Bae Seung-hee

This is a Korean name; the family name is Bae.
Bae Seung-hee
Hangul 배승희
Hanja 裵昇熙
Revised Romanization Bae Seung-hui
McCune–Reischauer Pae Sŭng-hŭi

Bae Seung-hee (Hangul: 배승희; Hanja: 裵昇熙; born 20 September 1983) is a female badminton player from South Korea. She is best remembered for her role in South Korea's first ever Uber Cup victory in 2010.[1]

Bae was on the South Korean national team shortly after graduating from junior eligibility but from age 19 to 25, she played only for her domestic team Korea Ginseng Corporation, and competed overseas only twice between April 2003 and November 2008. She was called back to the national team after winning a national event in 2008 and in August 2009, she reached her first of two consecutive finals at the Chinese Taipei Open.

In 2010, she played first singles at the Uber Cup and in the final, beat then world #1 Wang Yihan to begin South Korea's 3-1 victory.[2]

In 2011, Bae injured her thigh in a domestic tournament and as it caused her to miss the first part of the qualifying period for the London Olympics, she finally decided to leave international badminton at the age of 28.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Uber Cup entry list and results". koreabadminton.org. Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Ooi, Ee Lyn (15 May 2010). "UBER CUP 2010 Final – Bae-utiful Korea capsize Wang-derful China". Badzine.net. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Hearn, Don (29 January 2013). "Bae Seung Hee looks back, looks forward". Badzine.net. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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