Yoo Yeon-seong

Yoo Yeon-seong
Yoo Yeon-seong at the 2013 French Super Series.
Born	(1986-08-19) August 19, 1986
Nationality	South Korean
Occupation	Badminton player

Korean name
Hangul	유연성
Hanja	柳延星
Revised Romanization	Yu Yeon-seong
McCune–Reischauer	Yu Yŏnsŏng

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.

Achievements

Men 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]

Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng 1–7
Chai Biao & Guo Zhendong 1-2
Guo Zhendong & Xu Chen 2–0
Fang Chieh-min & Lee Sheng-mu 3–1
Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen 0–6
Lars Påske & Jonas Rasmussen 1–1
Jonas Rasmussen & Mads Conrad-Petersen 1–0
Mohammad Ahsan & Bona Septano 5–1
Alvent Yulianto Chandra & Hendra Aprida Gunawan 4–1
Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan 2–3
Hirokatsu Hashimoto & Noriyasu Hirata 4–2
Jung Jae-sung & Lee Yong-dae 4–4
Cho Gun-woo & Shin Baek-cheol 1–0
Choong Tan Fook & Lee Wan Wah 1–0
Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong 6–1
Adam Cwalina & Michał Łogosz 1–0
Bodin Issara & Maneepong Jongjit 0–3
Howard Bach & Tony Gunawan 3–1

References

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World Superseries Finals Champions in Men's Doubles

2008: Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong (MAS) 2009: Jung Jae-sung & Lee Yong-dae (KOR) 2010: Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen (DEN) 2011: Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen (DEN) 2012: Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen (DEN) 2013: Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan (INA) 2014: Lee Yong-dae & Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR) 2015: Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan (INA)

Asian Badminton Champions in Men's Doubles

1962: Ng Boon Bee & Tan Yee Khan (MAS)
1965: Narong Bhornchima & Chavalert Chumkum (THA)
1969: Punch Gunalan & Ng Boon Bee (MAS)
1971: Indra Gunawan & Nara Sudjana (INA)
1976: Ade Chandra & Tjun Tjun (INA)
1983: He Shangquan & Jiang Guoliang (CHN)
1985: Kim Moon-soo & Park Joo-bong (KOR)
1987: Bobby Ertanto & Liem Swie King (INA)
1988: Zhang Qiang & Zhou Jincan (CHN)
1991: Kim Moon-soo & Park Joo-bong (KOR)
1992: Jalani Sidek & Razif Sidek (MAS)
1994: Chen Hongyong & Chen Kang (CHN)
1995: Cheah Soon Kit & Yap Kim Hock (MAS)
1996: Ade Sutrisna & Candra Wijaya (INA)
1997: Antonius Ariantho & Denny Kantono (INA)
1998: Ha Tae-kwon & Kang Kyung-jin (KOR)
1999: Ha Tae-kwon & Kim Dong-moon (KOR)
2000: Tony Gunawan & Rexy Mainaky (INA)
2001: Tri Kusharjanto & Bambang Suprianto (INA)
2002: Ha Tae-kwon & Kim Dong-moon (KOR)
2003: Lee Dong-soo & Yoo Yong-sung (KOR)
2004: Sigit Budiarto & Tri Kusharjanto (INA)
2005: Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan (INA)
2006: Choong Tan Fook & Lee Wan Wah (MAS)
2007: Choong Tan Fook & Lee Wan Wah (MAS)
2008: Jung Jae-sung & Lee Yong-dae (KOR)
2009: Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan (INA)
2010: Cho Gun-woo & Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR)
2011: Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng (CHN)
2012: Kim Gi-jung & Kim Sa-rang (KOR)
2013: Ko Sung-hyun & Lee Yong-dae (KOR)
2014: Shin Baek-choel & Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR)
2015: Lee Yong-dae & Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR)

World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of March 17, 2016

Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles

Chen L Lin D Lee C W K Momota V Axelsen J Ø Jørgensen Tian HW Chou T-c T Sugiarto S Kidambi	C Marín Li XR N Okuhara Wang SX R Intanon S Nehwal Wang YH Sung J-h Tai T-y A Yamaguchi	Lee Y-d / Yoo Y-s M Ahsan / H Setiawan Chai B / Hong W Fu HF / Zhang N M Boe / C Mogensen H Endo / K Hayakawa Kim G-j / Kim S-r Ko S-h / Shin B-c V Ivanov / I Sozonov Liu XL / Qiu ZH	M Matsutomo / A Takahashi Luo Ying / Luo Yu N K Maheswari / G Polii K Rytter Juhl / C Pedersen Jung K-e / Shin S-c Tian Q / Zhao YL Chang Y-n / Lee S-h Yu Y / Tang YT E Muskens / S Piek Ma J / Tang YT	Zhang N / Zhao YL T Ahmad / L Natsir Liu C / Bao YX Ko S-h / Kim H-n Xu C / Ma J J Fischer Nielsen / C Pedersen P Jordan / D Susanto C Adcock / G Adcock Lu K / Huang YQ Reginald Lee C H / Chau H W

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