| Jung Kyung-eun 정경은 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (age 35) Masan,South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Lee Kyung-won | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 2 (WD withShin Seung-chan 24 November 2016) 26 (XD withKim Gi-jung 14 June 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 17 (WD withBaek Ha-na 19 July 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jung Kyung-eun (Korean: 정경은;Korean pronunciation:[tɕʌŋ.ɡjʌŋ.ɯn] or[tɕʌŋ][kjʌŋ.ɯn]; born 20 March 1990) is a South Korean professional badminton player.[1] She was the2016 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in the women's doubles event.[2]
Jung Kyung-eun began her career competing in singles, but now concentrates on doubles. She has attained the most success with her women's doubles partnerKim Ha-na. In April 2012, they won their first major title at the2012 India Open.[3] In the mixed doubles she has recently partnered withKim Ki-jung; however, they have not achieved the same level of results as they have had in doubles with their respective genders.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Jung and her partnerKim Ha-na, along withHa Jung-eun andKim Min-jung ofSouth Korea,Wang Xiaoli andYu Yang ofChina, andMeiliana Jauhari andGreysia Polii ofIndonesia were disqualified from the competition for "not using one's best efforts to win a match" and "conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport" following matches the previous evening during which they were accused oftrying to lose in order to manipulate the draw.[4] Jung and her partner Kim Ha-na played against China's Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang.[5] South Korea filed an appeal to theBadminton World Federation at the Olympics, but it was rejected.[4]
Jung competed at the 2014 Asian Games, and won the bronze medal together with the national women's team.[6]
At the 2016 Olympics she and doubles partnerShin Seung-chan won the bronze medal.[7]
In 2017, she helped theKorean national team to win the world team championships at theSudirman Cup.[8][9]
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Riocentro - Pavilion 4,Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 21–8, 21–17 |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea | 18–21, 18–21 | Silver |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere City,New Zealand | 18–21, 21–10, 15–21 | Silver |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 21–14, 17–21, 18–21 | Bronze | ||
| 2008 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 21–17, 19–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton 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.[11]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | 21–14, 21–17 | |||
| 2019 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | 21–16, 21–13 | |||
| 2019 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | 16–21, 16–21 | |||
| 2019 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 | 21–17, 21–17 | |||
| 2019 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | 9–21, 21–19, 21–15 | |||
| 2019 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | 23–21, 21–15 | |||
| 2020 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | 21–17, 17–21, 15–21 |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[12] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels areSuperseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[13] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | India Open | 21–17, 21–18 | |||
| 2014 | India Open | 10–21, 21–13, 16–21 | |||
| 2015 | Malaysia Open | 18–21, 9–21 | |||
| 2015 | Denmark Open | Walkover | |||
| 2016 | Malaysia Open | 11–21, 17–21 | |||
| 2016 | Korea Open | 21–13, 21–11 | |||
| 2016 | Denmark Open | 21–19, 11–21, 16–21 |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theBWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Korea Grand Prix | 21–16, 18–21, 21–19 | |||
| 2011 | Swiss Open | 12–21, 13–21 | |||
| 2011 | U.S. Open | 21–14, 20–22, 18–21 | |||
| 2011 | Macau Open | 8–4 Retired | |||
| 2012 | German Open | 21–23, 13–21 | |||
| 2013 | German Open | 11–21, 21–14, 21–13 | |||
| 2013 | Swiss Open | 23–21, 21–16 | |||
| 2013 | Chinese Taipei Open | Walkover | |||
| 2014 | German Open | 21–23, 22–24 | |||
| 2015 | Korea Masters | 7–21, 21–16, 19–21 | |||
| 2015 | Macau Open | 18–21, 15–15 retired | |||
| 2015 | U.S. Grand Prix | 24–22, 18–21, 21–12 | |||
| 2016 | Syed Modi International | 21–15, 21–13 | |||
| 2016 | Korea Masters | 21–14, 21–14 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | 17–21, 19–21 |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mongolian Satellite | 15–21, 18–21 | |||
| 2006 | Malaysia Satellite | 14–21, 17–21 | |||
| 2007 | Korea International | 21–18, 21–4 | |||
| 2009 | Singapore International | 22–20, 18–21, 22–20 | |||
| 2009 | Korea International | 21–19, 21–10 | |||
| 2010 | Vietnam International | 21–16, 21–18 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Singapore International | 19–21, 11–21 |

Women's doubles results withKim Ha-na against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[14]