Choi Hye-in (
Hangul
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: 최혜인; born 8 August 1992) is a Korean
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...
player who affiliated Daekyo badminton team since 2011, and later representing Incheon International Airport.
Career
Choi who educated at the Beomseo High School in Ulsan, was one of Korea's top junior players. She clinched three titles at the 2010 German Junior Open, winning the girls' singles, girls' doubles, and mixed doubles events. The same year, she was runner-up in mixed doubles at the
2010 World Junior Championships. She also represented Korea in the badminton at the
Youth Olympic Games
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consiste ...
in Singapore.
As a senior, she focused exclusively on doubles and played with various partners, reaching the
2012 Macau Open final with
Kim So-yeong
Kim So-yeong (Hangul: 김소영; born 9 July 1992) is a South Korean badminton player. Kim, who attended the University of Incheon, was the triple crowns at the 2013 Summer Universiade, by winning the gold medals in the women's doubles, mixed d ...
and the final of the
2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold
The 2013 Korea Masters, Korea Grand Prix Gold was the fifteenth badminton tournament of the 2013 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. The tournament was held in Jeonju Indoor Badminton Court, Jeonju, South Korea November 5–10, 2013 and had a tota ...
with
Kang Ji-wook. Her first major senior title came in 2014, when she and
Lee So-hee
Lee So-hee (Hangul: 이소희; ; born 14 June 1994) is a South Korean badminton player. She won the women's doubles title at the 2017 All England Open tournament. She also helped the Korean national team to win the world team championships a ...
won the women's doubles title at the
2014 Canada Open. Choi tried out, but was not selected for the national team in December 2014.
Achievements
Asian Championships
''Mixed doubles''
BWF World Junior Championships
''Girls' doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
BWF Grand Prix
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''
''Mixed doubles''
:
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
:
BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
:
BWF International Challenge tournament
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BWF International Series tournament
References
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Living people
1992 births
Sportspeople from Ulsan
South Korean female badminton players
Badminton players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics