Shin Seung-chan


Shin Seung-chan is a South Korean doubles specialist badminton player. she is widely recognized for her exceptional defensive skills and powerful smashes, which helped her secure a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside her partner Jung Kyung-eun. Throughout her career, Shin has consistently remained at the top of the BWF world rankings, achieving significant success with long-time partner Lee So-hee, including winning a silver and a bronze at the 2021 and 2014 BWF World Championships respectively. She also helped the Korean national team to win the 2022 Uber Cup.
Shin demonstrated exceptional talent early in her career by winning the gold medal at the 2011 and 2012 BWF World Junior Championships, and also at the 2012 Asian Junior Championships. Shin continues to excel by balancing his professional career and studies at the Chosun University, and her success at the university level was epitomized by her performance at the 2013 and [Badminton at the 2015 Denmark Super Series Premier|2015 Summer Universiade|2015 Summer Universiade], where she contributed point for South Korea to clinch the gold medal in the team event in both years, and also secured the mixed and women's doubles gold in 2015.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark

Summer Universiade

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 9 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour is divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Fuzhou China OpenSuper 750

BWF Superseries (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Denmark Open

BWF Grand Prix (9 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Korea Grand Prix Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Iceland International