Sim Yu-jin (; born Shim Ye-rim, 13 May 1999) is a South Korean badminton player. She won a bronze medal in the women's singles at the 2025 Asian Championships.
Sim is well known for her pivotal role in the 2022 Uber Cup, where she helped the Korean team to lift the Uber Cup trophy by beating China in the final in which she scored the decisive victory against Wang Zhiyi. In 2024, she claimed her first world tour title at the 2024 Taipei Open after defeating Indonesia's Putri Kusuma Wardani in the final. She also part of the Korea winning team in the 2026 Uber Cup.
Early life Sim was born as Shim Ye-rim on 13 May 1999 in Chungju, North Chungcheong, South Korea. She began playing badminton under the influence of her mother, who is also a badminton player.
Achievements
Asian Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 2025 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China Chen Yufei 11–21, 11–21 Bronze 2026 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China An Se-young 14–21, 9–21 Bronze
BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-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 the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of 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 singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref 2024 Taipei Open Super 300 Putri Kusuma Wardani 21–17, 21–13 Winner 2025 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Ratchanok Intanon 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2018 Norwegian International Kim Ga-eun 21–8, 18–21, 21–16 Winner 2019 Mongolia International Supanida Katethong 19–21, 21–19, 9–21 Runner-up 2023 (II) Indonesia International Kim Ga-ram 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2024 Vietnam International Kim Ga-ram 21–9, 15–21, 21–8 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles, 2 runners-up) Girls' singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2015 Malaysia Junior International Thinaah Muralitharan 21–15, 22–20 Winner
Girls' doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 German Junior International Kim Hyang-im Kim Hye-jeong Park Keun-hye 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2017 Dutch Junior International Park Ga-eun Kim Min-ji Seong Ah-yeong 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Korean Junior International Kang Min-hyuk Woo Seung-hoon Kim Min-ji 12–10, 11–7, 10–12, 11–6 Winner BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament BWF Junior International Challenge tournament BWF Junior International Series tournament BWF Junior Future Series tournament
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