Jin Yong (; born 8 April 2003) is a South Korean
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...
player. He won his first senior international title at the
Denmark Masters with
Na Sung-seung
Na Sung-seung (; born 28 August 1999) is a South Korean badminton player.
Achievements
Asian Junior Championships
''Boys' doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2 ...
.
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. In 2022, he joined the Yonex Korea team.
Achievements
World University Games
''Mixed doubles''
BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member ...
(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.
''Men's doubles''
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
''Men's doubles''
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BWF International Challenge
The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
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BWF International Series
The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
References
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2003 births
Living people
South Korean male badminton players
Sportspeople from Dangjin