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

Jung Jae-sung
Personal information
Born	(1982-08-25) August 25, 1982 (age 29) Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	69 kg (150 lb; 10.9 st)
Country	South Korea
Handedness	Right
Coach	Ha Tae-kwon
Men's doubles
Highest Ranking	1 (January, 2009)
Current Ranking	2 (March, 2011[1])
Medal record Competitor for  South Korea Men's badminton World Championships Silver 2009 Hyderabad Men's doubles Silver 2007 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles Bronze 2011 London Men's 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

Jung Jae-sung (Hangul: 정재성; Hanja: 鄭在成; born August 25, 1982 in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do) is a male badminton player from South Korea.

Jung started playing badminton at 7, at his local elementary school. He entered the South Korea national badminton team in 2001. His current partner, as of 2006, is Lee Yong-dae.

Career[link]

2005[link]

Jung won the Thailand Open with his former partner Lee Jae-jin, beating the Danes Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen in the final.

2006[link]

Jung won the Thailand Open together with Lee; they had a walkover in the final against compatriots Lee Jae-jin, with whom Jung won the last Thailand Open, and Hwang Ji-man.

At the Asian Games, Jung and Lee 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 Jung a silver medal.

2007[link]

In January, Jung and Lee 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. Jung and Lee lost to Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man in the final of the German Open.

Jung participated to 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. The rest of the year also resulted in quite disappointing achievements, not getting past quarterfinals in any major events, except in the French Open. Jung and Lee there lost to the eventual winners, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China.

2008[link]

To start 2008, Jung, together with Lee, disappointingly lost to an unseeded pair in the second round of the Malaysia Open. In Korea, things went a bit better, achieving a quarterfinal. There they lost to runners-up Luluk Hadiyanto and Alvent Yulianto of Indonesia.

More than a month later, Jung and Lee 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 compatriots Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man in the finals. A week later, the pair were victorious in the Swiss Open of 2008 too.

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

Jung and Lee 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, Jung and Lee were disappointingly knocked out in the first round in Beijing. His partner went on to get the gold medal in mixed doubles.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Badzine Player's Database

Jae-Sung Lee (born April 9, 1983 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean professional boxer in the Featherweight division and is the former Korean National Super Bantamweight Champion.^[1]

Pro career[link]

On October 7, 2006 Lee beat the veteran Min-Sung Lee to win the Korean National Super Bantamweight Championship.^[2]

In May 2009, Jae-Sung lost to an undefeated Mexican American Miguel Angel Garcia.^[3]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Professional boxing record for Jae-Sung Lee from BoxRec

Cai Yun
Personal information
Birth name	蔡赟
Born	(1980-01-19) January 19, 1980 (age 32) Suzhou, Jiangsu
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	65 kg (140 lb; 10.2 st)
Country	China
Handedness	Right
Men's doubles
Highest Ranking	1 (June 23, 2011)
Current Ranking	1 (September 2, 2011 [2])
Medal record Competitor for  China Men's badminton Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing Men's Doubles Asian Games Gold 2010 Guangzhou Team Gold 2006 Doha Team World Championships Gold 2011 London Men's Doubles Gold 2010 Paris Men's Doubles Gold 2009 Hyderabad Men's Doubles Gold 2006 Madrid Men's Doubles Bronze 2003 Birmingham Men's Doubles Sudirman Cup Gold 2011 Qingdao Team Gold 2009 Guangzhou Team Gold 2007 Glasgow Team Gold 2005 Beijing Team Silver 2003 Eindhoven Team Thomas Cup Gold 2012 Wuhan Team Gold 2010 Kuala Lumpur Team Gold 2008 Jakarta Team Gold 2006 Tokyo Team Gold 2004 Jakarta Team World Cup Gold 2005 Yiyang Men's Doubles
BWF Profile

Cai Yun (simplified Chinese: 蔡赟; traditional Chinese: 蔡贇; pinyin: Cài Yūn; born January 19, 1980 in Suzhou, Jiangsu) is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China.

Career[link]

Combining Cai Yun's impressive speed with his regular partner Fu Haifeng's impressive power, Cai and Fu have been one of the world's leading men's doubles teams since 2004. They have won numerous top tier events on the world circuit including the venerable All England Open Championships in 2005 and 2009. They have won the BWF World Championships 4 times in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2011, becoming the first Men's Doubles pair to achieve this feat. Cai and Fu have helped China win four consecutive Thomas Cup (Men’s Team World Badminton Championships) (2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010) and four consecutive Sudirman Cup (World Team Championships) (2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011). Cai and Fu also competed together in both the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals in 2004, and in 2008 in Beijing were silver medalists, losing a close final to Indonesia's Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan.

At the 2010 BWF World Championships, they, being the fifth-seed, beat the third-seed Danish pair Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen 21–11, 21–18 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, they defeated the second-seed Indonesian Olympic Champions Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan 21–16, 21–13. In the finals, they overcame the first-seed and Malaysian world no. 1 Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong 18–21, 21–18, 21–14 to win the world title for the 3rd time. They are the first Men's Doubles pair to achieve this feat.

Cai and Fu went on to win the Li-Ning China Masters Super Series. Being the fifth-seed, they first defeated their second-seed compatriots Xu Chen and Guo Zhendong 21–11, 21–16 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, they made a great comeback against the third-seed South Korean rival Lee Yong Dae and Jung Jae Sung 20–22, 21–13, 21–17. Cai and Fu then clinched their second China Masters title by defeating the fourth-seed South Korean pair Yoo Yeon Seong and Ko Sung Hyun in 2 sets 21–14, 21–19. Cai and Fu won their third title in a row by winning the Yonex Japan Open Super Series. They, being the fifth-seed, beat the young Korean Pair Cho Gun Woo and Kwon Yi Goo 21–14, 16–21, 21–12 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, they defeated their promising compatriots Zhang Nan and Chai Biao 21–17, 21–16. In the finals, they made a great comeback again against the first-seed and Malaysian world no. 1 Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong 18–21, 21–14, 21–12 to win their first Japan Open title.

Titles[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• (Chinese) Cai Yun's Blog
• Profile – Beijing 2008 Olympic Games