Jeon Hyeok-jin (born 13 June 1995) is a Korean badminton player. Specializing in singles, he was runner-up at the 2013 Asian Junior Badminton Championships. Jeon was part of the Korean team that won men's team gold at the 2014 Asian Games and the following year, he beat both Chou Tien-chen and compatriot Son Wan-ho to win gold at the 2015 Summer Universiade. In 2017, he helped the Korean national team to win the world team championships at the Sudirman Cup. Jeon competed for South Korea at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's singles event.
Achievements
East Asian Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2013 Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China Du Pengyu 15–21, 17–21 Bronze
Summer Universiade Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea Son Wan-ho 22–20, 13–21, 21–17 Gold
Asian Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2013 Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Soo Teck Zhi 17–21, 21–13, 15–21 Silver
BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-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 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.
Men's singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2022 Korea Masters Super 300 Kodai Naraoka 21–17, 21–16 Winner 2025 (I) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo 21–13, 9–21, 17–21 Runner-up
BWF Superseries (1 runner-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). 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.
Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2016 Australian Open Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 16–21, 21–19, 11–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 1 runner-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 singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2015 Malaysia Masters Lee Hyun-il 21–19, 13–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2015 Macau Open Tian Houwei 21–11, 13–21, 23–21 Winner 2017 Korea Masters Kim Min-ki 21–17, 19–21, 21–12 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2015 Osaka International Kazumasa Sakai 15–21, 21–17, 21–14 Winner 2015 Indonesia International Sony Dwi Kuncoro 20–22, 15–21 Runner-up 2023 Northern Marianas Open Liao Jhuo-fu 15–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2023 Saipan International Takuma Obayashi 19–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2024 Azerbaijan International Sameer Verma 13–21, 6–3 retired Winner 2024 Thailand International Son Wan-ho 21–8, 6–0 retired Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
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