Lee Jae-jin (badminton)

Lee Jae-jin (Korean: 이재진; Korean pronunciation: [i.dʑɛ̝.dʑin]; born 26 January 1983) is a badminton player from South Korea.^[1]

Lee Jae-jin
Lee Jae-jin in 2012
Personal information
Birth name	이재진
Country	South Korea
Born	(1983-01-26) January 26, 1983 (age 42) Miryang, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Years active	1999 - 2015
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Current ranking	11 (September 25, 2008)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 2007 Glasgow Mixed team 2005 Beijing Mixed team Thomas Cup 2008 Jakarta Men's team 2004 Jakarta Men's team Asian Games 2002 Busan Men's team 2006 Doha Men's team Asian Championships 2005 Hyderabad Men's doubles 2005 Hyderabad Mixed doubles 2008 Johor Bahru Men's doubles World Junior Championships 2000 Guangzhou Mixed team 2000 Guangzhou Mixed doubles Asian Junior Championships 2001 Taipei Boys' doubles 2001 Taipei Mixed doubles 2000 Kyoto Boys' doubles 2001 Taipei Boys' team 2000 Kyoto Mixed doubles 2000 Kyoto Boys' team 1999 Yangon Boys' team
BWF profile

Lee Jae-jin
Hangul	이재진
Hanja	李在珍
Revised Romanization	I Jaejin
McCune–Reischauer	I Chaejin

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

In 2011, Lee was back in the Korean mainstream press after winning the pro match at the national pro-boxing New King Challenge.^[4]

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