Seems this year he has completely dropped out of the picture. Has he retired? *Edit* I have just seen his name in the Indonesian Open entry.
There has been plenty on this on Badzine this year. The BKA even put Yoo and Son on the lists for the Sudirman Cup but then didn't send them.
This guy is back. He even won the THAI OPEN last week with Shin baek cheol and is now in the semi final of the ina open ss...
Yoo Yeon Seong comeback in Dubai IC 2018, his previous tournament is 2018 Vietnam Open (Super 100) in August 2018 (with Tan Boon Heong). Today he will play final at 2 categories MD (with Kim Sang Soo) & XD (with Park So Young): ---> https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/...F63FF8-FC7B-4182-B6E7-43203E85EE51&d=20181118 EDIT: YYS got his two titles in Dubai IC after beating RUS XD pair and mixed nationality MAS-IND MD pair.
I heard he was accused of sexual assault in the states and was released on bail, and he then returned to korea and further charges were pressed there. Not sure how true the accusations are or what happened
Afaik the accuser was a korean woman, no mention of it being one of his students in whatever news I could find on it. It is currently being investigated by Korean authorities. Very saddening if it turns out to be true. He always came across as a good person
I definitely need to hear the full story before making any judgments about him, if its true, im definitely really disappointed, top badminton player or not, to commit an actual crime against an innocent women is something that should be punished to the full extend of the law if true
We need to hear two sides of a story. There are so many scams happening in the world. If it is genuinely true, strict measures need to be taken against the accused. Because, nowadays, many scams are happening. Young girls target big fish and they befriend them through social network, then after hanging out with them for months, one day they will complain of sexual assault in order to get money. Sometimes, they will try to "GO FOR OFF COURT SETTLEMENT". The man cannot prove it that it was mutual. I read it in news recently. Easy Money. Girls are more than willing to get it. If the YYS is really an offender, then he need to get punishment.