Bae Yeon-ju

In this Korean name, the family name is Bae.

Bae Yeon-ju (Korean: 배연주; Hanja: 裵延姝; Korean pronunciation: [pɛ̝.jʌn.dʑu]; born 26 October 1990) is a retired international badminton player from South Korea.^[1][2]

Bae Yeon-ju
Bae Yeon-ju at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
Birth name	배연주
Country	South Korea
Born	(1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 34) Masan, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Handedness	Left
Women's singles
Career record	236 wins, 148 losses
Highest ranking	5 (23 October 2016)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  South Korea World Championships 2013 Guangzhou Women's singles Sudirman Cup 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2011 Qingdao Mixed team 2015 Dongguan Mixed team Uber Cup 2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 2012 Wuhan Women's team 2016 Kunshan Women's team 2014 New Delhi Women's team 2008 Jakarta Women's team Asian Games 2014 Incheon Women's team 2010 Guangzhou Women's team 2014 Incheon Women's singles Asia Team Championships 2016 Hyderabad Women's team World Junior Championships 2006 Incheon Mixed team 2007 Waitakere City Girls' singles 2007 Waitakere City Mixed team 2008 Pune Mixed team 2006 Incheon Girls' singles Asian Junior Championships 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2008 Kuala Lumpur Girls' singles
BWF profile

Career

Bae started playing badminton at aged 10, and first gained international attention in 2006 when she reached the semifinals in the women's singles and won the gold medal as a member of the South Korean mixed team at the BWF World Junior Championships. Bae joined the South Korean national team in 2008 and in the same year she won her first international title at the Indonesia International tournament.^[1][3] In 2010, she became the runner-up at the BWF Superseries Finals after being defeated by Wang Shixian of China with the score 21–13, 21–15.^[4]

In 2012, she competed at the London Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, and was defeated by Wang Yihan in the round of 16.^[5] In 2013, she won the Korea Masters tournament after beating her team-mate Sung Ji-hyun with the score 21–19, 15–21, 21–9.^[6]

In 2016, she competed at the Rio Summer Olympics and was defeated in the last 16 by eventual bronze medallist Nozomi Okuhara.^[7][8] Bae was one of four Korean players who announced that they would be retiring from the national team at the end of the tournament.^[9]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China	Li Xuerui	5–21, 11–21	Bronze

Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Wang Yihan	10–21, 21–12, 16–21	Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Samsan World Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Saina Nehwal	23–25, 13–21	Bronze
2007	The Trust Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand	Wang Lin	16–21, 15–21	Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Li Xuerui	21–12, 5–21, 20–22	Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[10] 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,^[11] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Malaysia Open	Wang Xin	21–19, 17–21, 6–4 retired	Runner up
2010	World Superseries Finals	Wang Shixian	13–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2011	India Open	Porntip Buranaprasertsuk	13–21, 16–21	Runner up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Australian Open	Han Li	13–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2013	Korea Grand Prix Gold	Sung Ji-hyun	21–19, 15–21, 21–9	Winner
2015	Mexico City Grand Prix	Sayaka Sato	15–21, 9–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Korea International	Kwon Hee-sook	17–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2008	Indonesia International	Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari	21–18, 23–21	Winner
2009	Singapore International	Bae Seung-hee	21–15, 21–14	Winner
2009	Korea International	Lee Yun-hwa	21–15, 21–18	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Petya Nedelcheva 1 1 0 +1 Chen Yufei 2 0 2 –2 He Bingjiao 2 2 0 +2 Li Xuerui 10 2 8 –6 Lu Lan 3 2 1 +1 Wang Lin 2 1 1 0 Wang Shixian 22 3 19 –16 Wang Xin 9 1 8 –7 Wang Yihan 15 4 11 –7 Xie Xingfang 1 0 1 –1 Zhu Lin 1 0 1 –1 Cheng Shao-chieh 7 3 4 –1 Tai Tzu-ying 4 1 3 –2 Pi Hongyan 3 1 2 –1 Juliane Schenk 10 2 8 –6

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Yip Pui Yin 5 3 2 +1 Zhou Mi 2 2 0 +2 Saina Nehwal 14 4 10 –6 P. V. Sindhu 5 4 1 +3 Lindaweni Fanetri 4 4 0 +4 Maria Kristin Yulianti 1 1 0 +1 Minatsu Mitani 6 3 3 0 Nozomi Okuhara 4 1 3 –2 Akane Yamaguchi 6 2 4 –2 Wong Mew Choo 1 1 0 +1 Sung Ji-hyun 7 4 3 +1 Carolina Marín 1 0 1 –1 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 7 5 2 +3 Ratchanok Intanon 7 3 4 –1