Lee Jae-jin (; ; born 26 January 1983) is a badminton player from South Korea.
Career In 2003, he won the Hungarian International tournament in the mixed doubles event, and at the Norwegian International, he won the doubles title in the men's and mixed doubles events. In 2005, he won the mixed doubles title at the South Korea, German, Thailand, and Malaysia Open with Lee Hyo-jung. In Thailand, he also won the men's doubles title with Jung Jae-sung.
Lee played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Hwang Ji-man. They were seeded tenth and were defeated in the third round by Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan, 21–17, 21–16.
In Beijing, 2008 Summer Olympics, Lee, and his partner Hwang won the first bronze medal after upsetting Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah in the first round and Tadashi Ohtsuka/Keita Masuda in the quarter-final, but were defeated by Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China in the semi-final. Nevertheless, in the bronze medal match, Lee and Hwang subdued Danish pair Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen.
In 2011, Lee was back in the Korean mainstream press after winning the pro match at the national pro-boxing New King Challenge.
Achievements
Olympic Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2008 Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium,Beijing, China Hwang Ji-man Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 13–21, 21–18, 21–17 Bronze
Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium,Hyderabad, India Jung Jae-sung Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 11–15, 7–15 Silver 2008 Bandaraya Stadium,Johor Bahru, Malaysia Hwang Ji-man Candra Wijaya Nova Widianto 15–21, 21–19, 17–21 Bronze
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium,Hyderabad, India Lee Hyo-jung Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam 11–15, 17–14, 10–15 Silver
World Junior Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Tianhe Gymnasium,Guangzhou, China Hwang Yu-mi Zheng Bo Wei Yili 4–7, 4–7, 0–7 Bronze
Asian Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Nishiyama Park Gymnasium,Kyoto, Japan Jung Jae-sung Sang Yang Zheng Bo 16–17, 15–11, 12–15 Silver 2001 Taipei Gymnasium,Taipei, Taiwan Hwang Ji-man Adisak Wiriyapadungpong Songphon Anugritayawon 17–15, 15–1 Gold
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Nishiyama Park Gymnasium,Kyoto, Japan Hwang Yu-mi Sang Yang Zhang Yawen 8–15, 17–14, 14–17 Bronze 2001 Taipei Gymnasium,Taipei, Taiwan Hwang Yu-mi Hwang Ji-man Bae Seung-hee 15–7, 15–12 Gold
BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Korea Open Hwang Ji-man Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae 16–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2008 All England Open Hwang Ji-man Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae 22–20, 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries tournament
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. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Thailand Open Jung Jae-sung Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 15–11, 15–5 Winner 2006 Thailand Open Hwang Ji-man Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae Walkover Runner-up 2006 Korea Open Hwang Ji-man Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2007 German Open Hwang Ji-man Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae 21–18, 22–20 Winner 2007 Thailand Open Hwang Ji-man Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae 21–19, 19–21, 21–9 Winner 2008 German Open Hwang Ji-man Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae 21–13, 21–19 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Korea Open Lee Hyo-jung Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager 17–14, 15–9 Winner 2005 German Open Lee Hyo-jung Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 15–12, 17–14 Winner 2005 Thailand Open Lee Hyo-jung Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl 15–12, 15–12 Winner 2005 Malaysia Open Lee Hyo-jung Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting 15–12, 15–11 Winner 2005 China Open Lee Hyo-jung Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 10–15, 10–15 Runner-up 2006 Chinese Taipei Open Lee Hyo-jung Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–17, 21–23, 13–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2003 Hungarian International Hwang Ji-man Jeon Jun-bum Yoo Yeon-seong 15–12, 15–12 Winner 2003 Norwegian International Hwang Ji-man David Lindley Kristian Roebuck 15–10, 15–2 Winner 2009 Singapore International Heo Hoon-hoi Chayut Triyachart Danny Bawa Chrisnanta 20–22, 21–18, 21–16 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2003 Norwegian International Lee Eun-woo Kristian Roebuck Liza Parker 17–16, 15–2 Winner 2005 Malaysia Satellite Kim Jin-ah Gan Teik Chai Fong Chew Yen 15–7, 8–15, 3–15 Runner-up 2008 Korean International Kim Jin-ock Hwang Ji-man Hwang Yu-mi 15–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2009 Singapore International Kim Jin-ock Heo Hoon-hoi Jung Kyung-eun 21–19, 21–11 Winner 2012 Indonesia International Yoo Hyun-young Tri Kusmawardana Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella 19–21, 21–13, 21–12 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
References
External links
BWF Player Profile