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Lee Hyo-jung (badminton)

South Korean badminton player (born 1981)


Summary

South Korean badminton player (born 1981)

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nameLee Hyo-jung
이효정
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birth_placeBusan, South Korea
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eventWomen's & mixed doubles
years_active1999-2010
highest_ranking4 (WD)
1 (XD with Lee Yong-dae)
countrySouth Korea
handednessRight
bwfbadminton_id12193
bwf_id6AB876EF-63DA-4E97-A276-321EBA796ABE

이효정 1 (XD with Lee Yong-dae)

Lee Hyo-jung (; ; born 13 January 1981) is a South Korean former badminton player.

She won the gold medal in badminton mixed doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics with her partner, Lee Yong-dae. Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Yong-dae were unseeded, and in the finals they beat the top seeds and 2005 and 2007 world champions Lilyana Natsir and Nova Widianto of Indonesia, 21-11, 21-17.

Lee Hyo-jung also won the silver medal in badminton women's doubles at the aforementioned Olympics with Lee Kyung-won; they were seeded fourth and lost to the second-seeded Chinese pair, Du Jing and Yu Yang.

Lee became the first woman in Korean history to win gold medals at both the Olympics and the Asian Games. In the 2010 Asian Games, she partnered with Shin Baek-cheol instead of her usual partner, Lee Yong-dae. After winning the medal, she announced her retirement despite many pleas from her coaches and fans at home to continue playing until the London Olympics in 2012.

Career

In 1998, Lee who attended the Haksan Girls' High School won the girls' singles, doubles, and mixed doubles events at the German Junior tournament. She was competed at the World and Asian Junior Championships. At the World Junior, she partnered with Jun Woul-sik in the girls' doubles and Choi Min-ho in the mixed doubles, captured the bronze and silver medals respectively. She and Jun also won the silver medal at the Asian Junior. Lee junior competed in some international senior (level 4) tournament, and won double titles at the Korea and Sri Lanka International, also women's doubles title at the Hungarian, Australian and Norwegian International tournaments.

In 2000, Lee won the Asian Championships in the women's doubles event with her partner Yim Kyung-jin. At the age of 19, Lee competed at the Sydney Olympics in the women's doubles with Yim and in the mixed doubles with Lee Dong-soo. She and Yim defeated in the second round, while with Lee Dong-soo defeated in the first round.

In 2002, she finished as the runners-up at the Chinese Taipei and Singapore Open in the women's doubles event with Hwang Yu-mi. In 2003, she and Hwang also the runner-up at the Thailand and Chinese Taipei Open. In the mixed doubles event, Lee who was teamed-up with Kim Yong-hyun achieved their best result by winning the bronze medal at the Asian Championships. In 2004, Lee competed for Korea at the Summer Olympics in women's and mixed doubles with partner Hwang Yu-mi and Kim Yong-hyun. Lee and Hwang had a bye in the first round and defeated Cheng Wen-Hsing and Chien Yu Chin of Chinese Taipei in the second. In the quarterfinals, Lee and Hwang lost to Zhao Tingting and Wei Yili of China 8–15, 15–6, 15–13. In the mixed doubles event, Lee and Kim were seeded three, but the pairs defeat by the Danish pair in the second round in the rubber game.

In 2008, Lee won her first All England Open Championship title in women's doubles with partner Lee Kyung-won, beating Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen in the semifinals and Du Jing and Yu Yang in the final. In August, she and Lee Yong-dae won mixed doubles gold medals in Beijing Olympics, beating Lilyana Natsir and Nova Widianto of Indonesia and also with Lee Kyung-won grabbed the silver medal in the women's doubles event. In 2009, Lee and Lee Yong-dae became world number one. They won three titles: Korea Open Super Series, Asian Badminton Championship, and China Open Super Series. They also played for Korea in Sudirman Cup in May. In the final, Korea lost to China 0-3. Lee and Lee were defeated by the Chinese pair, Zheng Bo and Yu Yang.

In 2010, Lee competed in the 2010 Uber Cup as a member of the South Korean women's national team. There she led her team to its first Uber Cup trophy, winning all 4 doubles matches she competed in through the tourney. In the finals, she and her partner Kim Min-jung won against WR #1 Ma Jin and Wang Xiaoli, beating them 18–21, 21–12, 21–15. Although Lee and Kim were not regular partners and Lee Hyo-Jung stopped playing WD regularly in international games, Lee played exceptionally well, proving why she was the most successful player in the 2008 Olympics, winning both gold and silver medals. In June, Lee continued on playing women's doubles with Kim Min-jung, winning the Indonesia Open and the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold, and finishing as a runner-up in the Singapore Open. While waiting for Lee Yong-dae to recover from his injury, she played mixed doubles with Shin Baek-cheol.

In August, Lee partnered again with Lee Yong-dae in the Kumpoo Macau Open Badminton Championships, Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold, and World Championship, but their best finish was reaching the quarterfinals in the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix. They were hit with Lee Hyo Jung's back injury and Lee Yong-dae getting used to playing again after rehab and possibly not fully recovering from the previous injury. Due to these reasons, the head coach of the Korea Badminton Team was quoted as saying that Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Yong-dae had not had sufficient time to practice together. Lee Yong-dae decided to stop playing mixed doubles altogether, possibly due to the strain on his injured elbow from playing both men's and mixed doubles. In November, Lee Hyo-jung entered Asian Games in three games total: women's, mixed, and team event. In the women's doubles and team event, she won bronze medals. However, in mixed doubles, she partnered with Shin Baek-cheol, with whom she had previously played only two tournaments, but they still managed to win against two Chinese pairs (Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei, He Han Bin and Ma Jin) at their home court, becoming the first woman in Korean history to win both Olympic and Asian Game gold medals.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium,
Beijing, ChinaKOR Lee Kyung-wonCHN Du Jing
CHN Yu Yang15–21, 13–21[[File:Silver medal.svg16px]] Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium,
Beijing, ChinaKOR Lee Yong-daeINA Nova Widianto
INA Liliyana Natsir21–11, 21–17[[File:Gold medal.svg16px]] Gold

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005Arrowhead Pond,
Anaheim, United StatesKOR Lee Kyung-wonCHN Yang Wei
CHN Zhang Jiewen4–15, 3–15[[File:Med 3.pngBronze]] Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Gachibowli Indoor Stadium,
Hyderabad, IndiaKOR Lee Yong-daeDEN Thomas Laybourn
DEN Kamilla Rytter Juhl21–18, 9–21, 18–21[[File:Med 3.pngBronze]] Bronze

Asian Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Tianhe Gymnasium,
Guangzhou, ChinaKOR Kim Min-jungCHN Tian Qing
CHN Zhao Yunlei9–21, 12–21[[File:Med 3.pngBronze]] Bronze
2006Aspire Hall 3,
Doha, QatarKOR Lee Kyung-wonCHN Gao Ling
CHN Huang Sui16–21, 12–21[[File:Med 3.pngBronze]] Bronze
2002Gangseo Gymnasium,
Busan, South KoreaKOR Hwang Yu-miCHN Gao Ling
CHN Huang Sui2–11, 9–11[[File:Med 3.pngBronze]] Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Tianhe Gymnasium,
Guangzhou, ChinaKOR Shin Baek-cheolCHN Zhang Nan
CHN Zhao Yunlei21–19, 21–14[[File:Med 1.pngGold]] Gold

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Suwon Indoor Stadium,
Suwon, South KoreaKOR Lee Kyung-wonCHN Ma Jin
CHN Wang Xiaoli11–21, 18–21[[File:Med 2.pngSilver]] Silver
2008Bandaraya Stadium,
Johor Bahru, MalaysiaKOR Lee Kyung-wonTPE Chien Yu-chin
TPE Cheng Wen-hsing18–21, 5–21[[File:Med 3.pngBronze]] Bronze
2005Gachibowli Indoor Stadium,
Hyderabad, IndiaKOR Lee Kyung-wonJPN Kumiko Ogura
JPN Reiko Shiota15–13, 8–15, 15–5[[File:Med 1.pngGold]] Gold
2004Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKOR Lee Kyung-wonCHN Du Jing
CHN Yu Yang6–15, 15–11, 15–7[[File:Med 1.pngGold]] Gold
2003Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, IndonesiaKOR Hwang Yu-miKOR Ra Kyung-min
KOR Lee Kyung-won9–15, 7–15[[File:Med 2.pngSilver]] Silver
2000Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, IndonesiaKOR Yim Kyung-jinINA Eti Tantri
INA Minarti Timur15–8, 15–13[[File:Med 1.pngGold]] Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Suwon Indoor Stadium,
Suwon, South KoreaKOR Lee Yong-daeKOR Yoo Yeon-seong
KOR Kim Min-jung21–12, 21–15[[File:Med 1.pngGold]] Gold
2005Gachibowli Indoor Stadium,
Hyderabad, IndiaKOR Lee Jae-jinTHA Sudket Prapakamol
THA Saralee Thungthongkam11–15, 17–14, 10–15[[File:Med 2.pngSilver]] Silver
2003Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, IndonesiaKOR Kim Yong-hyunINA Anggun Nugroho
INA Eny Widiowati13–15, 8–15[[File:Med 3.pngBronze]] Bronze

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, AustraliaKOR Jun Woul-sikCHN Xie Xingfang
CHN Zhang Jiewen16–17, 1–15[[File:Med 3.pngBronze]] Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, AustraliaKOR Choi Min-hoMAS Chan Chong Ming
MAS Joanne Quay6–15, 10–15[[File:Med 2.pngSilver]] Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKOR Jun Woul-sikCHN Gong Ruina
CHN Huang Sui13–15, 8–15[[File:Med 2.pngSilver]] Silver

BWF Superseries (9 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.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Indonesia OpenKOR Kim Min-jungTPE Cheng Wen-hsing
TPE Chien Yu-chin21–12, 12–21, 21–11Winner
2010Singapore OpenKOR Kim Min-jungSGP Shinta Mulia Sari
SGP Yao Lei17–21, 20–22Runner-up
2009Swiss OpenKOR Lee Kyung-wonCHN Du Jing
CHN Yu Yang11–21, 12–21Runner-up
2009Korea OpenKOR Lee Kyung-wonTPE Cheng Wen-hsing
TPE Chien Yu-chin19–21, 8–21Runner-up
2009Malaysia OpenKOR Lee Kyung-wonCHN Yang Wei
CHN Zhang Jiewen21–15, 21–12Winner
2008All England OpenKOR Lee Kyung-wonCHN Du Jing
CHN Yu Yang12–21, 21–18, 21–14Winner
2007Denmark OpenKOR Lee Kyung-wonCHN Yang Wei
CHN Zhang Jiewen21–12, 19–21, 19–21Runner-up
2007Swiss OpenKOR Lee Kyung-wonCHN Zhao Tingting
CHN Yang Wei15–21, 10–21Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Swiss OpenKOR Lee Yong-daeKOR Shin Baek-cheol
KOR Yoo Hyun-young21–14, 21–18Winner
2009China OpenKOR Lee Yong-daeCHN Zheng Bo
CHN Ma Jin21–18, 15–21, 21–15Winner
2009Indonesia OpenKOR Lee Yong-daeCHN Zheng Bo
CHN Ma Jin17–21, 21–8, 16–21Runner-up
2009Swiss OpenKOR Lee Yong-daeCHN Zheng Bo
CHN Ma Jin16–21, 15–21Runner-up
2009Korea OpenKOR Lee Yong-daeTHA Songphon Anugritayawon
THA Kunchala Voravichitchaikul21–8, 21–7Winner
2009Malaysia OpenKOR Lee Yong-daeINA Nova Widianto
INA Lilyana Natsir14–21, 19–21Runner-up
2008Hong Kong OpenKOR Lee Yong-daeCHN Xie Zhongbo
CHN Zhang Yawen14–21, 16–21Runner-up
2008China OpenKOR Lee Yong-daeCHN Xu Chen
CHN Zhao Yunlei21–16, 21–15Winner
2008Korea OpenKOR Lee Yong-daeINA Flandy Limpele
INA Vita Marissa15–21, 21–14, 21–18Winner
2008Malaysia OpenKOR Lee Yong-daeCHN He Hanbin
CHN Yu Yang14–21, 15–21Runner-up
2007Swiss OpenKOR Lee Yong-daeINA Muhammad Rijal
INA Greysia Polii14–21, 21–16, 21–18Winner

: BWF Superseries Finals tournament : BWF Superseries Premier tournament : BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (13 titles, 16 runners-up)

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

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Chinese Taipei OpenKOR Kim Min-jungKOR Yoo Hyun-young
KOR Lee Kyung-won21–14, 22–20Winner
2008German OpenKOR Lee Kyung-wonJPN Miyuki Maeda
JPN Satoko Suetsuna21–17, 21–16Winner
2007Macau OpenKOR Lee Kyung-wonCHN Gao Ling
CHN Huang Sui15–21, 7–21Runner-up
2006Thailand OpenKOR Lee Kyung-wonTHA Saralee Thungthongkam
THA Sathinee Chankrachangwong21–18, 21–9Winner
2006Macau OpenKOR Lee Kyung-wonCHN Gao Ling
CHN Huang Sui21–17, 14–21, 14–21Runner-up
2006Chinese Taipei OpenKOR Lee Kyung-wonCHN Gao Ling
CHN Huang Sui21–18, 9–21, 21–17Winner
2005Indonesia OpenKOR Lee Kyung-wonMAS Chin Eei Hui
MAS Wong Pei Tty15–4, 15–5Winner
2005Thailand OpenKOR Lee Kyung-wonCHN Zhang Dan
CHN Zhang Yawen9–15, 15–11, 15–13Winner
2005Swiss OpenKOR Lee Kyung-wonTPE Chien Yu-chin
TPE Cheng Wen-hsing15–8, 15–12Winner
2005Korea OpenKOR Lee Kyung-wonENG Gail Emms
ENG Donna KelloggWalkoverWinner
2003Chinese Taipei OpenKOR Hwang Yu-miKOR Ra Kyung-min
KOR Lee Kyung-won9–15, 8–15Runner-up
2003Dutch OpenKOR Hwang Yu-miKOR Ra Kyung-min
KOR Lee Kyung-won4–15, 9–15Runner-up
2003Thailand OpenKOR Yim Kyung-jinCHN Wei Yili
CHN Zhao Tingting9–11, 11–5, 6–11Runner-up
2002Singapore OpenKOR Hwang Yu-miCHN Huang Nanyan
CHN Yang Wei1–11, 8–11Runner-up
2002Chinese Taipei OpenKOR Hwang Yu-miTHA Saralee Thungthongkam
THA Sathinee Chankrachangwong11–4, 12–13, 8–11Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008German OpenKOR Lee Yong-daeCHN He Hanbin
CHN Yu Yang9–21, 27–25, 21–18Winner
2006Chinese Taipei OpenKOR Lee Jae-jinINA Nova Widianto
INA Liliyana Natsir21–17, 21–23, 13–21Runner-up
2005China OpenKOR Lee Jae-jinENG Nathan Robertson
ENG Gail Emms10–15, 10–15Runner-up
2005German OpenKOR Lee Jae-jinENG Nathan Robertson
ENG Gail Emms15–12, 17–14Winner
2005Malaysia OpenKOR Lee Jae-jinCHN Chen Qiqiu
CHN Zhao Tingting15–12, 15–11Winner
2005Thailand OpenKOR Lee Jae-jinDEN Thomas Laybourn
DEN Kamilla Rytter Juhl15–12, 15–12Winner
2005Korea OpenKOR Lee Jae-jinDEN Jens Eriksen
DEN Mette Schjoldager17–14, 15–9Winner
2004Malaysia OpenKOR Kim Yong-hyunCHN Zhang Jun
CHN Gao Ling2–15, 11–15Runner-up
2004All England OpenKOR Kim Yong-hyunKOR Kim Dong-moon
KOR Ra Kyung-min8–15, 15–17Runner-up
2004Korea OpenKOR Kim Yong-hyunKOR Kim Dong-moon
KOR Ra Kyung-min5–15, 11–15Runner-up
2003Denmark OpenKOR Kim Yong-hyunKOR Kim Dong-moon
KOR Ra Kyung-min16–17, 10–15Runner-up
2003Dutch OpenKOR Kim Yong-hyunKOR Kim Dong-moon
KOR Ra Kyung-min4–15, 2–15Runner-up
2003Swiss OpenKOR Kim Yong-hyunDEN Jens Eriksen
DEN Mette Schjoldager7–11, 11–9, 5–11Runner-up
2003Korea OpenKOR Kim Yong-hyunKOR Kim Dong-moon
KOR Ra Kyung-min5–11, 4–11Runner-up

: BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF & IBF tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite (8 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Korea InternationalKOR Lee Kyung-wonKOR Yoo Hyun-young
KOR Jung Kyung-eun19–21, 10–21Runner-up
1999Norwegian InternationalKOR Yim Kyung-jinKOR Jung Yeon-kyung
KOR Kim So-yeon15–7, 15–3Winner
1999Australian InternationalKOR Ra Kyung-minKOR Chung Jae-hee
KOR Yim Kyung-jin17–16, 6–15, 15–3Winner
1999Hungarian InternationalKOR Yim Kyung-jinKOR Jung Yeon-kyung
KOR Kim So-yeon15–9, 15–13Winner
1998Sri Lanka InternationalKOR Jun Woul-sikIND Madhumita Bisht
IND Sindhu Gulati15–10, 15–5Winner
1997Korea InternationalKOR Jun Woul-sikKOR Choi Young-eun
KOR Lee Ji-sun15–5, 15–9Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Korea InternationalKOR Lee Yong-daeKOR Ko Sung-hyun
KOR Ha Jung-eun21–14, 15–21, 21–9Winner
1999Hungarian InternationalKOR Yim Bang-eunKOR Kim Yong-hyun
KOR Yim Kyung-jin15–5, 9–15, 3–15Runner-up
1998Sri Lanka InternationalKOR Choi Min-hoKOR Jung Sung-gyun
KOR Jun Woul-sik15–13, 17–15Winner
1997Korea InternationalKOR Choi Min-hoMAS Norhasikin Amin
MAS Pang Cheh Chang15–8, 15–9Winner

: BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament

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