Jin Yong (badminton)
South Korean badminton player (born 2003)
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Jin Yong (Korean: 진용; born 8 April 2003) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] He won his first senior international title at the Denmark Masters with Na Sung-seung.[2]
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| Born | 8 April 2003 Dangjin, South Chungcheong, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 28 (with Na Sung-seung, 28 May 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 40 (with Na Sung-seung, 5 May 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Background
Jin began playing badminton in second grade at Dangjin Elementary School under the influence of his mother, Lee Mi-kyung, who is a former badminton player. In August 2021, as a third-year student at Dangjin Information High School, he won the men's doubles event at the national selection tournament and joined the national team.[3] In 2022, he joined the Yonex Korea team.[4]
Achievements
World University Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2025 | Westenergie Sporthalle, Mülheim, Germany |
 Lee Jong-min |
 Cui Hechen Peng Jianqin |
15–10, 15–10 |  Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Shuangliu Sports Centre Gymnasium, Chengdu, China |
Ji Young-bin |
 Lee Fang-chih Teng Chun-hsun |
13–21, 25–27 |  Bronze |
BWF World Tour (4 titles, 2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Na Sung-seung |
 Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
18–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2024 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Kim Won-ho |
 Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
23–21, 19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | China Masters | Super 750 | Seo Seung-jae |
 Sabar Karyaman Gutama Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani |
21–16, 21–16 |  Winner |
| 2025 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Seo Seung-jae |
Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Daniel Marthin |
21–18, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2025 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | Na Sung-seung |
Chen Xujun Guo Ruohan |
21–10, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2025 (I) | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Na Sung-seung |
 Kakeru Kumagai Hiroki Nishi |
21–19, 13–21, 21–13 | Winner |
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Denmark Masters | Na Sung-seung |
 Chiu Hsiang-chieh Yang Ming-tse |
21–13, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2023 | Vietnam International | Na Sung-seung |
Alfian Eko Prasetya Ade Yusuf Santoso |
21–8, 21–6 | Winner |
| 2023 | Northern Marianas Open | Na Sung-seung |
Wei Chun-wei Wu Guan-xun |
11–21, 21–15, 18–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament