Yoo Yeon-seong

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Yoo Yeon-seong (Korean pronunciation: [ju.jʌn.sʌŋ]; born 19 August 1986) is a South Korean professional badminton player.[2]

Yoo Yeon-seong
Yoo Yeon-seong at the 2013 French Super Series.
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1986-08-19) 19 August 1986 (age 38)
Jeongeup, Jeonbuk, South Korea
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (MD with Lee Yong-dae 14 August 2014)[1]
11 (XD with Kim Min-jung)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 London Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Jakarta Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2012 Wuhan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kunshan Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's doubles
Asia Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 New Delhi Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Gimcheon Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Wuhan Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Wuhan Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Suwon Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Suwon Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 New Delhi Mixed doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hyderabad Men's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok Mixed doubles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Richmond Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Richmond Boys' doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Hwacheon Boys' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2004 Hwacheon Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2004 Hwacheon Boys' team
BWF profile
Yoo Yeon-seong
Hangul
유연성
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYu Yeon-seong
McCune–ReischauerYu Yŏnsŏng

He specializes in doubles events and was ranked as high as No. 2 worldwide with his former partner, Ko Sung-hyun.[3] The two also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4] For a long time he played mixed doubles with Kim Min-jung, but later switched partners to play with Chang Ye-na, starting in 2011. Starting in late 2013, his men's doubles partner was Lee Yong-dae. Together, they reached a world ranking of No.1 in August 2014.

Yoo was among 4 players reported to be retiring and hanging up his national team jersey after the Rio Olympics[5] but during the Korea Open that September, it was revealed that he would be continuing to play on the national team after his partner Lee Yong-dae retired. Yoo said that he wants to spend more time with his family.[6] After he and Lee won the Korea Open title, Yoo played an additional 9 international ranking events but his name was finally removed from the Korean national team list a few weeks after the 2017 Singapore Open.[7]

Achievements

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BWF World Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Wembley Arena, London, England   Ko Sung-hyun   Cai Yun
  Fu Haifeng
22–24, 16–21   Silver
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Lee Yong-dae   Ko Sung-hyun
  Shin Baek-cheol
20–22, 23–21, 18–21   Silver
2015 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia   Lee Yong-dae   Mohammad Ahsan
  Hendra Setiawan
17–21, 19–21   Bronze

Asian Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea   Lee Yong-dae   Mohammad Ahsan
  Hendra Setiawan
16–21, 21–16, 17–21   Silver

Asia Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium,
Suwon, South Korea
  Ko Sung-hyun   Markis Kido
  Hendra Setiawan
18–21, 24–26   Silver
2010 Siri Fort Indoor Stadium,
New Delhi, India
  Cho Gun-woo   Chen Hung-ling
  Lin Yu-lang
21–19, 12–21, 21–17   Gold
2014 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,
Gimcheon, South Korea
  Shin Baek-choel   Li Junhui
  Liu Yuchen
22–20, 21–17   Gold
2015 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
  Lee Yong-dae   Mohammad Ahsan
  Hendra Setiawan
18–21, 24–22, 21–19   Gold
2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
  Lee Yong-dae   Li Junhui
  Liu Yuchen
21–14, 28–26   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium,
Suwon, South Korea
  Kim Min-jung   Lee Yong-dae
  Lee Hyo-jung
12–21, 15–21   Silver
2010 Siri Fort Indoor Stadium,
New Delhi, India
  Kim Min-jung   Chan Peng Soon
  Goh Liu Ying
17–21, 22–20, 19–21   Silver

Summer Universiade

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Thammasat University,
Pathum Thani, Thailand
  Kim Min-jung   Fang Chieh-min
  Cheng Wen-hsing
21–19, 13–21, 21–17   Gold

World Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Minoru Arena,
Richmond, Canada
  Jeon Jun-bum   Hoon Thien How
  Tan Boon Heong
10–15, 14–17   Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Hwacheon Indoor Stadium,
Hwacheon, South Korea
  Jeon Jun-bum   Jung Jung-young
  Lee Yong-dae
11–15, 3–15   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Hwacheon Indoor Stadium,
Hwacheon, South Korea
  Ha Jung-eun   Shen Ye
  Feng Chen
11–15, 6–15   Silver

BWF Superseries (19 titles, 10 runners-up)

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The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[9] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Swiss Open   Ko Sung-hyun   Koo Kean Keat
  Tan Boon Heong
21–18, 21–16   Winner
2010 China Masters   Ko Sung-hyun   Cai Yun
  Fu Haifeng
14–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2010 Hong Kong Open   Ko Sung-hyun   Markis Kido
  Hendra Setiawan
21–19, 14–21, 23–21   Winner
2011 China Open   Ko Sung-hyun   Mathias Boe
  Carsten Mogensen
17–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2012 India Open   Ko Sung-hyun   Bodin Isara
  Maneepong Jongjit
17–21, 21–14, 14–21   Runner-up
2012 Singapore Open   Ko Sung-hyun   Markis Kido
  Hendra Setiawan
20–22, 21–11, 6–21   Runner-up
2012 Denmark Open   Shin Baek-choel   Koo Kien Keat
  Tan Boon Heong
19–21, 21–11, 21–19   Winner
2013 Denmark Open   Lee Yong-dae   Mohammad Ahsan
  Hendra Setiawan
21–19, 21–16   Winner
2013 China Open   Lee Yong-dae   Hoon Thien How
  Tan Wee Kiong
21–13, 21–12   Winner
2013 Hong Kong Open   Lee Yong-dae   Kim Gi-jung
  Kim Sa-rang
12–21, 21–15, 21–18   Winner
2014 Japan Open   Lee Yong-dae   Mohammad Ahsan
  Hendra Setiawan
21–12, 26–24   Winner
2014 Indonesia Open   Lee Yong-dae   Mohammad Ahsan
  Hendra Setiawan
21–15, 21–17   Winner
2014 Australian Open   Lee Yong-dae   Lee Sheng-mu
  Tsai Chia-hsin
21–14, 21–18   Winner
2014 Denmark Open   Lee Yong-dae   Fu Haifeng
  Zhang Nan
13–21, 23–25   Runner-up
2014 China Open   Lee Yong-dae   Chai Biao
  Hong Wei
21–14, 21–15   Winner
2014 Dubai World Superseries Finals   Lee Yong-dae   Chai Biao
  Hong Wei
19–21, 21–19, 21–16   Winner
2015 Malaysia Open   Lee Yong-dae   Mohammad Ahsan
  Hendra Setiawan
21–14, 15–21, 21–23   Runner-up
2015 Australian Open   Lee Yong-dae   Liu Cheng
  Lu Kai
21–16, 21–17   Winner
2015 Japan Open   Lee Yong-dae   Fu Haifeng
  Zhang Nan
21–19, 29–27   Winner
2015 Korea Open   Lee Yong-dae   Kim Gi-jung
  Kim Sa-rang
21–16, 21–12   Winner
2015 Denmark Open   Lee Yong-dae   Liu Cheng
  Lu Kai
21–8, 21–14   Winner
2015 French Open   Lee Yong-dae   Mads Conrad-Petersen
  Mads Pieler Kolding
21–14, 21–19   Winner
2015 Hong Kong Open   Lee Yong-dae   Mathias Boe
  Carsten Mogensen
21–7, 18–21, 21–18   Winner
2016 Indonesia Open   Lee Yong-dae   Chai Biao
  Hong Wei
13–21, 21–13, 21–16   Winner
2016 Korea Open   Lee Yong-dae   Li Junhui
  Liu Yuchen
15–21, 22–20, 21–18   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 China Masters   Jang Ye-na   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
13–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2013 Singapore Open   Eom Hye-won   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
12–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2013 China Masters   Eom Hye-won   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
18–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2014 China Open   Eom Hye-won   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
25–23, 14–21, 18–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (12 titles, 5 runners-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Vietnam Open   Jeon Jun-bum   Chew Choon Eng
  Hong Chieng Hun
21–19, 21–19   Winner
2010 Macau Open   Ko Sung-hyun   Hendra Aprida Gunawan
  Alvent Yulianto
21–17, 21–15   Winner
2010 Korea Grand Prix   Ko Sung-hyun   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
21–18, 18–21, 25–27   Runner-up
2011 Swiss Open   Ko Sung-hyun   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
21–17, 21–16   Winner
2011 Chinese Taipei Open   Ko Sung-hyun   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
23–21, 21–17   Winner
2011 Macau Open   Ko Sung-hyun   Chai Biao
  Guo Zhendong
19–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2011 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Ko Sung-hyun   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
21–15, 24–22   Winner
2013 Thailand Open   Shin Baek-cheol   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
18–21, 21–15, 21–14   Winner
2014 Korea Grand Prix   Lee Yong-dae   Ko Sung-hyun
  Shin Baek-cheol
21–18, 21–19   Winner
2016 German Open   Lee Yong-dae   Ko Sung-hyun
  Shin Baek-cheol
22–20, 18–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2016 China Masters   Lee Yong-dae   Kim Gi-jung
  Kim Sa-rang
21–17, 21–14   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Vietnam Open   Lee Jung-mi   Kang Myeong-won
  Kang Joo-young
21–17, 17–21, 21–18   Winner
2010 Korea Grand Prix   Kim Min-jung   Choi Young-woo
  Eom Hye-won
21–15, 21–13   Winner
2011 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Jang Ye-na   Kim Ki-jung
  Jung Kyung-eun
21–17, 21–19   Winner
2012 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Jang Ye-na   Shin Baek-cheol
  Eom Hye-won
21–11, 18–21, 23–25   Runner-up
2013 Chinese Taipei Open   Eom Hye-won   Shin Baek-cheol
  Jang Ye-na
20–22, 21–12, 16–21   Runner-up
2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Jang Ye-na   Kang Ji-wook
  Choi Hye-in
21–13, 21–11   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 6 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Hungarian International   Jeon Jun-bum   Hwang Ji-man
  Lee Jae-jin
12–15, 12–15   Runner-up
2006 Mongolian Satellite   Jeon Jun-bum   Kim Ki-jung
  Lee Jung-hwan
21–14, 21–14   Winner
2007 Vietnam International   Cho Gun-woo   Mohammad Ahsan
  Bona Septano
15–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2008 Korea International   Cho Gun-woo   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
16–21, 24–26   Runner-up
2009 Korea International   Ko Sung-hyun   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
19–21, 21–15, 15–21   Runner-up
2018 Dubai International   Kim Sang-soo   Lim Khim Wah
  Tarun Kona
21–16, 21–9   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Mongolian Satellite   Kim Min-jung   Lee Jung-hwan
  Yoo Hyun-young
21–13, 21–15   Winner
2007 Cheers Asian Satellite   Ha Jung-eun   Cho Gun-woo
  Kim Min-jung
19–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2007 Indonesia International   Kim Min-jung   Tontowi Ahmad
  Yulianti CJ
16–21, 21–15, 9–21   Runner-up
2018 Dubai International   Park So-young   Denis Grachev
  Ekaterina Bolotova
21–14, 17–21, 21–14   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

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Men's doubles results with Ko Sung-hyun against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[10]

References

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  4. ^ "Yu Yeon-Seong Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  5. ^ Hearn, Don (19 August 2016). "Korean Olympians retire". Badzine.net. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  6. ^ Hearn, Don (30 September 2016). "Yoo looks to send Lee off with one more title". Badzine.net. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  7. ^ Hearn, Don (16 May 2017). "And then there were none…Yoo and Kim complete Korean doubles sign-off". Badzine.net. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  8. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
  9. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  10. ^ "tournamentsoftware.com". tournamentsoftware.com. 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
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