Lee Yong-dae

Lee Yong-dae (Korean: 이용대; Hanja: 李龍大; born 11 September 1988) is a South Korean professional badminton player who had been successful in both the men's and mixed doubles. He reached world number 1 ranking with 4 different partners, Jung Jae-sung, Ko Sung-hyun and Yoo Yeon-seong in the men's doubles, and Lee Hyo-jung in the mixed doubles. He won a total of 43 Superseries titles, 37 in the men's doubles, the most of any doubles player in one discipline, and 6 in mixed doubles. He was ranked world number 1 in men's doubles for 117 consecutive weeks with his last partner, Yoo Yeon-seong. After winning the 2016 Korean Superseries with Yoo, Lee announced his retirement from international badminton. He made a comeback to the international stage at the end of 2017, and started a new partnership with Kim Gi-jung in 2018. Lee was inducted to BWF Badminton Hall of Fame on 9 December 2024.

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