Shin Baek-cheol (Korean신백철; born 19 October 1989) is a mixed and men's doubles badminton player from South Korea.[2] He is a World, Asian and World Junior Champions, as well a gold medalists in the Asian Games and Summer Universiade.

Shin Baek-cheol
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1989-10-19) 19 October 1989 (age 35)[1]
Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Years active2007–2016, 2018–present
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking3 (MD 5 March 2015)
8 (XD 16 January 2014)
Current ranking76 (MD with Ko Sung-hyun 29 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kunshan Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Gimcheon Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Gimcheon Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Wuhan Mixed doubles
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hyderabad Men's team
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hong Kong Men's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Mixed doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Incheon Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Waitakere City Boys' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Waitakere City Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Waitakere City Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Jakarta Boys' team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career

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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.[2] 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 Swiss Open in March. They lost to second-seeded Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung 14-21 and 18–21.[4] He also won the gold medal at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games in the mixed doubles event partnered with Lee Hyo-jung.[5]

In 2014 Copenhagen World Championships, 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.[6]

In October 2016, BWF announced Shin Baek-cheol's retirement.[7] Shin actually announced that he left the Korean national team before the Rio Olympic 2016, but he didn't confirm that he retired from badminton.[8] After his retirement, Shin was no longer eligible to enter the BWF international ranking tournament until he turned 31 years of age, based on the regulations from the Badminton Korea Association. Shin and his partner Ko Sung-hyun then made an injunction to the Seoul high courts by rejecting the BKA regulations.[9] In May 2018, Shin and Ko finally got a chance to compete in the international tournament, after won their one-year legal battle against BKA.[10]

Achievements

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BWF World Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Ko Sung-hyun   Lee Yong-dae
  Yoo Yeon-seong
22–20, 21–23, 21–18   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China   Eom Hye-won   Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
15–21, 17–21   Bronze

Asian Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium,
Guangzhou, China
  Lee Hyo-jung   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
21–19, 21–14   Gold

Asian Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,
Gimcheon, South Korea
  Yoo Yeon-seong   Li Junhui
  Liu Yuchen
22–20, 21–17   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,
Gimcheon, South Korea
  Chang Ye-na   Lee Chun Hei
  Chau Hoi Wah
21–13, 15–21, 15–21   Silver
2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
  Chae Yoo-jung   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
16–21, 13–21   Bronze

Summer Universiade

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Gymnasium of SZIIT,
Shenzhen, China
  Eom Hye-won   Lee Sheng-mu
  Hsieh Pei-chen
15–21, 21–11, 21–19   Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 The Trusts Stadium,
Waitakere City, New Zealand
  Chung Eui-seok   Chai Biao
  Li Tian
24–26, 21–19, 21–15   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 The Trust Stadium,
Waitakere City, New Zealand
  Yoo Hyun-young   Chris Adcock
  Gabrielle White
20–22, 16–21   Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Yoo Hyun-young   Tan Wee Kiong
  Woon Khe Wei
18–21, 21–16, 12–21   Silver

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] 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.[12]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Vietnam Open Super 100   Ko Sung-hyun   Lee Sheng-mu
  Yang Po-hsuan
22–20, 21–18   Winner
2018 Indonesia Masters Super 100   Ko Sung-hyun   Chang Ko-chi
  Lu Chia-pin
21–23, 13–21   Runner-up
2018 Macau Open Super 300   Ko Sung-hyun   Kim Gi-jung
  Lee Yong-dae
21–17, 13–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2019 Australian Open Super 300   Ko Sung-hyun   Takeshi Kamura
  Keigo Sonoda
21–11, 21–17   Winner
2019 U.S. Open Super 300   Ko Sung-hyun   Lee Yang
  Wang Chi-lin
21–13, 17–21, 6–3 retired   Winner
2021 French Open Super 750   Ko Sung-hyun   Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
21–17, 22–20   Winner

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[13] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[14] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Malaysia Open   Cho Gun-woo   Fang Chieh-min
  Lee Sheng-mu
21–16, 16–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2012 Denmark Open   Yoo Yeon-seong   Koo Kien Keat
  Tan Boon Heong
19–21, 21–11, 21–19   Winner
2015 Indonesia Open   Ko Sung-hyun   Fu Haifeng
  Zhang Nan
21–16, 16–21, 21–19   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Swiss Open   Yoo Hyun-young   Lee Yong-dae
  Lee Hyo-jung
14–21, 18–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (9 titles, 8 runners-up)

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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
2009 German Open   Lee Yong-dae   Kenichi Hayakawa
  Kenta Kazuno
21–13, 21–16   Winner
2013 Thailand Open   Yoo Yeon-seong   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
18–21, 21–15, 21–14   Winner
2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Ko Sung-hyun   Kim Gi-jung
  Kim Sa-rang
15–21, 21–18, 23–25   Runner-up
2014 Korea Grand Prix   Ko Sung-hyun   Lee Yong-dae
  Yoo Yeon-seong
18–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2015 Korea Masters   Ko Sung-hyun   Kim Gi-jung
  Kim Sa-rang
21–16, 18–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2015 Macau Open   Ko Sung-hyun   Berry Angriawan
  Rian Agung Saputro
22–20, 21–14   Winner
2016 German Open   Ko Sung-hyun   Lee Yong-dae
  Yoo Yeon-seong
20–22, 21–18, 21–17   Winner
2016 New Zealand Open   Ko Sung-hyun   Angga Pratama
  Ricky Karanda Suwardi
21–18, 21–14   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Korea Grand Prix Gold   Eom Hye-won   Yoo Yeon-seong
  Jang Ye-na
11–21, 21–18, 25–23   Winner
2013 German Open   Jang Ye-na   Anders Kristiansen
  Julie Houmann
21–19, 19–21, 24–22   Winner
2013 Australian Open   Jang Ye-na   Irfan Fadhilah
  Weni Anggraini
14–21, 24–22, 16–21   Runner-up
2013 Chinese Taipei Open   Jang Ye-na   Yoo Yeon-seong
  Eom Hye-won
22–20, 12–21, 21–16   Winner
2014 Korea Grand Prix   Chang Ye-na   Choi Sol-gyu
  Shin Seung-chan
Walkover   Runner-up
2015 Chinese Taipei Open   Chae Yoo-jung   Ko Sung-hyun
  Kim Ha-na
16–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2015 Korea Masters   Chae Yoo-jung   Ko Sung-hyun
  Kim Ha-na
21–19, 17–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2015 Macau Open   Chae Yoo-jung   Choi Sol-kyu
  Eom Hye-won
21–18, 21–13   Winner
2016 German Open   Chae Yoo-jung   Ko Sung-hyun
  Kim Ha-na
19–21, 12–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Vietnam International   Kim Ki-jung   Goh Wei Shem
  Teo Kok Siang
23–21, 17–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2011 Turkey International   Cho Gun-woo   Kim Ki-jung
  Kim Sa-rang
17–21, 21–16, 15–21   Runner-up
2018 Malaysia International   Ko Sung-hyun   Lin Shang-kai
  Tseng Min-hao
21–18, 30–29   Winner
2019 Osaka International   Ko Sung-hyun   Kang Min-hyuk
  Kim Jae-hwan
21–13, 21–16   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Malaysia Satellite   Kim Min-jung   Tontowi Ahmad
  Yulianti
21–16, 21–14   Winner
2007 Korea International   Yoo Hyun-young   Kim Sung-kwan
  Ham Hyo-jin
22–20, 21–3   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  2. ^ a b "세계선수권 우승 고성현·신백철…AG '金빛' 특명". Asia Business Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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  5. ^ "Korea in 2nd as China Dominates Asian Games". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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  8. ^ "Shin Baek Cheol Retired Officially Announced by BWF". Badminton Noise. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  9. ^ Hearn, Don (11 December 2017). "Former World Champions file for injunction against Badminton Korea Association". Badzine. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  10. ^ Jang, Eun-sang (30 May 2018). "[단독] '국제대회 길 열린다 ' 배드민턴 고성현·신백철, 협회 상대로 가처분신청 승소". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
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