Sim Yu-jin
South Korean badminton player (born 1999)
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Sim Yu-jin (Korean: 심유진; born Shim Ye-rim,[1] 13 May 1999) is a South Korean badminton player.[2] She won a bronze medal in the women's singles at the 2025 Asian Championships.[3]
심예림
13 May 1999
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| Born | Shim Ye-rim 심예림 13 May 1999 Chungju, North Chungcheong, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Sung Ji-hyun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 10 (21 October 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 18 (17 March 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Sim is well known for her pivotal role in the 2022 Uber Cup, where she helped the Korean team to lift the Uber Cup trophy by beating China in the final in which she scored the decisive victory against Wang Zhiyi.[4][5] In 2024, she claimed her first world tour title at the 2024 Taipei Open after defeating Indonesia's Putri Kusuma Wardani in the final.[6]
Early life
Sim was born as Shim Ye-rim[1] on 13 May 1999 in Chungju, North Chungcheong, South Korea. She began playing badminton under the influence of her mother, who is also a badminton player.[7]
Achievements
Asian Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2025 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China |  Chen Yufei |
11–21, 11–21 |  Bronze |
[3] |
BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2024 | Taipei Open | Super 300 |  Putri Kusuma Wardani |
21–17, 21–13 |  Winner |
[6] |
| 2025 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 |  Ratchanok Intanon |
18–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up |
[10] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Norwegian International |  Kim Ga-eun |
21–8, 18–21, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2019 | Mongolia International | Supanida Katethong |
19–21, 21–19, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 (II) | Indonesia International | Kim Ga-ram |
21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2024 | Vietnam International | Kim Ga-ram |
21–9, 15–21, 21–8 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Malaysia Junior International |  Thinaah Muralitharan |
21–15, 22–20 | Winner |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | German Junior International | Kim Hyang-im |
Kim Hye-jeong Park Keun-hye |
17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Dutch Junior International | Park Ga-eun |
Kim Min-ji Seong Ah-yeong |
16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Korean Junior International | Kang Min-hyuk |
Woo Seung-hoon Kim Min-ji |
12–10, 11–7, 10–12, 11–6 | Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
