Jung Jae-sung
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Jung Jae-sung (also spelled Chung Jae-sung; Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".; Hanja: Script error: No such module "Lang".Script error: No such module "Category handler".; Script error: No such module "IPA".; 25 August 1982 – 9 March 2018) was a South Korean professional badminton player who specialized in men's doubles.
Together with his partner Lee Yong-dae, Jung spent forty weeks as World No. 1 in the men's doubles discipline between 2009 and 2012, winning eighteen BWF World Superseries tournaments and placing second at the BWF World Championships on two occasions in 2007 and 2009. He was a two-time winner of the All-England Open, gold medalist at the 2008 Badminton Asian Championships, and won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in the final tournament of his professional career.
Career
Jung was born on 25 August 1982 in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. He started playing badminton at 7, at his local elementary school. He entered the South Korea national badminton team in 2001.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 2000, Jung was part of the Korean national junior team competed at the World Junior Championships in Guangzhou, China, and Asian Junior Championships in Kyoto, Japan. In Guangzhou, he won the mixed team bronze after his team lost 2–3 to China,[1] and in Kyoto, he won the boys' doubles silver and boys' team bronze.[2]
In 2003, Jung, who represented Wonkwang University, won the men's doubles title at the National Championships in Gyeonggi partnered with Lee Jae-jin.[3] In 2004, he and Lee Jae-jin retained their title, and in 2006, Jung repeated his success partnered with Lee Yong-dae.[4]
In 2005, Jung won the Thailand Open with his former partner Lee Jae-jin, beating the Danes Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen in the finals. In 2006, Jung won the Thailand Open together with Lee Yong-dae; they had a walkover in the final against compatriots Lee Jae-jin, with whom Jung won the last Thailand Open, and Hwang Ji-man. At the Asian Games, Jung and Lee became bronze medalists after losing the semi-finals to Luluk Hadiyanto and Alvent Yulianto of Indonesia in the individual men's doubles event. In the team event, South Korea lost to China in the final 2–3, thus gaining Jung a silver medal.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 2007, Jung and Lee Yong-dae participated in the Malaysia Open, the first ever BWF Super Series event. There they got through the first round but had to resign due to injury. However a week later they blew away competition to take the first prize at the Korea Open. Jung and Lee lost to Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man in the final of the German Open. Jung participated to the 2007 Sudirman Cup with the South Korea team. The team lost to China in the semi-finals with a score of 0–3. In July, after a period of disappointing results in men's doubles, Lee became runner-up with Jung at the Thailand Open, losing to Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man. Not much later, the pair went on to take the silver medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships. They were defeated in the final by Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia, 19–21, 19–21. The rest of the year also resulted in quite disappointing achievements, not getting past quarterfinals in any major events, except in the French Open. Jung and Lee there lost to the eventual winners, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
To start 2008, Jung, together with Lee, disappointingly lost to the unseeded pair of Simon Mollyhus and Anders Kristiansen in the second round of the Malaysia Open. In South Korea, things went a bit better, achieving a quarterfinal. There they lost to eventual runners-up Luluk Hadiyanto and Alvent Yulianto of Indonesia. More than a month later, Jung and Lee came back with a bang to win the All England Open, beating Malaysians Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah in a thrilling semi-final (coming back from a 16–20 deficit in the third game) and compatriots Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man in the finals. A week later, the pair were victorious in the Swiss Open too. At the Asian Championships Jung and Lee gained the gold medal, beating Candra Wijaya and Nova Widianto of Indonesia in the final. He competed at the Thomas Cup, helped his team reach the final round, where Jung and Lee were the only ones to score a point for South Korea against China in the final, which ended in a 3–1 win for China. In November, Jung also won the 2008 China Open Super Series.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2008 Olympic Games
Not having participated in the two following Superseries events, supposedly because of their preparations for the Summer Olympics, Jung and Lee were disappointingly knocked out in the first round in Beijing. His partner went on to get the gold medal in mixed doubles.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2012 Olympic Games
At the London Olympics, Jung, together with Lee, won the men's doubles bronze medal. The pair who were seeded two, advanced to the knock-out stage after placing first, won three matches in group D stage. They lost the match in the semi-final match against Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen of Denmark, and in the bronze medal match, they beat the Malaysian pair Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong in straight games. This was Jung's final tournament.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Death
On 9 March 2018, at the age of 35, Jung died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Hwaseong after reportedly suffering from cardiac arrhythmia.[5][6] His funeral was held on 11 March at Ajou University Hospital, with his longtime doubles partner Lee Yong-dae acting as a pallbearer.[7]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Koo Kien Keat Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong |
23–21, 21–10 | File:Bronze medal.svg Bronze |
BWF World Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Markis Kido Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan |
19–21, 19–21 | Silver Silver |
| 2009 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng |
18–21, 21–16, 26–28 | Silver Silver |
| 2011 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng |
18–21, 14–21 | Bronze Bronze |
Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto Template:Flagicon Alvent Yulianto |
25–23, 18–21, 19–21 | Bronze Bronze |
| 2010 | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Markis Kido Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan |
15–21, 21–13, 18–21 | Bronze Bronze |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin | Template:Flagicon Markis Kido Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan |
11–15, 7–15 | Silver Silver |
| 2008 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Nova Widianto Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya |
21–16, 21–18 | Gold Gold |
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan | Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin | Template:Flagicon Sang Yang Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo |
16–17, 15–11, 12–15 | Silver Silver |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[9] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Korea Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Hwang Ji-man Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin |
21–16, 21–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2008 | All England Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Hwang Ji-man Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin |
20–22, 21–19, 21–18 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2008 | Swiss Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Markis Kido Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan |
17–21, 21–16, 21–13 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2008 | China Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen |
17–21, 21–17, 21–13 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2008 | Hong Kong Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Template:Flagicon Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari |
25–23, 19–21, 22–20 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2008 | World Superseries Masters Finals | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Koo Kien Keat Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong |
18–21, 14–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2009 | Malaysia Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Hendra Aprida Gunawan Template:Flagicon Alvent Yulianto |
18–21, 21–14, 21–14 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2009 | Korea Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen |
12–21, 22–24 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2009 | Indonesia Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng |
21–15, 21–18 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2009 | Hong Kong Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Lars Paaske Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen |
13–21, 21–15, 21–8 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2009 | China Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Koo Kien Keat Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong |
21–13, 19–21, 21–18 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2009 | World Superseries Masters Finals | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen |
21–15, 21–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2010 | Korea Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng |
21–11, 14–21, 21–18 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2010 | China Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Chai Biao Template:Flagicon Zhang Nan |
21–15, 21–12 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2010 | World Superseries Finals | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen |
17–21, 15–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2011 | Korea Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen |
21–6, 21–13 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2011 | China Masters | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng |
21–17, 21–10 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2011 | Denmark Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng |
21–16, 21–17 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2011 | French Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng |
14–21, 21–15, 21–11 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2011 | Hong Kong Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng |
21–14, 22–24, 19–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2012 | Korea Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng |
21–18, 17–21, 19–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2012 | All England Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng |
21–23, 21–9, 21–14 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2012 | Indonesia Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen |
23–21, 19–21, 21–11 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
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BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Thailand Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin | Template:Flagicon Lars Paaske Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen |
15–11, 15–5 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2006 | German Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Robert Blair Template:Flagicon Anthony Clark |
15–11, 15–6 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2006 | Chinese Taipei Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng |
14–21, 18–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2006 | Thailand Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Hwang Ji-man Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin |
Walkover | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2007 | German Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Hwang Ji-man Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin |
18–21, 20–22 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2007 | Thailand Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Hwang Ji-man Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin |
19–21, 21–19, 9–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2008 | German Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Hwang Ji-man Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin |
13–21, 19–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2010 | Chinese Taipei Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Cho Gun-woo Template:Flagicon Kwon Yi-goo |
21–10, 21–16 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2010 | Korea Grand Prix | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Ko Sung-hyun Template:Flagicon Yoo Yeon-seong |
18–21, 21–18, 27–27 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2011 | German Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Kim Gi-jung Template:Flagicon Kim Sa-rang |
21–19, 18–21, 21–11 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2011 | Swiss Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Ko Sung-hyun Template:Flagicon Yoo Yeon-seong |
17–21, 16–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2011 | Thailand Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Hendra Aprida Gunawan Template:Flagicon Alvent Yulianto |
24–22, 21–14 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2011 | Chinese Taipei Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Ko Sung-hyun Template:Flagicon Yoo Yeon-seong |
21–23, 17–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2011 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Ko Sung-hyun Template:Flagicon Yoo Yeon-seong |
15–21, 22–24 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2012 | German Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Hong Wei Template:Flagicon Shen Ye |
19–21, 21–18, 19–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
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BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Vietnam Satellite | Template:Flagicon Hwang Ji-man | Template:Flagicon Rian Sukmawan Template:Flagicon Yoga Ukikasah |
15–17, 7–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2008 | Korea International | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Cho Gun-woo Template:Flagicon Yoo Yeon-seong |
21–16, 26–24 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2009 | Korea International | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae | Template:Flagicon Ko Sung-hyun Template:Flagicon Yoo Yeon-seong |
21–19, 15–21, 21–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> BWF International Challenge tournament
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> BWF International Series tournament
References
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External links
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- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
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