Shin Seung-chan (; ; born 6 December 1994) is a South Korean doubles specialist badminton player. she is widely recognized for her exceptional defensive skills and powerful smashes, which helped her secure a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside her partner Jung Kyung-eun. Throughout her career, Shin has consistently remained at the top of the BWF world rankings, achieving significant success with long-time partner Lee So-hee, including winning a silver and a bronze at the 2021 and 2014 BWF World Championships respectively. She also helped the Korean national team to win the 2022 Uber Cup.

Shin demonstrated exceptional talent early in her career by winning the gold medal at the 2011 and 2012 BWF World Junior Championships, and also at the 2012 Asian Junior Championships. Shin continues to excel by balancing his professional career and studies at the Chosun University, and her success at the university level was epitomized by her performance at the 2013 and 2015 Summer Universiade, where she contributed point for South Korea to clinch the gold medal in the team event in both years, and also secured the mixed and women's doubles gold in 2015.

Achievements

Olympic Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jung Kyung-eun Tang Yuanting Yu Yang 21–8, 21–17 Bronze

BWF World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Lee So-hee Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 13–21, 10–21 Bronze 2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Lee So-hee Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan 16–21, 17–21 Silver

Summer Universiade Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia Lee So-hee Luo Yu Tian Qing 12–21, 17–21 Bronze 2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center,Hwasun, South Korea Lee So-hee Ou Dongni Yu Xiaohan (disqualified) 21–16, 21–13 Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center,Hwasun, South Korea Kim Gi-jung Lu Ching-yao Chiang Kai-hsin 21–14, 21–11 Gold

BWF World Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City, Taiwan Lee So-hee Shella Devi Aulia Anggia Shitta Awanda 21–16, 13–21, 21–9 Gold 2012 Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan Lee So-hee Huang Yaqiong Yu Xiaohan 21–14, 18–21, 21–18 Gold

Asian Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea Lee So-hee Huang Yaqiong Yu Xiaohan 17–21, 21–15, 21–17 Gold

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 9 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Fuzhou China Open Super 750 Lee So-hee Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara 23–21, 21–18 Winner 2018 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Lee So-hee Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2018 Korea Masters Super 300 Lee So-hee Chang Ye-na Jung Kyung-eun 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2018 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Lee So-hee Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 12–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2019 Korea Open Super 500 Lee So-hee Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong 21–13, 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2019 French Open Super 750 Lee So-hee Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong 16–21, 21–19, 21–12 Winner 2019 Fuzhou China Open Super 750 Lee So-hee Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2020 (II) Thailand Open Super 1000 Lee So-hee Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2020 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Lee So-hee Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong 15–21, 26–24, 21–19 Winner 2021 Denmark Open Super 1000 Lee So-hee Huang Dongping Zheng Yu 15–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2021 French Open Super 750 Lee So-hee Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong 21–17, 21–12 Winner 2023 Taipei Open Super 300 Lee Yu-lim Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi 18–21, 21–17, 21–17 Winner 2024 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Lee Yu-lim Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi 21–17, 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Korea Masters Super 300 Choi Sol-gyu Ko Sung-hyun Eom Hye-won 12–21, 21–15, 18–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (3 titles, 3 runners-up) The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Denmark Open Jung Kyung-eun Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei Walkover Winner 2016 Malaysia Open Jung Kyung-eun Tang Yuanting Yu Yang 11–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2016 Korea Open Jung Kyung-eun Luo Ying Luo Yu 21–13, 21–11 Winner 2016 Denmark Open Jung Kyung-eun Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 21–19, 11–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2017 Denmark Open Lee So-hee Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto 21–13, 21–16 Winner 2017 French Open Lee So-hee Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (9 titles, 5 runners-up) 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 Korea Grand Prix Gold Lee So-hee Eom Hye-won Jang Ye-na 13–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2013 Swiss Open Lee So-hee Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na 21–23, 16–21 Runner-up 2013 Chinese Taipei Open Lee So-hee Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na Walkover Runner-up 2014 Korea Grand Prix Lee So-hee Chang Ye-na Yoo Hae-won 15–8 retired Winner 2015 Korea Masters Jung Kyung-eun Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee 7–21, 21–16, 19–21 Runner-up 2015 Macau Open Jung Kyung-eun Poon Lok Yan Tse Ying Suet 18–21, 15–15 retired Winner 2015 U.S. Grand Prix Jung Kyung-eun Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee 24–22, 18–21, 21–12 Winner 2016 Syed Modi International Jung Kyung-eun Eefje Muskens Selena Piek 21–15, 21–13 Winner 2016 Korea Masters Jung Kyung-eun Chae Yoo-jung Kim So-yeong 21–14, 21–14 Winner 2017 U.S. Open Lee So-hee Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2017 Korea Masters Lee So-hee Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong 21–18, 23–21 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Korea Grand Prix Choi Sol-gyu Shin Baek-cheol Chang Ye-na Walkover Winner 2017 Canada Open Kim Won-ho Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung 21–19, 21–16 Winner 2017 U.S. Open Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae Kim Ha-na 21–16, 14–21, 11–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 1 runner-up) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Iceland International Lee So-hee Go Ah-ra Yoo Hae-won 21–18, 21–16 Winner 2012 Tata Open India International Lee So-hee Aparna Balan N. Sikki Reddy 19–21, 21–13, 21–17 Winner 2023 Vietnam International Lee Yu-lim Jesita Putri Miantoro Febi Setianingrum 21–18, 21–10 Winner 2023 Osaka International Lee Yu-lim Mizuki Otake Miyu Takahashi 23–21, 21–13 Winner 2023 Northern Marianas Open Lee Yu-lim Hsu Ya-ching Lin Wan-ching 19–21, 21–18, 20–22 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 Osaka International Wang Chan Kim Young-hyuk Lee Yu-lim 21–14, 14–21, 21–15 Winner 2023 Northern Marianas Open Wang Chan Hashiru Shimono Miku Shigeta 21–13, 21–15 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

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