Bae Yeon-ju
South Korean badminton player
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Bae Yeon-ju (Korean: 배연주; Hanja: 裵延姝; Korean pronunciation: [pɛ̝.jʌn.dʑu]; born 26 October 1990) is a retired international badminton player from South Korea.[1][2]
26 October 1990
Career
Bae started playing badminton at aged 10, and first gained international attention in 2006 when she reached the semifinals in the women's singles and won the gold medal as a member of the South Korean mixed team at the BWF World Junior Championships. Bae joined the South Korean national team in 2008 and in the same year she won her first international title at the Indonesia International tournament.[1][3] In 2010, she became the runner-up at the BWF Superseries Finals after being defeated by Wang Shixian of China with the score 21–13, 21–15.[4]
In 2012, she competed at the London Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, and was defeated by Wang Yihan in the round of 16.[5] In 2013, she won the Korea Masters tournament after beating her team-mate Sung Ji-hyun with the score 21–19, 15–21, 21–9.[6]
In 2016, she competed at the Rio Summer Olympics and was defeated in the last 16 by eventual bronze medallist Nozomi Okuhara.[7][8] Bae was one of four Korean players who announced that they would be retiring from the national team at the end of the tournament.[9]
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China |  Li Xuerui |
5–21, 11–21 |  Bronze |
Asian Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | Wang Yihan |
10–21, 21–12, 16–21 | Bronze |
BWF World Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Samsan World Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea |  Saina Nehwal |
23–25, 13–21 | Bronze |
| 2007 | The Trust Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand | Wang Lin |
16–21, 15–21 |  Silver |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Li Xuerui |
21–12, 5–21, 20–22 | Bronze |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[11] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Malaysia Open | Wang Xin |
21–19, 17–21, 6–4 retired |  Runner up |
| 2010 | World Superseries Finals | Wang Shixian |
13–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | India Open |  Porntip Buranaprasertsuk |
13–21, 16–21 | Runner up |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Australian Open | Han Li |
13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Korea Grand Prix Gold |  Sung Ji-hyun |
21–19, 15–21, 21–9 |  Winner |
| 2015 | Mexico City Grand Prix |  Sayaka Sato |
15–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Korea International | Kwon Hee-sook |
17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Indonesia International |  Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari |
21–18, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2009 | Singapore International | Bae Seung-hee |
21–15, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2009 | Korea International | Lee Yun-hwa |
21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.
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