Lee Hyun II


Character Introduction

Lee Hyun Il (Korean: 이현일 ; April 17, 1980) is a male badminton player from the Republic of Korea, who plays singles and has been described by fans as “the man with the most perfect footwork” in the world badminton world, and was ranked No. 1 in men’s singles in February 2004. After registering his retirement with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) after the 2012 London Olympics, he made a comeback as a free agent until November 22, 2019, when he officially retired along with former national teammate Cao Jianyu and settled in New Zealand as a coach.

In the same month of 2002, Lee Hyun-il appeared in the Japan Open Badminton Championships, winning the men’s singles title.

In September 2005, Lee participated in the Asian Badminton Championships in Hyderabad, India, and won the third place in the Men’s Singles of the Asian Championships.

In January 2008, he competed in the Korea Badminton Super Series and won his first Super Series men’s singles title in his badminton career, defeating top seed Lin Dan of China 2-1 (4-21, 23-21, 25-23) in the men’s singles final. In February of the same year, he competed in the German Badminton Grand Prix and won his first international Grand Prix men’s singles title, defeating the tournament’s 13th seed, Sho Sasaki of Japan, 2-0 (22-20, 21-5) in the men’s singles final.

In August 2008, he represented South Korea at the Summer Olympics badminton tournament in Beijing, China, where he competed in the men’s singles event, ending his second Olympic tour with a 1-2 (16-21, 21-12, 14-21) defeat to Chen Jin of China in the third-place match.

In November 2011, he competed in the Macau Badminton Golden Grand Prix and won his first international Golden Grand Prix men’s singles title, defeating the tournament’s No. 4 seed, Du Pengyu of China, 2-1 (17-21, 21-11, 21-18) in the men’s singles final.

In July 2012, he represented South Korea in the Olympic Games held in London, England. In his second Olympic bronze medal match, he again faced China’s Chen Long and went through three sets to defeat his opponent 1-2 (12-21, 21-15, 15-21) and hated the bronze medal match for the second consecutive Olympics.

After that, a news from the world of badminton confirmed that “former South Korean star Lee Hyun-il had registered his retirement with the Badminton World Federation on September 10 this year until November 6, 2013, when he registered his comeback.

In September 2014, he helped South Korea win the second place in the men’s team. In July of the same year, he represented South Korea and helped the Korean team win the gold medal in the men’s team at Asia’s highest level.

In September 2015, he played in the Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix and won the Golden Grand Prix men’s singles title by defeating Indonesia’s newcomer Ihsan Maulana Mustofa 2-1 (21-17, 22-24, 21-8) in the men’s singles final.

In February 2016, Lee Hyun-Il appeared in the Thailand Badminton Masters and won the Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles title by defeating the tournament’s No. 3 seed, Hong Kong, China’s Eddie Hu, 2-0 (21-18, 21-19) in the Men’s Singles final.

In October 2016, he played in the French Badminton Superseries successively defeating three of the world’s top ten ranked players, Viktor Assalçon, Zhou Tiansheng, and Wu Jialang, and reached the finals of the Superseries at the age of 36, with a chance to set a new record for the oldest Superseries singles champion (36 years, 6 months, and 15 days old), but ultimately finished as runner-up with a 0-2 (16-21, 19-21) defeat to Shi Yuqi of China.

In January 2017, Lee Hyun-il appeared in the Malaysia Badminton Masters, winning the runner-up spot in the men’s singles final after retiring en route. In October of the same year, he appeared in the Denmark Badminton Premier Superseries and won the runner-up spot in the men’s singles final after losing 0-2 (10-21, 5-21) to the tournament’s eighth seed and India’s Srikanth Kidambi.

Equipment Used

BRAVE SWORD 11;  ARMORTEC 700;  ARMORTEC 900 POWER;  ARMORTEC 900 TECHNIQUE;  Ti 10;  SHB-99 LTD;  SHB-99M;  BRAVE SWORD LHI;  SH9000ACE D/E;  12016-599

Major Achievements

  • 2018 Macau Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2017 Macau Badminton Golden Grand Prix China Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2017 Denmark Badminton Premier Super Tournament Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2017 Badminton Canada Grand Prix Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2017 Badminton Australia Superseries Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2017 Malaysia Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2016 Badminton France Premier Superseries Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2016 Denmark Super Series Premier Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2016 Korea Badminton Super Series Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
  • 2016 USA Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2016 Badminton Grand Prix Canada Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2016 Thailand Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2015 USA Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2015 Korea Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2015 Thailand Badminton Grand Prix Gold Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2015 Vietnam Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2015 New Zealand Badminton Grand Prix Gold Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2015 Malaysia Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2015 Thailand Badminton International Challenge Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2014 Malaysia Badminton International Challenge Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2014 Korea Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2014 Incheon Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Champion
  • 2014 Sri Lanka Badminton International Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2014 Canadian Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2013 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2012 London Olympic Games Men’s Singles Fourth Place
  • 2012 Swiss Open Badminton Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2012 All England Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Quarter-finalist
  • 2012 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Runner-up
  • 2011 Macau Open Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2011 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Bronze Medal
  • 2011 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2011 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2011 Swiss Open Badminton Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Runner-up
  • 2010 Macau Badminton Open Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2008 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2008 Malaysia Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
  • 2008 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Runner-up
  • 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Men’s Singles Fourth Place
  • 2008 Germany Open Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2006 World Badminton Championships Men’s Singles 3rd Runner-up
  • 2006 All England Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2006 Malaysia Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finalist
  • 2006 Doha Asian Games Men’s Singles 3rd Runner-up
  • 2006 Doha Asian Games Men’s Badminton Team Runner-up
  • 2006 Macau Badminton Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2006 Swiss Open Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2006 German Open Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2006 Korea Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2005 China Taipei Open Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2005 Singapore Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2005 Asian Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2005 Indonesia Open Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2005 Sudirman Cup Badminton Mixed Team Championships Third Runner-up
  • 2005 Swiss Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2004 Thomas Cup Men’s Badminton Team Championships 3rd Runner-up
  • 2003 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2003 German Open Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2003 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Champion
  • 2003 Netherlands Open Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2003 Indonesia Open Men’s Singles Quarter-Finals
  • 2003 Malaysia Badminton Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2003 Korea Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2003 Singapore Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2003 Swiss Open Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2002 Busan Asian Games Men’s Badminton Team Champion
  • 2002 Busan Asian Games Badminton Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2002 Chinese Taipei Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2002 Japan Open Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2001 Indonesia Open Men’s Singles Quarter-Finals
  • 2001 U.S. Open Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2001 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Bronze Medal
  • 2001 Japan Open Men’s Singles 2nd Runner-up
  • 2001 Korea Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2000 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Bronze Medal
  • 2000 Thailand Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2000 Sweden Open Men’s Singles Runner-up
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