Shin Baek-cheol

Shin Baek-cheol
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	October 19, 1989 (1989-10-19) (age 27) [1] Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Years active	2007 – present
Handedness	Right
Highest ranking	6 (8 November 2016)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  South Korea World Championships 2014 Copenhagen Men's doubles 2013 Guangzhou Mixed doubles Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Shin Baek-cheol (Hangul: 신백철; born October 19, 1989 in Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do) is a mixed and men's doubles badminton player from South Korea. His current partners are Ko Sung Hyun for Men's doubles and Chae Yoo-jung^[2] for mixed doubles.

Early life

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.

Career

In February 2009, Shin replaced Jung Jae-sung as Lee Yong-dae's partner. They won German Open after beating Japan's Kenichi Hayakawa and Kenta Kazuno.^[3]

Shin and his mixed doubles partner, Yoo Hyun-young, reached the final of 2010 Swiss Open Super Series in March. They lost to second-seeded Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung 14-21 and 18-21.

In the men's doubles, Shin pairing with Kim Ki-jung played in the quarter-final but were beaten by defending champions Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong 17-21, 14-21.

In 2014 Copenhagen, 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.

Achievements

Men's Doubles

Mixed Doubles

References

1. ↑ "Korea Open player profile" (PDF). Retrieved 26 August 2016. 
2. ↑ "Current BWF Ranking". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016. 
3. ↑ "2009 German Open - Winners". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016. 

External links

• Shin Baek-cheol at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• BWF World Ranking of Shin Baek-cheol