Seo Seung-jae
Seo Seung-jae (Hangul: 서승재; 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]
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Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea | 4 September 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Buan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 4 (MD with Kang Min-hyuk, 29 August 2023) 7 (MD with Choi Sol-gyu, 19 November 2019) 4 (XD with Chae Yoo-jung, 23 May 2023) 5 (XD with Kim Ha-na, 17 May 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 4 (MD with Kang Min-hyuk) 4 (XD with Chae Yoo-jung) (19 September 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career

In 2014, Seo competed at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.[6]
As a student of Wonkwang University, Seo was entrusted to take part in the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taiwan.[7] He managed to win the men's doubles gold medal partnering Kim Jae-hwan.[8]
Seo competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles partnered with Choi Sol-gyu and in the mixed doubles with Chae Yoo-jung. He was eliminated in the group stage and quarter-finals respectively.[9]
Achievements
World Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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14–21, 21–15, 21–17 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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21–17, 10–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
Asian Games
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | ![]() |
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21–13, 15–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Summer Universiade
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |
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21–12, 21–19 | ![]() |
World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
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11–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
16–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (11 titles, 11 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] 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.[11]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–12, 17–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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8–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
2019 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–15, 21–23 | ![]() |
2019 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–16, 21–14 | ![]() |
2019 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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13–21, 21–12, 21–13 | ![]() |
2019 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | ![]() |
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18–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–15, 21–18 | ![]() |
2023 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–18, 19–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–15, 22–24, 21–19 | ![]() |
2023 | Australian Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–17 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–14, 19–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Australian Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–12, 23–21 | ![]() |
2018 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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19–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–11 | ![]() |
2019 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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18–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2020 (II) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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16–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2020 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–8, 8–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Australian Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–9, 21–17 | ![]() |
2023 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–18, 15–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2023 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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16–21, 21–16, 12–21 | ![]() |
2023 | China Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–12 | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 3 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 (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Canada Open | ![]() |
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20–22, 21–16, 19–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Korea Masters | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–16 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–10 | ![]() |
2017 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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16–21, 21–14, 21–11 | ![]() |
2017 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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14–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Korea Masters | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–13, 21–18 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Norwegian International | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–13 | ![]() |
2018 | Irish Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–12 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- Lee, Seo-no (20 January 2015). "부안출신 서승재 태국주니어오픈 배드민턴선수권대회서 2관왕" (in Korean). Buan News. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- "Players: Seo Seung Jae". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- "'라이벌' 서승재·이준수 "올림픽 메달은 내가 딴다"" (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- Choi, Man-shik (28 August 2023). "[배드민턴세계선수권] 서승재-강민혁도 '금메달!'…한국, 사상 첫 금 3개 '쾌거'" (in Korean). Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- "[난징청소년올림픽] 펜싱-사격에서 은1, 동1개" (in Korean). No Cut News. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- "2017 타이페이 하계유니버시아드대회" (in Korean). Badminton Daily. 23 August 2017. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- Winters, Max (29 August 2017). "Hosts dominate badminton finals on penultimate day of Taipei 2017". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- "Badminton - Seo Seungjae". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- 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.
- 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

- Seo Seung-jae at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com