Lee Yun-hwa

Lee Yun-hwa (; born 14 November 1985) is a South Korean badminton player. Born in Wonju, Gangwon province, Lee started playing badminton at aged nine. She educated at the Bukwon girls' middle school, after that in Yubong girls' high school. Lee joined the national team when she was 15 and trained at the Taeneung national training center. She also part of the national junior team that won the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships. She made a debut at the Uber Cup in 2004, and captured the attention by her outstanding performance winning the singles and doubles event in the semi-finals against Denmark. Lee who was affiliated with the Daekyo Noonoppi, helped the Korean team won the world women's team championships at the 2010 Uber Cup.

Achievements

Asian Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Yim Ah-young Soratja Chansrisukot Salakjit Ponsana Bronze Bronze

BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2007 U.S. Open Jun Jae-youn 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2009 Korea International Bae Yeon-ju 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2007 Korea International Jang Soo-young 23–21, 21–15 Winner 2007 Canadian International Jun Jae-youn 23–21, 16–21, 21–14 Winner 2005 Canadian International Kim Young-mi 11–5, 11–7 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament