Viktor Axelsen
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| Birth name | Viktor Axelsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |
 Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
January 4, 1994 Odense, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | since 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 211 wins, 88 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career title(s) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 4 (April 28, 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 4 (April 28, 2016[1]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 1 May 2016. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 |
References
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