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Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1986-08-19) 19 August 1986 (age 38) Jeongeup, Jeonbuk, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 1 (MD with Lee Yong-dae 14 August 2014) 11 (XD with Kim Min-jung) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Yoo Yeon-seong | |
Hangul | μ μ°μ± |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yu Yeon-seong |
McCuneβReischauer | Yu YΕnsΕng |
Yoo Yeon-seong (Korean pronunciation: [ju.jΚn.sΚΕ]; born 19 August 1986) is a South Korean professional badminton player.
He specializes in doubles events and was ranked as high as No. 2 worldwide with his former partner, Ko Sung-hyun. The two also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. 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 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. 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.
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Ko Sung-hyun | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
22β24, 16β21 | Silver |
2014 | Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Lee Yong-dae | Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol |
20β22, 23β21, 18β21 | Silver |
2015 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Lee Yong-dae | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
17β21, 19β21 | Bronze |
Asian Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | Lee Yong-dae | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
16β21, 21β16, 17β21 | Silver |
Asia Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea |
Ko Sung-hyun | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan |
18β21, 24β26 | Silver |
2010 | Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India |
Cho Gun-woo | Chen Hung-ling Lin Yu-lang |
21β19, 12β21, 21β17 | Gold |
2014 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |
Shin Baek-choel | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen |
22β20, 21β17 | Gold |
2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Lee Yong-dae | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
18β21, 24β22, 21β19 | Gold |
2016 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Lee Yong-dae | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen |
21β14, 28β26 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea |
Kim Min-jung | Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung |
12β21, 15β21 | Silver |
2010 | Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India |
Kim Min-jung | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
17β21, 22β20, 19β21 | Silver |
Summer Universiade
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand |
Kim Min-jung | Fang Chieh-min Cheng Wen-hsing |
21β19, 13β21, 21β17 | Gold |
World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada |
Jeon Jun-bum | Hoon Thien How Tan Boon Heong |
10β15, 14β17 | Bronze |
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Hwacheon Indoor Stadium, Hwacheon, South Korea |
Jeon Jun-bum | Jung Jung-young Lee Yong-dae |
11β15, 3β15 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Hwacheon Indoor Stadium, Hwacheon, South Korea |
Ha Jung-eun | Shen Ye Feng Chen |
11β15, 6β15 | Silver |
BWF Superseries (19 titles, 10 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Swiss Open | Ko Sung-hyun | Koo Kean Keat Tan Boon Heong |
21β18, 21β16 | Winner |
2010 | China Masters | Ko Sung-hyun | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
14β21, 19β21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Hong Kong Open | Ko Sung-hyun | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan |
21β19, 14β21, 23β21 | Winner |
2011 | China Open | Ko Sung-hyun | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
17β21, 13β21 | Runner-up |
2012 | India Open | Ko Sung-hyun | Bodin Isara Maneepong Jongjit |
17β21, 21β14, 14β21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Singapore Open | Ko Sung-hyun | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan |
20β22, 21β11, 6β21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Denmark Open | Shin Baek-choel | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong |
19β21, 21β11, 21β19 | Winner |
2013 | Denmark Open | Lee Yong-dae | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
21β19, 21β16 | Winner |
2013 | China Open | Lee Yong-dae | Hoon Thien How Tan Wee Kiong |
21β13, 21β12 | Winner |
2013 | Hong Kong Open | Lee Yong-dae | Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang |
12β21, 21β15, 21β18 | Winner |
2014 | Japan Open | Lee Yong-dae | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
21β12, 26β24 | Winner |
2014 | Indonesia Open | Lee Yong-dae | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
21β15, 21β17 | Winner |
2014 | Australian Open | Lee Yong-dae | Lee Sheng-mu Tsai Chia-hsin |
21β14, 21β18 | Winner |
2014 | Denmark Open | Lee Yong-dae | Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan |
13β21, 23β25 | Runner-up |
2014 | China Open | Lee Yong-dae | Chai Biao Hong Wei |
21β14, 21β15 | Winner |
2014 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | Lee Yong-dae | Chai Biao Hong Wei |
19β21, 21β19, 21β16 | Winner |
2015 | Malaysia Open | Lee Yong-dae | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
21β14, 15β21, 21β23 | Runner-up |
2015 | Australian Open | Lee Yong-dae | Liu Cheng Lu Kai |
21β16, 21β17 | Winner |
2015 | Japan Open | Lee Yong-dae | Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan |
21β19, 29β27 | Winner |
2015 | Korea Open | Lee Yong-dae | Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang |
21β16, 21β12 | Winner |
2015 | Denmark Open | Lee Yong-dae | Liu Cheng Lu Kai |
21β8, 21β14 | Winner |
2015 | French Open | Lee Yong-dae | Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding |
21β14, 21β19 | Winner |
2015 | Hong Kong Open | Lee Yong-dae | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
21β7, 18β21, 21β18 | Winner |
2016 | Indonesia Open | Lee Yong-dae | Chai Biao Hong Wei |
13β21, 21β13, 21β16 | Winner |
2016 | Korea Open | Lee Yong-dae | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen |
15β21, 22β20, 21β18 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | China Masters | Jang Ye-na | Xu Chen Ma Jin |
13β21, 16β21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Singapore Open | Eom Hye-won | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir |
12β21, 12β21 | Runner-up |
2013 | China Masters | Eom Hye-won | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |
18β21, 12β21 | Runner-up |
2014 | China Open | Eom Hye-won | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |
25β23, 14β21, 18β21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (12 titles, 5 runners-up)
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 |
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2006 | Vietnam Open | Jeon Jun-bum | Chew Choon Eng Hong Chieng Hun |
21β19, 21β19 | Winner |
2010 | Macau Open | Ko Sung-hyun | Hendra Aprida Gunawan Alvent Yulianto |
21β17, 21β15 | Winner |
2010 | Korea Grand Prix | Ko Sung-hyun | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae |
21β18, 18β21, 25β27 | Runner-up |
2011 | Swiss Open | Ko Sung-hyun | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae |
21β17, 21β16 | Winner |
2011 | Chinese Taipei Open | Ko Sung-hyun | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae |
23β21, 21β17 | Winner |
2011 | Macau Open | Ko Sung-hyun | Chai Biao Guo Zhendong |
19β21, 19β21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | Ko Sung-hyun | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae |
21β15, 24β22 | Winner |
2013 | Thailand Open | Shin Baek-cheol | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov |
18β21, 21β15, 21β14 | Winner |
2014 | Korea Grand Prix | Lee Yong-dae | Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol |
21β18, 21β19 | Winner |
2016 | German Open | Lee Yong-dae | Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol |
22β20, 18β21, 17β21 | Runner-up |
2016 | China Masters | Lee Yong-dae | Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang |
21β17, 21β14 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Vietnam Open | Lee Jung-mi | Kang Myeong-won Kang Joo-young |
21β17, 17β21, 21β18 | Winner |
2010 | Korea Grand Prix | Kim Min-jung | Choi Young-woo Eom Hye-won |
21β15, 21β13 | Winner |
2011 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | Jang Ye-na | Kim Ki-jung Jung Kyung-eun |
21β17, 21β19 | Winner |
2012 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | Jang Ye-na | Shin Baek-cheol Eom Hye-won |
21β11, 18β21, 23β25 | Runner-up |
2013 | Chinese Taipei Open | Eom Hye-won | Shin Baek-cheol Jang Ye-na |
20β22, 21β12, 16β21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | Jang Ye-na | Kang Ji-wook Choi Hye-in |
21β13, 21β11 | Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 6 runners-up)
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Hungarian International | Jeon Jun-bum | Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin |
12β15, 12β15 | Runner-up |
2006 | Mongolian Satellite | Jeon Jun-bum | Kim Ki-jung Lee Jung-hwan |
21β14, 21β14 | Winner |
2007 | Vietnam International | Cho Gun-woo | Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano |
15β21, 19β21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Korea International | Cho Gun-woo | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae |
16β21, 24β26 | Runner-up |
2009 | Korea International | Ko Sung-hyun | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae |
19β21, 21β15, 15β21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Dubai International | Kim Sang-soo | Lim Khim Wah Tarun Kona |
21β16, 21β9 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Mongolian Satellite | Kim Min-jung | Lee Jung-hwan Yoo Hyun-young |
21β13, 21β15 | Winner |
2007 | Cheers Asian Satellite | Ha Jung-eun | Cho Gun-woo Kim Min-jung |
19β21, 15β21 | Runner-up |
2007 | Indonesia International | Kim Min-jung | Tontowi Ahmad Yulianti CJ |
16β21, 21β15, 9β21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Dubai International | Park So-young | Denis Grachev Ekaterina Bolotova |
21β14, 17β21, 21β14 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
Men's doubles results with Ko Sung-hyun against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.
- Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng 1β7
- Chai Biao & Guo Zhendong 1-2
- Guo Zhendong & Xu Chen 2β0
- Fang Chieh-min & Lee Sheng-mu 3β1
- Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen 0β6
- Lars PΓ₯ske & Jonas Rasmussen 1β1
- Jonas Rasmussen & Mads Conrad-Petersen 1β0
- Mohammad Ahsan & Bona Septano 5β1
- Alvent Yulianto Chandra & Hendra Aprida Gunawan 4β1
- Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan 2β3
- Hirokatsu Hashimoto & Noriyasu Hirata 4β2
- Jung Jae-sung & Lee Yong-dae 4β4
- Cho Gun-woo & Shin Baek-cheol 1β0
- Choong Tan Fook & Lee Wan Wah 1β0
- Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong 6β1
- Adam Cwalina & MichaΕ Εogosz 1β0
- Bodin Isara & Maneepong Jongjit 0β3
- Howard Bach & Tony Gunawan 3β1
References
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- "tournamentsoftware.com". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- "Yu Yeon-Seong Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- Hearn, Don (19 August 2016). "Korean Olympians retire". Badzine.net. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- Hearn, Don (30 September 2016). "Yoo looks to send Lee off with one more title". Badzine.net. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- Hearn, Don (16 May 2017). "And then there were noneβ¦Yoo and Kim complete Korean doubles sign-off". Badzine.net. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
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External links
- YOO Yeon Seong at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- YOO Yeon Seong at BWFBadminton.com
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from North Jeolla Province
- South Korean male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for South Korea
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Summer World University Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade
- World No. 1 badminton players
- 21st-century South Korean people