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Character Introduction
Lee Dong Geun (Korean: 이동근, November 20, 1990) is a South Korean male badminton player.
In May 2012, Lee Dong-geun represented the South Korean national team at the Thomas Cup in Wuhan, China, helping the team win the second place. At the end of December, he played in the Korean Badminton Golden Grand Prix and won the Golden Grand Prix title by defeating the tournament’s No. 4 seed, Danongsar Samsongbunsu of Thailand, 2-0 (21-17, 21-14) in the final.
In November 2014, Lee Dong-geun played in the Korean Badminton Grand Prix, winning the title by defeating the tournament’s No. 5 seed, senior Lee Hyun-il, 2-0 (21-18, 24-22) in the final.
In April 2017, Lee Dong-geun played in the Singapore Badminton Superseries, and in the quarterfinals, performed poorly to defeat India’s Sai Paranes Bamidipati 0-2 (6-21, 8-21), and reached the quarterfinals of the Superseries for the first time.
World Ranking – Men’s Singles 345, Week 29, 2024
Olympic Points – Men’s Singles 244, 7220 points
Finals Ranking – Men’s Singles 178, 1540 points
Equipment Used
NANOFLARE 800; METEOR X 80; HYPERNANO X 900; SHB65ZMEX Momota; SHA960; SH-P9200LTD; HYPERNANO X 800LTD P; SH-A920
Major Achievements
- Spain Badminton Masters 2021 Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
- 2018 Japan Open Badminton Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
- 2018 U.S. Open Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
- 2017 Korea Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
- 2017 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Champion
- 2017 Singapore Badminton Superseries Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
- 2016 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Third Place
- 2016 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Team 3rd Runner-up
- 2015 Mexico City Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
- 2015 Korea Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Champion
- 2015 Sudirman Cup Third Place
- 2014 Incheon Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Champion
- 2013 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Runner-up
- 2013 New Zealand Badminton Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2012 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
- 2012 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Runner-up
- 2010 Korea Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2008 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
- 2008 World Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Singles 3rd Runner-up
