Lee Young-suk


Lee Young-suk is a retired South Korean badminton player who affiliate with Busan City Hall since 1988. She is considered one of the most talented women's players with exceptional speed around the court and power. She was the champion at the 1987 Denmark Open, 1988 Hong Kong Open, and 1990 Indonesia Open.
After retired from competitive play in the mid-1990s, she worked as head coach at the Lee Jae Bok International Badminton Academy in Northampton, England. She is now the chairman of Hongsung badminton club in South Korea.

Achievements

Asian Games

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1990Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Tang Jiuhong11–7, 7–11, 3–11 Silver

Asian Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1988Bandar Lampung, Indonesia Lee Heung-soon Verawaty Fadjrin
Yanti Kusmiati		7–15, 2–15 Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1987Denmark Open Chun Sung-suk11–3, 11–5 Winner
1987French Open Kim Yun-ja4–11, 11–5, 0–11 Runner-up
1988Hong Kong Open Han Aiping8–11, 11–1, 11–8 Winner
1988All England Open Gu Jiaming2–11, 2–11 Runner-up
1988Grand Prix Finals Han Aiping1–11, 5–11 Runner-up
1990French Open Hwang Hye-young4–11, 6–11 Runner-up
1990Thailand Open Huang Hua10–12, 12–11, 10–12 Runner-up
1990Indonesia Open Susi Susanti1–11, 11–8, 11–4 Winner
1990Singapore Open Tang Jiuhong9–12, 3–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989Swedish Open Hwang Hye-young Chung Myung-hee
Chung So-young		3–15, 5–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1988Polish International Lin Yanfen Winner
1989Konica Cup Han Aiping0–11, 5–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1988Polish International Lee Heung-soon Chung Myung-hee
Hwang Hye-young		 Runner-up