Lee So-hee


Lee So-hee 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 at the 2017 Sudirman Cup. She reached a career high of world no. 2 in the women's doubles in November 2017 partnered with Chang Ye-na. For her achievements in 2017, Lee who affiliated with the Incheon International Airport team, was awarded as the best player of the year by the Badminton Korea Association.
As a junior player, Lee was a gold medalists at the 2012 Asian, 2011 and 2012 World Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event. She represented Konkuk University competed at the Summer Universiade, helps the Korean team clinched the gold medal in the team event in 2013 and 2015, also won the gold in the women's doubles partnered with Shin Seung-chan in 2015.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Shin Seung-chan Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei
13–21, 10–21 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
Chang Ye-na Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
14–21, 10–21 Bronze
2016Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
Chang Ye-na Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
16–21, 19–21 Bronze

Summer Universiade

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center,
Hwasun, South Korea
Shin Seung-chan Ou Dongni
Yu Xiaohan
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21–16, 21–13 Gold
2013Tennis Academy,
Kazan, Russia
Shin Seung-chan Luo Yu
Tian Qing
12–21, 17–21 Bronze'''

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Chiba Port Arena,
Chiba, Japan
Shin Seung-chan Huang Yaqiong
Yu Xiaohan
21–14, 18–21, 21–18 Gold
2011Taoyuan Arena,
Taipei, Chinese Taipei
Shin Seung-chan Shella Devi Aulia
Anggia Shitta Awanda
21–16, 13–21, 21–9 Gold
2010Domo del Code Jalisco,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Choi Hye-In Tang Jinhua
Xia Huan
22–20, 13–21, 15–21 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,
Gimcheon, South Korea
Shin Seung-chan Yu Xiaohan
Huang Yaqiong
17–21, 21–15, 21–17 Gold

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Fuzhou China OpenSuper 750 Shin Seung-chan Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
17–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2019French OpenSuper 750 Shin Seung-chan Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong
16–21, 21–19, 21–12 Winner
2019Korea OpenSuper 500 Shin Seung-chan Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong
21–13, 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2018BWF World Tour FinalsWorld Tour Finals Shin Seung-chan Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
12–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2018Korea MastersSuper 300 Shin Seung-chan Chang Ye-na
Jung Kyung-eun
14–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2018Hong Kong OpenSuper 500 Shin Seung-chan Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
18–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2018Fuzhou China OpenSuper 750 Shin Seung-chan Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
23–21, 21–18 Winner

BWF Superseries (3 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017China Open Kim Hye-rin Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
7–21, 21–18, 14–21 Runner-up
2017French Open Shin Seung-chan Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu
17–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2017Denmark Open Shin Seung-chan Shiho Tanaka
Koharu Yonemoto
21–13, 21–16 Winner
2017Korea Open Chang Ye-na Huang Yaqiong
Yu Xiaohan
11–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2017Indonesia Open Chang Ye-na Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
19–21, 21–15, 10–21 Runner-up
2017All England Chang Ye-na Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Christinna Pedersen
21–18, 21–13 Winner
2016China Open Chang Ye-na Huang Dongping
Li Yinhui
13–21, 21–14, 21–17 Winner
2016French Open Chang Ye-na Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
16–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2015Korea Open Chang Ye-na Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
Greysia Polii
15–21, 18–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (5 titles, 6 runners-up)

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 since 2007.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Korea Masters Shin Seung-chan Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong
21–18, 23–21 Winner
2017U.S. Open Shin Seung-chan Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
21–16, 21–13 Winner
2016New Zealand Open Chang Ye-na Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
13–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2015U.S. Grand Prix Chang Ye-na Jung Kyung-eun
Shin Seung-chan
22–24, 21–18, 12–21 Runner-up
2015Korea Masters Chang Ye-na Jung Kyung-eun
Shin Seung-chan
21–7, 16–21, 21–19 Winner
2015Thailand Open Chang Ye-na Huang Dongping
Li Yinhui
22–20, 11–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2014Korea Masters Shin Seung-chan Chang Ye-na
Yoo Hae-won
15–8 Retired Winner
2014Canada Open Choi Hye-in Park So-young
Park Sun-young
21–15, 21–18 Winner
2013Chinese Taipei Open Shin Seung-chan Jung Kyung-eun
Kim Ha-na
Walkover Runner-up
2013Swiss Open Shin Seung-chan Jung Kyung-eun
Kim Ha-na
21–23, 16–21 Runner-up
2012Korea Masters Shin Seung-chan Eom Hye-won
Jang Ye-na
13–21, 17–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012India International Shin Seung-chan Aparna Balan
N. Siki Reddy
19–21, 21–13, 21–17 Winner
2012Iceland International Shin Seung-chan Ko A-ra
Yoo Hae-won
21–18, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Turkey International Kim Sa-rang Cho Gun-woo
Yoo Hyun-young
25–23, 9–21, 19–21 Runner-up