# Bae Yeon-ju

Bae Yeon-ju (Korean: 배연주; Hanja: 裵延姝; Korean pronunciation:; born 26 October 1990) is a retired international badminton player from South Korea.

## Career

Bae started playing badminton at aged 10, and first gained international attention in 2006 when she reached the semifinals in the women's singles and won the gold medal as a member of the South Korean mixed team at the BWF World Junior Championships. Bae joined the South Korean national team in 2008 and in the same year she won her first international title at the Indonesia International tournament. In 2010, she became the runner-up at the BWF Superseries Finals after being defeated by Wang Shixian of China with the score 21–13, 21–15.
In 2012, she competed at the London Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, and was defeated by Wang Yihan in the round of 16. In 2013, she won the Korea Masters tournament after beating her team-mate Sung Ji-hyun with the score 21–19, 15–21, 21–9.
In 2016, she competed at the Rio Summer Olympics and was defeated in the last 16 by eventual bronze medallist Nozomi Okuhara. Bae was one of four Korean players who announced that they would be retiring from the national team at the end of the tournament.

## Achievements
### BWF World Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China | Li Xuerui | 5–21, 11–21 | Bronze |

### Asian Games

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | Wang Yihan | 10–21, 21–12, 16–21 | Bronze |

### BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2006 | Samsan World Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | Saina Nehwal | 23–25, 13–21 | Bronze |
| 2007 | The Trust Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand | Wang Lin | 16–21, 15–21 | Silver |

### Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2008 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Li Xuerui | 21–12, 5–21, 20–22 | Bronze |

### BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | Malaysia Open | Wang Xin | 21–19, 17–21, 6–4 retired | Runner up |
| 2010 | World Superseries Finals | Wang Shixian | 13–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | India Open | Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 13–21, 16–21 | Runner up |
    BWF Superseries Finals tournament
    BWF Superseries Premier tournament
    BWF Superseries tournament

### BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | Australian Open | Han Li | 13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | Sung Ji-hyun | 21–19, 15–21, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2015 | Mexico City Grand Prix | Sayaka Sato | 15–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2008 | Korea International | Kwon Hee-sook | 17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Indonesia International | Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari | 21–18, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2009 | Singapore International | Bae Seung-hee | 21–15, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2009 | Korea International | Lee Yun-hwa | 21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament

## Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.
| Players | Matches | Results | Results | Difference |
| Players | Matches | Won | Lost | Difference |
| Petya Nedelcheva | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Chen Yufei | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| He Bingjiao | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Li Xuerui | 10 | 2 | 8 | –6 |
| Lu Lan | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Wang Lin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wang Shixian | 22 | 3 | 19 | –16 |
| Wang Xin | 9 | 1 | 8 | –7 |
| Wang Yihan | 15 | 4 | 11 | –7 |
| Xie Xingfang | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Zhu Lin | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Cheng Shao-chieh | 7 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
| Tai Tzu-ying | 4 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Pi Hongyan | 3 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Juliane Schenk | 10 | 2 | 8 | –6 |
| Players | Matches | Results | Results | Difference |
| Players | Matches | Won | Lost | Difference |
| Yip Pui Yin | 5 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Zhou Mi | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Saina Nehwal | 14 | 4 | 10 | –6 |
| P. V. Sindhu | 5 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Lindaweni Fanetri | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Maria Kristin Yulianti | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Minatsu Mitani | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nozomi Okuhara | 4 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Akane Yamaguchi | 6 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
| Wong Mew Choo | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Sung Ji-hyun | 7 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Carolina Marín | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 7 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Ratchanok Intanon | 7 | 3 | 4 | –1 |