Sim Yu-jin (Korean: 심유진; born Shim Ye-rim, 13 May 1999) is a South Korean badminton player. She won a bronze medal in the women's singles at the 2025 Asian Championships.
Sim is well known for her pivotal role in the 2022 Uber Cup, where she helped the Korean team to lift the Uber Cup trophy by beating China in the final in which she scored the decisive victory against Wang Zhiyi. In 2024, she claimed her first world tour title at the 2024 Taipei Open after defeating Indonesia's Putri Kusuma Wardani in the final.
Early life
Sim was born as Shim Ye-rim on 13 May 1999 in Chungju, North Chungcheong, South Korea. She began playing badminton under the influence of her mother, who is also a badminton player.
Achievements
Asian Championships
Women's singles
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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's singles
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
Women's singles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
Girls' singles
Girls' doubles
Mixed doubles
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
External links
- Sim Yu-jin at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
- Sim Yu-jin at BWFBadminton.com
