Yoo Hyun-young (badminton)
Yoo Hyun-young (Korean: 유현영; Hanja: 柳晛榮; born 3 January 1990) is a badminton player from South Korea. Her first big result internationally came when, at the age of 16, she partnered Lee Yong-dae to win the mixed doubles title at the 2006 BWF World Junior Championships, as well as the mixed team title. She was a team-mate of both Bae Yeon-ju and Jung Kyung-eun at Masan's Sungji Girls' High School and in 2007, all three girls were runners-up at the 2007 BWF World Junior Championships.[1]
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| Born | 3 January 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 21 (WD) 22 July 2010 19 (XD) 29 July 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After graduating to the senior ranks, Yoo continued to play with both Jung and Shin Baek-cheol, her partner in her last year of junior play. She and Shin were mixed doubles runners-up at the 2010 Swiss Open Super Series. Later that year, she and Jung won their first Grand Prix title, the Korea Grand Prix. However, shortly afterward, both pairings were split up.
Yoo, Bae Yeon-ju, Jung Kyung-eun, and Bae Seung-hee, among others, were coached by Yoo's father Yoo Gap-soo both at Sungji Girls' High School and later at Korea Ginseng Corporation.[2]
Achievements
BWF World Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Waitakere Trust Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand |
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18–21, 21–10, 15–21 |  |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Waitakere Trust Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand |
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20–22, 16–21 |  |
| 2006 | Samsan World Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea |
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18–21, 21–19, 21–14 |  |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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21–14, 17–21, 18–21 | |
| 2006 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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19–21, 11–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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18–21, 21–16, 12–21 | |
| 2006 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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21–15, 21–9 | |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF Superseries has two levels, the Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, introduced in 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year's end.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Swiss Open | |
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14–21, 18–21 |  |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: the, Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the BWF since 2007.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Korea Masters | |
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21–16, 18–21, 21–19 |  |
| 2010 | Chinese Taipei Open | |
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14–21, 20–22 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Vietnam Open | |
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16–21, 13–21 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Indonesia International | |
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17–21, 21–19, 13–21 | |
| 2011 | Turkey International | |
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18–21, 21–18, 19–21 | |
| 2010 | Vietnam International | |
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21–16, 21–18 | |
| 2009 | Korea International | |
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21–19, 21–10 | |
| 2007 | Korea International | |
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21–18, 21–4 | |
| 2006 | Malaysia Satellite | |
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14–21, 17–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Indonesia International | |
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19–21, 21–13, 21–12 | |
| 2011 | Turkey International | |
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23–25, 21–9, 21–19 | |
| 2007 | Korea International | |
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22–20, 21–3 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- "Sungji Girls' High School - Historical results". koreabadminton.org. Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- Hearn, Don (28 January 2013). "Koreans ready for Indonesian Superliga". Badzine.net. Retrieved 31 August 2016.