Jin Yong (Korean: 진용; born 8 April 2003) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] He won his first senior international title at the Denmark Masters with Na Sung-seung.[2]
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 2003 Dangjin, South Chungcheong, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 28 (with Na Sung-seung, 28 May 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 82 (with Na Sung-seung, 19 November 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Background
editJin began playing badminton in second grade at Dangjin Elementary School under the influence of his mother, Lee Mi-kyung, who is a former badminton player. In August 2021, as a third-year student at Dangjin Information High School, he won the men's doubles event at the national selection tournament and joined the national team.[3] In 2022, he joined the Yonex Korea team.[4]
Achievements
editWorld University Games
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Shuangliu Sports Centre Gymnasium, Chengdu, China |
 Ji Young-bin
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 Lee Fang-chih Teng Chun-hsun
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13–21, 25–27 |  Bronze
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BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Na Sung-seung
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 Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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18–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2024 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Kim Won-ho
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 Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik
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23–21, 19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | China Masters | Super 750 | Seo Seung-jae
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 Sabar Karyaman Gutama Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
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21–16, 21–16 |  Winner
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| 2025 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Seo Seung-jae
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Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Daniel Marthin
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21–18, 21–17 | Winner
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
editMen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Denmark Masters | Na Sung-seung
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 Chiu Hsiang-chieh Yang Ming-tse
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21–13, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2023 | Vietnam International | Na Sung-seung
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Alfian Eko Prasetya Ade Yusuf Santoso
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21–8, 21–6 | Winner
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| 2023 | Northern Marianas Open | Na Sung-seung
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Wei Chun-wei Wu Guan-xun
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11–21, 21–15, 18–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Jin Yong | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Yu, Gi-hyeon (13 June 2022). "배드민턴 나성승-진용, 첫 국제대회 금메달 획득" [Badminton Na Sung-seung and Jin Yong win their first international gold medal]. 한국생활체육뉴스 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Kwon, Jae-min (29 September 2022). "실업배드민턴 1년차 진용이 그리는 꿈…국내 정상 넘어 세계무대에서 포효를!" [Jin Yong, a first-year professional badminton player, dreams of becoming a world-class player beyond the top in Korea!]. 스포츠동아 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Im, Sun-hyeon (4 January 2022). "'배드민턴 기대주' 진용, 요넥스 입단…이용대와 한솥밥" ['Badminton prospect' Jin Yong joins Yonex… In the same team as Lee Yong-dae]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
edit- Jin Yong at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
- Jin Yong at BWFBadminton.com