Seo Seung-jae
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Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea | 4 September 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Buan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 2 (MD with Kang Min-hyuk, 20 February 2024) 7 (MD with Choi Sol-gyu, 19 November 2019) 2 (XD with Chae Yoo-jung, 12 March 2024) 5 (XD with Kim Ha-na, 17 May 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 4 (MD with Kang Min-hyuk) 2 (XD with Chae Yoo-jung) (13 August 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Seo Seung-jae (Korean: 서승재; born 4 September 1997) is a South Korean badminton player.[2][3] He is the first South Korean player in 24 years to have won two gold medals in a single edition of the BWF World Championships, by winning the mixed and men's doubles event at the 2023 BWF World Championships, partnering with Chae Yoo-jung and Kang Min-hyuk respectively.[4] He competed at the 2017 Sudirman Cup and helped the Korean national team to its fourth trophy.[5]
Career
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In 2014, Seo competed at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.[6]
As a student of Wonkwang University, Seo was entrusted to take part in the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taiwan.[7] He managed to win the men's doubles gold medal with Kim Jae-hwan.[8]
Seo competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles partnered with Choi Sol-gyu and in the mixed doubles with Chae Yoo-jung. He was eliminated in the group stage and quarter-finals respectively.[9] After the Olympics, Seo played at the Sudirman Cup and the Thomas Cup, where Korea did not get any medal in both events. He only played two BWF World Tour tournaments in 2021, the Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open.[10]
In 2022, Seo officially started a new partnership with his junior Kang Min-hyuk. The duo immediately caught attention by winning the Korea Open, defeating higher-ranked pairs such as Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan, and their final opponent Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in the journey.[11] The duo also won all their matches in the Thomas Cup. However, Seo and Kang saw their results fluctuate throughout 2022, with notable early exits at the Japan Open, Malaysia Open, and the French Open.[12] Seo resumed playing mixed doubles with Chae Yoo-jung at the Indonesia Masters as semi-finalists.[12] The Seo and Chae combination became champions at the Australian Open over teammates Jeong Na-eun and Kim Won-ho,[13] as well as semi-finalists at the Indonesia Open and quarter-finalists at the World Championships.[12]
2023 was Seo's breakthrough year. He won the World Championships in both mixed doubles and men's doubles with his first victory over the world number 1 Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong in mixed doubles, as well as overcoming home favorites Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen in men's doubles.[14] He also secured his first ever Super 1000 title at the China Open with a second consecutive victory over Zheng and Huang at the quarter-finals.[15] Thanks to his achievements, Seo was awarded the Male Player of the Year for 2023.[16] He completed the year with his first ever World Tour Finals title, this time from men's doubles, after winning against reigning world number 1 Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang.[17]
Achievements
[edit]World Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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14–21, 21–15, 21–17 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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21–17, 10–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
Asian Games
[edit]Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | ![]() |
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21–13, 15–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
[edit]Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2024 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China |
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21–13, 15–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
Summer Universiade
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |
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21–12, 21–19 | ![]() |
World Junior Championships
[edit]Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
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11–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
Asian Junior Championships
[edit]Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
16–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (14 titles, 13 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[18] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[19]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–12, 17–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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8–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
2019 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–15, 21–23 | ![]() |
2019 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–16, 21–14 | ![]() |
2019 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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13–21, 21–12, 21–13 | ![]() |
2019 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | ![]() |
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18–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–15, 21–18 | ![]() |
2023 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–18, 19–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–15, 22–24, 21–19 | ![]() |
2023 | Australian Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–17 | ![]() |
2023 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–17, 22–20 | ![]() |
2024 | India Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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15–21, 21–11, 21–18 | ![]() |
2024 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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0–0, 0–0 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–14, 19–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Australian Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–12, 23–21 | ![]() |
2018 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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19–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–11 | ![]() |
2019 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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18–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2020 (II) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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16–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2020 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–8, 8–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Australian Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–9, 21–17 | ![]() |
2023 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–18, 15–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2023 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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16–21, 21–16, 12–21 | ![]() |
2023 | China Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–12 | ![]() |
2023 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–15 | ![]() |
2023 | China Masters | Super 750 | ![]() |
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10–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2024 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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16–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 3 runners-up)
[edit]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.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Canada Open | ![]() |
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20–22, 21–16, 19–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Korea Masters | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–16 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–10 | ![]() |
2017 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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16–21, 21–14, 21–11 | ![]() |
2017 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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14–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Korea Masters | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–13, 21–18 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Norwegian International | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–13 | ![]() |
2018 | Irish Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–12 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ Lee, Seo-no (20 January 2015). "부안출신 서승재 태국주니어오픈 배드민턴선수권대회서 2관왕" (in Korean). Buan News. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Players: Seo Seung Jae". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "'라이벌' 서승재·이준수 "올림픽 메달은 내가 딴다"" (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Choi, Man-shik (28 August 2023). "[배드민턴세계선수권] 서승재-강민혁도 '금메달!'…한국, 사상 첫 금 3개 '쾌거'" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "[난징청소년올림픽] 펜싱-사격에서 은1, 동1개" (in Korean). No Cut News. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "2017 타이페이 하계유니버시아드대회" (in Korean). Badminton Daily. 23 August 2017. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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- ^ "Results | Victor China Open 2023". bwfworldtour.bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "Year-End Honours for Seo Seung Jae, An Se Young". bwfworldtourfinals.bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "BWF World Tour Finals 2023 in Hangzhou: All results and standings". Olympics. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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External links
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- Seo Seung-jae at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Jeonju
- South Korean male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for South Korea
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Summer World University Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade