Lee Yong-dae
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- This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee (이 or 李).
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | 이용대 |
| Date of birth | September 11, 1988 |
| Place of birth | Hwasun, South Jeolla |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Men's/Mixed doubles | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Years active | 2003-Present |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Ha Tae-kwon |
| Highest Ranking | 1 (January 2009) |
| Current Ranking | 1 (August 27, 2009) |
| BWF Profile | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for South Korea | ||
| Men's badminton | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | Mixed doubles |
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2009 Hyderabad | Doubles |
| Silver | 2007 Kuala Lumpur | Doubles |
| Asian Games | ||
| Silver | 2006 Doha | Team |
| Bronze | 2006 Doha | Doubles |
| Thomas Cup | ||
| Silver | 2008 Jakarta | Team |
| Lee Yong-dae | |
| Hangul | 이용대 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李龍大 |
| Revised Romanization | I Yongdae |
| McCune-Reischauer | I Yongdae |
Lee Yong-dae (Hangul: 이용대) (born September 11, 1988 in Hwasun, South Jeolla) is a male badminton player from South Korea. He is by many considered a great talent and already a wonderful doubles player. His current partners are Jung Jae-sung in men's doubles (as of 2006) and Lee Hyo-jung in mixed doubles (as of 2007).
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[edit] Early Life
Lee 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 just 15 years old. [1]
[edit] Career
[edit] 2005
Struggling to find the right partner, he played several tournaments, not getting any big results; only two semi-finals in the Asian Satellite. With Ha Jung-eun as his partner, they won Asian Junior Championship.
[edit] 2006
Lee won the Thailand Open together with Jung; 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.
[edit] 2007
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.
[edit] 2008
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.
[edit] Olympics
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.
[edit] 2009
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.
[edit] Personal Life
After winning the Olympic gold medal, Lee becomes so popular that the Korean people recognized him whenever he goes. At first, he felt difficult to move around, but he eventually got used to it and enjoyed the attention. [2]
[edit] Achievements
Men Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | |||
| 2009 Yonex BWF World Championships | India | Runner-up | |
| 2009 Djarum Indonesia Super Series | Indonesia | Winner | |
| 2009 German Open | Germany | Winner | |
| 2009 Yonex Korea Super Series | Korea | Runner-up | |
| 2009 Proton Malaysia Super Series | Malaysia | Winner | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2008 Hong Kong Super Series | Hong Kong | Winner | |
| 2008 China Super Series | China | Winner | |
| 2008 Beijing Olympic Games | China | First Round | |
| 2008 Badminton Asia Championships | Malaysia | Winner | |
| 2008 Wilson Swiss Super Series | Switzerland | Winner | |
| 2008 All England | England | Winner | |
| 2007 | |||
| Thailand Grand Prix Gold | Thailand | Runner-Up | |
| Germany Grand Prix | Germany | Runner-Up | |
| Yonex Korea Open Super Series | Seoul, Korea | Winner | |
| 2006 | |||
| 2006 Thailand Open | Thailand | Winner | |
| 2006 Indonesia Open | Jakarta, Indonesia | Semi-Finalist | |
| 2006 Germany Open | Germany | Winner |
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | |||
| 2009 Taiwan Open Grand Prix Gold | Taiwan | First Round | |
| 2009 Yonex BWF World Championships | India | Semi-finalist | |
| 2009 Happy Suwon Asian Badminton Championship | Korea | Winner | |
| 2009 German Open Grand Prix Gold | Germany | Semi-finalist | |
| 2009 Yonex Korea Super Series | Korea | Winner | |
| 2009 Proton Malaysia Super Series | Malaysia | Runner-Up | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2008 Hong Kong Super Series | Hong Kong | Runner-Up | |
| 2008 China Super Series | China | Winner | |
| 2008 Beijing Olympic Games | China | Winner | |
| 2008 Badminton Asia Championship | Malaysia | Quarter-finalist | |
| 2008 Wilson Swiss Super Series | Switzerland | Semi-finalist | |
| 2008 Yonex All England Super Series | England | Quarter-finalist | |
| 2008 German Open | Germany | Winner | |
| 2008 Korea Super Series | Korea | Winner | |
| 2008 Malaysia Super Series | Malaysia | Runner-Up | |
| 2007 | |||
| 2007 Wilson Swiss Super Series | Switzerland | Winner | |
| 2007 Yonex All England Super Series | England | Quarter-finalist | |
| 2007 German Open | Germany | Semi-finalist | |
| 2006 | |||
| 2006 Badminton World Championships | Spain | Second Round | |
| 2006 Korea Open | Korea | Quarter-finalist | |
| 2006 Thailand Open | Thailand | Winner | |
| 2006 Macau Open Championship | Macau | Quarter-finalist | |
| 2006 Chinese Taipei Open | Taiwan | Semi-finalist |
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