Shin Baek-cheol

Shin Baek-cheol (; born 19 October 1989) is a mixed and men's doubles badminton player from South Korea. He is a World, Asian and World Junior Champions, as well a gold medalists in the Asian Games and Summer Universiade.

Career Shin started to play badminton at the age of 8 in Wallgot Elementary School. He later belonged to the badminton team of the Korea National Sport University before moving to Gimcheon City Hall in 2012. Shin and his mixed doubles partner, Yoo Hyun-young, reached the final of Swiss Open in March. They lost to second-seeded Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung 14-21 and 18–21. He also won the gold medal at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games in the mixed doubles event partnered with Lee Hyo-jung.

In 2014 Copenhagen World Championships, He and his partner Ko Sung-hyun created one of the biggest upsets in badminton world championship final history with a victory over their compatriots, Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong 22–20, 21–23, 21–18.

In October 2016, BWF announced Shin Baek-cheol's retirement. Shin actually announced that he left the Korean national team before the Rio Olympic 2016, but he didn't confirm that he retired from badminton. After his retirement, Shin was no longer eligible to enter the BWF international ranking tournament until he turned 31 years of age, based on the regulations from the Badminton Korea Association. Shin and his partner Ko Sung-hyun then made an injunction to the Seoul high courts by rejecting the BKA regulations. In May 2018, Shin and Ko finally got a chance to compete in the international tournament, after won their one-year legal battle against BKA.

Achievements

BWF World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong 22–20, 21–23, 21–18 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China Eom Hye-won Xu Chen Ma Jin 15–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Tianhe Gymnasium,Guangzhou, China Lee Hyo-jung Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 21–19, 21–14 Gold Gold

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,Gimcheon, South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong Li Junhui Liu Yuchen 22–20, 21–17 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,Gimcheon, South Korea Chang Ye-na Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah 21–13, 15–21, 15–21 Silver Silver 2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China Chae Yoo-jung Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 16–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

Summer Universiade Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Gymnasium of SZIIT,Shenzhen, China Eom Hye-won Lee Sheng-mu Hsieh Pei-chen 15–21, 21–11, 21–19 Gold Gold

BWF World Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 The Trusts Stadium,Waitakere City, New Zealand Chung Eui-seok Chai Biao Li Tian 24–26, 21–19, 21–15 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 The Trust Stadium,Waitakere City, New Zealand Yoo Hyun-young Chris Adcock Gabrielle White 20–22, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Stadium Juara,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Yoo Hyun-young Tan Wee Kiong Woon Khe Wei 18–21, 21–16, 12–21 Silver Silver

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 2 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Vietnam Open Super 100 Ko Sung-hyun Lee Sheng-mu Yang Po-hsuan 22–20, 21–18 Winner 2018 Indonesia Masters Super 100 Ko Sung-hyun Chang Ko-chi Lu Chia-pin 21–23, 13–21 Runner-up 2018 Macau Open Super 300 Ko Sung-hyun Kim Gi-jung Lee Yong-dae 21–17, 13–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2019 Australian Open Super 300 Ko Sung-hyun Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda 21–11, 21–17 Winner 2019 U.S. Open Super 300 Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin 21–13, 17–21, 6–3 retired Winner 2021 French Open Super 750 Ko Sung-hyun Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 21–17, 22–20 Winner

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 2 runners-up) The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Malaysia Open Cho Gun-woo Fang Chieh-min Lee Sheng-mu 21–16, 16–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2012 Denmark Open Yoo Yeon-seong Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 19–21, 21–11, 21–19 Winner 2015 Indonesia Open Ko Sung-hyun Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan 21–16, 16–21, 21–19 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Swiss Open Yoo Hyun-young Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung 14–21, 18–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (9 titles, 8 runners-up) 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.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 German Open Lee Yong-dae Kenichi Hayakawa Kenta Kazuno 21–13, 21–16 Winner 2013 Thailand Open Yoo Yeon-seong Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov 18–21, 21–15, 21–14 Winner 2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold Ko Sung-hyun Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang 15–21, 21–18, 23–25 Runner-up 2014 Korea Grand Prix Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2015 Korea Masters Ko Sung-hyun Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang 21–16, 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2015 Macau Open Ko Sung-hyun Berry Angriawan Rian Agung Saputro 22–20, 21–14 Winner 2016 German Open Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong 20–22, 21–18, 21–17 Winner 2016 New Zealand Open Ko Sung-hyun Angga Pratama Ricky Karanda Suwardi 21–18, 21–14 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Korea Grand Prix Gold Eom Hye-won Yoo Yeon-seong Jang Ye-na 11–21, 21–18, 25–23 Winner 2013 German Open Jang Ye-na Anders Kristiansen Julie Houmann 21–19, 19–21, 24–22 Winner 2013 Australian Open Jang Ye-na Irfan Fadhilah Weni Anggraini 14–21, 24–22, 16–21 Runner-up 2013 Chinese Taipei Open Jang Ye-na Yoo Yeon-seong Eom Hye-won 22–20, 12–21, 21–16 Winner 2014 Korea Grand Prix Chang Ye-na Choi Sol-gyu Shin Seung-chan Walkover Runner-up 2015 Chinese Taipei Open Chae Yoo-jung Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2015 Korea Masters Chae Yoo-jung Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na 21–19, 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2015 Macau Open Chae Yoo-jung Choi Sol-kyu Eom Hye-won 21–18, 21–13 Winner 2016 German Open Chae Yoo-jung Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Vietnam International Kim Ki-jung Goh Wei Shem Teo Kok Siang 23–21, 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2011 Turkey International Cho Gun-woo Kim Ki-jung Kim Sa-rang 17–21, 21–16, 15–21 Runner-up 2018 Malaysia International Ko Sung-hyun Lin Shang-kai Tseng Min-hao 21–18, 30–29 Winner 2019 Osaka International Ko Sung-hyun Kang Min-hyuk Kim Jae-hwan 21–13, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Malaysia Satellite Kim Min-jung Tontowi Ahmad Yulianti 21–16, 21–14 Winner 2007 Korea International Yoo Hyun-young Kim Sung-kwan Ham Hyo-jin 22–20, 21–3 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament