Korea national badminton team
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The Korea national badminton team represents South Korea
in international badminton
team competitions.
Uber Cup
Sudirman Cup
Women
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
in international badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
team competitions.
Participation in BWF competitions
Thomas CupThomas Cup
The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation , the sport's global governing body...
- 1984 - Fourth place
- 1992 - Semi-finalist
- 1996 - Semi-finalist
- 2000 - Semi-finalist
- 2004 - Semi-finalist
- 20082008 Thomas & Uber CupThe 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 25th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 22nd tournament of the Uber Cup, the men's and women's team competition in badminton, respectively. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from May 11 to May 18, 2008.-Qualification:...
- Runner-up
Uber Cup
Uber Cup
The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Team Championships for Women, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956-1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contested every two years since 1984 when its scheduled...
- 1984 - Third place
- 1986 - Third place
- 1988 - Runner-up
- 1990 - Runner-up
- 1992 - Runner-up
- 1994 - Semi-finalist
- 1996 - Semi-finalist
- 1998 - Semi-finalist
- 2000 - Semi-finalist
- 2002 - Runner-up
- 2004 - Runner-up
- 20062006 Thomas & Uber CupThe 2006 Thomas & Uber Cup was held from April 28 to May 7 in Sendai and Tokyo, Japan. It was the 24th tournament of Thomas Cup and 21st tournament of Uber Cup, men's and women's badminton tournaments....
- Quarter-finalist - 20082008 Thomas & Uber CupThe 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 25th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 22nd tournament of the Uber Cup, the men's and women's team competition in badminton, respectively. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from May 11 to May 18, 2008.-Qualification:...
- Semi-finalist - 20102010 Thomas & Uber CupThe 2010 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 26th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 23rd tournament of the Uber Cup, the most important and most prestigious badminton tournaments in men's and women's team competition, respectively...
- Winner
Sudirman Cup
Sudirman Cup
Sudirman Cup is the world mixed team badminton championship which takes place every two years. There are five matches in every round: men and women's singles, men and women's doubles and mixed doubles. The Cup is named after Dick Sudirman, a former Indonesian badminton player and the founder of the...
- 19891989 Sudirman CupThe 1989 Sudirman Cup was the 1st tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 24 to May 29, 1989 in Central Jakarta, Indonesia.-Teams:28 teams around the world took part in this tournament...
- Runner-up - 1991 - Winner
- 1993 - Winner
- 1995 - Semi-finalist
- 1997 - Runner-up
- 1999 - Semi-finalist
- 20012001 Sudirman CupThe 2001 Sudirman Cup was the 7th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 28 to June 2, 2001 in Seville, Spain.-Group A:-Group B:-Play-offs:-Knockout stage:Semi-finalFinal...
- Semi-finalist - 2003 - Winner
- 20052005 Sudirman CupThe 2005 Sudirman Cup was the 9th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 10 to May 15, 2005 in Beijing, China.-Teams:41 teams around the world took part in this tournament...
- Semi-finalist - 20072007 Sudirman CupThe 2007 Sudirman Cup is the 10th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup. It was held from 11 June to 17 June 2007 in Glasgow, Scotland....
- Semi-finalist - 20092009 Sudirman CupThe 2009 Sudirman Cup was held in the Guangzhou Gymnasium in China from May 10 to May 17, 2009, having been arranged in December 2005. It was the eleventh contest....
- Runner-up
Squad
Men- Park Sung Hwan
- Shon Wan Ho
- Jung Jae-SungJung Jae-sungJung Jae-sung is a male badminton player from South Korea.Jung started playing badminton at 7, at his local elementary school. He entered the South Korea national badminton team in 2001...
- Lee Yong-DaeLee Yong-daeLee Yong-dae is a male badminton player from South Korea. He is considered by many to be a great talent and already a wonderful doubles player...
- Ko Sung-HyunKo Sung-hyunKo Sung-hyun is an internationally elite badminton player from South Korea.Ko Sung-hyun is a right-handed player who specializes in doubles events. His current partner in the men's doubles is Yoo Yeon-seong...
- Yoo Yeon-SeongYoo Yeon-seongYoo Yeon-seong is an internationally elite badminton player.Yoo Yeon-seong has gained prominence in the badminton community following the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games when he began competing on the highest levels of competition...
- Kim Ki-Jung
- Shin Baek-CheolShin Baek-cheolShin Baek-cheol is a mixed and men's doubles badminton player from South Korea. His current mixed doubles partner is Lee Hyo-jung.- Early life :...
Women
- Bae Seung-Hee
- Lee Hyun-Hwa
- Sung Ji-Hyun
- Bae Youn-JooBae Youn-jooBae Youn-joo is an internationally elite badminton player from South Korea.Bae first gained international attention in 2006 when she reached the semifinals in the women's singles and won the gold medal as a member of the South Korean mixed team at the BWF World Junior Championships.Bae joined the...
- Ha Jung-EunHa Jung-eunHa Jung-eun is a women's doubles and mixed doubles badminton player from South Korea.- Career :Ha played in mixed doubles with Lee Yong-dae and won the Asian Junior Championship 2005....
- Lee Kyung-WonLee Kyung-wonLee Kyung-won is a female badminton player from South Korea.Lee competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Ra Kyung-min. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pernille Harder and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the second...
- Kim Min-JungKim Min-JungKim Min-Jung is a South Korean short track speed skater.Kim won her first senior World Championship individual gold medal in the women's 1500 meter at the 2009 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships held in Vienna, edging out future 1500 meter Olympic champion Zhou Yang by 0.503 seconds.In...
- Jung Kyung-Eun
- Lee Hyo-JungLee Hyo-jungLee Hyo-jung is a female badminton player from South Korea.She won the gold medal in badminton mixed doubles at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics with her partner, Lee Yong-dae...