Seo Seung-jae

Seo Seung-jae
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 (age 27)
Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
ResidenceBuan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea[1]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking2 (MD with Kang Min-hyuk, 20 February 2024)
7 (MD with Choi Sol-gyu, 19 November 2019)
2 (XD with Chae Yoo-jung, 12 March 2024)
5 (XD with Kim Ha-na, 17 May 2018)
Current ranking5 (MD with Kang Min-hyuk)
4 (XD with Chae Yoo-jung) (27 August 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asia Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Ningbo Mixed doubles
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Alor Setar Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Selangor Men's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Men's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Bangkok Boys' doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Taipei Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Bangkok Boys' singles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Seo Seung-jae (Korean서승재; born 4 September 1997) is a South Korean badminton player.[2][3] He is the first South Korean player in 24 years to have won two gold medals in a single edition of the BWF World Championships, by winning the mixed and men's doubles event at the 2023 BWF World Championships, partnering with Chae Yoo-jung and Kang Min-hyuk respectively.[4] He competed at the 2017 Sudirman Cup and helped the Korean national team to its fourth trophy.[5]

  1. ^ Lee, Seo-no (20 January 2015). "부안출신 서승재 태국주니어오픈 배드민턴선수권대회서 2관왕" (in Korean). Buan News. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Players: Seo Seung Jae". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. ^ "'라이벌' 서승재·이준수 "올림픽 메달은 내가 딴다"" (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. ^ Choi, Man-shik (28 August 2023). "[배드민턴세계선수권] 서승재-강민혁도 '금메달!'…한국, 사상 첫 금 3개 '쾌거'" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 30 May 2017.