Yoo Yeon-seong

Not to be confused with Yoo Yong-sung.
Yoo Yeon-seong

Yoo Yeon-seong at the 2013 French Super Series.
Personal information
Country South Korea
Born (1986-08-19) August 19, 1986
Jeongeup, Jeonbuk, South Korea
Yoo Yeon-seong
Hangul 유연성
Hanja 柳延星
Revised Romanization Yu Yeon-seong
McCune–Reischauer Yu Yŏnsŏng
This is a Korean name; the family name is Yoo.

Yoo Yeon-seong (born August 19, 1986[1] in South Korea) is a South Korean professional badminton player.

He specializes in doubles events and was ranked as high as No. 2 worldwide with his former partner, Ko Sung-hyun.[2] The two also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] For a long time he played mixed doubles with Kim Min-jung, but has now switched partners and plays with Jang Ye-na. Since late 2013, his men's doubles partner has been Lee Yong-dae. Together, they are currently ranked at No.1 worldwide.

Yoo has announced that he will be retiring and hanging up his national team jersey after the Korea Open this September.

Yoo said that he wants to spend more time with his family.

Achievements

Men's Doubles

Year Tournament Venue Round
2013
Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Winner
China Open Shanghai, China Winner
Denmark Open Odense, Denmark Winner

Record Against Selected Opponents

Men's Doubles results with Ko Sung-hyun against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "VICTOR│The Official Site – Players". Victorsport.com. 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  2. ↑ "tournamentsoftware.com". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  3. ↑ "Yu Yeon-Seong Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  4. ↑ "tournamentsoftware.com". tournamentsoftware.com. 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
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