Shin Seung-chan (Korean신승찬; Korean pronunciation: [ɕin.sɯŋ.tɕʰan]; born 6 December 1994) is a South Korean doubles specialist badminton player. She won the women's doubles bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[2] and 2014 BWF World Championships.[3] Shin clinched the women's and mixed doubles gold at the 2015 Summer Universiade, also in the team event in 2013 and 2015.

Shin Seung-chan
Shin Seung-chan at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 (age 29)
Gochang-gun, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking2 (WD with Jung Kyung-eun, 24 November 2016)
2 (WD with Lee So-hee, 21 December 2021)
19 (XD with Kim Gi-jung, 10 February 2017)
Current ranking11 (WD with Lee Yu-lim, 29 October 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's doubles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Huelva Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Copenhagen Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bangkok Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Women's team
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Manila Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hyderabad Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Alor Setar Women's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Taipei Girls' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chiba Girls' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guadalajara Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Taipei Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gimcheon Girls' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Jung Kyung-eun   Tang Yuanting
  Yu Yang
21–8, 21–17   Bronze

BWF World Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Lee So-hee   Tian Qing
  Zhao Yunlei
13–21, 10–21   Bronze
2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain   Lee So-hee   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan
16–21, 17–21   Silver

Summer Universiade

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia   Lee So-hee   Luo Yu
  Tian Qing
12–21, 17–21   Bronze
2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center,
Hwasun, South Korea
  Lee So-hee   Ou Dongni
  Yu Xiaohan
(disqualified)
21–16, 21–13   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center,
Hwasun, South Korea
  Kim Gi-jung   Lu Ching-yao
  Chiang Kai-hsin
21–14, 21–11   Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City, Taiwan   Lee So-hee   Shella Devi Aulia
  Anggia Shitta Awanda
21–16, 13–21, 21–9   Gold
2012 Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan   Lee So-hee   Huang Yaqiong
  Yu Xiaohan
21–14, 18–21, 21–18   Gold

Asian Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea   Lee So-hee   Huang Yaqiong
  Yu Xiaohan
17–21, 21–15, 21–17   Gold

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 9 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Fuzhou China Open Super 750   Lee So-hee   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara
23–21, 21–18   Winner
2018 Hong Kong Open Super 500   Lee So-hee   Yuki Fukushima
  Sayaka Hirota
18–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2018 Korea Masters Super 300   Lee So-hee   Chang Ye-na
  Jung Kyung-eun
14–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2018 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals   Lee So-hee   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
12–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2019 Korea Open Super 500   Lee So-hee   Kim So-yeong
  Kong Hee-yong
21–13, 19–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2019 French Open Super 750   Lee So-hee   Kim So-yeong
  Kong Hee-yong
16–21, 21–19, 21–12   Winner
2019 Fuzhou China Open Super 750   Lee So-hee   Yuki Fukushima
  Sayaka Hirota
17–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2020 (II) Thailand Open Super 1000   Lee So-hee   Kim So-yeong
  Kong Hee-yong
18–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2020 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals   Lee So-hee   Kim So-yeong
  Kong Hee-yong
15–21, 26–24, 21–19   Winner
2021 Denmark Open Super 1000   Lee So-hee   Huang Dongping
  Zheng Yu
15–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2021 French Open Super 750   Lee So-hee   Kim So-yeong
  Kong Hee-yong
21–17, 21–12   Winner
2023 Taipei Open Super 300   Lee Yu-lim   Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma
  Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi
18–21, 21–17, 21–17   Winner
2024 Malaysia Masters Super 500   Lee Yu-lim   Rin Iwanaga
  Kie Nakanishi
21–17, 19–21, 18–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Korea Masters Super 300   Choi Sol-gyu   Ko Sung-hyun
  Eom Hye-won
12–21, 21–15, 18–21   Runner-up

BWF Superseries (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] 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.[7] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Denmark Open   Jung Kyung-eun   Tian Qing
  Zhao Yunlei
Walkover   Winner
2016 Malaysia Open   Jung Kyung-eun   Tang Yuanting
  Yu Yang
11–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2016 Korea Open   Jung Kyung-eun   Luo Ying
  Luo Yu
21–13, 21–11   Winner
2016 Denmark Open   Jung Kyung-eun   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
21–19, 11–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2017 Denmark Open   Lee So-hee   Shiho Tanaka
  Koharu Yonemoto
21–13, 21–16   Winner
2017 French Open   Lee So-hee   Greysia Polii
  Apriyani Rahayu
17–21, 15–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (9 titles, 5 runners-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Lee So-hee   Eom Hye-won
  Jang Ye-na
13–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2013 Swiss Open   Lee So-hee   Jung Kyung-eun
  Kim Ha-na
21–23, 16–21   Runner-up
2013 Chinese Taipei Open   Lee So-hee   Jung Kyung-eun
  Kim Ha-na
Walkover   Runner-up
2014 Korea Grand Prix   Lee So-hee   Chang Ye-na
  Yoo Hae-won
15–8 retired   Winner
2015 Korea Masters   Jung Kyung-eun   Chang Ye-na
  Lee So-hee
7–21, 21–16, 19–21   Runner-up
2015 Macau Open   Jung Kyung-eun   Poon Lok Yan
  Tse Ying Suet
18–21, 15–15 retired   Winner
2015 U.S. Grand Prix   Jung Kyung-eun   Chang Ye-na
  Lee So-hee
24–22, 18–21, 21–12   Winner
2016 Syed Modi International   Jung Kyung-eun   Eefje Muskens
  Selena Piek
21–15, 21–13   Winner
2016 Korea Masters   Jung Kyung-eun   Chae Yoo-jung
  Kim So-yeong
21–14, 21–14   Winner
2017 U.S. Open   Lee So-hee   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara
21–16, 21–13   Winner
2017 Korea Masters   Lee So-hee   Kim So-yeong
  Kong Hee-yong
21–18, 23–21   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Korea Grand Prix   Choi Sol-gyu   Shin Baek-cheol
  Chang Ye-na
Walkover   Winner
2017 Canada Open   Kim Won-ho   Choi Sol-gyu
  Chae Yoo-jung
21–19, 21–16   Winner
2017 U.S. Open   Kim Won-ho   Seo Seung-jae
  Kim Ha-na
21–16, 14–21, 11–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Iceland International   Lee So-hee   Go Ah-ra
  Yoo Hae-won
21–18, 21–16   Winner
2012 Tata Open India International   Lee So-hee   Aparna Balan
  N. Sikki Reddy
19–21, 21–13, 21–17   Winner
2023 Vietnam International   Lee Yu-lim   Jesita Putri Miantoro
  Febi Setianingrum
21–18, 21–10   Winner
2023 Osaka International   Lee Yu-lim   Mizuki Otake
  Miyu Takahashi
23–21, 21–13   Winner
2023 Northern Marianas Open   Lee Yu-lim   Hsu Ya-ching
  Lin Wan-ching
19–21, 21–18, 20–22   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Osaka International   Wang Chan   Kim Young-hyuk
  Lee Yu-lim
21–14, 14–21, 21–15   Winner
2023 Northern Marianas Open   Wang Chan   Hashiru Shimono
  Miku Shigeta
21–13, 21–15   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  2. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Japan win first ever badminton gold medal". BBC. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Fresh off successful world championships, shuttlers turn eye to Asiad". Yonhap. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  4. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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