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Jeong Na-eun

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Jeong Na-eun
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 24)
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
HandednessRight
Women's and mixed doubles
Highest ranking3 (WD with Kim Hye-jeong, 27 December 2022)
5 (XD with Kim Won-ho, 20 June 2023)
Current ranking10 (WD with Kim Hye-jeong)
6 (XD with Kim Won-ho) (24 September 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Dubai Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Markham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Markham Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Jeong Na-eun (Korean정나은; born 27 June 2000) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Hwasun County team.[1] She was the silver medalist in the mixed doubles at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2] She was part of Korean winning team in the 2022 Uber Cup and 2022 Asian Games.[3][4] Jeong reached a career high as world number 3 in the women's doubles with Kim Hye-jeong, and number 5 in the mixed doubles with Kim Won-ho.

In her junior, Jeong won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Junior Championships and a silver at the Asian Junior Championships with her partner Wang Chan.[5]

Career

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Partnered with Kim Hye-jeong, they reached the finals of the Indonesia Masters in 2021 but lost to Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida of Japan.

In 2022, they were semi-finalists at the All England Open. Months later, they would go onto win the Korea Open by beating Benyapa Aimsaard and Nuntakarn Aimsaard with a score of 21–16, 21–12.[6] She was part of the South Korean team that won gold in the 2022 Uber Cup.[3]

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France South Korea Kim Won-ho China Zheng Siwei
China Huang Yaqiong
8–21, 11–21 Silver

BWF World Junior Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada
South Korea Wang Chan Indonesia Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto
Indonesia Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti
18–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center,
Jakarta, Indonesia
South Korea Wang Chan China Guo Xinwa
China Liu Xuanxuan
21–15, 19–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

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

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] 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.[8]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Indonesia Masters Super 750 South Korea Kim Hye-jeong Japan Nami Matsuyama
Japan Chiharu Shida
9–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Korea Open Super 500 South Korea Kim Hye-jeong Thailand Benyapa Aimsaard
Thailand Nuntakarn Aimsaard
21–16, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Japan Open Super 750 South Korea Kim Hye-jeong South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Lee Yu-lim
23–21, 28–26 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Korea Masters Super 300 South Korea Kim Hye-jeong Japan Rui Hirokami
Japan Yuna Kato
21–12, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Korea Open Super 500 South Korea Kim Hye-jeong Malaysia Pearly Tan
Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan
21–12, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Australian Open Super 300 South Korea Kim Won-ho South Korea Seo Seung-jae
South Korea Chae Yoo-jung
9–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 German Open Super 300 South Korea Kim Won-ho China Feng Yanzhe
China Huang Dongping
4–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Thailand Open Super 500 South Korea Kim Won-ho Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
11–21, 21–19, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Malaysia Open Super 1000 South Korea Kim Won-ho Japan Yuta Watanabe
Japan Arisa Higashino
18–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 German Open Super 300 South Korea Kim Won-ho Hong Kong Tang Chun Man
Hong Kong Tse Ying Suet
13–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

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

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Mongolia International South Korea Jang Eun-seo Singapore Shinta Mulia Sari
Singapore Crystal Wong
21–15, 19–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Osaka International South Korea Kim Won-ho China Guo Xinwa
China Zhang Shuxian
21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Jeong Na Eun | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (2 August 2024). "(Olympics) Kim Won-ho, Jeong Na-eun win silver in badminton mixed doubles". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b Palar, Sanjeev (23 May 2022). "Badminton BWF Uber Cup Final 2022 - South Korea beat China 3-2, re-live all the action as it happened". Olympics. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Jeong Naeun". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. ^ "왕찬-정나은 조, 아시아주니어배드민턴 준우승" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ 김, 동언 (11 April 2022). "화순군청 배드민턴부 정나은, 코리아오픈 여자복식 우승" (in Korean). Pressian. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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