| Bae Yeon-ju | |
| Birth Name: | 배연주 |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Birth Date: | 1990 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Masan, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
| Height: | 1.66 m |
| Weight: | 53 kg |
| Handedness: | Left |
| Event: | Women's singles |
| Highest Ranking: | 5 |
| Date Of Highest Ranking: | 23 October 2016 |
| Bwf Id: | 7C473837-E787-4AB7-9221-CC5D88CA82A6 |
| Career Record: | 236 wins, 148 losses |
Bae Yeon-ju (; pronounced as /ko/; born 26 October 1990) is a retired international badminton player from South Korea.[1] [2]
Bae started playing badminton at aged 10, and first gained international attention in 2006 when she reached the semifinals in the women's singles and won the gold medal as a member of the South Korean mixed team at the BWF World Junior Championships. Bae joined the South Korean national team in 2008 and in the same year she won her first international title at the Indonesia International tournament.[1] [3] In 2010, she became the runner-up at the BWF Superseries Finals after being defeated by Wang Shixian of China with the score 21–13, 21–15.[4]
In 2012, she competed at the London Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, and was defeated by Wang Yihan in the round of 16.[5] In 2013, she won the Korea Masters tournament after beating her team-mate Sung Ji-hyun with the score 21–19, 15–21, 21–9.[6]
In 2016, she competed at the Rio Summer Olympics and was defeated in the last 16 by eventual bronze medallist Nozomi Okuhara.[7] [8] Bae was one of four Korean players who announced that they would be retiring from the national team at the end of the tournament.[9]
Women's singles
Women's singles
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Samsan World Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea |  Saina Nehwal | 23–25, 13–21 | Bronze | |
| 2007 | The Trust Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand |  Wang Lin | 16–21, 15–21 | Silver |
Girls' singles
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[11] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Malaysia Open | Wang Xin | 21–19, 17–21, 6–4 retired | Runner up | |
| 2010 | World Superseries Finals | Wang Shixian | 13–21, 15–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2011 | India Open |  Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 13–21, 16–21 | Runner up |
BWF Superseries Finals tournament
BWF Superseries Premier tournament
BWF Superseries tournament
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Australian Open | Han Li | 13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2013 | Korea Grand Prix Gold |  Sung Ji-hyun | 21–19, 15–21, 21–9 | Winner | |
| 2015 | Mexico City Grand Prix |  Sayaka Sato | 15–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF Grand Prix tournament
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Korea International | Kwon Hee-sook | 17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2008 | Indonesia International | Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari | 21–18, 23–21 | Winner | |
| 2009 | Singapore International | Bae Seung-hee | 21–15, 21–14 | Winner | |
| 2009 | Korea International | Lee Yun-hwa | 21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.
| Players | Matches | Results | Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | ||||
| Petya Nedelcheva | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| Chen Yufei | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 | |
| He Bingjiao | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| Li Xuerui | 10 | 2 | 8 | –6 | |
| Lu Lan | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| Wang Lin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wang Shixian | 22 | 3 | 19 | –16 | |
| Wang Xin | 9 | 1 | 8 | –7 | |
| Wang Yihan | 15 | 4 | 11 | –7 | |
| Xie Xingfang | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
| Zhu Lin | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
| Cheng Shao-chieh | 7 | 3 | 4 | –1 | |
| Tai Tzu-ying | 4 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |
 Pi Hongyan | 3 | 1 | 2 | –1 | |
| Juliane Schenk | 10 | 2 | 8 | –6 | |
| Players | Matches | Results | Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | ||||
 Yip Pui Yin | 5 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| Zhou Mi | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| Saina Nehwal | 14 | 4 | 10 | –6 | |
| P. V. Sindhu | 5 | 4 | 1 | +3 | |
| Lindaweni Fanetri | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |
| Maria Kristin Yulianti | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| Minatsu Mitani | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Nozomi Okuhara | 4 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |
| Akane Yamaguchi | 6 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |
| Wong Mew Choo | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| Sung Ji-hyun | 7 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
 Carolina Marín | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
| Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 7 | 5 | 2 | +3 | |
| Ratchanok Intanon | 7 | 3 | 4 | –1 | |