Choi Hye-in (; born 8 August 1992) is a Korean badminton player who affiliated Daekyo badminton team since 2011, and later representing Incheon International Airport.
Career Choi who educated at the Beomseo High School in Ulsan, was one of Korea's top junior players. She clinched three titles at the 2010 German Junior Open, winning the girls' singles, girls' doubles, and mixed doubles events. The same year, she was runner-up in mixed doubles at the 2010 World Junior Championships. She also represented Korea in the badminton at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.
As a senior, she focused exclusively on doubles and played with various partners, reaching the 2012 Macau Open final with Kim So-yeong and the final of the 2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold with Kang Ji-wook. Her first major senior title came in 2014, when she and Lee So-hee won the women's doubles title at the 2014 Canada Open. Choi tried out, but was not selected for the national team in December 2014.
Achievements
Asian Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium,Qingdao, China Kim Sa-rang Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 13–21, 21–12, 13–21 Bronze
BWF World Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Domo del Code Jalisco,Guadalajara, Mexico Lee So-hee Tang Jinhua Xia Huan 22–20, 13–21, 15–21 Bronze
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Domo del Code Jalisco,Guadalajara, Mexico Kang Ji-Wook Liu Cheng Bao Yixin 15–21, 15–21 Silver
BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Macau Open Kim So-young Eom Hye-won Jang Ye-na 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2014 Canada Open Lee So-hee Park So-young Park Sun-young 21–15, 21–18 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold Kang Ji-wook Yoo Yeon-seong Jang Ye-na 13–21, 11–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Vietnam International Lee Se-rang Komala Dewi Jenna Gozali 15–21, 21–10, 21–13 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Vietnam International Kang Ji-wook Patiphat Chalardchaleam Savitree Amitrapai 19–21, 22–20, 21–23 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
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