Seo Seung-jae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Seo at the2018 Indonesia Masters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1997-09-04)4 September 1997 (age 27) Jeonju,North Jeolla Province, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Buan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 2 (MD withKang Min-hyuk, 20 February 2024) 7 (MD withChoi Sol-gyu, 19 November 2019) 2 (XD withChae Yoo-jung, 12 March 2024) 5 (XD withKim Ha-na, 17 May 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 10 (MD with Kang Min-hyuk) 23 (MD withKim Won-ho) 40 (XD with Chae Yoo-jung) (18 March 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Seo Seung-jae (Korean: 서승재; born 4 September 1997) is a South Koreanbadminton player.[2][3] He is the first South Korean player in 24 years to have won two gold medals in a single edition of theBWF World Championships, by winning the mixed and men's doubles event at the2023 BWF World Championships, partnering withChae Yoo-jung andKang Min-hyuk respectively.[4] He competed at the2017 Sudirman Cup and helped theKorean national team to its fourth trophy.[5]
In 2014, Seo competed at theSummer Youth Olympics inNanjing, China.[6]
As a student ofWonkwang University, Seo was entrusted to take part in the2017 Summer Universiade in Taiwan.[7] He managed to win the men's doubles gold medal withKim Jae-hwan.[8]
Seo competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in themen's doubles partnered withChoi Sol-gyu and in themixed doubles withChae Yoo-jung. He was eliminated in the group stage and quarter-finals respectively.[9] After the Olympics, Seo played at theSudirman Cup and theThomas Cup, where Korea did not get any medal in both events. He only played two BWF World Tour tournaments in 2021, theIndonesia Masters andIndonesia Open.[10]
In 2022, Seo officially started a new partnership with his juniorKang Min-hyuk. The duo immediately caught attention by winning theKorea Open, defeating higher-ranked pairs such asSatwiksairaj Rankireddy andChirag Shetty,Mohammad Ahsan andHendra Setiawan, and their final opponentFajar Alfian andMuhammad Rian Ardianto in the journey.[11] The duo also won all their matches in theThomas Cup. However, Seo and Kang saw their results fluctuate throughout 2022, with notable early exits at the Japan Open, Malaysia Open, and the French Open.[12] Seo resumed playing mixed doubles withChae Yoo-jung at theIndonesia Masters as semi-finalists.[12] The Seo and Chae combination became champions at theAustralian Open over teammatesJeong Na-eun andKim Won-ho,[13] as well as semi-finalists at theIndonesia Open and quarter-finalists at theWorld Championships.[12]
2023 was Seo's breakthrough year. He won theWorld Championships in both mixed doubles and men's doubles with his first victory over the world number 1Zheng Siwei andHuang Yaqiong in mixed doubles, as well as overcoming home favoritesKim Astrup andAnders Skaarup Rasmussen in men's doubles.[14] He also secured his first ever Super 1000 title at theChina Open with a second consecutive victory over Zheng and Huang at the quarter-finals.[15] Thanks to his achievements, Seo was awarded the Male Player of the Year for 2023.[16] He completed the year with his first everWorld Tour Finals title, this time from men's doubles, after winning against reigning world number 1Liang Weikeng andWang Chang.[17]
Started the 2025 season with new partner, Seo andKim Won-ho emerged victorious at the opening tournament of the BWF World Tour in theMalaysia Open.[18] Seo continuing his good form in the next tournament by being a runner-up inIndia Open[19] and winningThailand Masters[20] with another partner,Jin Yong. In March, Seo paired with Kim again and wonGerman Open against France's Popov brothers (Toma Junior andChristo).[21]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–21, 21–15, 21–17 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 10–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium,Hangzhou, China | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–13, 15–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2024 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–13, 15–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 21–19 | ![]() |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | CPB Badminton Training Center,Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | 16–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[22] 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[23]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 17–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 8–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
2019 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 21–15, 21–23 | ![]() |
2019 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–21, 21–16, 21–14 | ![]() |
2019 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 13–21, 21–12, 21–13 | ![]() |
2019 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 21–15, 21–18 | ![]() |
2023 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 21–18, 19–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–15, 22–24, 21–19 | ![]() |
2023 | Australian Open | Super 500 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–17 | ![]() |
2023 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 22–20 | ![]() |
2024 | India Open | Super 750 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 21–11, 21–18 | ![]() |
2024 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 9–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–13, 21–17 | ![]() |
2024 | China Masters | Super 750 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 21–16 | ![]() |
2025 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 21–12, 21–12 | ![]() |
2025 | India Open | Super 750 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 21–13, 16–21 | ![]() |
2025 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 21–17 | ![]() |
2025 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–19, 21–17 | ![]() |
2025 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–19, 21–19 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 21–14, 19–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Australian Open | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 23–21 | ![]() |
2018 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–11 | ![]() |
2019 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2020 (II) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2020 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–21, 21–8, 8–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Australian Open | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–9, 21–17 | ![]() |
2023 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 15–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2023 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 21–16, 12–21 | ![]() |
2023 | China Open | Super 1000 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–19, 21–12 | ![]() |
2023 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 21–15 | ![]() |
2023 | China Masters | Super 750 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 10–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2024 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theGrand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Canada Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 20–22, 21–16, 19–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Macau Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Korea Masters | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–15, 21–16 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 22–20, 21–10 | ![]() |
2017 | U.S. Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 21–14, 21–11 | ![]() |
2017 | Macau Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Korea Masters | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 17–21, 21–13, 21–18 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Norwegian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 21–13 | ![]() |
2018 | Irish Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–12 | ![]() |