Three pairs of Korean badminton athletes have swept the podium in the recently concluded badminton world championships.

Ko Sung-hyun and Shin Baek-cheol secured the top spot by defeating the top seeded team of Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong, also Korean, by 2-1 in the men’s doubles final on August 31 in the Li Ning BWF World Championships 2014 being held at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark. Kim Ki-jung and Kim Sa-rang of Korea became the bronze winners.



Neck-and-neck matches continued into the all-Korean finals. They all knew each other’s strengths and weaknesses, as they trained together at the Korea National Training Center in Taeneung, Seoul. Ko Sung-hyun and Shin Baek-cheol captured the eyes of the audience by playing a tight match against Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong in the first set. Ko and Shin won the first set 22-20, but lost the second set. They were able to finalize their victory in the third set with a win of 21-18.



After playing an excellent game for about 80 minutes, Ko said, “I feel really great. This is the first time to win the championship since we became partners. I am so happy to win the gold in front of so many people.”



The Korean national men's badminton players have now shown a perfect performance by fully displaying their capability in this championship. They have also boosted expectations for gold ahead of the upcoming Incheon Asian Games 2014.

By Jeon Han, Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writers
hanjeon@korea.kr