Lee Hyun-il
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![]() Lee 2008 in the singles final of the German Open in Mülheim an der Ruhr
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Date of birth: | April 17, 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Seoul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Size: | 176 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 67 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1st professional season: | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing hand: | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BWF ID: | 11704 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record: | 425: 137 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career title: | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 1 (February 21, 2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current placement: | 14th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record: | 13:15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record: | 3: 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of March 6, 2016 |
Lee Hyun-il ( Korean 이현일 ; born April 17, 1980 in Seoul ) is a South Korean badminton player . He was a member of the South Korean Olympic delegation at the 2004 , 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games .
Career
One of Lee's greatest successes was winning the 2008 Korea Open , beating reigning world champion Lin Dan in the final with 4:21, 23:21, 25:23. After a miserable start, he was able to keep up well in the second set and benefited from several tight line decisions in his favor. In 2005 he won the Indonesia Open by beating Boonsak Ponsana from Thailand in straight sets. At the 2006 World Championships in Madrid , he achieved bronze and his only medal at world championships so far. In the same year he reached the final of All England , which he lost with 7:15, 7:15 against Lin Dan. At the age of 20 and 21 he was in the finals of the Japan Open 2001 and 2002 , of which he won the latter.
At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 , Lee's defeat in the semifinals against Lee Chong Wei with 18:21, 21:13, 13:21 and the lost bronze match against Chen Jin 16:21, 21:12, 14: 21 fourth place. Also in 2012 in London it was only enough for fourth place. In the semifinals he lost to Lin Dan with 12:21, 10:21 and in the game for bronze against Chen Long with 12:21, 21:15, 15:21. In Athens 2004 he lost to Boonsak Ponsana in the round of 16 with 13:15, 11:15.
After a long absence, Lee has won ten tournaments since June 2014 to qualify for the upcoming 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro .
Achievements in tables
Men's singles
Lee Hyun-il | |
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Hangeul | 이현일 |
Hanja | 李 炫 一 |
Revised Romanization |
I Hyeon-il |
McCune- Reischauer |
Yi Hyon-il |
result | year | Place / tournament | opponent | Result |
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4th | 2008 |
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16:21, 21:12, 14:21 |
4th | 2012 |
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12:21, 21:15, 15:21 |
9./16. | 2004 |
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13:15, 11:15 |
IBF / BWF - world championships | ||||
bronze | 2006 |
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15:21, 19:21 |
5th / 8th | 2001 |
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12:15, 15: 4, 5:15 |
5th / 8th | 2005 |
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15: 5, 7:15, 8:15 |
9./16. | 2003 |
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10:15, 15:13, 14:17 |
9./16. | 2007 |
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19:21, 11:21 |
9./16. | 2011 |
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16:21, 13:21 |
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silver | 2002 |
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7:15, 9:15 |
bronze | 2006 |
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3:21, 10:21 |
9./16. | 2010 |
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17:21, 11:21 |
ABC / BAC - Asian Championships | ||||
bronze | 2005 |
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11:15, 4:15 |
5th / 8th | 2008 |
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12:21, 10:21 |
9./16. | 2000 |
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3:15, 11:15 |
9./16. | 2001 |
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15: 8, 11:15, 10:15 |
9./16. | 2004 |
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15: 6, 10:15, 6:15 |
17./32. | 1997 |
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4:15, 9:15 |
33./48. | 1999 |
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13:15, 10:15 |
IBF / BWF World Cup | ||||
5th / 8th | 2005 |
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16:21, 15:21 |
BWF World Superseries | ||||
2. | 2008 |
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15:21, 21:11, 17:21 |
1. | 2008 |
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4:21, 23:21, 25:23 |
IBF World Grand Prix | ||||
2. | 2001 |
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11:15, 6:15 |
1. | 2001 |
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6: 8, 7: 2, 7: 2, 7: 5 |
1. | 2002 |
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5: 7, 7: 5, 0: 7, 7: 5, 7: 2 |
1. | 2003 |
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15:10, 15: 2 |
1. | 2003 |
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5:15, 15: 8, 15: 6 |
1. | 2003 |
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15: 4, 15: 4 |
1. | 2005 |
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15:10, 15: 3 |
1. | 2005 |
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15:13, 15: 6 |
2. | 2006 |
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7:15, 7:15 |
BWF Grand Prix Gold | ||||
2. | 2010 |
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lost without a fight |
2. | 2011 |
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21:17, 9:21, 17:21 |
2. | 2011 |
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8:21, 19:21 |
1. | 2011 |
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17:21, 21:11, 21:18 |
1. | 2011 |
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21:18, 21:16 |
2. | 2012 |
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21:14, 9:21, 17:21 |
1. | 2013 |
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21:18, 21:12 |
1. | 2015 |
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19:21, 21:13, 21:15 |
1. | 2015 |
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21:12, 21:14 |
1. | 2015 |
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21:17, 22:24, 21: 8 |
2. | 2015 |
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21:17, 14:21, 14:21 |
1. | 2016 |
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21:18, 21:19 |
BWF Grand Prix | ||||
1. | 2008 |
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22:20, 21: 5 |
1. | 2014 |
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21:16, 21:14 |
2. | 2014 |
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18:21, 22:24 |
2. | 2015 |
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19:21, 19:21 |
1. | 2015 |
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21:19, 21:12 |
International Challenge | ||||
1. | 2014 |
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17:21, 21:10, 21:15 |
1. | 2014 |
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11:10, 9:11, 5:11, 11: 8, 11: 3 |
1. | 2014 |
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17:21, 21:16, 21:11 |
1. | 2015 |
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21:13, 21:10 |
International tournaments | ||||
2. | 2000 |
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12:15, 11:15 |
1. | 2000 |
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15: 8, 15: 0 |
1. | 2004 |
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15: 8, 15: 9 |
2. | 2005 |
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5:15, 3:15 |
2. | 2013 |
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13:21, 16:21 |
Web links
- Profile bwfworldsuperseries.com (English)
- Lee Hyun-il in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=1185B01B-43DF-4F43-AF62-EB96BFFE03CB&draw=2
- ↑ http://bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=E4857758-9954-4BFC-BBE5-D24113FDE1DC&draw=2
- ↑ http://bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=8F8CB674-5B18-413D-95AA-DAA3D67D22C1&draw=2
- ↑ http://bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=341B7520-3D70-494C-9D4F-7E006CD82CB8&draw=2
- ↑ http://bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=82A632B2-DEC3-4E2E-83C2-ED22BAB3646D&draw=2
- ↑ http://bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=0C6484EF-3EC1-492F-9F90-2677857F3996&draw=2
- ↑ http://bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=AE630E09-E114-4B2D-8FA8-8A4A3CC2D683&draw=1
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lee, Hyun-il |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lee, Hyeon-Il; 이현일 (Korean, Hangeul) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean badminton single player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1980 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Seoul |