Shin Baek-cheol

In this Korean name, the family name is Shin.

Shin Baek-cheol (Korean: 신백철; born 19 October 1989) is a mixed and men's doubles badminton player from South Korea.^[2] He is a World, Asian and World Junior Champions, as well a gold medalists in the Asian Games and Summer Universiade.

Shin Baek-cheol
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1989-10-19) 19 October 1989 (age 35)[1] Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Years active	2007–2016, 2018–present
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	3 (MD 5 March 2015) 8 (XD 16 January 2014)
Current ranking	76 (MD with Ko Sung-hyun 29 November 2022)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  South Korea World Championships 2014 Copenhagen Men's doubles 2013 Guangzhou Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2015 Dongguan Mixed team Thomas Cup 2016 Kunshan Men's team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Mixed doubles 2014 Incheon Men's team 2010 Guangzhou Men's team Asian Championships 2014 Gimcheon Men's doubles 2014 Gimcheon Mixed doubles 2016 Wuhan Mixed doubles Asia Team Championships 2016 Hyderabad Men's team East Asian Games 2009 Hong Kong Men's team Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen Mixed doubles World Junior Championships 2006 Incheon Mixed team 2007 Waitakere City Boys' doubles 2007 Waitakere City Mixed team 2007 Waitakere City Mixed doubles Asian Junior Championships 2005 Jakarta Boys' team 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career

Shin started to play badminton at the age of 8 in Wallgot Elementary School. He later belonged to the badminton team of the Korea National Sport University before moving to Gimcheon City Hall in 2012.^[2] In February 2009, Shin replaced Jung Jae-sung as Lee Yong-dae's partner. They won German Open after beating Japan's Kenichi Hayakawa and Kenta Kazuno.^[3] Shin and his mixed doubles partner, Yoo Hyun-young, reached the final of Swiss Open in March. They lost to second-seeded Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung 14-21 and 18–21.^[4] He also won the gold medal at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games in the mixed doubles event partnered with Lee Hyo-jung.^[5]

In 2014 Copenhagen World Championships, He and his partner Ko Sung-hyun created one of the biggest upsets in badminton world championship final history with a victory over their compatriots, Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong 22–20, 21–23, 21–18.^[6]

In October 2016, BWF announced Shin Baek-cheol's retirement.^[7] Shin actually announced that he left the Korean national team before the Rio Olympic 2016, but he didn't confirm that he retired from badminton.^[8] After his retirement, Shin was no longer eligible to enter the BWF international ranking tournament until he turned 31 years of age, based on the regulations from the Badminton Korea Association. Shin and his partner Ko Sung-hyun then made an injunction to the Seoul high courts by rejecting the BKA regulations.^[9] In May 2018, Shin and Ko finally got a chance to compete in the international tournament, after won their one-year legal battle against BKA.^[10]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Ko Sung-hyun	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	22–20, 21–23, 21–18	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China	Eom Hye-won	Xu Chen Ma Jin	15–21, 17–21	Bronze

Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Lee Hyo-jung	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	21–19, 21–14	Gold

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea	Yoo Yeon-seong	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	22–20, 21–17	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea	Chang Ye-na	Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah	21–13, 15–21, 15–21	Silver
2016	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Chae Yoo-jung	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	16–21, 13–21	Bronze

Summer Universiade

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China	Eom Hye-won	Lee Sheng-mu Hsieh Pei-chen	15–21, 21–11, 21–19	Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand	Chung Eui-seok	Chai Biao Li Tian	24–26, 21–19, 21–15	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	The Trust Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand	Yoo Hyun-young	Chris Adcock Gabrielle White	20–22, 16–21	Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Yoo Hyun-young	Tan Wee Kiong Woon Khe Wei	18–21, 21–16, 12–21	Silver

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[11] 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.^[12]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Vietnam Open	Super 100	Ko Sung-hyun	Lee Sheng-mu Yang Po-hsuan	22–20, 21–18	Winner
2018	Indonesia Masters	Super 100	Ko Sung-hyun	Chang Ko-chi Lu Chia-pin	21–23, 13–21	Runner-up
2018	Macau Open	Super 300	Ko Sung-hyun	Kim Gi-jung Lee Yong-dae	21–17, 13–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2019	Australian Open	Super 300	Ko Sung-hyun	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	21–11, 21–17	Winner
2019	U.S. Open	Super 300	Ko Sung-hyun	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin	21–13, 17–21, 6–3 retired	Winner
2021	French Open	Super 750	Ko Sung-hyun	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21–17, 22–20	Winner

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[13] 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.^[14] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Malaysia Open	Cho Gun-woo	Fang Chieh-min Lee Sheng-mu	21–16, 16–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2012	Denmark Open	Yoo Yeon-seong	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	19–21, 21–11, 21–19	Winner
2015	Indonesia Open	Ko Sung-hyun	Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan	21–16, 16–21, 21–19	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Swiss Open	Yoo Hyun-young	Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung	14–21, 18–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (9 titles, 8 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.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	German Open	Lee Yong-dae	Kenichi Hayakawa Kenta Kazuno	21–13, 21–16	Winner
2013	Thailand Open	Yoo Yeon-seong	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	18–21, 21–15, 21–14	Winner
2013	Korea Grand Prix Gold	Ko Sung-hyun	Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang	15–21, 21–18, 23–25	Runner-up
2014	Korea Grand Prix	Ko Sung-hyun	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2015	Korea Masters	Ko Sung-hyun	Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang	21–16, 18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2015	Macau Open	Ko Sung-hyun	Berry Angriawan Rian Agung Saputro	22–20, 21–14	Winner
2016	German Open	Ko Sung-hyun	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	20–22, 21–18, 21–17	Winner
2016	New Zealand Open	Ko Sung-hyun	Angga Pratama Ricky Karanda Suwardi	21–18, 21–14	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Korea Grand Prix Gold	Eom Hye-won	Yoo Yeon-seong Jang Ye-na	11–21, 21–18, 25–23	Winner
2013	German Open	Jang Ye-na	Anders Kristiansen Julie Houmann	21–19, 19–21, 24–22	Winner
2013	Australian Open	Jang Ye-na	Irfan Fadhilah Weni Anggraini	14–21, 24–22, 16–21	Runner-up
2013	Chinese Taipei Open	Jang Ye-na	Yoo Yeon-seong Eom Hye-won	22–20, 12–21, 21–16	Winner
2014	Korea Grand Prix	Chang Ye-na	Choi Sol-gyu Shin Seung-chan	Walkover	Runner-up
2015	Chinese Taipei Open	Chae Yoo-jung	Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na	16–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2015	Korea Masters	Chae Yoo-jung	Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na	21–19, 17–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2015	Macau Open	Chae Yoo-jung	Choi Sol-kyu Eom Hye-won	21–18, 21–13	Winner
2016	German Open	Chae Yoo-jung	Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na	19–21, 12–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Vietnam International	Kim Ki-jung	Goh Wei Shem Teo Kok Siang	23–21, 17–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2011	Turkey International	Cho Gun-woo	Kim Ki-jung Kim Sa-rang	17–21, 21–16, 15–21	Runner-up
2018	Malaysia International	Ko Sung-hyun	Lin Shang-kai Tseng Min-hao	21–18, 30–29	Winner
2019	Osaka International	Ko Sung-hyun	Kang Min-hyuk Kim Jae-hwan	21–13, 21–16	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Malaysia Satellite	Kim Min-jung	Tontowi Ahmad Yulianti	21–16, 21–14	Winner
2007	Korea International	Yoo Hyun-young	Kim Sung-kwan Ham Hyo-jin	22–20, 21–3	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament