Lee Yun-hwa

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In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Yun-hwa
Personal information
Country South Korea
Born (1985-11-14) 14 November 1985 (age 36)
Wonju, Gangwon, South Korea
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Jakarta Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Jakarta Women's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Women's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Pretoria Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Taipei Girls' team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Girls' team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Lee Yun-hwa (Korean: 이연화; born 14 November 1985) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] Born in Wonju, Gangwon province, Lee started playing badminton at aged nine.[2] She educated at the Bukwon girls' middle school, after that in Yubong girls' high school.[3] Lee joined the national team when she was 15 and trained at the Taeneung national training center.[2] In the junior event, she competed at the Asian Junior Championships, winning a gold medal in the girls' team event in 2001, girls team silver and girls' doubles bronze medal in 2002.[4][5] She also part of the national junior team that won the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships.[6] She made a debut at the Uber Cup in 2004, and captured the attention by her outstanding performance winning the singles and doubles event in the semi finals against Denmark.[2] In the Sudirman Cup, she helped the team reaching in to the semi finals round in 2005 and 2007, clinched the bronze medal for the team.[7][8] Lee who was affiliated with the Daekyo Noonoppi, helped the Korean team won the world women's team championships at the 2010 Uber Cup.[3]

Achievements[]

Asian Junior Championships[]

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 		South Korea Thailand Soratja Chansrisukot
Thailand Salakjit Ponsana 		Bronze Bronze

BWF Grand Prix[]

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2007 U.S. Open South Korea Jun Jae-youn 18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series[]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2009 Korea International South Korea Bae Yeon-ju 15–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Korea International South Korea Jang Soo-young 23–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Canadian International South Korea Jun Jae-youn 23–21, 16–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Canadian International South Korea 11–5, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References[]

  1. ^ "Players: Lee Yun Hwa". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Lee Yun-hwa works a miracle for Korean squad". Badminton Central. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b "한국 사상 첫 우버컵 우승!! 한국 여자 배드민턴대표팀" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. ^ "2001 아시아주니어배드민턴선수권대회 (2001년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 10 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "2002 아시아주니어배드민턴선수권대회 (2002년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 10 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "세계주니어배드민턴선수권대회 (2002년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  7. ^ "China face Indonesia in Beijing". BBC. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  8. ^ "BWF Sudirman Cup". websites.sportstg.com. SportsTG. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

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