Viktor Axelsen

Viktor Axelsen (born 4 January 1994) is a Danish badminton player. He is the 2017 World champion and the 2020 Olympic champion.[2] He won the 2010 World Junior Championships, beating South Korea's Kang Ji-wook in the final to become the first ever European player to hold the title.[3] Axelsen was crowned European men's singles champion in 2016 and 2018.[4]

Viktor Axelsen
Axelsen at the 2018 Indonesia Masters
Personal information
Born (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994
Odense, Denmark
ResidenceDubai, United Arab Emirates[1]
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Years active2010–present
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Career record421 wins, 137 losses
Highest ranking1 (28 September 2017)
Current ranking1 (26 April 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Men's singles
2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's singles
World Championships
2017 Glasgow Men's singles
2014 Copenhagen Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Thomas Cup
2016 Kunshan Men's team
2012 Wuhan Men's team
2018 Bangkok Men's team
2020 Aarhus Men's team
European Championships
2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Men's singles
2018 Huelva Men's singles
2022 Madrid Men's singles
2021 Kyiv Men's singles
2012 Karlskrona Men's singles
2014 Kazan Men's singles
2017 Kolding Men's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
2015 Leuven Mixed team
2017 Lubin Mixed team
2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
2013 Moscow Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
2012 Amsterdam Men's team
2014 Basel Men's team
2016 Kazan Men's team
2018 Kazan Men's team
2020 Liévin Men's team
World Junior Championships
2010 Guadalajara Boys' singles
2011 Taipei Boys' singles
European Junior Championships
2011 Vantaa Boys' singles
2011 Vantaa Mixed team
BWF profile

Early life

Axelsen was born in Odense, and at six years old, his father introduced him to badminton, playing the games at the Odense badminton club.[5][6] He lived with his father after his parents divorced, then lived alone in Copenhagen at the age of 17 and joined the national team.[7] His father Henrik Axelsen ran a small advertising agency for a number of years, but now works full time as a manager for his son, and his mother Gitte Lundager has a shop in central Odense with a hairdressing salon, cosmetics and fashion clothing. He was named as 2004 Player of the Year by Odense badminton club.[8]

Career

2006–2011: Early career and World Junior title
Viktor Axelsen at 2010 Dutch Open

Axelsen achievements begin when he won the National junior event in the boys' singles and doubles in his age group in 2006 and 2008.[8] He later emerged victorious at the 2009 German Junior and also at the European U17 Championships.[9] He made his debut in the senior international tournament at the 2009 Denmark Open played in the men's doubles event with Steffen Rasmussen.[5]

In January 2010, Axelsen who played from the qualification round manage to reach the finals at the Swedish International tournament, and finished as the runner-up after lost to Indra Bagus Ade Chandra in straight games 15–21, 12–21.[10] He competed at the World Junior Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, claimed the boys' singles title by defeating the No.1 seed, China's Huang Yuxiang in the quarterfinals, India's B. Sai Praneeth in the semis and Kang Ji-wook of Korea in the final.[9] In October, he claimed his first international senior title at the age of just sixteen, winning the Cyprus International.[11] 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.[12]

In 2011, Axelsen secured gold at the European Junior Championships, defeating teammate Rasmus Fladberg 21–8, 17–21, 21–13 in the final.[13] He took a silver medal at the 2011 BWF World Junior Championships, lost the title to Malaysia's Zulfadli Zulkiffli, coming in second place.[14]

2012–2014: First Grand Prix title, European and World bronze

In early 2012, Axelsen moved to Valby, in Copenhagen, and started training at Brøndby elite center.[6] Axelsen finished runner-up at the French Open in Paris, losing in the final to Daren Liew 18–21, 17–21.[15] He also won a bronze medal at the 2012 European Championships losing the semi-final in three games to Sweden's Henri Hurskainen 21–18, 18–21, 17–21.[16]

In 2014, Axelsen has won his first Grand Prix title at the Swiss Open, beating China's Tian Houwei in the final 21–7, 16–21, 25–23.[17] Axelsen won a bronze medal at the 2014 BWF World Championships and also a bronze medal again at the 2014 European Championships.[18]

2015–2016: European champion, Olympic bronze, and Superseries title

In 2015, Axelsen finished runners-up at the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold, three Super Series events India Open, Australian Open, and Japan Open. He qualified to compete at the Super Series Finals held in Dubai, and again finished as the runner-up.[19] Axelsen featured in Denmark winning team at the European Mixed Team Championships in Leuven, Belgium.[20][21] At the Sudirman Cup, the team finished in the quarter finals lost 2–3 to Japanese team, where he played in the second matches.[22] He ended the 2015 season ranked as world number 6.

In 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. He 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, he won the bronze medal by beating Lin Dan from China 21–15, 12–21, 21–17.

2017: World champion, second Superseries Finals title, World number 1

In 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).[18] Axelsen, with a record of 4–3, is the only top twenty player to hold a winning record against Lin Dan, head-to-head.[23]

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 23 September, propelling him to the top of the BWF World Rankings.[24]

2018–2019: Second European Championships title

In 2018, Axelsen participated in the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships and got a gold after suffered from a foot injury. He represented Denmark in the 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup. In the group stage, he defeated Vladimir Malkov from Russia and from Algeria. In the group stage match against Lee Chong Wei, he lost by two straight games 9–21, 19–21. In the quarter finals match against South Korea, he defeated Son Wan-ho, but he lost to the favorite and former world no. 2, Kento Momota in semi finals. Denmark was then eliminated in semi finals but not the defending champion of 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup. In August, Axelsen was unable to defend his world title where he was defeated by two-time World Champion and reigning Olympic Champion Chen Long in the quarter finals.[25]

2020: All England Open title

Axelsen started the season by competing in Indonesia Masters. He finished as the semi-finalists after lost to home player the seventh seed Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in two straight games.[26] In February, he managed to defend his title in Barcelona Spain Masters after beating the Thai youngster Kunlavut Vitidsarn in straight games 21–16, 21–13.[27] In March, he won the All England Open, making history as the first European and Dane to lift the men's singles trophy since 1999.[28]

2021: Olympic gold and first Denmark Open title

Axelsen participated at the European Mixed Team Championships in Finland, and helped the team win the gold medal.[29] In March, Axelsen entered the All England Open as the defending champion. He reached the final, but lost to 6th seed Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in a grueling 3 set match (29-30, 22-20, 9-21).[30] He then took part at the Kyiv European Championships, advanced to the final, but the organizers decided to cancel the finals, since Axelsen tested positive for COVID-19. Consequently, he was barred from playing the final match with his compatriot Anders Antonsen and was awarded with a silver medal.[31] He won the gold medal in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, beating Chen Long in straight games in the final and without dropping a single game in the entire tournament.[32]

In October, he won the Denmark Open title, defeating the top seed and world no.1 Kento Momota in a thrilling final match in three games. The match lasted 93 minutes. This was Axelsen's only second ever victory over Momota in their sixteen encounters.[33] He then won his second super 1000 title of the year at the Indonesian Open by beating Singapore's Loh Kean Yew.[34] For his achievements, Axelsen regain the number 1 spot at the BWF World ranking and have been named the 2020/2021 BWF Male Player of the Year.[35][36] He then won the season ending of the 2021 BWF World Tour Finals, beating the current Eddy Chong Most Promising Player, Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the final in straight games, adding another victory to his undeniably successful year.[37]

2022: Second All England Open title and third European title

Axelsen started the 2022 season as the world number one on the BWF World Ranking. [38] He gained the world's number one spot in November 30, 2021. He reached the semi final of the German Open 2022 which he narrowly lost in three games (13-21, 21-12, 20-22) to Indian player Lakshya Sen.[39][40]

On March 20, Axelsen won the All England Open in convincing fashion without dropping a single game in the entire tournament. He defeated Lakshya Sen in the finals (21-10, 21-15).[41]

On 30 April, Axelsen won his third European Championship by defeating compatriot Anders Antonsen, 21-17, 21-15, in Madrid, Spain. He joined Flemming Delfs, Poul-Erik Høyer and Peter Gade as Danish three-time winners in men's singles.[42]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 Riocentro – Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Lin Dan 15–21, 21–10, 21–17 Bronze
2020 Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan Chen Long 21–15, 21–12 Gold

BWF World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Lee Chong Wei 9–21, 7–21 Bronze
2017 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Lin Dan 22–20, 21–16 Gold

European Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden Henri Hurskainen 21–18, 18–21, 17–21 Bronze
2014 Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia Jan Ø. Jørgensen 11–21, 13–21 Bronze
2016 Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France Jan Ø. Jørgensen 21–11, 21–16 Gold
2017 Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark Anders Antonsen 17–21, 16–21 Bronze
2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Rajiv Ouseph 21–8, 21–7 Gold
2021 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Anders Antonsen Walkover Silver
2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain Anders Antonsen 21–17, 21–15 Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico Kang Ji-Wook 21–19, 21–10 Gold
2011 Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City, Taipei, Taiwan Zulfadli Zulkiffli 18–21, 21–9, 19–21 Silver

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland Rasmus Fladberg 21–8, 17–21, 21–13 Gold

BWF World Tour (12 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[43] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[44]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Kenta Nishimoto 21–13, 21–23, 21–18 Winner
2018 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Kento Momota 14–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2019 Spain Masters Super 300 Anders Antonsen 21–14, 21–11 Winner
2019 All England Open Super 1000 Kento Momota 11–21, 21–15, 15–21 Runner-up
2019 India Open Super 500 Srikanth Kidambi 21–7, 22–20 Winner
2020 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Kento Momota 22–24, 11–21 Runner-up
2020 Spain Masters Super 300 Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21–16, 21–13 Winner
2020 All England Open Super 1000 Chou Tien-chen 21–13, 21–14 Winner
2020 (I) Thailand Open Super 1000 Ng Ka Long 21–14, 21–14 Winner
2020 (II) Thailand Open Super 1000 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 21–11, 21–7 Winner
2020 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Anders Antonsen 16–21, 21–5, 17–21 Runner-up
2021 Swiss Open Super 300 Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21–16, 21–6 Winner
2021 All England Open Super 1000 Lee Zii Jia 29–30, 22–20, 9–21 Runner-up
2021 Denmark Open Super 1000 Kento Momota 20–22, 21–18, 21–12 Winner
2021 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Loh Kean Yew 21–13, 9–21, 21–13 Winner
2021 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21–12, 21–8 Winner
2022 All England Open Super 1000 Lakshya Sen 21–10, 21–15 Winner

BWF Superseries (4 titles, 7 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[45] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[46] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 French Open Liew Daren 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2015 India Open Srikanth Kidambi 21–18, 13–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2015 Australian Open Chen Long 12–21, 21–14, 18–21 Runner-up
2015 Japan Open Lin Dan 19–21, 21–16, 19–21 Runner-up
2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals Kento Momota 15–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2016 India Open Kento Momota 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2016 Dubai World Superseries Finals Tian Houwei 21–14, 6–21, 21–17 Winner
2017 India Open Chou Tien-chen 21–13, 21–10 Winner
2017 Japan Open Lee Chong Wei 21–14, 19–21, 21–14 Winner
2017 China Open Chen Long 16–21, 21–14, 13–21 Runner-up
2017 Dubai World Superseries Finals Lee Chong Wei 19–21, 21–19, 21–15 Winner
  Superseries Finals tournament
  Superseries Premier tournament
  Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Swiss Open Tian Houwei 21–7, 16–21, 25–23 Winner
2015 Swiss Open Srikanth Kidambi 14–21, 24–22, 21–8 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2010 Swedish International Stockholm Indra Bagus Ade Chandra 15–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2010 Cyprus International Simon Maunoury 21–10, 21–11 Winner
2011 Swedish International Stockholm Pablo Abián 19–21, 6–21 Runner-up
2011 Spanish Open Pablo Abián 21–11, 7–21, 21–9 Winner
2013 Dutch International Eric Pang 24–22, 21–12 Winner
2013 Denmark International Ville Lång 21–17, 21–8 Winner
  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.[47]

Axelsen's girlfriend, Natalia Koch Rohde, gave birth to a baby girl named Vega Rohde Axelsen on 15 October 2020.[48][49]

Performance timeline
Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team
  • Junior level
Team events20102011
European Junior Championships NH B
World Junior Championships 6th A
  • Senior level
Team events20122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
European Men's Team Championships G NH G NH G NH G NH G NH
European Mixed Team Championships NH S NH G NH G NH G NH G NH
Thomas Cup B NH QF NH G NH B NH B NH Q
Sudirman Cup NH B NH QF NH QF NH QF NH QF NH

Individual competitions
  • Junior level
Events201020112012
European Junior Championships NH G NH
World Junior Championships G S QF
  • Senior level
Events20122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
European Championships B NH B NH G B G NH S G
World Championships NH 2R B QF NH G QF A NH 1R
Olympic Games DNQ NH B NH G NH
TournamentBWF Superseries / Grand PrixBWF World TourBest
20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
India Open A QF F F W w/d W NH A W ('17, '19)
Syed Modi International A NH A SF A NH A SF ('15)
Spain Masters NH A W W A NH W ('19, '20)
German Open A 2R 2R QF A 1R A NH SF SF ('22)
All England Open A 1R 1R 1R QF QF QF w/d F W F W W ('20, '22)
Swiss Open A 2R QF 2R W F A w/d NH W 2R W {'14, '21)
Korea Open A 2R 1R 1R w/d w/d 2R 2R NH A 2R ('13, '18, '19)
Thailand Open A NH 1R A NH A W NH Q W ('20 I, '20 II)
W
Indonesia Masters A NH 2R SF SF 2R Q SF ('19, '20)
Indonesia Open A 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R F w/d NH W W ('21)
Malaysia Open A 1R 1R 1R 1R QF 2R QF QF NH QF ('16, '18, '19)
Malaysia Masters A W SF F NH W ('18)
Singapore Open A QF SF A 1R 2R 2R 1R A SF NH SF ('12, '19)
Chinese Taipei Open A QF A NH QF ('13)
Japan Open A 1R 2R A 1R F QF W SF w/d NH W ('17)
Denmark Open Q1 (MD) 2R QF 1R 2R 1R SF 2R QF 2R SF A W W ('21)
French Open A 1R A F 1R QF 2R 2R w/d w/d SF NH 1R F ('12)
Bitburger Open A 1R A w/d A 1R ('10)
Hong Kong Open A 2R 2R 2R QF 1R A w/d A QF NH QF ('14, '19)
Australian Open A 1R F w/d w/d A NH F ('15)
China Open A Q1 A 1R 2R QF SF F 2R 1R NH F ('17)
Fuzhou China Open A 1R 1R A w/d QF NH QF ('19)
Superseries / Tour Finals DNQ F W W DNQ RR F W W ('16, '17, '21)
Dutch Open A QF A NH NA QF ('10)
London Grand Prix Gold NH SF NH SF ('13)
Year-end ranking 66 35 27 23 12 6 3 1 6 5 4 1 1
Tournament20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022Best

Career overview

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists. Accurate as of 15 March 2022.[50]

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