Choi Hye-in (Korean최혜인; born 8 August 1992)[2] is a Korean badminton player who affiliated Daekyo badminton team since 2011,[3][4] and later representing Incheon International Airport.[1]

Choi Hye-in
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 32)
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking14 (WD 7 August 2013)
41 (XD 28 February 2013)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Qingdao Mixed doubles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Waitakere City Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Pune Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guadalajara Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guadalajara Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guadalajara Girls' doubles
BWF profile
Choi Hye-in
Hangul
최혜인
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoe Hye-in
McCune–ReischauerCh'oi Hye-in

Career

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Choi who educated at the Beomseo High School in Ulsan,[5] was one of Korea's top junior players. She clinched three titles at the 2010 German Junior Open, winning the girls' singles, girls' doubles, and mixed doubles events.[6] The same year, she was runner-up in mixed doubles at the 2010 World Junior Championships. She also represented Korea in the badminton at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

As a senior, she focused exclusively on doubles and played with various partners, reaching the 2012 Macau Open final with Kim So-yeong and the final of the 2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold with Kang Ji-wook. Her first major senior title came in 2014, when she and Lee So-hee won the women's doubles title at the 2014 Canada Open. Choi tried out, but was not selected for the national team in December 2014.[7]

Achievements

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Asian Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium,
Qingdao, China
  Kim Sa-rang   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
13–21, 21–12, 13–21   Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco,
Guadalajara, Mexico
  Lee So-hee   Tang Jinhua
  Xia Huan
22–20, 13–21, 15–21   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco,
Guadalajara, Mexico
  Kang Ji-Wook   Liu Cheng
  Bao Yixin
15–21, 15–21   Silver

BWF Grand Prix

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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
2012 Macau Open   Kim So-young   Eom Hye-won
  Jang Ye-na
18–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2014 Canada Open   Lee So-hee   Park So-young
  Park Sun-young
21–15, 21–18   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Kang Ji-wook   Yoo Yeon-seong
  Jang Ye-na
13–21, 11–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Vietnam International   Lee Se-rang   Komala Dewi
  Jenna Gozali
15–21, 21–10, 21–13   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Vietnam International   Kang Ji-wook   Patiphat Chalardchaleam
  Savitree Amitrapai
19–21, 22–20, 21–23   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ a b "최혜인" (in Korean). Incheon Airport. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ "BKA tournament entry list". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ^ "2013년 한국 여자 복식의 역사는 내가 쓴다!" (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. 18 January 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "고등·대학 최강자 '김문희·최혜인' 대교눈높이 입단" (in Korean). Badminton Times. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ Kim, In-ho (29 July 2010). ""다시태어나도 배드민턴 할거에요" 범서고 최혜인-이소희" (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. ^ "최혜인, 배드민턴 선수권대회 3관왕" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020 – via KBS.
  7. ^ "Korean national team announcement". Badminton Korea Association. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2016.