Lee Hyun-il

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Lee Hyun-il
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1980-04-17) 17 April 1980 (age 43)
Seoul, South Korea
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Retired24 November 2019
HandednessLeft
Men's singles
Highest ranking1 (21 February 2004[1])
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Madrid Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2008 Jakarta Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Wuhan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Jakarta Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Men's singles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Hyderabad Men's singles
Asia Cup
Silver medal – second place 2001 Singapore Men's team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
BWF profile
Lee Hyun-il
Hangul
이현일
Hanja
李炫一
Revised RomanizationI Hyeon-il
McCune–ReischauerYi Hyŏn-il

Lee Hyun-il (Korean: 이현일; born 17 April 1980) is a former badminton player from South Korea. He is a former World and Asian Championships bronze medalist, and was part of South Korean team that won the 2003 Sudirman Cup as well the gold medals at the 2002 and 2014 Asian Games.

Career

2002 Asian Games

Lee competed in the 2002 Asian Games where he showed signs of promise as an ace singles player for team Korea. In the men's team event, Lee dominated the opponents he faced in the tourney, completing all three matches less than 30 minutes and allowing only seven points in the semifinals and eight in the final. Team Korea eventually won their first men's team gold medal since 1986 when Park Joo-bong and Kim Moon-soo led the team.[2]

2002 Asian Games – Men's team
Date Round Result Score Opponents
October 6 Quarterfinal Win 15–11, 15–7 Japan Hidetaka Yamada
October 7 Semifinal Win 15–5, 15–2 Malaysia Lee Tsuen Seng
October 9 Final Win 15–3, 15–5 Indonesia Rony Agustinus

2003 Sudirman Cup

At the 2003 Sudirman Cup held in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Lee helped his team to win its third Sudirman Cup title, winning all three singles matches. Though many great doubles players from South Korea had won numerous international competitions, team Korea had always struggled to win the Thomas and Sudirman Cup competitions due to the lack of top men's singles players. However, Lee, the winner of the 2003 Swiss Open, showed spectacular performances through the Sudirman Cup tournament, not dropping a single set. In the semifinal, Lee defeated 2001 World Championship runner-up and 2001 All England Open semifinalist Peter Gade 2-0, which led his team to a 3-2 victory over Denmark. Lee won another 2-0 upset victory over world number one ranked Chen Hong in game 1 of the South Korea's final team event against China.

2003 Sudirman Cup
Date Round Result Score Opponents
March 18 Group 1A Win 15–5, 15–5 Sweden Rasmus Wengberg
March 22 Semifinal Win 15–9, 15–12 Denmark Peter Gade
March 23 Final Win 15–10, 15–12 China Chen Hong

2004 Olympics

Lee competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, which was his first Olympic appearance. Lee easily defeated Stuart Brehaut of Australia in the first round. However, he was surprisingly eliminated in the second round by Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand.[3]

2006

At the 2006 IBF World Championships held in Madrid, Spain, Lee captured his first World Championship medal in the men's singles event. He defeated Chetan Anand, Jan Fröhlich, Eric Pang and Chen Jin before losing to Bao Chunlai of China in the semifinals.

2006 World Championships – Men's Singles
Date Round Result Score Opponents
September 18 First Rd Win 21–18, 18–21, 21–10 India Chetan Anand
September 19 Second Rd Win 21–10, 21–4 Czech Republic Jan Fröhlich
September 20 Third Rd Win 21–16, 21–6 Netherlands Eric Pang
September 21 Quarterfinal Win 21–14, 19–21, 21–12 China Chen Jin
September 22 Semifinal Loss 15–21, 19–21 China Bao Chunlai

2008 Olympics

In 2008, he defeated top rank players Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei in the Korea Open. He participated in the Beijing Olympics, where he reached the semi-finals before being defeated by world number one, Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia, and then being beaten by Chen Jin of China in the bronze-medal playoff.[4][5]

Retirement and comeback

After the 2008 Olympics, Lee announced his retirement from international badminton and only competed in national competitions. However, in April 2010 he came out of retirement after much persuasion from the coach and teammates to fill the void of singles players in the Korean national squad. In May 2010, Lee participated in the 2010 Thomas Cup and played in two singles matches.

2012 Summer Olympics

Lee lost to Chinese Chen Long in the badminton bronze-medal playoff on 5 August 2012.[6]

2019

Lee who joined the Miryang City Hall team since 2018, decided to retire from the team on 22 November 2019.[7]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain China Bao Chunlai 15–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2002 Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea Indonesia Taufik Hidayat 7–15, 9–15 Silver Silver
2006 Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar China Lin Dan 3–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Malaysia Kuan Beng Hong 11–15, 4–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Indonesia Endra Feryanto 8–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Macau Open Super 300 China Zhou Zeqi 21–9, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF Superseries (1 title, 3 runners-up)

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.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2008 Malaysia Open Malaysia Lee Chong Wei 15–21, 21–11, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Korea Open China Lin Dan 4–21, 23–21, 25–23 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 French Open China Shi Yuqi 16–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Denmark Open India Srikanth Kidambi 10–21, 5–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (18 titles, 11 runners-up)

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. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 Japan Open Malaysia Muhammad Roslin Hashim 11–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 U.S. Open Denmark Kenneth Jonassen 6–8, 7–2, 7–2, 7–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Japan Open China Xia Xuanze 5–7, 7–5, 0–7, 7–5, 7–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Swiss Open Denmark Anders Boesen 15–10, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Dutch Open Malaysia Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 5–15, 15–8, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 German Open China Lin Dan 15–4, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Indonesia Open Thailand Boonsak Ponsana 15–10, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Chinese Taipei Open South Korea Shon Seung-mo 15–13, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 All England Open China Lin Dan 7–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 German Open Japan Sho Sasaki 22–20, 21–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Macau Open Malaysia Lee Chong Wei No match 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Swiss Open South Korea Park Sung-hwan 21–17, 9–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Thailand Open China Chen Long 8–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Macau Open China Du Pengyu 17–21, 21–11, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Korea Grand Prix Gold South Korea Shon Wan-ho 21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Swiss Open China Chen Jin 21–14, 9–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold South Korea Hong Ji-hoon 21–18, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Canada Open Hong Kong Ng Ka Long 21–16, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Korea Grand Prix South Korea Lee Dong-keun 18–21, 22–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Malaysia Masters South Korea Jeon Hyeok-jin 19–21, 21–13, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 New Zealand Open China Qiao Bin 21–12, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Vietnam Open Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto 19–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Thailand Open Indonesia Ihsan Maulana Mustofa 21–17, 22–24, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Korea Masters South Korea Lee Dong-keun 21–17, 14–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 U.S. Grand Prix England Rajiv Ouseph 21–19, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Thailand Masters Hong Kong Hu Yun 21–18, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Canada Open India B. Sai Praneeth 12–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 U.S. Open Japan Kanta Tsuneyama 24–22, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Malaysia Masters Hong Kong Ng Ka Long 21–14, 15–21, 9–10 retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2000 Swedish Open Sweden Rasmus Wengberg 12–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Waitakere International Indonesia Rio Suryana 15–8, 15–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Thailand Satellite South Korea Shon Seung-mo 5–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Sri Lanka International India Anand Pawar 17–21, 21–10, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Indonesia International Indonesia Jonatan Christie 11–10, 9–11, 5–11, 11–8, 11–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Malaysia International Malaysia Tan Chun Seang 17–21, 21–16, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Thailand International Thailand Suppanyu Avihingsanon 21–13, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 South Australia International Malaysia Ng Tze Yong 21–23, 1–5 retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  6. ^ "China's Chen Long wins badminton singles bronze". Retrieved 5 August 2012.
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