Jung Jae-sung

Jung Jae-sung (also spelled Chung Jae-sung; ; ; 25 August 1982 – 9 March 2018) was a South Korean professional badminton player who specialized in men's doubles.

Together with his partner Lee Yong-dae, Jung spent forty weeks as World No. 1 in the men's doubles discipline between 2009 and 2012, winning eighteen BWF World Superseries tournaments and placing second at the BWF World Championships on two occasions in 2007 and 2009. He was a two-time winner of the All-England Open, gold medalist at the 2008 Badminton Asian Championships, and won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in the final tournament of his professional career.

Career Jung was born on 25 August 1982 in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. He started playing badminton at 7, at his local elementary school. He entered the South Korea national badminton team in 2001.

In 2000, Jung was part of the Korean national junior team competed at the World Junior Championships in Guangzhou, China, and Asian Junior Championships in Kyoto, Japan. In Guangzhou, he won the mixed team bronze after his team lost 2–3 to China, and in Kyoto, he won the boys' doubles silver and boys' team bronze.

In 2003, Jung, who represented Wonkwang University, won the men's doubles title at the National Championships in Gyeonggi partnered with Lee Jae-jin. In 2004, he and Lee Jae-jin retained their title, and in 2006, Jung repeated his success partnered with Lee Yong-dae.

In 2005, Jung won the Thailand Open with his former partner Lee Jae-jin, beating the Danes Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen in the finals. In 2006, Jung won the Thailand Open together with Lee Yong-dae; they had a walkover in the final against compatriots Lee Jae-jin, with whom Jung won the last Thailand Open, and Hwang Ji-man. At the Asian Games, Jung and Lee became bronze medalists after losing the semi-finals to Luluk Hadiyanto and Alvent Yulianto of Indonesia in the individual men's doubles event. In the team event, South Korea lost to China in the final 2–3, thus gaining Jung a silver medal.

In 2007, Jung and Lee Yong-dae participated in the Malaysia Open, the first ever BWF Super Series event. There they got through the first round but had to resign due to injury. However a week later they blew away competition to take the first prize at the Korea Open. Jung and Lee lost to Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man in the final of the German Open. Jung participated to the 2007 Sudirman Cup with the South Korea team. The team lost to China in the semi-finals with a score of 0–3. In July, after a period of disappointing results in men's doubles, Lee became runner-up with Jung at the Thailand Open, losing to Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man. Not much later, the pair went on to take the silver medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships. They were defeated in the final by Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia, 19–21, 19–21. The rest of the year also resulted in quite disappointing achievements, not getting past quarterfinals in any major events, except in the French Open. Jung and Lee there lost to the eventual winners, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China.

To start 2008, Jung, together with Lee, disappointingly lost to the unseeded pair of Simon Mollyhus and Anders Kristiansen in the second round of the Malaysia Open. In South Korea, things went a bit better, achieving a quarterfinal. There they lost to eventual runners-up Luluk Hadiyanto and Alvent Yulianto of Indonesia. More than a month later, Jung and Lee came back with a bang to win the All England Open, beating Malaysians Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah in a thrilling semi-final (coming back from a 16–20 deficit in the third game) and compatriots Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man in the finals. A week later, the pair were victorious in the Swiss Open too. At the Asian Championships Jung and Lee gained the gold medal, beating Candra Wijaya and Nova Widianto of Indonesia in the final. He competed at the Thomas Cup, helped his team reach the final round, where Jung and Lee were the only ones to score a point for South Korea against China in the final, which ended in a 3–1 win for China. In November, Jung also won the 2008 China Open Super Series.

2008 Olympic Games Not having participated in the two following Superseries events, supposedly because of their preparations for the Summer Olympics, Jung and Lee were disappointingly knocked out in the first round in Beijing. His partner went on to get the gold medal in mixed doubles.

2012 Olympic Games At the London Olympics, Jung, together with Lee, won the men's doubles bronze medal. The pair who were seeded two, advanced to the knock-out stage after placing first, won three matches in group D stage. They lost the match in the semi-final match against Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen of Denmark, and in the bronze medal match, they beat the Malaysian pair Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong in straight games. This was Jung's final tournament.

Death On 9 March 2018, at the age of 35, Jung died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Hwaseong after reportedly suffering from cardiac arrhythmia. His funeral was held on 11 March at Ajou University Hospital, with his longtime doubles partner Lee Yong-dae acting as a pallbearer.

Achievements

Olympic Games Men's doubles

BWF World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Lee Yong-dae Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 19–21, 19–21 Silver Silver 2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Lee Yong-dae Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 18–21, 21–16, 26–28 Silver Silver 2011 Wembley Arena, London, England Lee Yong-dae Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 18–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar Lee Yong-dae Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto 25–23, 18–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze 2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Lee Yong-dae Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 15–21, 21–13, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Lee Jae-jin Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 11–15, 7–15 Silver Silver 2008 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Lee Yong-dae Nova Widianto Candra Wijaya 21–16, 21–18 Gold Gold

Asian Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan Lee Jae-jin Sang Yang Zheng Bo 16–17, 15–11, 12–15 Silver Silver

BWF Superseries 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 level such as 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.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Korea Open Lee Yong-dae Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin 21–16, 21–15 Winner 2008 All England Open Lee Yong-dae Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin 20–22, 21–19, 21–18 Winner 2008 Swiss Open Lee Yong-dae Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 17–21, 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2008 China Open Lee Yong-dae Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 17–21, 21–17, 21–13 Winner 2008 Hong Kong Open Lee Yong-dae Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari 25–23, 19–21, 22–20 Winner 2008 World Superseries Masters Finals Lee Yong-dae Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2009 Malaysia Open Lee Yong-dae Hendra Aprida Gunawan Alvent Yulianto 18–21, 21–14, 21–14 Winner 2009 Korea Open Lee Yong-dae Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 12–21, 22–24 Runner-up 2009 Indonesia Open Lee Yong-dae Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 21–15, 21–18 Winner 2009 Hong Kong Open Lee Yong-dae Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 13–21, 21–15, 21–8 Winner 2009 China Open Lee Yong-dae Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 21–13, 19–21, 21–18 Winner 2009 World Superseries Masters Finals Lee Yong-dae Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 21–15, 21–15 Winner 2010 Korea Open Lee Yong-dae Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 21–11, 14–21, 21–18 Winner 2010 China Open Lee Yong-dae Chai Biao Zhang Nan 21–15, 21–12 Winner 2010 World Superseries Finals Lee Yong-dae Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2011 Korea Open Lee Yong-dae Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 21–6, 21–13 Winner 2011 China Masters Lee Yong-dae Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 21–17, 21–10 Winner 2011 Denmark Open Lee Yong-dae Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 21–16, 21–17 Winner 2011 French Open Lee Yong-dae Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 14–21, 21–15, 21–11 Winner 2011 Hong Kong Open Lee Yong-dae Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 21–14, 22–24, 19–21 Runner-up 2012 Korea Open Lee Yong-dae Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 21–18, 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2012 All England Open Lee Yong-dae Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 21–23, 21–9, 21–14 Winner 2012 Indonesia Open Lee Yong-dae Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 23–21, 19–21, 21–11 Winner BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix 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. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Thailand Open Lee Jae-jin Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 15–11, 15–5 Winner 2006 German Open Lee Yong-dae Robert Blair Anthony Clark 15–11, 15–6 Winner 2006 Chinese Taipei Open Lee Yong-dae Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 14–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2006 Thailand Open Lee Yong-dae Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin Walkover Winner 2007 German Open Lee Yong-dae Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin 18–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2007 Thailand Open Lee Yong-dae Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin 19–21, 21–19, 9–21 Runner-up 2008 German Open Lee Yong-dae Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin 13–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2010 Chinese Taipei Open Lee Yong-dae Cho Gun-woo Kwon Yi-goo 21–10, 21–16 Winner 2010 Korea Grand Prix Lee Yong-dae Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong 18–21, 21–18, 27–27 Winner 2011 German Open Lee Yong-dae Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang 21–19, 18–21, 21–11 Winner 2011 Swiss Open Lee Yong-dae Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong 17–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2011 Thailand Open Lee Yong-dae Hendra Aprida Gunawan Alvent Yulianto 24–22, 21–14 Winner 2011 Chinese Taipei Open Lee Yong-dae Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong 21–23, 17–21 Runner-up 2011 Korea Grand Prix Gold Lee Yong-dae Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong 15–21, 22–24 Runner-up 2012 German Open Lee Yong-dae Hong Wei Shen Ye 19–21, 21–18, 19–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 Vietnam Satellite Hwang Ji-man Rian Sukmawan Yoga Ukikasah 15–17, 7–15 Runner-up 2008 Korea International Lee Yong-dae Cho Gun-woo Yoo Yeon-seong 21–16, 26–24 Winner 2009 Korea International Lee Yong-dae Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong 21–19, 15–21, 21–15 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament