Yu Soo-young

Yu Soo-young
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 (age 22)
Gunsan, South Korea
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles WH2
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking3 (MS 23 April 2024)
3 (MD with Jeong Jae-gun 3 September 2024)
1 (XD with Kwon Hyun-ah 13 June 2023)
Current ranking4 (MS)
3 (MD with Jeong Jae-gun)
7 (XD with Kwon Hyun-ah) (3 September 2024)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Men's doubles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Pattaya Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Mixed doubles
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
Asian Youth Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Manama Boys' singles

Yu Soo-young (Korean: 유수영; Hanja: 柳秀英, born 27 November 2002)[1] is a South Korean para-badminton player. He competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where he won the silver medal in the men's doubles WH1–WH2 event with Jeong Jae-gun.[2][3]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2024 Porte de la Chapelle Arena, Paris, France South Korea Jeong Jae-gun China Mai Jianpeng
China Qu Zimo 		10–21, 12–21 Silver

World Championships

Men's singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Japan Daiki Kajiwara 16–21, 10–21 Silver Silver

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan 		South Korea Jeong Jae-gun Germany Rick Hellmann
Germany Thomas Wandschneider 		13–21, 21–18, 22–24 Gold Bronze

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan 		South Korea Kwon Hyun-ah Italy Yuri Ferrigno
Peru Pilar Jáuregui 		19–21, 21–13, 10–21 Gold Bronze

Asian Para Games

Men's singles WH1

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Japan Daiki Kajiwara 15–21, 9–21 Silver Silver

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China South Korea Lee Sam-seop China Mai Jianpeng
China Qu Zimo 		9–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Youth Para Games

Boys' singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Alba Club, Manama, Bahrain Japan Daiki Kajiwara 15–21, 11–21 Silver Silver

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (4 titles, 7 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[4]

Men's singles WH2

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Japan Daiki Kajiwara 9–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Japan Daiki Kajiwara 10–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 2 Japan Daiki Kajiwara 20–22, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 South Korea Jeong Jae-gun South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Kim Jung-jun 		9–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 South Korea Jeong Jae-gun Germany Rick Hellmann
Germany Thomas Wandschneider 		21–14, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 South Korea Jeong Jae-gun Japan Daiki Kajiwara
Japan Hiroshi Murayama 		21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 South Korea Kwon Hyun-ah Thailand Chatchai Kornpeekanok
Thailand Amnouy Wetwithan 		17–21, 21–16, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 South Korea Kwon Hyun-ah South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Lee Sun-ae 		21–16, 12–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 South Korea Kwon Hyun-ah Italy Yuri Ferrigno
Peru Pilar Jáuregui 		21–23, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 South Korea Kwon Hyun-ah South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Lee Sun-ae 		21–19, 19–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 South Korea Kwon Hyun-ah Italy Yuri Ferrigno
Peru Pilar Jáuregui 		15–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ^ "Yu Sooyoung". Paris 2024 Paralympics.
  2. ^ https://www.donga.com/news/Sports/article/all/20240901/126787997/1
  3. ^ https://m.news.nate.com/view/20240901n19491?mid=m04&list=recent&cpcd=
  4. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.