Shin Seung-chan

Shin Seung-chan

Shin Seung-chan at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
Born	(1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 (age 31) Gochang-gun, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Badminton
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	2 (WD with Jung Kyung-eun, 24 November 2016) 2 (WD with Lee So-hee, 21 December 2021) 19 (XD with Kim Gi-jung, 10 February 2017)
Current ranking	11 (WD with Lee Yu-lim, 29 October 2024)
BWF profile
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's doubles World Championships 2021 Huelva Women's doubles 2014 Copenhagen Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 2015 Dongguan Mixed team 2021 Vantaa Mixed team Uber Cup 2022 Bangkok Women's team 2016 Kunshan Women's team 2018 Bangkok Women's team 2020 Aarhus Women's team Asia Team Championships 2020 Manila Women's team 2016 Hyderabad Women's team 2018 Alor Setar Women's team Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan Mixed team 2015 Gwangju Mixed team 2015 Gwangju Mixed doubles 2015 Gwangju Women's doubles 2013 Kazan Women's doubles World Junior Championships 2011 Taipei Girls' doubles 2012 Chiba Girls' doubles 2010 Guadalajara Mixed team 2011 Taipei Mixed team 2012 Chiba Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2012 Gimcheon Girls' doubles 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team

Shin Seung-chan (Korean: 신승찬; Korean pronunciation: [ɕin.sɯŋ.tɕʰan]; born 6 December 1994) is a South Korean doubles specialist badminton player. she is widely recognized for her exceptional defensive skills and powerful smashes, which helped her secure a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside her partner Jung Kyung-eun.^[2] Throughout her career, Shin has consistently remained at the top of the BWF world rankings, achieving significant success with long-time partner Lee So-hee, including winning a silver and a bronze at the 2021 and 2014 BWF World Championships respectively.^[3] She also helped the Korean national team to win the 2022 Uber Cup.^[4]

Shin demonstrated exceptional talent early in her career by winning the gold medal at the 2011 and 2012 BWF World Junior Championships,^[5][6] and also at the 2012 Asian Junior Championships.^[7] Shin continues to excel by balancing his professional career and studies at the Chosun University, and her success at the university level was epitomized by her performance at the 2013 and 2015 Summer Universiade, where she contributed point for South Korea to clinch the gold medal in the team event in both years,^[8][9] and also secured the mixed and women's doubles gold in 2015.^[9]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Jung Kyung-eun	Tang Yuanting Yu Yang	21–8, 21–17	Bronze

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Lee So-hee	Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei	13–21, 10–21	Bronze
2021	Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain	Lee So-hee	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	16–21, 17–21	Silver

Summer Universiade

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia	Lee So-hee	Luo Yu Tian Qing	12–21, 17–21	Bronze
2015	Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea	Lee So-hee	Ou Dongni Yu Xiaohan (disqualified)	21–16, 21–13	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea	Kim Gi-jung	Lu Ching-yao Chiang Kai-hsin	21–14, 21–11	Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City, Taiwan	Lee So-hee	Shella Devi Aulia Anggia Shitta Awanda	21–16, 13–21, 21–9	Gold
2012	Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan	Lee So-hee	Huang Yaqiong Yu Xiaohan	21–14, 18–21, 21–18	Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea	Lee So-hee	Huang Yaqiong Yu Xiaohan	17–21, 21–15, 21–17	Gold

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 9 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[11]

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Fuzhou China Open	Super 750	Lee So-hee	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	23–21, 21–18	Winner
2018	Hong Kong Open	Super 500	Lee So-hee	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	18–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2018	Korea Masters	Super 300	Lee So-hee	Chang Ye-na Jung Kyung-eun	14–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2018	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	Lee So-hee	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	12–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2019	Korea Open	Super 500	Lee So-hee	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	21–13, 19–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2019	French Open	Super 750	Lee So-hee	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	16–21, 21–19, 21–12	Winner
2019	Fuzhou China Open	Super 750	Lee So-hee	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	17–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2020 (II)	Thailand Open	Super 1000	Lee So-hee	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2020	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	Lee So-hee	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	15–21, 26–24, 21–19	Winner
2021	Denmark Open	Super 1000	Lee So-hee	Huang Dongping Zheng Yu	15–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2021	French Open	Super 750	Lee So-hee	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	21–17, 21–12	Winner
2023	Taipei Open	Super 300	Lee Yu-lim	Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi	18–21, 21–17, 21–17	Winner
2024	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Lee Yu-lim	Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi	21–17, 19–21, 18–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Korea Masters	Super 300	Choi Sol-gyu	Ko Sung-hyun Eom Hye-won	12–21, 21–15, 18–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[12] 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.^[13] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Denmark Open	Jung Kyung-eun	Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei	Walkover	Winner
2016	Malaysia Open	Jung Kyung-eun	Tang Yuanting Yu Yang	11–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2016	Korea Open	Jung Kyung-eun	Luo Ying Luo Yu	21–13, 21–11	Winner
2016	Denmark Open	Jung Kyung-eun	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21–19, 11–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2017	Denmark Open	Lee So-hee	Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto	21–13, 21–16	Winner
2017	French Open	Lee So-hee	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu	17–21, 15–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (9 titles, 5 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.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Korea Grand Prix Gold	Lee So-hee	Eom Hye-won Jang Ye-na	13–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2013	Swiss Open	Lee So-hee	Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na	21–23, 16–21	Runner-up
2013	Chinese Taipei Open	Lee So-hee	Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na	Walkover	Runner-up
2014	Korea Grand Prix	Lee So-hee	Chang Ye-na Yoo Hae-won	15–8 retired	Winner
2015	Korea Masters	Jung Kyung-eun	Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee	7–21, 21–16, 19–21	Runner-up
2015	Macau Open	Jung Kyung-eun	Poon Lok Yan Tse Ying Suet	18–21, 15–15 retired	Winner
2015	U.S. Grand Prix	Jung Kyung-eun	Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee	24–22, 18–21, 21–12	Winner
2016	Syed Modi International	Jung Kyung-eun	Eefje Muskens Selena Piek	21–15, 21–13	Winner
2016	Korea Masters	Jung Kyung-eun	Chae Yoo-jung Kim So-yeong	21–14, 21–14	Winner
2017	U.S. Open	Lee So-hee	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	21–16, 21–13	Winner
2017	Korea Masters	Lee So-hee	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	21–18, 23–21	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Korea Grand Prix	Choi Sol-gyu	Shin Baek-cheol Chang Ye-na	Walkover	Winner
2017	Canada Open	Kim Won-ho	Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung	21–19, 21–16	Winner
2017	U.S. Open	Kim Won-ho	Seo Seung-jae Kim Ha-na	21–16, 14–21, 11–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Iceland International	Lee So-hee	Go Ah-ra Yoo Hae-won	21–18, 21–16	Winner
2012	Tata Open India International	Lee So-hee	Aparna Balan N. Sikki Reddy	19–21, 21–13, 21–17	Winner
2023	Vietnam International	Lee Yu-lim	Jesita Putri Miantoro Febi Setianingrum	21–18, 21–10	Winner
2023	Osaka International	Lee Yu-lim	Mizuki Otake Miyu Takahashi	23–21, 21–13	Winner
2023	Northern Marianas Open	Lee Yu-lim	Hsu Ya-ching Lin Wan-ching	19–21, 21–18, 20–22	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Osaka International	Wang Chan	Kim Young-hyuk Lee Yu-lim	21–14, 14–21, 21–15	Winner
2023	Northern Marianas Open	Wang Chan	Hashiru Shimono Miku Shigeta	21–13, 21–15	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

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External links

• Shin Seung Chan at BWFBadminton.com
• Shin Seung Chan at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
• Shin Seung Chan at Olympics.com
• Sin Seung-Chan at Olympedia