Kim Astrup
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| Birth name | Kim Astrup Sørensen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 March 1992 Herning, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 5 (MD 1 November 2018) 32 (XD 13 April 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 12 (MD 17 March 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player.[2] As junior player, he won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles. He later won a gold in the mixed doubles and bronze medals in the boys' doubles and team events at the 2011 European Junior Championships.[3] He joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China, where he and his teammates beating Indonesia 3–2 in the final.[4] Astrup emerge victorious in the men's doubles at the 2018 European Championships.[5]
Achievements
European Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus |
 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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 Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge
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17–21, 10–21 |  Silver
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European Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France |
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding
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21–14, 18–21, 13–21 | Silver
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| 2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark |
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding
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17–21, 22–24 |  Bronze
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| 2018 | Palacio de Deportes de Huelva, Huelva, Spain |
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding
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21–15, retired |  Gold
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BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico |
Rasmus Fladberg
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 Ow Yao Han Yew Hong Kheng
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16–21, 25–27 | Bronze
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European Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland |
Rasmus Fladberg
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 Chris Coles Matthew Nottingham
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17–21, 17–21 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland |
Line Kjærsfeldt
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Matthew Nottingham Helena Lewczynska
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19–21, 21–14, 21–16 | Gold
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BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | India Open | Super 500 | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
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14–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2018 | China Open | Super 1000 | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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 Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong
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21–13, 17–21, 21–14 |  Winner
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| 2020 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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 Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin
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21–17, 21–19 | Winner
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BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Bitburger Open | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding
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11–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Scottish Open | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding
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Walkover | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Bitburger Open | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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Wang Yilu Zhang Wen
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14–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Swiss Open | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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Lee Sheng-mu Tsai Chia-hsin
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21–8, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2017 | German Open | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding
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21–17, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2017 | Bitburger Open | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto
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21–19, 19–21, 21–18 | Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 7 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Swedish Masters | Rasmus Fladberg
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 Lukasz Moren Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
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14–21, 25–23, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2011 | Croatian International | Rasmus Fladberg
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Niclas Nohr Mads Pedersen
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18–21, 21–19, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2013 | Portugal International | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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Peter Briggs Harley Towler
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21–18, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2013 | Denmark International | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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Marcus Ellis  Paul van Rietvelde
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23–25, 21–16, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Kharkiv International | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha
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20–22, 21–15, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Belgian International | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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Chris Langridge Peter Mills
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28–26, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2014 | Finnish Open | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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Huang Po-jui Lu Ching-yao
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21–18, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2015 | Swedish Masters | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha
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21–15, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2016 | Swedish Masters | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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Mathias Christiansen David Daugaard
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19–21, 23–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Croatian International | Line Kjærsfeldt
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 Zvonimir Durkinjak Stasa Poznanovic
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13–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Scottish International | Line Kjærsfeldt
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Wojciech Szkudlarczyk Agnieszka Wojtkowska
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15–21, 21–15, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2012 | Denmark International | Line Kjærsfeldt
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Mads Pieler Kolding Julie Houmann
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19–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Denmark International | Maria Helsbøl
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Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Lena Grebak
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16–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Kharkiv International | Maria Helsbøl
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Robert Blair Imogen Bankier
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22–20, 9–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ Sørensen, Ida Marie (7 October 2020). "Kim Astrup: – Jeg har været som en løve i et bur". badminton.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Players: Kim Astrup". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Denmark wins world badminton team title". www.thelocal.dk. The Local. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Bech, Rasmus (29 April 2018). "First title for Astrup and Skaarup". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links
- Kim ASTRUP at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
