Choi Hye-in

Choi Hye-in
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 32)
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking14 (WD 7 August 2013)
41 (XD 28 February 2013)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Qingdao Mixed doubles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Waitakere City Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Pune Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guadalajara Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guadalajara Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guadalajara Girls' doubles
BWF profile
Choi Hye-in
Hangul
최혜인
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoe Hye-in
McCune–ReischauerCh'oi Hye-in

Choi Hye-in (Korean최혜인; born 8 August 1992)[2] is a Korean badminton player who affiliated Daekyo badminton team since 2011,[3][4] and later representing Incheon International Airport.[1]

Career

Choi who educated at the Beomseo High School in Ulsan,[5] was one of Korea's top junior players. She clinched three titles at the 2010 German Junior Open, winning the girls' singles, girls' doubles, and mixed doubles events.[6] The same year, she was runner-up in mixed doubles at the 2010 World Junior Championships. She also represented Korea in the badminton at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

As a senior, she focused exclusively on doubles and played with various partners, reaching the 2012 Macau Open final with Kim So-yeong and the final of the 2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold with Kang Ji-wook. Her first major senior title came in 2014, when she and Lee So-hee won the women's doubles title at the 2014 Canada Open. Choi tried out, but was not selected for the national team in December 2014.[7]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium,
Qingdao, China
South Korea Kim Sa-rang China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
13–21, 21–12, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco,
Guadalajara, Mexico
South Korea Lee So-hee China Tang Jinhua
China Xia Huan
22–20, 13–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco,
Guadalajara, Mexico
South Korea Kang Ji-Wook China Liu Cheng
China Bao Yixin
15–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

BWF Grand Prix

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

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Macau Open South Korea Kim So-young South Korea Eom Hye-won
South Korea Jang Ye-na
18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Canada Open South Korea Lee So-hee South Korea Park So-young
South Korea Park Sun-young
21–15, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold South Korea Kang Ji-wook South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
South Korea Jang Ye-na
13–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Vietnam International South Korea Lee Se-rang Indonesia Komala Dewi
Indonesia Jenna Gozali
15–21, 21–10, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Vietnam International South Korea Kang Ji-wook Thailand Patiphat Chalardchaleam
Thailand Savitree Amitrapai
19–21, 22–20, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b "최혜인" (in Korean). Incheon Airport. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ "BKA tournament entry list". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ^ "2013년 한국 여자 복식의 역사는 내가 쓴다!" (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. 18 January 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "고등·대학 최강자 '김문희·최혜인' 대교눈높이 입단" (in Korean). Badminton Times. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ Kim, In-ho (29 July 2010). ""다시태어나도 배드민턴 할거에요" 범서고 최혜인-이소희" (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. ^ "최혜인, 배드민턴 선수권대회 3관왕" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020 – via KBS.
  7. ^ "Korean national team announcement". Badminton Korea Association. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2016.