Jeong Na-eun (Korean정나은; born 27 June 2000) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Hwasun County team.[1] In her junior, she won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Junior Championships and a silver at the Asian Junior Championships with her partner Wang Chan.[2]

Jeong Na-eun
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 23)
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
HandednessRight
Women's and mixed doubles
Highest ranking3 (WD with Kim Hye-jeong) (27 December 2022)
5 (XD with Kim Won-ho) (20 June 2023)
Current ranking13 (WD with Kim Hye-jeong)
7 (XD with Kim Won-ho) (16 April 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Dubai Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Markham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Markham Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career edit

Partnered with Kim Hye-jeong, they reached the finals of the Indonesia Masters in 2021 but lost to Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida of Japan.

In 2022, they were semifinalists at the All England Open. Months later, they would go onto win the Korea Open by beating Benyapa Aimsaard and Nuntakarn Aimsaard with a score of 21–16, 21–12.[3] She was part of the South Korean team that won gold in the 2022 Uber Cup.[4]

Achievements edit

BWF World Junior Championships edit

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada
  Wang Chan   Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto
  Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti
18–21, 18–21   Bronze

Asian Junior Championships edit

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center,
Jakarta, Indonesia
  Wang Chan   Guo Xinwa
  Liu Xuanxuan
21–15, 19–21, 15–21   Silver

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 5 runners-up) edit

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton 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.[6]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Indonesia Masters Super 750   Kim Hye-jeong   Nami Matsuyama
  Chiharu Shida
9–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2022 Korea Open Super 500   Kim Hye-jeong   Benyapa Aimsaard
  Nuntakarn Aimsaard
21–16, 21–12   Winner
2022 Japan Open Super 750   Kim Hye-jeong   Baek Ha-na
  Lee Yu-lim
23–21, 28–26   Winner
2023 Korea Masters Super 300   Kim Hye-jeong   Rui Hirokami
  Yuna Kato
21–12, 21–19   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Australian Open Super 300   Kim Won-ho   Seo Seung-jae
  Chae Yoo-jung
9–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2023 German Open Super 300   Kim Won-ho   Feng Yanzhe
  Huang Dongping
4–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2023 Thailand Open Super 500   Kim Won-ho   Dechapol Puavaranukroh
  Sapsiree Taerattanachai
11–21, 21–19, 22–20   Winner
2024 Malaysia Open Super 1000   Kim Won-ho   Yuta Watanabe
  Arisa Higashino
18–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2024 German Open Super 300   Kim Won-ho   Tang Chun Man
  Tse Ying Suet
13–21, 19–21   Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up) edit

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Mongolia International   Jang Eun-seo   Shinta Mulia Sari
  Crystal Wong
21–15, 19–21, 18–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Osaka International   Kim Won-ho   Guo Xinwa
  Zhang Shuxian
21–17, 21–15   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Jeong Na Eun | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ "왕찬-정나은 조, 아시아주니어배드민턴 준우승" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ 김, 동언 (11 April 2022). "화순군청 배드민턴부 정나은, 코리아오픈 여자복식 우승" (in Korean). Pressian. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ^ Palar, Sanjeev (23 May 2022). "Badminton BWF Uber Cup Final 2022 - South Korea beat China 3-2, re-live all the action as it happened". Olympics. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links edit