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.
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 | ||||
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Date | Round | Result | Score | Opponents |
October 6 | Quarterfinal | Win | 15–11,15–7 | Hidetaka Yamada |
October 7 | Semifinal | Win | 15–5,15–2 | Lee Tsuen Seng |
October 9 | Final | Win | 15–3,15–5 | Rony Agustinus |
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 | ||||
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Date | Round | Result | Score | Opponents |
March 18 | Group 1A | Win | 15–5,15–5 | Rasmus Wengberg |
March 22 | Semifinal | Win | 15–9,15–12 | Peter Gade |
March 23 | Final | Win | 15–10,15–12 | Chen Hong |
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]
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 | ||||
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Date | Round | Result | Score | Opponents |
September 18 | First Rd | Win | 21–18,18–21,21–10 | Chetan Anand |
September 19 | Second Rd | Win | 21–10,21–4 | Jan Fröhlich |
September 20 | Third Rd | Win | 21–16,21–6 | Eric Pang |
September 21 | Quarterfinal | Win | 21–14,19–21,21–12 | Chen Jin |
September 22 | Semifinal | Loss | 15–21,19–21 | Bao Chunlai |
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]
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.
Lee lost to Chinese Chen Long in the badminton bronze-medal playoff on 5 August 2012. [6]
Lee who joined the Miryang City Hall team since 2018,decided to retire from the team on 22 November 2019. [7]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad,Madrid,Spain | Bao Chunlai | 15–21,19–21 | Bronze |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Gangseo Gymnasium,Busan,South Korea | Taufik Hidayat | 7–15,9–15 | Silver |
2006 | Aspire Hall 3,Doha,Qatar | Lin Dan | 3–21,10–21 | Bronze |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium,Hyderabad,India | Kuan Beng Hong | 11–15,4–15 | Bronze |
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia | Endra Feryanto | 8–15,5–15 | Bronze |
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 |
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2018 | Macau Open | Super 300 | Zhou Zeqi | 21–9,21–19 | Winner |
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 |
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2008 | Malaysia Open | Lee Chong Wei | 15–21,21–11,17–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Korea Open | Lin Dan | 4–21,23–21,25–23 | Winner |
2016 | French Open | Shi Yuqi | 16–21,19–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Denmark Open | Srikanth Kidambi | 10–21,5–21 | Runner-up |
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | Japan Open | Muhammad Roslin Hashim | 11–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
2001 | U.S. Open | Kenneth Jonassen | 6–8, 7–2, 7–2, 7–5 | Winner |
2002 | Japan Open | Xia Xuanze | 5–7, 7–5, 0–7, 7–5, 7–2 | Winner |
2003 | Swiss Open | Anders Boesen | 15–10, 15–2 | Winner |
2003 | Dutch Open | Muhammad Hafiz Hashim | 5–15, 15–8, 15–6 | Winner |
2003 | German Open | Lin Dan | 15–4, 15–4 | Winner |
2005 | Indonesia Open | Boonsak Ponsana | 15–10, 15–3 | Winner |
2005 | Chinese Taipei Open | Shon Seung-mo | 15–13, 15–5 | Winner |
2006 | All England Open | Lin Dan | 7–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
2008 | German Open | Sho Sasaki | 22–20, 21–5 | Winner |
2010 | Macau Open | Lee Chong Wei | No match | Runner-up |
2011 | Swiss Open | Park Sung-hwan | 21–17, 9–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Thailand Open | Chen Long | 8–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Macau Open | Du Pengyu | 17–21, 21–11, 21–18 | Winner |
2011 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | Shon Wan-ho | 21–18, 21–16 | Winner |
2012 | Swiss Open | Chen Jin | 21–14, 9–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | Hong Ji-hoon | 21–18, 21–12 | Winner |
2014 | Canada Open | Ng Ka Long | 21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
2014 | Korea Grand Prix | Lee Dong-keun | 18–21, 22–24 | Runner-up |
2015 | Malaysia Masters | Jeon Hyeok-jin | 19–21, 21–13, 21–15 | Winner |
2015 | New Zealand Open | Qiao Bin | 21–12, 21–14 | Winner |
2015 | Vietnam Open | Tommy Sugiarto | 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Thailand Open | Ihsan Maulana Mustofa | 21–17, 22–24, 21–8 | Winner |
2015 | Korea Masters | Lee Dong-keun | 21–17, 14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | U.S. Grand Prix | Rajiv Ouseph | 21–19, 21–12 | Winner |
2016 | Thailand Masters | Hu Yun | 21–18, 21–19 | Winner |
2016 | Canada Open | B. Sai Praneeth | 12–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | U.S. Open | Kanta Tsuneyama | 24–22, 21–8 | Winner |
2017 | Malaysia Masters | Ng Ka Long | 21–14, 15–21, 9–10 retired | Runner-up |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Swedish Open | Rasmus Wengberg | 12–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
2000 | Waitakere International | Rio Suryana | 15–8, 15–0 | Winner |
2005 | Thailand Satellite | Shon Seung-mo | 5–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
2014 | Sri Lanka International | Anand Pawar | 17–21, 21–10, 21–15 | Winner |
2014 | Indonesia International | Jonatan Christie | 11–10, 9–11, 5–11, 11–8, 11–3 | Winner |
2014 | Malaysia International | Tan Chun Seang | 17–21, 21–16, 21–11 | Winner |
2015 | Thailand International | Suppanyu Avihingsanon | 21–13, 21–10 | Winner |
2019 | South Australia International | Ng Tze Yong | 21–23, 1–5 retired | Runner-up |
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