Lee Sam-seop

Lee Sam-seop
Lee Sam-seop
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	19 March 1970 (age 54); Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Handedness	Right
Men's singles WH1; Men's doubles WH1–WH2; Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking	1 (MS 30 April 2019); 1 (MD with Kim Jung-jun 25 June 2019); 3 (XD with Lee Sun-ae 1 January 2019)
Current ranking	13 (MS) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing South Korea
Paralympic Games
World Championships
Asian Para Games
Asian Championships

Lee Sam-seop (Korean: 이삼섭; Hanja: 李三燮, born 19 March 1970) is a South Korean^[1] paralympic badminton player.^[2] He participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the badminton competition, being awarded the silver medal in the men's singles WH1 event.^[3]

Achievements[edit]

Paralympic Games[edit]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Qu Zimo	6–21, 6^r–11	Silver

World Championships[edit]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Fencing Hall, Seoul, South Korea	Lee Yong-ho	21–8, 21–12	Gold
2011	Guatemala City, Guatemala	Thomas Wandschneider	21–14, 21–11	Gold
2013	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Jakarin Homhual	21–10, 22–20	Gold
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Thomas Wandschneider	21–9, 21–12	Gold
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Qu Zimo	21–10, 21–9	Gold

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Fencing Hall, Seoul, South Korea	Lee Yong-ho	David Toupé Avni Kertmen	19–21, 21–9, 21–8	Gold
2011	Guatemala City, Guatemala	Shim Jae-yul	Amir Levi Makbel Shefanya	21–18, 21–15	Gold
2013	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Avni Kertmen	David Toupé Thomas Wandschneider	10–21, 16–21	Silver
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Kim Kyung-hoon	Kim Jung-jun Lee Dong-seop	21–17, 19–21, 26–14	Gold
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Kim Jung-jun	Choi Jung-man Kim Sung-hun	16–21, 21–10, 21–8	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Seoul, South Korea	Lee Mi-ok	Osamu Nagashima Midori Shimada	21–14, 22–20	Gold
2011	Guatemala City, Guatemala	Son Ok-cha	David Toupé Sonja Häsler	21–17, 21–16	Gold
2013	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Son Ok-cha	Jakarin Homhual Sujirat Pookkham	15–21, 20–22	Silver
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Kim Yun-sim	Jakarin Homhual Amnouy Wetwithan	23–21, 21–17	Gold
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Lee Sun-ae	Jakarin Homhual Amnouy Wetwithan	14–21, 21–19, 18–21	Silver

Asian Para Games[edit]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Choi Jung-man	21–7, 22–24, 21–12	Gold
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Choi Jung-man	18–21, 21–18, 18–21	Silver

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Kim Kyung-hoon	Choi Jung-man Kim Sung-hun	21–13, 20–22, 17–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Kim Kyung-hoon	Jakarin Homhual Amnouy Wetwithan	16–21, 15–21	Silver

Asian Championships[edit]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Yeo-ju Sports Center, Yeoju, South Korea	Kim Jung-jun	21–10, 15–21, 11–21	Silver
2016	China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China	Lee Dong-seop	21–19, 21–19	Gold

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012^[a]	Yeo-ju Sports Center, Yeoju, South Korea	Kim Jung-jun	Fang Chih-tsung Ong Yu-yu	21–6, 21–1	Gold
			Osamu Nagashima Tsutomu Shimada	21–9, 21–12
			Jakarin Homhaul Chatchai Kornpeekanok	21–8, 21–12
2016	China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China	Kim Jung-jun	Kim Kyung-hoon Lee Dong-seop	17–21, 16–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012^[b]	Yeo-ju Sports Center, Yeoju, South Korea	Lee Mi-ok	Kim Jung-jun Son Ok-cha	15–21, 17–21	Silver
			Hiroki Fujino Midori Shimada	21–8, 21–5
			Chatchai Kornpeekanok Piyawan Thinjun	21–12, 21–15
			Jakarin Homhual Sujirat Pookkham	18–21, 21–13, 21–16
2016	China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China	Kim Yun-sim	Lee Dong-seop Lee Sun-ae	12–21, 19–21	Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title)[edit]

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.^[4]^[5]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Canada Para Badminton International	Level 1	Kim Kyung-hoon	Jeong Jae-gun Kim Jung-jun	22–20, 11–21, 21–18	Winner

International Tournaments (21 titles, 12 runners-up)[edit]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Spanish Para Badminton International	Choi Jung-man	21–15, 21–19	Winner
2013	Spanish Para Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	19–21, 21–18, 16–21	Runner-up
2014	England Para Badminton Championships	Jakarin Homhual	21–16, 21–8	Winner
2015	China Para Badminton International	Jeong Jae-gun	16–21, 21–16, 21–13	Winner
2016	Irish Para Badminton International	Thomas Wandschneider	21–15, 21–15	Winner
2017	Spanish Para Badminton International	Choi Jung-man	13–21, 21–18, 11–21	Winner
2017	Irish Para Badminton International	David Toupé	11–2 retired	Winner
2017	USA Para Badminton International	Lee Dong-seop	21–16, 21–23, 11–21	Runner-up
2018	Spanish Para Badminton International	Choi Jung-man	17–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2018	Japan Para Badminton International	Jeong Jae-gun	14–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2019	Irish Para Badminton International	Jeong Jae-gun	21–19, 17–21, 21–17	Winner
2019	Thailand Para Badminton International	Lee Dong-seop	16–21, 21–17, 21–17	Winner
2020	Brazil Para Badminton International	Jeong Jae-gun	23–21, 21–17	Winner
2020	Peru Para Badminton International	Lee Dong-seop	19–21, 11–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Spanish Para Badminton International	Choi Jung-man	Avni Kertmen Thomas Wandschneider	21–13, 21–17	Winner
2013^[c]	Spanish Para Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	Sébastien Martin Seiji Yamami	21–9, 21–8	Winner
			Javier Fernández Roberto Galdos	21–11, 21–8
			David Toupé Thomas Wandschneider	21–11, 21–14
2014	England Para Badminton Championships	Kim Jung-jun	Chan Ho Yuen Jakarin Homhual	21–15, 21–8	Winner
2015	China Para Badminton International	Kim Kyung-hoon	Chan Ho Yuen David Toupé	21–10, 21–14	Winner
2016	Irish Para Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	David Toupé Thomas Wandschneider	21–14, 21–9	Winner
2017	Spanish Para Badminton International	Kim Kyung-hoon	Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun	14–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2017	Thailand Para Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	Kim Kyung-hoon Lee Dong-seop	21–16, 21–12	Winner
2017	Irish Para Badminton International	Kim Kyung-hoon	Chan Ho Yuen Thomas Wandschneider	21–19, 21–17	Winner
2017	Japan Para Badminton International	Kim Kyung-hoon	Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun	16–21, 21–18, 21–19	Winner
2017	USA Para Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	Chan Ho Yuen Osamu Nagashima	21–11, 21–16	Winner
2018	Spanish Para Badminton International	Jeong Jae-gun	Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun	21–16, 11–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2018	Japan Para Badminton International	Jeong Jae-gun	Kim Sung-hun David Toupé	17–21, 22–20, 13–21	Runner-up
2019	Turkish Para Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo	11–21, 21–18, 14–21	Runner-up
2019	Irish Para Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	Chatchai Kornpeekanok Aphichat Sumpradit	21–13, 21–6	Winner
2019	Thailand Para Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	Jeong Jae-gun Kim Kyung-hoon	19–21, 21–11, 24–22	Winner
2021	Spanish Para Badminton International	Kim Kyung-hoon	Kim Jung-jun Lee Dong-seop	12–21, 15–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Irish Para Badminton International	Yuma Yamazaki	Chan Ho Yuen Nina Gorodetzky	17–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2017	Thailand Para Badminton International	Lee Sun-ae	Lee Dong-seop Kim Yun-sim	21–15, 19–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2018	Japan Para Badminton International	Yuma Yamazaki	Hiroshi Murayama Rie Ogura	19–21, 21–14, 21–15	Winner

References[edit]

^ Rowbottom, Mike (10 May 2021). "Spanish Para Badminton International offers last qualifying chance for sport's Paralympic debut in Tokyo". Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: full medal table". The Guardian. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.

External links[edit]

Lee Sam-seop at the International Paralympic Committee

Notes[edit]

^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
^ This tournament uses a round robin system.

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[1] Rowbottom, Mike (10 May 2021). "Spanish Para Badminton International offers last qualifying chance for sport's Paralympic debut in Tokyo". Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[2] "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: full medal table". The Guardian. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[3] "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[6] "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.

[7] "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.

[4] This tournament uses a round robin system.

[5] This tournament uses a round robin system.

[8] This tournament uses a round robin system.

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