Lee So-hee

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee So-hee
Lee after winning 2017 Indonesia Super Series Premier
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1994-06-14) 14 June 1994 (age 30)
Ulsan, South Korea
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (WD with Baek Ha-na, 29 October 2024)
2 (WD with Chang Ye-na, 9 November 2017)
2 (WD with Shin Seung-chan, 21 December 2021)
35 (XD with Lee Yong-dae, 30 June 2016)
Current ranking1 (WD with Baek Ha-na, 12 November 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Huelva Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Copenhagen Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Ningbo Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Dubai Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Wuhan Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Wuhan Women's doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Dubai Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Manila Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hyderabad Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Alor Setar Women's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Taipei Girls' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chiba Girls' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guadalajara Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Taipei Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guadalajara Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gimcheon Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile
Lee So-hee
Hangul
이소희
Hanja
李紹希
Revised RomanizationI So-hui
McCune–ReischauerI Sohŭi

Lee So-hee (Korean: 이소희; Korean pronunciation: [i.so.ɦi]; born 14 June 1994) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] She won the women's doubles title at the 2017 All England Open tournament.[2] She also helped the Korean national team to win the world team championships at the 2017 Sudirman Cup.[3] She reached a career high of world no. 1 in women's doubles on 29 October 2024 partnered with Baek Ha-na.[4] For her achievements in 2017, Lee who affiliated with the Incheon International Airport team, was awarded as the best player of the year by the Badminton Korea Association.[5]

As a junior player, Lee was a gold medalists at the 2012 Asian, 2011 and 2012 World Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event.[6] She represented Konkuk University and competed at the Summer Universiade, helped the Korean team clinching the gold medal in the team event in 2013 and 2015, and also won the gold in women's doubles with partner Shin Seung-chan in 2015.[7]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Lee So Hee". Victor Sport. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. ^ "All England Glory for Tai Tzu Ying and Chang Ye Na/Lee So Hee". Victor Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Lee So Hee ranking history". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. ^ "이소희·장예나 2017년도 배드민턴 최우수 선수 선정… 2018 배드민턴인의 밤 열려" (in Korean). IBadmintonnews. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  6. ^ "이소희·신승찬, Jr.세계셔틀콕 2연패" (in Korean). Korean Broadcasting System. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  7. ^ "2015 광주유니버시아드 배드민턴 개인전 결승전" (in Korean). Badminton Daily. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2019.