Viktor Axelsen

Viktor Axelsen
Viktor Axelsen
Personal information
Birth name	Viktor Axelsen
Country	Denmark
Born	January 4, 1994 (age 31); Odense, Denmark
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Years active	since 2009
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Career record	216 wins, 89 losses
Career title(s)	9
Highest ranking	4 (April 28, 2016)
Current ranking	4 (May 19, 2016)
Men's badminton
	Representing Denmark
World Championships
Thomas Cup
European Championships
European Men's Team Championships
European Mixed Team Championships
World Junior Championships
European Junior Championships
European U17 Championships
	BWF profile
	Updated on 22 May 2016.

Viktor Axelsen (born January 4, 1994 in Odense) is a badminton player from Denmark. 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 title to Malaysia's Zulfadli Zulkiffli, coming in second place.

Career

2010

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.

2011

Axelsen secured gold at the European Junior Championships, defeating teammate Rasmus Fladberg 21-8 17-21 21-13 in the final.

2012

Viktor Axelsen finished runner up at French Open in Paris, losing in the final to Daren Liew 21-18 21-17.

2014

Axelsen has won Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold in early month of 2014 and won a bronze medal at 2014 BWF World Championships.

2015

Axelsen has finished runner up at Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold losing in the final to Srikanth Kidambi 21-15, 12-21, 21-14

Axelsen has finished runner up at Japan Open losing to Lin Dan in the Final 21-19, 16-21, 21-19.

Achievements

Individual titles

Year	Tournament	Opponent in final	Score
2016	European Championships	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	21–11, 21–16
2015	Copenhagen Masters	Anders Antonsen	21–10, 21–15
2014	Copenhagen Masters	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	22–20, 21–9
2014	Swiss Open	Tian Houwei	21–7, 16–21, 25–23
2013	Copenhagen Masters	Lee Hyun-il	21–13, 21–16
2013	Denmark International	Ville Lång	21–17, 21–8
2013	Dutch International	Eric Pang	24–22, 21–12
2011	Spanish Open	Pablo Abián	21–11, 7–21, 21–9
2010	Cyprus International	Simon Maunoury	21–10, 21–11
Junior Tournaments
2011	European Junior Championships	Rasmus Fladberg	21–8, 17–21, 21–13
2010	World Junior Championships	Kang Ji-wook	21–19, 21–10
2009	European U17 Championships	Kim Bruun	21–19, 17–21, 21–17

Runners-up

Year	Tournament	Opponent in final	Score
2016	India Open	Kento Momota	15–21, 18–21
2015	BWF World Superseries Finals	Kento Momota	15–21, 12–21
2015	Japan Open	Lin Dan	19–21, 21–16, 19–21
2015	Australian Open	Chen Long	12–21, 21–14, 18–21
2015	India Open	Srikanth Kidambi	21–18, 13–21, 12–21
2015	Swiss Open	Srikanth Kidambi	15–21, 21–12, 14–21
2012	French Open	Daren Liew	18–21, 17–21
2011	Swedish International Stockholm	Pablo Abián	19–21, 6–21
2010	Swedish International Stockholm	Indra Bagus Ade Chandra	15–21, 12–21
Junior Tournament
2011	World Junior Championships	Zulfadli Zulkiffli	18–21, 21–9, 19–21

Key

BWF World Championships
BWF World Superseries Premier
BWF World Superseries
BWF Grand Prix Gold
BWF Grand Prix
BWF International Challenge
BWF International Series