Bae Seung-hee
Bae Seung-hee (Korean: 배승희; Hanja: 裵昇熙; born 20 September 1983) is a badminton player from South Korea. She is best remembered for her role in South Korea's first ever Uber Cup victory in 2010.
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 September 1983 Masan, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 14 (24 June 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Hangul | 배승희 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bae Seung-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pae Sŭng-hŭi |
Bae was on the South Korean national team shortly after graduating from junior eligibility but from age 19 to 25, she played only for her domestic team Korea Ginseng Corporation, and competed overseas only twice between April 2003 and November 2008. She was called back to the national team after winning a national event in 2008 and in August 2009, she reached her first of two consecutive finals at the Chinese Taipei Open.
In 2010, she played first singles at the Uber Cup and in the final, beat then world #1 Wang Yihan to begin South Korea's 3–1 victory.
In 2011, Bae injured her thigh in a domestic tournament and as it caused her to miss the first part of the qualifying period for the London Olympics, she finally decided to leave international badminton at the age of 28.