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Lee So-hee

Lee So-hee (Korean: 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]

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 and competed at the Summer Universiade, helped the Korean team clinching the gold medal in the team event in 2013 and 2015, and also won the gold in women's doubles with partner Shin Seung-chan in 2015.[7]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Summer Universiade

Women's doubles

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

BWF World Tour (9 titles, 13 runners-up)

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

Women's doubles

BWF Superseries (3 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[10] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[11] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (5 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Lee So Hee". Victor Sport. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. ^ "All England Glory for Tai Tzu Ying and Chang Ye Na/Lee So Hee". Victor Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Lee So Hee ranking history". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. ^ "이소희·장예나 2017년도 배드민턴 최우수 선수 선정… 2018 배드민턴인의 밤 열려" (in Korean). IBadmintonnews. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  6. ^ "이소희·신승찬, Jr.세계셔틀콕 2연패" (in Korean). Korean Broadcasting System. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  7. ^ "2015 광주유니버시아드 배드민턴 개인전 결승전" (in Korean). Badminton Daily. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  8. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  9. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  10. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  11. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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