 1 Winner
2010 Korea Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng
21–11, 14–21, 21–18 1 Winner
2010 China Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung China Chai Biao
China Zhang Nan
21–15, 21–12 1 Winner
2010 World Superseries Finals South Korea Jung Jae-sung Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
17–21, 15–21 2 Runner-up
2011 Korea Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
21–6, 21–13 1 Winner
2011 China Masters South Korea Jung Jae-sung China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng
21–17, 21–10 1 Winner
2011 Denmark Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng
21–16, 21–17 1 Winner
2011 French Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng
14–21, 21–15, 21–11 1 Winner
2011 Hong Kong Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng
21–14, 22–24, 19–21 2 Runner-up
2012 Korea Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng
21–18, 17–21, 19–21 2 Runner-up
2012 All England Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng
21–23, 21–9, 21–14 1 Winner
2012 Indonesia Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
23–21, 19–21, 21–11 1 Winner
2012 French Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun Thailand Bodin Isara
Thailand Maneepong Jongjit
22–24, 21–17, 21–11 1 Winner
2012 China Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
15–21, 14–21 2 Runner-up
2013 Korea Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
19–21, 21–13, 21–10 1 Winner
2013 Malaysia Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
15–21, 13–21 2 Runner-up
2013 India Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun China Liu Xiaolong
China Qiu Zihan
20–22, 18–21 2 Runner-up
2013 Indonesia Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
14–21, 18–21 2 Runner-up
2013 Singapore Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
15–21, 18–21 2 Runner-up
2013 China Masters South Korea Ko Sung-hyun Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Kenichi Hayakawa
25–23, 21–19 1 Winner
2013 Denmark Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
21–19, 21–16 1 Winner
2013 China Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong Malaysia Hoon Thien How
Malaysia Tan Wee Kiong
21–13, 21–12 1 Winner
2013 Hong Kong Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang
12–21, 21–15, 21–18 1 Winner
2014 Japan Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
21–12, 26–24 1 Winner
2014 Indonesia Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
21–15, 21–17 1 Winner
2014 Australian Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong Chinese Taipei Lee Sheng-mu
Chinese Taipei Tsai Chia-hsin
21–14, 21–18 1 Winner
2014 Denmark Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong China Fu Haifeng
China Zhang Nan
13–21, 23–25 2 Runner-up
2014 China Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong China Chai Biao
China Hong Wei
21–14, 21–15 1 Winner
2014 Dubai World Superseries Finals South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong China Chai Biao
China Hong Wei
19–21, 21–19, 21–16 1 Winner
2015 Malaysia Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
21–14, 15–21, 21–23 2 Runner-up
2015 Australian Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong China Liu Cheng
China Lu Kai
21–16, 21–17 1 Winner
2015 Japan Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong China Fu Haifeng
China Zhang Nan
21–19, 29–27 1 Winner
2015 Korea Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang
21–16, 21–12 1 Winner
2015 Denmark Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong China Liu Cheng
China Lu Kai
21–8, 21–14 1 Winner
2015 French Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong Denmark Mads Conrad-Petersen
Denmark Mads Pieler Kolding
21–14, 21–19 1 Winner
2015 Hong Kong Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
21–7, 18–21, 21–18 1 Winner
2016 Indonesia Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong China Chai Biao
China Hong Wei
13–21, 21–13, 21–16 1 Winner
2016 Korea Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen
15–21, 22–20, 21–18 1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Swiss Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung Indonesia Muhammad Rijal
Indonesia Greysia Polii
14–21, 21–16, 21–18 1 Winner
2008 Malaysia Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China He Hanbin
China Yu Yang
14–21, 15–21 2 Runner-up
2008 Korea Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung Indonesia Flandy Limpele
Indonesia Vita Marissa
15–21, 21–14, 21–18 1 Winner
2008 China Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Xu Chen
China Zhao Yunlei
21–16, 21–15 1 Winner
2008 Hong Kong Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Xie Zhongbo
China Zhang Yawen
14–21, 16–21 2 Runner-up
2009 Malaysia Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung Indonesia Nova Widianto
Indonesia Lilyana Natsir
14–21, 19–21 2 Runner-up
2009 Korea Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung Thailand Songphon Anugritayawon
Thailand Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
21–8, 21–7 1 Winner
2009 Swiss Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Zheng Bo
China Ma Jin
16–21, 15–21 2 Runner-up
2009 Indonesia Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Zheng Bo
China Ma Jin
17–21, 21–8, 16–21 2 Runner-up
2009 China Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Zheng Bo
China Ma Jin
21–18, 15–21, 21–15 1 Winner
2010 Swiss Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
South Korea Yoo Hyun-young
21–14, 21–18 1 Winner
2012 Korea Open South Korea Ha Jung-eun China Xu Chen
China Ma Jin
12–21, 21–19, 10–21 2 Runner-up
     BWF Superseries Finals tournament
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (16 titles, 11 runners-up)

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 has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 German Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung England Robert Blair
England Anthony Clark
15–11, 15–6 1 Winner
2006 Chinese Taipei Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng
14–21, 18–21 2 Runner-up
2006 Thailand Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung South Korea Hwang Ji-man
South Korea Lee Jae-jin
Walkover 1 Winner
2007 German Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung South Korea Hwang Ji-man
South Korea Lee Jae-jin
18–21, 20–22 2 Runner-up
2007 Thailand Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung South Korea Hwang Ji-man
South Korea Lee Jae-jin
19–21, 21–19, 9–21 2 Runner-up
2008 German Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung South Korea Hwang Ji-man
South Korea Lee Jae-jin
13–21, 19–21 2 Runner-up
2009 German Open South Korea Shin Baek-cheol Japan Kenichi Hayakawa
Japan Kenta Kazuno
21–13, 21–16 1 Winner
2010 Chinese Taipei Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung South Korea Cho Gun-woo
South Korea Kwon Yi-goo
21–10, 21–16 1 Winner
2010 Korea Grand Prix South Korea Jung Jae-sung South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
18–21, 21–18, 27–27 1 Winner
2011 German Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang
21–19, 18–21, 21–11 1 Winner
2011 Swiss Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
17–21, 16–21 2 Runner-up
2011 Thailand Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung Indonesia Hendra Aprida Gunawan
Indonesia Alvent Yulianto
24–22, 21–14 1 Winner
2011 U.S. Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun United States Howard Bach
United States Tony Gunawan
21–9, 21–19 1 Winner
2011 Canada Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun China Liu Xiaolong
China Qiu Zihan
21–18, 21–16 1 Winner
2011 Chinese Taipei Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
21–23, 17–21 2 Runner-up
2011 Korea Grand Prix Gold South Korea Jung Jae-sung South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
15–21, 22–24 2 Runner-up
2012 German Open South Korea Jung Jae-sung China Hong Wei
China Shen Ye
19–21, 21–18, 19–21 2 Runner-up
2012 Korea Grand Prix Gold South Korea Ko Sung-hyun South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang
21–12, 21–11 1 Winner
2012 India Grand Prix Gold South Korea Ko Sung-hyun South Korea Kang Ji-wook
South Korea Lee Sang-joon
21–13, 21–19 1 Winner
2013 Swiss Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun China Chai Biao
China Hong Wei
14–21, 21–18, 14–21 2 Runner-up
2014 Korea Grand Prix South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
21–18, 21–19 1 Winner
2016 German Open South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
22–20, 18–21, 17–21 2 Runner-up
2016 China Masters South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang
21–17, 21–14 1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Thailand Open South Korea Hwang Yu-mi Thailand Sudket Prapakamol
Thailand Saralee Thungthongkam
21–11, 18–21, 22–20 1 Winner
2008 German Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China He Hanbin
China Yu Yang
9–21, 27–25, 21–18 1 Winner
2011 U.S. Open South Korea Ha Jung-eun Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-ling
Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing
21–19, 21–13 1 Winner
2012 German Open South Korea Ha Jung-eun Denmark Thomas Laybourn
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
19–21, 16–21 2 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite (6 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Cheers Asian Satellite South Korea Cho Gun-woo Malaysia Hong Chieng Hun
Malaysia Ng Kean Kok
15–13, 6–15, 3–15 2 Runner-up
2005 Mongolian Satellite South Korea Han Sang-hoon China Wang Wei
China Zhang Lei
15–3, 15–12 1 Winner
2008 Korea International South Korea Jung Jae-sung South Korea Cho Gun-woo
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
21–16, 26–24 1 Winner
2009 Korea International South Korea Jung Jae-sung South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
21–19, 15–21, 21–15 1 Winner
2012 India International South Korea Ko Sung-hyun South Korea Cho Gun-woo
South Korea Kim Dae-eun
21–11, 21–10 1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Cheers Asian Satellite South Korea Ha Jung-eun Singapore Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Singapore Li Yujia
6–15, 8–15 2 Runner-up
2005 Mongolian Satellite South Korea Ha Jung-eun China Wang Wei
China Tao Xiaolan
15–7, 15–11 1 Winner
2009 Korea International South Korea Lee Hyo-jung South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Ha Jung-eun
21–14, 15–21, 21–9 1 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Racket Boys Lee Yong-dae Cameo (Episode 15)

Television Show

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Law of the Jungle in Last Indian Ocean Cast Member Episode 340–343
2020–2021 Let's Play Soccer Cast Member Episode 66–82
2021 Racket Boys Main Cast
2022 legendfestival Participant

See also

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