Lee Dong-keun (badminton)

Lee Dong-keun
Hangul	이동근
Hanja	李東根
Revised Romanization	I Dong-geun
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Tong-gŭn

Lee Dong-keun
Lee Dong-keun
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	20 November 1990 (age 34); Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking	16 (29 September 2016)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing South Korea
Sudirman Cup
Thomas Cup
Asian Games
Asia Team Championships
World Junior Championships
Asian Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Lee Dong-keun (Korean: 이동근; Korean pronunciation: [i.doŋ.ɡɯn] or [i] [toŋ.ɡɯn]; born 20 November 1990) is a Korean badminton player specializing in men's singles.^[1] He won his first international senior title at the 2011 Vietnam International tournament.^[2] Lee participated at the 2012 World University Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, won a gold medal in the mixed team and a bronze in the singles events.^[3] He was also part of the South Korean winning team at the 2014 Asian Games.^[4] In 2016, Lee represented his country competing at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[5]

Achievements

World University Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Yeomju Gymnasium, Gwangju, South Korea	Pablo Abián	16–21, 13–21	Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall, Pune, India	Gao Huan	21–15, 14–21, 13–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[6] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[7]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	U.S. Open	Super 300	Mark Caljouw	14–21, 21–17, 21–16	Winner

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.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Korea Grand Prix Gold	Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk	21–17, 21–14	Winner
2014	Korea Grand Prix	Lee Hyun-il	21–18, 24–22	Winner
2015	Korea Masters	Lee Hyun-il	17–21, 21–14, 21–14	Winner
2015	Mexico City Grand Prix	Pannawit Thongnuam	19–21, 21–13, 21–12	Winner