Jung Jae-sung
Jung Jae-sung (also spelled Chung Jae-sung; Korean: 정재성; Hanja: 鄭在成; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌŋ.dʑɛ̝.sʌŋ]; 25 August 1982 – 9 March 2018) was a South Korean professional badminton player who specialized in men's doubles.
Together with his partner Lee Yong-dae, Jung spent forty weeks as World No. 1 in the men's doubles discipline between 2009 and 2012, winning eighteen BWF World Superseries tournaments and placing second at the BWF World Championships on two occasions in 2007 and 2009. He was a two-time winner of the All-England Open, gold medalist at the 2008 Badminton Asian Championships, and won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in the final tournament of his professional career.
Career
Jung was born on 25 August 1982 in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. He started playing badminton at 7, at his local elementary school. He entered the South Korea national badminton team in 2001.[citation needed]
In 2000, Jung was part of the Korean national junior team competed at the World Junior Championships in Guangzhou, China, and Asian Junior Championships in Kyoto, Japan. In Guangzhou, he won the mixed team bronze after his team lost 2–3 to China,[1] and in Kyoto, he won the boys' doubles silver and boys' team bronze.[2]
In 2003, Jung, who represented Wonkwang University, won the men's doubles title at the National Championships in Gyeonggi partnered with Lee Jae-jin.[3] In 2004, he and Lee Jae-jin retained their title, and in 2006, Jung repeated his success partnered with Lee Yong-dae.[4]
In 2005, Jung won the
In 2007, Jung and Lee Yong-dae participated in the
To start 2008, Jung, together with Lee, disappointingly lost to the unseeded pair of Simon Mollyhus and
2008 Olympic Games
Not having participated in the two following
2012 Olympic Games
At the London Olympics, Jung, together with Lee, won the men's doubles bronze medal. The pair who were seeded two, advanced to the knock-out stage after placing first, won three matches in group D stage. They lost the match in the semi-final match against Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen of Denmark, and in the bronze medal match, they beat the Malaysian pair Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong in straight games. This was Jung's final tournament.[citation needed]
Death
On 9 March 2018, at the age of 35, Jung died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Hwaseong after reportedly suffering from cardiac arrhythmia.[5][6] His funeral was held on 11 March at Ajou University Hospital, with his longtime doubles partner Lee Yong-dae acting as a pallbearer.[7]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain | Lee Yong-dae | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong |
23–21, 21–10 | Bronze |
BWF World Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|
Lee Yong-dae | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan |
19–21, 19–21 | Silver |
2009 | Hyderabad, India
|
Lee Yong-dae | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
18–21, 21–16, 26–28 | Silver |
2011 | London, England
|
Lee Yong-dae | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
18–21, 14–21 | Bronze |
Asian Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | Doha, Qatar
|
Lee Yong-dae | Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto |
25–23, 18–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
2010 | Guangzhou, China
|
Lee Yong-dae | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan |
15–21, 21–13, 18–21 | Bronze |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Hyderabad, India
|
Lee Jae-jin | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan |
11–15, 7–15 | Silver |
2008 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
|
Lee Yong-dae | Nova Widianto Candra Wijaya |
21–16, 21–18 | Gold |
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan
|
Lee Jae-jin | Sang Yang Zheng Bo |
16–17, 15–11, 12–15 | Silver |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Korea Open | Lee Yong-dae | Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin |
21–16, 21–15 | Winner |
2008 | All England Open | Lee Yong-dae | Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin |
20–22, 21–19, 21–18 | Winner |
2008 | Swiss Open | Lee Yong-dae | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan |
17–21, 21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
2008 | China Open | Lee Yong-dae | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
17–21, 21–17, 21–13 | Winner |
2008 | Hong Kong Open | Lee Yong-dae | Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari |
25–23, 19–21, 22–20 | Winner |
2008 | World Superseries Masters Finals | Lee Yong-dae | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong |
18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Malaysia Open | Lee Yong-dae | Hendra Aprida Gunawan Alvent Yulianto |
18–21, 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
2009 | Korea Open | Lee Yong-dae | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
12–21, 22–24 | Runner-up |
2009 | Indonesia Open | Lee Yong-dae | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
2009 | Hong Kong Open | Lee Yong-dae | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen |
13–21, 21–15, 21–8 | Winner |
2009 | China Open | Lee Yong-dae | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong |
21–13, 19–21, 21–18 | Winner |
2009 | World Superseries Masters Finals | Lee Yong-dae | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
2010 | Korea Open | Lee Yong-dae | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
21–11, 14–21, 21–18 | Winner |
2010 | China Open | Lee Yong-dae | Chai Biao Zhang Nan |
21–15, 21–12 | Winner |
2010 | World Superseries Finals | Lee Yong-dae | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Korea Open | Lee Yong-dae | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
21–6, 21–13 | Winner |
2011 | China Masters | Lee Yong-dae | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
21–17, 21–10 | Winner |
2011 | Denmark Open | Lee Yong-dae | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
2011 | French Open | Lee Yong-dae | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
14–21, 21–15, 21–11 | Winner |
2011 | Hong Kong Open | Lee Yong-dae | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
21–14, 22–24, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Korea Open | Lee Yong-dae | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
21–18, 17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | All England Open | Lee Yong-dae | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
21–23, 21–9, 21–14 | Winner |
2012 | Indonesia Open | Lee Yong-dae | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
23–21, 19–21, 21–11 | Winner |
- BWF Superseries Finalstournament
- BWF Superseries Premiertournament
- BWF Superseriestournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Thailand Open | Lee Jae-jin | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen |
15–11, 15–5 | Winner |
2006
|
German Open | Lee Yong-dae | Robert Blair Anthony Clark |
15–11, 15–6 | Winner |
2006 | Chinese Taipei Open
|
Lee Yong-dae | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
14–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2006 | Thailand Open | Lee Yong-dae | Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin |
Walkover | Winner |
2007 | German Open | Lee Yong-dae | Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin |
18–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2007 | Thailand Open | Lee Yong-dae | Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin |
19–21, 21–19, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | German Open | Lee Yong-dae | Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin |
13–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Chinese Taipei Open | Lee Yong-dae | Cho Gun-woo Kwon Yi-goo |
21–10, 21–16 | Winner |
2010 | Korea Grand Prix | Lee Yong-dae | Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong |
18–21, 21–18, 27–27 | Winner |
2011 | German Open | Lee Yong-dae | Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang |
21–19, 18–21, 21–11 | Winner |
2011 | Swiss Open | Lee Yong-dae | Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong |
17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Thailand Open | Lee Yong-dae | Hendra Aprida Gunawan Alvent Yulianto |
24–22, 21–14 | Winner |
2011 | Chinese Taipei Open | Lee Yong-dae | Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong |
21–23, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | Lee Yong-dae | Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong |
15–21, 22–24 | Runner-up |
2012 | German Open | Lee Yong-dae | Hong Wei Shen Ye |
19–21, 21–18, 19–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Vietnam Satellite
|
Hwang Ji-man | Rian Sukmawan Yoga Ukikasah |
15–17, 7–15 | Runner-up |
2008 | Korea International | Lee Yong-dae | Cho Gun-woo Yoo Yeon-seong |
21–16, 26–24 | Winner |
2009 | Korea International | Lee Yong-dae | Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong |
21–19, 15–21, 21–15 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ "China Beat South Korea for World Junior Team Title". People's Daily. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "中国囊括亚洲青年羽毛球锦标赛七项冠军" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "2003 눈높이 한국배드민턴최강전 (2004년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Korean Nationals 2006 – A Few New Faces but Even Fewer Surprises". Badzine.net. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Indian badminton fraternity mourns death of former World No 1 Jung Jaesung - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "Two-time All England winner Jung Jae Sung taken by a heart attack at 35". www.badzine.net. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ Choi, In-young (11 March 2018). "갑자기 떠난 배드민턴 스타…故 정재성 감독 발인". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
- Badzine Player's Database
- Jung Jae-sung at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Jung Jae-sung at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)