Lee So-hee
Lee So-hee (Hangul: 이소희; Korean pronunciation: [i.so.ɦi]; born 14 June 1994) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] She won the women's doubles title at the 2017 All England Open tournament.[2] She also helped the Korean national team to win the world team championships at the 2017 Sudirman Cup.[3] She reached a career high of world no. 2 in the women's doubles in November 2017 partnered with Chang Ye-na.[4] For her achievements in 2017, Lee who affiliated with the Incheon International Airport team, was awarded as the best player of the year by the Badminton Korea Association.[5]
Lee So-hee | |
Hangul | 이소희 |
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Hanja | 李紹希 |
Revised Romanization | I So-hui |
McCune–Reischauer | I Sohŭi |
As a junior player, Lee was a gold medalists at the 2012 Asian, 2011 and 2012 World Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event.[6] She represented Konkuk University competed at the Summer Universiade, helps the Korean team clinched the gold medal in the team event in 2013 and 2015, also won the gold in the women's doubles partnered with Shin Seung-chan in 2015.[7]
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | 13–21, 10–21 |
Asian Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
14–21, 10–21 | |||
2016 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
16–21, 19–21 |
Summer Universiade
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea |
21–16, 21–13 | |||
2013 | Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia |
12–21, 17–21 |
BWF World Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan |
21–14, 18–21, 21–18 | |||
2011 | Taoyuan Arena, Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
21–16, 13–21, 21–9 | |||
2010 | Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico |
22–20, 13–21, 15–21 |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |
17–21, 21–15, 21–17 |
BWF World Tour (2 titles, 5 runners-up)
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]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Fuzhou China Open | Super 750 | 17–21, 15–21 | |||
2019 | French Open | Super 750 | 16–21, 21–19, 21–12 | |||
2019 | Korea Open | Super 500 | 21–13, 19–21, 17–21 | |||
2018 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | 12–21, 20–22 | |||
2018 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | 14–21, 17–21 | |||
2018 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | 18–21, 17–21 | |||
2018 | Fuzhou China Open | Super 750 | 23–21, 21–18 |
BWF Superseries (3 titles, 6 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | China Open | 7–21, 21–18, 14–21 | |||
2017 | French Open | 17–21, 15–21 | |||
2017 | Denmark Open | 21–13, 21–16 | |||
2017 | Korea Open | 11–21, 15–21 | |||
2017 | Indonesia Open | 19–21, 21–15, 10–21 | |||
2017 | All England | 21–18, 21–13 | |||
2016 | China Open | 13–21, 21–14, 21–17 | |||
2016 | French Open | 16–21, 17–21 | |||
2015 | Korea Open | 15–21, 18–21 |
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (5 titles, 6 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Korea Masters | 21–18, 23–21 | |||
2017 | U.S. Open | 21–16, 21–13 | |||
2016 | New Zealand Open | 13–21, 16–21 | |||
2015 | U.S. Grand Prix | 22–24, 21–18, 12–21 | |||
2015 | Korea Masters | 21–7, 16–21, 21–19 | |||
2015 | Thailand Open | 22–20, 11–21, 15–21 | |||
2014 | Korea Masters | 15–8 Retired | |||
2014 | Canada Open | 21–15, 21–18 | |||
2013 | Chinese Taipei Open | Walkover | |||
2013 | Swiss Open | 21–23, 16–21 | |||
2012 | Korea Masters | 13–21, 17–21 |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | India International | 19–21, 21–13, 21–17 | |||
2012 | Iceland International | 21–18, 21–16 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Turkey International | 25–23, 9–21, 19–21 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Player Profile: Lee So Hee". Victor Sport. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- "All England Glory for Tai Tzu Ying and Chang Ye Na/Lee So Hee". Victor Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- "Lee So Hee ranking history". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "이소희·장예나 2017년도 배드민턴 최우수 선수 선정… 2018 배드민턴인의 밤 열려". www.ibadmintonnews.com (in Korean). 12 February 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "이소희·신승찬, Jr.세계셔틀콕 2연패". news.kbs.co.kr (in Korean). 3 November 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "2015 광주유니버시아드 배드민턴 개인전 결승전". www.badmintondaily.co.kr (in Korean). 13 July 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links
- Lee So-hee at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com