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]
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| Country |  South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 November 1985 Wonju, Gangwon, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
Asian Junior Championships edit
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Yim Ah-young
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 Soratja Chansrisukot Salakjit Ponsana
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 Bronze
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BWF Grand Prix edit
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 |
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| 2007 | U.S. Open | Jun Jae-youn
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18–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Korea International | Bae Yeon-ju
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15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2007 | Korea International | Jang Soo-young
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23–21, 21–15 |  Winner
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| 2007 | Canadian International | Jun Jae-youn
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23–21, 16–21, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2005 | Canadian International | Kim Young-mi
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11–5, 11–7 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Lee Yun Hwa". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "Lee Yun-hwa works a miracle for Korean squad". Badminton Central. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ a b "한국 사상 첫 우버컵 우승!! 한국 여자 배드민턴대표팀" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "2001 아시아주니어배드민턴선수권대회 (2001년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 10 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2002 아시아주니어배드민턴선수권대회 (2002년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 10 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "세계주니어배드민턴선수권대회 (2002년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "China face Indonesia in Beijing". BBC. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "BWF Sudirman Cup". websites.sportstg.com. SportsTG. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
External links edit
- Lee Yun-hwa at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com