# Young-Chin Mi

Young-Chin Mi (born 6 June 1979) is a German former para-badminton player. He was part of the German para-badminton team that competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.
He competed in the men's singles WH1 event and the men's doubles WH1–WH2 event alongside his partner Thomas Wandschneider but did not get past the group stages.

## Biography

Young-Chin Mi was diagnosed with paraplegia after a traffic accident in southern France in 2005. Before the accident, he was active in football, hapkido, swimming and jogging. Through an internet search, he joined the RBG Dortmund sports club, where he was introduced to para-badminton and has been playing the sport since 2008.

## Achievements
### World Championships

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | Valeska Knoblauch | Jakarin Homhual Sujirat Pookkham | 8–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Valeska Knoblauch | Yang Tong Li Hongyan | 6–21, 10–21 | Bronze |

### European Championships

Men's singles WH1
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain | David Toupé | 21–13, 12–21, 7–21 | Bronze |
| 2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | David Toupé | 8–21, 7–21 | Bronze |
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | Sébastien Martin | Pascal Barrillon David Toupé | 6–21, 11–21 | Bronze |
| 2014 | High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain | Jordy Brouwer | Avni Kertmen Martin Rooke | 10–21, 21–23 | Bronze |
| 2016 | Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands | David Holz | Martin Rooke David Toupé | 16–21, 10–21 | Bronze |
| 2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | Rick Hellmann | Martin Rooke Thomas Wandschneider | 14–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | Valeska Knoblauch | David Toupé Sonja Häsler | 6–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
| 2016 | Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands | Valeska Knoblauch | David Toupé Narin Uluç | 13–21, 21–13, 18–21 | Bronze |
| 2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | Valeska Knoblauch | Konstantin Afinogenov Emine Seçkin | 18–21, 21–13, 18–21 | Bronze |

### International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (5 runners-up)

Men's doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Denmark Para-Badminton International | Thomas Wandschneider | Daiki Kajiwara Hiroshi Murayama | 12–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | French Para-Badminton International | Valeska Knoblauch | Marc Jung Elke Rongen | 21–10, 21–7 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | French Para-Badminton International | Valeska Knoblauch | Pascal Barrillon Sofía Balsalobre | 21–14, 23–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | French Para-Badminton International | Valeska Knoblauch | David Toupé Sonja Häsler | 11–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Spanish Para-Badminton International | Valeska Knoblauch | Martin Rooke Karin Suter-Erath | 12–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Denmark Para-Badminton International | Valeska Knoblauch | Marcelo Alves Conceição Marcela Quinteros | 19–21, 21–11, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Uganda Para-Badminton International | Valeska Knoblauch | Konstantin Afinogenov Emine Seçkin | 20–22, 21–19, 17–21 | Runner-up |