Lee Hyun-il
Lee Hyun-il (Korean: 이현일, born 17 April 1980 in Seoul) is a male badminton player from South Korea.
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Born | Seoul, South Korea | 17 April 1980||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 1 (21 February 2004[1]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 61 (10 September 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hangul | 이현일 |
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Hanja | 李炫一 |
Revised Romanization | I Hyeon-il |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Hyŏn-il |
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 | ||||
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Date | Round | Result | Score | Opponents |
October 6 | Quarterfinal | Win | 15–11, 15–7 | ![]() |
October 7 | Semifinal | Win | 15–5, 15–2 | ![]() |
October 9 | Final | Win | 15–3, 15–5 | ![]() |
2003 Sudirman Cup
At the 2003 Sudirman Cup held in Eindhoven, 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 | ![]() |
March 22 | Semifinal | Win | 15–9, 15–12 | ![]() |
March 23 | Final | Win | 15–10, 15–12 | ![]() |
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 | ||||
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Date | Round | Result | Score | Opponents |
September 18 | First Rd | Win | 21-18, 18-21, 21-10 | ![]() |
September 19 | Second Rd | Win | 21-10, 21-4 | ![]() |
September 20 | Third Rd | Win | 21-16, 21-6 | ![]() |
September 21 | Quarterfinal | Win | 21-14, 19-21, 21-12 | ![]() |
September 22 | Semifinal | Loss | 15–21, 19-21 | ![]() |
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.
Achievements
World Championships
Men's Singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain |
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15–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
Asian Games
Men's Singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar | ![]() |
3–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2002 | Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | ![]() |
7–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
Men's Singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | ![]() |
11–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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8–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (1 title)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] 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.[8]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Macau Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
21–9, 21–19 | ![]() |
BWF Superseries (1 title, 3 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries had two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries featured twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, 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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2017 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
10–21, 5–21 | ![]() |
2016 | French Open | ![]() |
16–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2008 | Korea Open | ![]() |
4–21, 23–21, 25–23 | ![]() |
2008 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
15–21, 21–11, 17–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (18 titles, 11 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's Singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Malaysia Masters | ![]() |
21–14, 15–21, 9–10 (retired) | ![]() |
2016 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
24–22, 21–8 | ![]() |
2016 | Canada Open | ![]() |
12–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Thailand Masters | ![]() |
21–18, 21–19 | ![]() |
2015 | U.S. Grand Prix | ![]() |
21–19, 21–12 | ![]() |
2015 | Korea Masters | ![]() |
21–17, 14–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Thailand Open | ![]() |
21–17, 22–24, 21–8 | ![]() |
2015 | Vietnam Open | ![]() |
19–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2015 | New Zealand Open | ![]() |
21–12, 21–14 | ![]() |
2015 | Malaysia Masters | ![]() |
19–21, 21–13, 21–15 | ![]() |
2014 | Korea Masters | ![]() |
18–21, 22–24 | ![]() |
2014 | Canada Open | ![]() |
21–16, 21–14 | ![]() |
2013 | Korea Masters | ![]() |
21–18, 21–12 | ![]() |
2012 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
21–14, 9–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Korea Masters | ![]() |
21–18, 21–16 | ![]() |
2011 | Macau Open | ![]() |
17–21, 21–11, 21–18 | ![]() |
2011 | Thailand Open | ![]() |
8–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
21–17, 9–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2010 | Macau Open | ![]() |
No match | ![]() |
2008 | German Open | ![]() |
22–20, 21–5 | ![]() |
2006 | All England Open | ![]() |
7–15, 7–15 | ![]() |
2005 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
15–13, 15–5 | ![]() |
2005 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
15–10, 15–3 | ![]() |
2003 | German Open | ![]() |
15–4, 15–4 | ![]() |
2003 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
5–15, 15–8, 15–6 | ![]() |
2003 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
15–10, 15–2 | ![]() |
2002 | Japan Open | ![]() |
5–7, 7–5, 0–7, 7–5, 7–2 | ![]() |
2001 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
6–8, 7–2, 7–2, 7–5 | ![]() |
2001 | Japan Open | ![]() |
11–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
- IBF World Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up)
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | South Australia International | ![]() |
21–23, 1–5r | ![]() |
2015 | Thailand International | ![]() |
21–13, 21–10 | ![]() |
2014 | Malaysia International | ![]() |
17–21, 21–16, 21–11 | ![]() |
2014 | Indonesia International | ![]() |
11–10, 9–11, 5–11, 11–8, 11–3 | ![]() |
2014 | Sri Lanka International | ![]() |
17–21, 21–10, 21–15 | ![]() |
2005 | Thailand Satellite | ![]() |
5–15, 3–15 | ![]() |
2000 | Waitakere International | ![]() |
15–8, 15–0 | ![]() |
2000 | Swedish Open | ![]() |
12–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- "Lee Hyun Il first to become men's singles World #1". Badmintontimes. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- "한국 남자단식의 에이스 이현일" (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- "한국 배드민턴, 이현일도 8강 진출 좌절" (in Korean). OhmyNews. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- "Lee Hyun-Il Stuns Bao in Beijing". Badminton Information. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- "China's Lin Dan wins badminton men's singles final". People's Daily. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- "China's Chen Long wins badminton singles bronze". Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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External links
- Lee Hyun-il at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Lee Hyun-il at BWFbadminton.com