Viktor Axelsen
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| Viktor Axelsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1994 Odense, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Valby, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 274 wins, 107 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career title(s) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (28 September 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 1 (26 April 2018[1]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Viktor Axelsen (Chinese: 安赛龙, born January 4, 1994) is a Danish badminton player and the current men's singles world champion. He earned his first European crown in May 2016 beating compatriot and defending champion Jan Ø. Jørgensen 21–11, 21–16 in the final. He was the 2010 World Junior Champion, beating Korea's Kang Ji-wook in the final to become the first ever European player to hold the title. In 2011, he lost the world junior title to Malaysia's Zulfadli Zulkiffli, coming in second place. In the 2017 BWF World Championships held in Glasgow, Scotland, he became the World Champion by beating Lin Dan in straight sets.
Career
Junior career
Axelsen was born in Odense. In October 2010 he claimed his first international senior title at the age of just sixteen, winning the Cyprus International. A few weeks later he entered his first Super Series event in singles, the Denmark Open 2010; making it through the qualifying stages before losing out to compatriot and eventual winner Jan Ø. Jørgensen in the second round. He won the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico.
2011
Axelsen secured gold at the European Junior Championships, defeating teammate Rasmus Fladberg 21–8 17–21 21–13 in the final. He took a silver medal at the 2011 BWF World Junior Championships.
2012
Viktor Axelsen finished runner up at the French Open in Paris, losing in the final to Daren Liew 18–21, 17–21. He also won a bronze medal at the 2012 European Badminton Championships losing the semi-final in three games to Sweden's Henri Hurskainen 21–18, 18–21, 17–21.
2014
Axelsen has won the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold in early month of 2014 beating China's Tian Houwei in the final 21–7, 16–21, 25–23. Axelsen won a bronze medal at the 2014 BWF World Championships and also a bronze medal again at the 2014 European Badminton Championships.
2015
Axelsen finished runner-up at the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold losing in the final to India's Srikanth Kidambi 15–21, 21–12, 14–21.
Axelsen finished runner-up at the Australian Open Super Series losing to Chen Long of China in the final 12–21, 21–14, 18–21.
Axelsen finished runner-up at the Japan Open Super Series losing to Lin Dan of China in the final 19–21, 21–16, 19–21.
2016
Axelsen earned his first European crown in May 2016 beating compatriot and defending champion Jan Ø. Jørgensen with 21–11, 21–16 in the final of the 25th edition of the European Championships, the first in France at La Roche sur Yon. Viktor Axelsen was also part of the historic Danish team winning the first ever Thomas Cup title in 2016. Axelsen won five of his six played singles matches in the team tournament, also against Indonesia's experienced player Tommy Sugiarto in the final (21–17, 21–18) setting up a dramatic and historic 3–2 victory for Denmark over Indonesia. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, Viktor won the bronze medal by beating Lin Dan from China 21–15, 12–21, 21–17. Misbun Sidek was his personal trainer 6 months before the Olympics in Rio.
2017
Axelsen won the World Championship in Glasgow in two sets against Lin Dan (22:20, 21:16) and became the third Danish Player to ever become a world champion (Peter Rasmussen 1997 in Glasgow & Flemming Delfs 1977 in Sweden). Axelsen, with a record of 4-3, is the only top twenty player to hold a winning record against Lin Dan, head-to-head.[2]
Axelsen followed up his victory in Glasgow by winning the finals of the Japan Open tournament in Tokyo over Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in three sets on September 23, propelling him to the top of the BWF World Rankings.[3]
2018
Axelsen won a match against Tzu Wei in Chennai during the Premier Badminton League which was held on Jan 5, 2018 in Nehru Stadium.[4]
Achievements
Summer Olympic Games
| 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles | ||||
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| Round | Opponent | Score | Result | |
| Group stage |  Boonsak Ponsana
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21–14, 21–13 | Win | |
| Group stage |  Lee Dong-keun
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21–11, 21–13 | Win | |
| Round of 16 |  Scott Evans
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21–16, 21–12 | Win | |
| Quarterfinal |  Rajiv Ouseph
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21–12, 21–16 | Win | |
| Semifinal |  Chen Long
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14–21, 15–21 | Lost | |
| Bronze medal match | Lin Dan
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15–21, 21–10, 21–17 |  Bronze
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BWF World Championships
| 2017 BWF World Championships – Men's singles | ||||
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| Round | Opponent | Score | Result | |
| 1st |  Takuma Ueda
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17–21, 21–6, 21–13 | Win | |
| 2nd |  Eetu Heino
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21–17, 21–15 | Win | |
| 3rd |  Ng Ka Long
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21–17, 21–13 | Win | |
| Quarterfinal |  Chou Tien-chen
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21–18, 20–22, 21–16 | Win | |
| Semifinal | Chen Long
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21–9, 21–10 | Win | |
| Final | Lin Dan
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22–20, 21–16 |  Gold
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| 2014 BWF World Championships – Men's singles | ||||
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| Round | Opponent | Score | Result | |
| 1st |  Henri Hurskainen
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21–14, 21–15 | Win | |
| 2nd |  Erik Meijs
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21–9, 21–10 | Win | |
| 3rd |  Nguyen Tien Minh
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21–16, 21–17 | Win | |
| Quarterfinal | Chou Tien-chen
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21–14, 21–14 | Win | |
| Semifinal |  Lee Chong Wei
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9–21, 7–21 | Bronze
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European Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Palacio de Deportes de Huelva, Huelva, Spain |  Rajiv Ouseph
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21–8, 21–7 | Gold
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| 2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark | Anders Antonsen
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17–21, 16–21 | Bronze
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| 2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France | Jan Ø. Jørgensen
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21–11, 21–16 | Gold
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| 2014 | Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia | Jan Ø. Jørgensen
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11–21, 13–21 | Bronze
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| 2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden | Henri Hurskainen
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21–18, 18–21, 17–21 | Bronze
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BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | enue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Taoyuan Arena, Taipei, Taiwan | Zulfadli Zulkiffli
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18–21, 21–9, 19–21 |  Silver
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| 2010 | Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico | Kang Ji-Wook
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21–19, 21–10 | Gold
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European Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland | Rasmus Fladberg
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21–8, 17–21, 21–13 | Gold
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BWF World Tour
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Kenta Nishimoto
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21–13, 21–23, 21–18 |  Champion
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BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | BWF Super Series Finals | Lee Chong Wei
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19–21, 21–19, 21–15 | Champion
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| 2017 | China Open | Chen Long
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16-21, 21-14, 13-21 |  Runner-up
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| 2017 | Japan Open | Lee Chong Wei
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21–14, 19–21, 21–14 | Champion
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| 2017 | India Open | Chou Tien-chen
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21–13, 21–10 | Champion
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| 2016 | BWF Super Series Finals | Tian Houwei
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21–14, 6–21, 21–17 | Champion
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| 2016 | India Open | Kento Momota
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15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | BWF Super Series Finals | Kento Momota
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15–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Japan Open | Lin Dan
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19–21, 21–16, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Australian Open | Chen Long
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12–21, 21–14, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | India Open |  Srikanth Kidambi
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21–18, 13–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | French Open | Liew Daren
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18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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- Superseries Finals Tournament
- Superseries Premier Tournament
- Superseries Tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Swiss Open | Srikanth Kidambi
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14–21, 24–22, 21–8 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Swiss Open | Tian Houwei
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21–7, 16–21, 25–23 | Champion
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold Tournament
- BWF Grand Prix Tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Denmark International | Ville Lång
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21–17, 21–8 | Champion
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| 2013 | Dutch International | Eric Pang
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24–22, 21–12 | Champion
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| 2011 | Spanish Open |  Pablo Abián
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21–11, 7–21, 21–9 | Champion
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| 2011 | Swedish International Stockholm | Pablo Abián
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19–21, 6–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Cyprus International |  Simon Maunoury
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21–10, 21–11 | Champion
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| 2010 | Swedish International Stockholm |  Indra Bagus Ade Chandra
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15–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Personal life
In addition to his native Danish, Axelsen is also a fluent speaker of English and Mandarin.[7]
References
- ^ http://bwfbadminton.com/rankings/
- ^ BWF. "Lin's head-to-head record against other players". TournamentSoftware.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ Agence France-Presse (September 24, 2017). "Viktor Axelsen wins first Japan Open title". The Times of India. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Premier Badminton League which held on Jan 5, 2018 in Nehru Stadium".
- ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Danish Badminton Player Speaks Chinese During Olympics (English + Chinese subs 中英字幕)". youtube.com. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
External links
- Viktor AXELSEN at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Viktor AXELSEN at BWFbadminton.com
- Official website (in English)
- Profile at BadmintonEurope.com
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World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 12 March 2024 | |
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