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Character Introduction
Yoo Yeon-sung (Hangul: 유연성, August 19, 1986) is a South Korean male badminton player.
Yoo Yeon Sung was introduced to the sport of badminton by his teacher at the age of 10.
In November 2010, Ryu represented South Korea at the Guangzhou Asian Games, competing in the men’s doubles (with Ko Sung-hyun) and the men’s team event, winning the silver medal in the men’s team event.
In August 2013, Yoo Yeon-seung participated in the World Badminton Championships in Guangzhou, China, where he competed with Shin Baek-cheol and Jang Ye-na in the Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles events. In Men’s Doubles, he and Shin Baekcheol, seeded 12th, lost in the third round to their South Korean teammates Kim Ki Jung/Kim Kim Sa Rang, seeded 5th, 1-2 (21-17, 18-21, 18-21) in the round of 16. As for the mixed doubles, he and Zhang Yina were seeded 11th to the quarterfinals, where they ended up losing 0-2 (12-21, 20-22) to No. 2 seeds Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei of China, stopping in the round of 8.
In October 2017, in the Korean national team also said that the top four names Olympic mixed doubles champion Lee Yong Dae, Ryu Yeon Seong, Kim Ki Jung and world champion Gao Sung Hyun is about to make a comeback in the debut of the local tournament’s Korea Badminton Masters, which also means that the overall strength of the Korean men’s doubles is yet to be rebounded. Not only that, but they are also aiming for next year’s Thomas Cup.
In November 2017, Yoo Yeon Seong once again teamed up with his old partner Lee Yong Dae for the Korea Badminton Masters. In the quarterfinals of the men’s doubles, he was defeated by his South Korean teammate’s Jung Jae-wook/Kim Ki-jung in a three-set contest (21-16, 11-21, 19-21).
Equipment Used
BG-80; BRAVE SWORD 12; NANOFLARE 700; ASTROX 77; SHB65Z2MEX; NANORAY 900; JETSPEED S 12; NANORAY 900 Navy Blue; NANORAY 800 Flash Blue; SHBA2MEX
Major Achievements
- 2017 Korea Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2017 Badminton Asia Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
- 2016 Korea Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 Indonesia Badminton Premier Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 Thomas Cup Men’s Team 3rd Runner-up
- 2016 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 China Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 Singapore Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2016 Malaysia Badminton Premier Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2016 Germany Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2016 All England Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2015 Badminton World Cup Super Series Finals Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2015 Hong Kong, China Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2015 Hong Kong, China Badminton Super Series Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2015 Badminton Super Series France Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2015 Denmark Badminton Super Series Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2015 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2015 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2015 World Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
- 2015 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-Finals
- 2015 Indonesia Badminton Superseries Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2015 Australia Badminton Superseries Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2015 Sudirman Cup Third Place
- 2015 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2015 Malaysia Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2014 China Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2014 China Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2014 Denmark Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2014 Incheon Asian Games Badminton Korea Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2014 Incheon Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Champion
- 2014 World Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2014 Australia Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2014 Indonesia Badminton Premier Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2014 Japan Badminton Superseries Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2014 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2014 Singapore Badminton Premier Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2013 Hong Kong China Badminton Premier Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2013 China Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2013 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2013 Denmark Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2013 China Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles 1st Runner-up
- 2013 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2013 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-finalist
- 2013 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2013 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles 1st Runner-up
- 2013 Indonesia Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2013 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2012 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2012 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Runner-up
- 2012 Macau Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2012 China Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2012 Denmark Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2012 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2012 India Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2012 Germany Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2012 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2011 BWF Super Series Finals Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2011 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2011 Korea Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2011 World Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2011 Macau Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2011 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Bronze Medal
- 2011 China Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2011 Hong Kong Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2011 China Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2011 China Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2011 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2011 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2011 Swiss Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2011 Germany Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2011 Korea Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2010 Korea Badminton Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Runner-up
- 2010 Korea Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2010 Hong Kong Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2010 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2010 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2010 China Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2010 Swiss Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2009 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2009 Badminton Asia Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2009 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Silver Medal
- 2009 China Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarter-Finals
- 2008 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2008 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2004 World Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
