Chang Ye-na (Korean장예나; RRJang Ye-na; Korean pronunciation: [tɕaŋ.je.na]; born 13 December 1989) is a South Korean badminton player who specializes in doubles.[1] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] She won gold medals at the 2013 Kazan Universiade in the mixed team and women's doubles event partnered with Kim So-yeong.[3] She also won silver medal at the 2013 BWF World Championships with Eom Hye-won.[4] In 2017, she helped the Korean national team to win the world team championships at the Sudirman Cup.[5]

Chang Ye-na
Chang Ye Na at the 2015 Korea Grand Prix Gold
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1989-12-13) 13 December 1989 (age 34)
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
HandednessLeft
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking2 (WD with Lee So-hee 16 November 2017)
8 (XD 16 January 2014)
Current ranking13 (WD with Kim Hye-rin 30 August 2022)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Guangzhou Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Donggguan Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Wuhan Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 New Delhi Women's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Gimcheon Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Wuhan Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Wuhan Women's doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Manila Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hyderabad Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Alor Setar Women's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Jakarta Girls' team
BWF profile

Achievements

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BWF World Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China   Eom Hye-won   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
14–21, 21–18, 8–21   Silver

Asian Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
  Lee So-hee   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
16–21, 19–21   Bronze
2017 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
  Lee So-hee   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
14–21, 10–21   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,
Gimcheon, South Korea
  Shin Baek-cheol   Lee Chun Hei
  Chau Hoi Wah
21–13, 15–21, 15–21   Silver

Summer Universiade

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Gymnasium of SZIIT,
Shenzhen, China
  Eom Hye-won   Pai Hsiao-ma
  Cheng Shao-chieh
21–11, 21–14   Gold
2013 Tennis Academy,
Kazan, Russia
  Kim So-young   Luo Yu
  Tian Qing
27–25, 15–21, 23–21   Gold

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Korea Masters Super 300   Jung Kyung-eun   Lee So-hee
  Shin Seung-chan
21–14, 21–17   Winner
2019 Swiss Open Super 300   Jung Kyung-eun   Nami Matsuyama
  Chiharu Shida
21–16, 21–13   Winner
2019 Canada Open Super 100   Kim Hye-rin   Setyana Mapasa
  Gronya Somerville
16–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2019 Hong Kong Open Super 500   Kim Hye-rin   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan
11–21, 21–13, 15–21   Runner-up
2019 Syed Modi International Super 300   Kim Hye-rin   Baek Ha-na
  Jung Kyung-eun
21–23, 15–21   Runner-up

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 6 runners-up)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[8] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[9] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Malaysia Open   Jung Kyung-eun   Luo Ying
  Luo Yu
18–21, 9–21   Runner-up
2015 Korea Open   Lee So-hee   Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
  Greysia Polii
15–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2016 French Open   Lee So-hee   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan
16–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2016 China Open   Lee So-hee   Huang Dongping
  Li Yinhui
13–21, 21–14, 21–17   Winner
2017 All England Open   Lee So-hee   Christinna Pedersen
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl
21–18, 21–13   Winner
2017 Indonesia Open   Lee So-hee   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan
19–21, 21–15, 10–21   Runner-up
2017 Korea Open   Lee So-hee   Huang Yaqiong
  Yu Xiaohan
11–21, 15–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 China Masters   Yoo Yeon-seong   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
13–21, 16–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (9 titles, 9 runners-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Macau Open   Eom Hye-won   Jung Kyung-eun
  Kim Ha-na
4–8 retired   Runner-up
2011 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Eom Hye-won   Shinta Mulia Sari
  Yao Lei
21–15, 21–16   Winner
2012 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold   Eom Hye-won   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
12–21, 21–12, 13–21   Runner-up
2012 Macau Open   Eom Hye-won   Choi Hye-in
  Kim So-young
21–18, 21–16   Winner
2012 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Eom Hye-won   Lee So-hee
  Shin Seung-chan
21–13, 21–17   Winner
2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Kim So-young   Go Ah-ra
  Yoo Hae-won
21–15, 21–12   Winner
2014 Korea Grand Prix   Yoo Hae-won   Lee So-hee
  Shin Seung-chan
8–15 retired   Runner-up
2015 Thailand Open   Lee So-hee   Huang Dongping
  Li Yinhui
22–20, 11–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2015 Korea Masters   Lee So-hee   Jung Kyung-eun
  Shin Seung-chan
21–7, 16–21, 21–19   Winner
2015 U.S. Grand Prix   Lee So-hee   Jung Kyung-eun
  Shin Seung-chan
22–24, 21–18, 12–21   Runner-up
2016 New Zealand Open   Lee So-hee   Yuki Fukushima
  Sayaka Hirota
13–21, 16–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Yoo Yeon-seong   Kim Ki-jung
  Jung Kyung-eun
21–17, 21–19   Winner
2012 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Yoo Yeon-seong   Shin Baek-choel
  Eom Hye-won
21–11, 18–21, 23–25   Runner-up
2013 German Open   Shin Baek-cheol   Anders Kristiansen
  Julie Houmann
21–19, 19–21, 24–22   Winner
2013 Australian Open   Shin Baek-cheol   Irfan Fadhilah
  Weni Anggraini
14–21, 24–22, 16–21   Runner-up
2013 Chinese Taipei Open   Shin Baek-cheol   Yoo Yeon-seong
  Eom Hye-won
22–20, 12–21, 21–16   Winner
2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Yoo Yeon-seong   Kang Ji-wook
  Choi Hye-in
21–13, 21–11   Winner
2014 Korea Grand Prix   Shin Baek-cheol   Choi Sol-gyu
  Shin Seung-chan
Walkover   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Korea International   Kim Mi-young   Ha Jung-eun
  Kim Min-jung
15–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2008 Malaysia International   Kim Mi-young   Bae Seung-hee
  Park Sun-young
21–13, 15–21, 5–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Chang Ye Na". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ "2016 Summer Olympics - Athletes: Chang Ye-Na". ESPN. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Athlete Information: Chang Ye Na". Kazan 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2017.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Wang-Yang win women's doubles title at Badminton World Championships". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  6. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  8. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  9. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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