Jin began playing badminton in second grade at Dangjin Elementary School under the influence of his mother, Lee Mi-kyung, who is a former badminton player. In August 2021, as a third-year student at Dangjin Information High School, he won the men's doubles event at the national selection tournament and joined the national team.[3] In 2022, he joined the Yonex Korea team.[4]
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]
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^Kwon, Jae-min (29 September 2022). "실업배드민턴 1년차 진용이 그리는 꿈…국내 정상 넘어 세계무대에서 포효를!" [Jin Yong, a first-year professional badminton player, dreams of becoming a world-class player beyond the top in Korea!]. 스포츠동아 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^Im, Sun-hyeon (4 January 2022). "'배드민턴 기대주' 진용, 요넥스 입단…이용대와 한솥밥" ['Badminton prospect' Jin Yong joins Yonex… In the same team as Lee Yong-dae]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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