Yoo Hyun-young (; born 3 January 1990) is a badminton player from South Korea. Her first big result internationally came when, at the age of 16, she partnered Lee Yong-dae to win the mixed doubles title at the 2006 BWF World Junior Championships, as well as the mixed team title. She was a team-mate of both Bae Yeon-ju and Jung Kyung-eun at Masan's Sungji Girls' High School and in 2007, all three girls were runners-up at the 2007 BWF World Junior Championships.

After graduating to the senior ranks, Yoo continued to play with both Jung and Shin Baek-cheol, her partner in her last year of junior play. She and Shin were mixed doubles runners-up at the 2010 Swiss Open Super Series. Later that year, she and Jung won their first Grand Prix title, the Korea Grand Prix. However, shortly afterward, both pairings were split up.

Yoo, Bae Yeon-ju, Jung Kyung-eun, and Bae Seung-hee, among others, were coached by Yoo's father Yoo Gap-soo both at Sungji Girls' High School and later at Korea Ginseng Corporation.

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 The Trusts Stadium,Waitakere City, New Zealand Jung Kyung-eun Xie Jing Zhong Qianxin 18–21, 21–10, 15–21 Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Samsan World Gymnasium,Incheon, South Korea Lee Yong-dae Li Tian Ma Jin 18–21, 21–19, 21–14 Gold 2007 The Trust Stadium,Waitakere City, New Zealand Shin Baek-cheol Chris Adcock Gabrielle White 20–22, 16–21 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sun In-jang Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli 19–21, 11–21 Silver 2007 Stadium Juara,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jung Kyung-eun Tee Jing Yi Lyddia Cheah 21–14, 17–21, 18–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Lee Yong-dae Tan Wee Kiong Woon Khe Wei 21–15, 21–9 Gold 2007 Stadium Juara,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Shin Baek-cheol Tan Wee Kiong Woon Khe Wei 18–21, 21–16, 12–21 Silver

BWF Superseries 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). 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.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Swiss Open Shin Baek-cheol Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung 14–21, 18–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix 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.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Chinese Taipei Open Lee Kyung-won Kim Min-jung Lee Hyo-jung 14–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2010 Korea Grand Prix Jung Kyung-eun Eom Hye-won Kim Ha-na 21–16, 18–21, 21–19 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Vietnam Open Chung Eui-seok Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova 16–21, 13–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Mongolian Satellite Jung Kyung-eun Kim Min-jung Sun In-jang 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2006 Malaysia Satellite Jung Kyung-eun Jung Youn-kyung Kim Min-jung 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2007 Korea International Jung Kyung-eun Bae Seung-hee Lee Seul-gi 21–18, 21–4 Winner 2009 Korea International Jung Kyung-eun Ha Jung-eun Lee Kyung-won 21–19, 21–10 Winner 2010 Vietnam International Jung Kyung-eun Rie Eto Yu Wakita 21–16, 21–18 Winner 2011 Turkey International Choi A-reum Sandra Marinello Birgit Michels 18–21, 21–18, 19–21 Runner-up 2012 Indonesia International Lee Se-rang Pia Zebadiah Bernadet Rizki Amelia Pradipta 17–21, 21–19, 13–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Mongolian Satellite Lee Jung-hwan Yoo Yeon-seong Kim Min-jung 13–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2007 Korea International Shin Baek-choel Kim Sung-kwan Ham Hyo-jin 22–20, 21–3 Winner 2011 Turkey International Cho Gun-woo Kim Sa-rang Lee So-hee 23–25, 21–9, 21–19 Winner 2012 Indonesia International Lee Jae-jin Trikusuma Wardhana Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella 19–21, 21–13, 21–12 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

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