Jeong Na-eun
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 22)
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)
16 (XD with Kim Won-ho 24 January 2023)
Current ranking4 (WD with Kim Hye-jeong),
18 (XD with Kim Won-ho) (31 January 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bangkok Women's 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

Jeong Na-eun (Hangul: 정나은; 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]

Career

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

BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

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

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

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

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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 South Korea Kim Hye-jeong Japan Nami Matsuyama
Japan Chiharu Shida 		9–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Korea Open Super 500 South Korea Kim Hye-jeong Thailand Benyapa Aimsaard
Thailand Nuntakarn Aimsaard 		21–16, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Japan Open Super 750 South Korea Kim Hye-jeong South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Lee Yu-lim 		23–21, 28–26 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Australian Open Super 300 South Korea Kim Won-ho South Korea Seo Seung-jae
South Korea Chae Yoo-jung 		9–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Mongolia International South Korea Jang Eun-seo Singapore Shinta Mulia Sari
Singapore Crystal Wong 		21–15, 19–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Osaka International South Korea Kim Won-ho China Guo Xinwa
China Zhang Shuxian 		21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Jeong Na Eun | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ 조선일보 (19 July 2020). "왕찬-정나은 조, 아시아주니어배드민턴 준우승" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ 기자(=화순), 김동언 (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

Uber Cup badminton women's team champions
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 31 January 2023
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