Sim Yu-jin

Sim Yu-jin
심유진
Sim at the 2024 Taipei Open
Personal information
BornShim Ye-rim
심예림
(1999-05-13) 13 May 1999 (age 27)
Chungju, North Chungcheong, South Korea
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Coached bySung Ji-hyun
Women's singles
Highest ranking10 (21 October 2025)
Current ranking16 (6 October 2026)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place2025 XiamenMixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 BangkokWomen's team
Gold medal – first place2026 HorsensWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place2020 AarhusWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place2024 ChengduWomen's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2026 Aichi–NagoyaWomen's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 NingboWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2026 NingboWomen's singles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 DubaiMixed team
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 ManilaWomen's team
Silver medal – second place2022 SelangorWomen's team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 JakartaMixed team
Silver medal – second place2015 BangkokMixed team
Sim Yu-jin
Hangul
심유진
Hanja
沈有振
RRSim Yujin
MRSim Yujin
Former name
Hangul
심예림
Hanja
沈譽林
RRSim Yerim
MRSim Yerim

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. She also part of the Korea winning team in the 2026 Uber Cup.

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

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2025 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China China Chen Yufei 11–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze
2026 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China South Korea An Se-young 14–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

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

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2024 Taipei Open Super 300 Indonesia Putri Kusuma Wardani 21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2025 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 18–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Norwegian International South Korea Kim Ga-eun 21–8, 18–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Mongolia International Thailand Supanida Katethong 19–21, 21–19, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 (II) Indonesia International South Korea Kim Ga-ram 21–16, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Vietnam International South Korea Kim Ga-ram 21–9, 15–21, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Malaysia Junior International Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan 21–15, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Girls' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 German Junior International South Korea Kim Hyang-im South Korea Kim Hye-jeong
South Korea Park Keun-hye		 17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Dutch Junior International South Korea Park Ga-eun South Korea Kim Min-ji
South Korea Seong Ah-yeong		 16–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Korean Junior International South Korea Kang Min-hyuk South Korea Woo Seung-hoon
South Korea Kim Min-ji		 12–10, 11–7, 10–12, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

  1. 1 2 Kwon, Hyeok-jun (13 September 2015). "[배드민턴] 심예림, 말레이시아 주니어 오픈 女 단식 금메달" [[Badminton] Shim Ye-rim, Malaysia Junior Open girls' singles gold medal]. 뉴스1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "SIM Yu Jin - Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 "배드민턴 심유진, '안세영 라이벌' 천위페이에 덜미…준결승 탈락". Nate (in Korean). 13 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Im, Sun-hyeon (23 May 2022). "우버컵 우승 이끈 배드민턴 심유진 "다들 미쳤다고 생각했다"" [Badminton player Sim Yu-jin who led Uber Cup victory: "Everyone thought I was crazy"] (in Korean). Yonhap. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (14 May 2022). "Sim Yu Jin stars in Korean fairytale". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Putri KW Runner UP Taiwan Open Usai Kalah dari dari Sim Yu Jin". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 8 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ahn Se-young leads Korea to Uber Cup upset over China". The Chosun Ilbo. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 6 May 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Jo, Yeong-jun; Lee, Chung-hun; Park, Jin-yeong (28 May 2022). "[스포츠타임] '우버 컵 기적의 영웅' 심유진 "다음 목표는 단식 시상대에 서는 것"" [[Sports Time] 'Uber Cup Miracle Hero' Sim Yu-jin "The next goal is to stand on the singles podium"]. SPOTV News (in Korean). Retrieved 30 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Thai badminton stars win men's and women's singles at Indonesia Masters 2025". The Nation. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.