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Lee Yong-dae
Personal information
Born	(1988-09-11) September 11, 1988 (age 23) Hwasun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	73 kg (160 lb; 11.5 st)
Country	South Korea
Years active	2003-Present
Handedness	Right
Coach	Ha Tae-kwon
Mixed & Men's doubles
Highest Ranking	1 (in XD) 1 (in MD) (January, 2009)
Current Ranking	23 (in XD) 2 (in MD) (October 24, 2011[1])
Medal record Competitor for  South Korea Men's badminton Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing Mixed doubles World Championships Silver 2009 Hyderabad Men's doubles Silver 2007 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles Bronze 2011 London Men's doubles Bronze 2009 Hyderabad Mixed doubles Asian Games Silver 2010 Guangzhou Men's team Silver 2006 Doha Men's team Bronze 2010 Guangzhou Men's doubles Bronze 2006 Doha Men's doubles Sudirman Cup Silver 2009 Guangzhou Team Bronze 2007 Glasgow Team Thomas Cup Silver 2008 Jakarta Team
BWF Profile

Lee Yong-dae (Hangul: 이용대; Hanja: 李龍大; born September 11, 1988 in Hwasun, Jeollanam-do) is a male badminton player from South Korea. His current partners are Jung Jae-sung in men's doubles (as of 2006) and Ha Jung-eun in mixed doubles (as of 2011).

Early life[link]

Lee Yong Dae started playing badminton at his local elementary school at the age of 8. His youth club is Samsung Electromechanics. He joined the national badminton team of South Korea in 2003, at the age of 15 years old.^[2]

Career[link]

2003[link]

Lee participated in the OCBC/Yonex US Open, where he played in both the Men Doubles and Singles category. For both events, he was ousted in the second round. ^[3]

2004[link]

Lee started off 2004 with the French Open International, where he played the men singles, men doubles (with Jung Jung Yong) and mixed doubles (with Kang Hae Won) category. In the Mixed Doubles event, the pair managed to reach the semi-finals, before losing to the Russians. ^[4] He also participated in several tournaments without much results. In the Vietnam Satellite, he reached the quarter-finals in the Mixed Doubles category, partnering Oh Seul Ki.

2005[link]

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 doubles and the men doubles category. With Ha Jung-eun as his partner, he won Asian Junior Badminton Championships.

2006[link]

In July, Lee captured three gold medals at the Asian Junior Championships in Cheras, 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 BWF World Junior Championships where he led Team Korea to their first world junior championship, never allowing any single set in boys doubles, mixed doubles and mixed team event through the tournament.

Lee won the Thailand Open together with Ha Jung-eun; they had a walkover in the final against compatriots Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man. Together with Hwang Yu-mi, Lee won the mixed doubles tournament.

At the Asian Games, Lee and Jung became bronze medalists 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[link]

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 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 Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man in the final of the German Open; in mixed doubles Lee and Lee 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 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 Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man. 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 Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson 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[link]

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 this time, finishing as runners-up. They lost to He Hanbin and Yu Yang of China. In 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 Lee 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 All England Open of 2008, 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 Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man, also from Korea, in the final. In mixed doubles Lee lost in the quarterfinals 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, both of who went on to the semi-finals.

At the Badminton Asia Championships Lee and Jung became winners, beating Candra Wijaya and Nova Widianto 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.

Olympics[link]

Not having participated in the two following Super Series events, 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 upset the badminton world and went on to get the gold medal in mixed doubles, becoming the youngest gold medalists in Olympic badminton.

2009[link]

Lee Yong-dae started a bright year when he and Jung Jae-sung won the Malaysia Super Series. In Korea Super Series, Lee won the mixed doubles title with Lee Hyo-jung, while he and Jung only became the finalists. However, as Jung had to join the military service for two months, Lee paired with Shin Baek-cheol and claimed the German Open 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 Badminton Championship title.

In the Sudirman Cup on May 10–17, Lee Yong-dae brought South Korea to the final to meet defending champion China. Lee always won in both the men's doubles and mixed doubles events. However, in the final, he and Lee Hyo-jung bowed to Zheng Bo and Yu Yang, while a few hours later he and Jung Jae-sung also surrendered to Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng. China then won the cup for the consecutive third time 3-0.

In June, Lee Yong-dae played in the Singapore Open Super Series, but he did not win any title. In Indonesia, a week later, nevertheless, 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 BWF World Championships in Hyderabad, India. Unfortunately, in the mixed event, he and Lee Hyo-jung, seeded first, lost to Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark, who later became the champions. He had a better run with Jung Jae-sung in the men's doubles, reaching the final. They met Cai and Fu again, and this time, they lost.

In November, after a two-month absence due to injury, Lee Yong-dae returned to play in Hong Kong Open Super Series. 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 Super Series 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[link]

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, Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung reached the semi-finals, playing Widhianto/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 absence in Thomas Cup due to injury. However, his comeback was successful as he and Jung Jae-sung won the first tournament they play after the injury, Taiwan 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[link]

Yong-dae started the 2011 season with a not-so-satisfying result in the Super Series Finals in Taiwan as he and Jung Jae-sung only became the finalist.

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 repaired 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 Taiwan's fifth-seeded Chen Hung-Ling and Cheng Wen-Hsing.

The next week, Yong-dae participated in the Yonex Canada Open at the Richmond Olympic Oval. With Ko Sung-hyun, he won the title. However, in the mixed doubles, Yong-dae and his partner, Ha Jung-eun, lost to qualifier Cheng Liu 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

On October 23, 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.

On October 30th Lee Yong-dae and Jung Jae-Sung were again victorious against Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng in three sets, 14-21 21-15 21-11, to win the French Super Series title.

2012[link]

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 Victor Open in Korea losing to Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng in three sets, 18-21 21-17 21-19. In German Open, the Lee and Jung reached the final but lost to unseeded Chinese pair, Hong Wei and Shen Ye.

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

Personal life[link]

After winning the Olympic gold medal, Lee became so popular that people in Korea recognized him wherever he went. At first, he felt difficult to move around, but he eventually got used to it and enjoyed the attention.^[5]

Achievements[link]

Men Doubles

Mixed Doubles

TV appearances[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Cyworld BLOG
• Official Korean Fancafe
• Indonesian Fansite
• BWF Player Profile
• Badzine Player's Database

Ha Jung-eun
Personal information
Born	(1987-04-26) April 26, 1987 (age 25) Busan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	66 kg (130 lbs)
Country	South Korea
Years active	2003 – present
Handedness	Right
Women's/Mixed doubles
Highest Ranking	2/12 (November 2009)
Current Ranking	5/11 (August 4, 2011)
Medal record Women's badminton Competitor for  South Korea World Championships Bronze 2010 Paris Mixed Doubles Uber Cup Silver 2004 Jakarta Team Bronze 2008 Jakarta Team Gold 2010 Kuala Lumpur Team
BWF Profile

Ha Jung-eun (born April 26, 1987 in Busan) is a women's doubles and mixed doubles badminton player from South Korea.

Career[link]

Ha played in mixed doubles with Lee Yong-dae and won the Asian Junior Championship 2005.

She and Kim Min-jung played for South Korea's 2008 Uber Cup team in Jakarta, Indonesia.

2010[link]

In January, Ha Jung-eun with her women's doubles partner, Lee Kyung-won, became the semi-finalists in Korea Open Super Series. With Ko Sung-hyun in the mixed event, she only reached the quarter-finals.

In All England, Ha and Ko suffered a first-round defeat to Zheng Bo and Ma Jin of China 17–21 and 12–21. Meanwhile, Ha and Lee, seeded seventh, vanquished Indonesia's Shendy Puspa Irawati and Nitya Krishinda Maheswari in straight sets, 21–18 and 21–18, before bowing out to Chinese third seeds, Cheng Shu and Zhao Yunlei, in the semi-finals.

The next week's tournament in Switzerland brought unsatisfying result for Ha and Ko as they lost to the eventual finalists and their countrymen, Shin Baek-cheol and Yoo Hyun-young, in a tough three-setter, 21–19, 9–21, 19–21. However, in the women's event, Ha and Lee succeeded to their third semi-final of 2010, edging fourth-seeded Petya Nedeltcheva and Anastasia Russkikh out with a 21–17 and 21–11 win. Ha and Lee fought hard in the semi-final but finally lost 21–13, 19–21, and 20–22 to Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna of Japan.

Uber Cup 2010[link]

Ha played for the Korean Uber Cup team on May 9–16. She and Lee Kyung-won defeated Yu Yang and Du Jing of China in the final 19–21, 21–14, and 21–19, giving the first Uber cup for Korea.

2011[link]

Ha paired up with Lee Yong-dae again and they won the US Open Grand Prix Gold title in July.

External links[link]

• BWF Player Profile

Ko Sung-hyun

Ko Sung-hyun (born May 21, 1987^[1]) is an internationally elite badminton player from South Korea.

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  South Korea
Men's badminton
World Championships
Silver	2011 London	Men's Doubles
Bronze	2010 Paris	Mixed Doubles

Ko Sung-hyun is a right-handed player who specializes in doubles events. His current partner in the men's doubles is Yoo Yeon-seong. In the mixed doubles he is currently paired with Ha Jung-eun.

His best performances to date were at the 2010 Hong Kong Super Series where he won the men's doubles tournament with Yoo Yeong-seong^[2] and at the 2010 Paris World Championships where they reached the round of sixteen.

In mixed doubles Ko Sung-hyun and Ha Jung-eun reached the semifinals at the 2010 world championships where they claimed the bronze medal.^[3]

Record Against Selected Opponents[link]

Mixed Doubles results with Ha Jung-eun against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.^[4]

References[link]

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Kim Min Jung (Hangul: 김민정; born July 30 1982) is a South Korean actress. She began her career at the age of 7. She graduated from Han Yang University with a degree in Theatre Arts. ^[1][2][3]

Filmography[link]

Dramas[link]

• 2011: The Thorn Birds (KBS) (KBS)
• 2009: 2009 Alien Baseball Team (MBC)
• 2007: New Heart (MBC)
• 2006: Stranger Than Paradise (SBS)
• 2005: Fashion 70's (SBS)
• 2004: Save the Last Dance for Me (SBS)
• 2004: Ireland (MBC)
• 2003: Land of Wine (SBS)
• 2002: Rival (SBS)
• 2001: Mina (KBS2)
• 2000: The Unstoppables (SBS)
• 2000: Bad Boys (MBC)
• 1999: KAIST (SBS)
• 1991: Flower That Never Wilt (KBS)

Films[link]

• 2009: The Scam (2009)
• 2006: Forbidden Quest as Jung-bin
• 2004: Flying Boys as Hwangbo Su-jin
• 2003: Project X
• 2002: Bus Stop
• 1998: The Best as Class President
• 1998: Whispering Corridors
• 1993: Kid Cop

Awards[link]

• 2008: Mnet 20's choice TV Star Women's Division
• 2005: SBS Acting Awards
• 2004: MBC Acting Awards: New Actress Award
• 2000: KFHI Award
• 1998: KBS Acting Awards
• 1992: KBS Acting Awards

References[link]

External links[link]

• Storm's Company (Korean)
• Kim Min Jung at HanCinema
• Kim Min Jung on Twitter
• Aphrodite - Official Daum Cafe (Korean)

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