Anders Antonsen

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Anders Antonsen
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Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1997-04-27) 27 April 1997 (age 24)
Aarhus, Denmark
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Years active2013–present
HandednessRight
CoachKenneth Jonassen
Men's singles
Career record238 wins, 73 losses
Highest ranking3 (12 November 2019)
Current ranking3 (30 November 2021)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Huelva Men's singles
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Men's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kyiv Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kolding Men's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Liévin Men's team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lubin Boys' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lubin Mixed team
BWF profile

Anders Antonsen (born 27 April 1997) is a Danish badminton player. He won the gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys singles event, and at the same year was awarded the European Young Player of the Year. Together with the national team, he won the European Men's Team Championships in 2016 and 2018; also European Mixed Team Championships in 2017, 2019 and 2021. Antonsen was the champion at the 2019 Minsk European Games, 2021 European Championships, and the silver medalists at the 2017 European Championships, and the 2019 World Championships.

Career[]

Antonsen started his career in badminton at six years of age in Kastanievej, Viby. Together with his brother Kasper Antonsen, they learned from his father who worked at one of the badminton clubs in Denmark.[2]

He made his international debut at the 2013 Forza Denmark International tournament. In 2015, he won the European Junior Championship, defeating German player Max Weißkirchen with a score of 21–9, 15–21, 21–9 in the final.[3] In the same year, he also won several tournaments such as Dutch International, Belgian International, and Irish Open, and awarded the 2015 European Young Player of the Year.[4]

In 2016, he won his first Grand Prix, the Scottish Open Grand Prix.[5] In the same year, he also won several other tournaments such as the Spanish International, Austrian Open, and Swedish Master.[6][7]

In 2017, he won the silver medal at the European Championship after being defeated by Rajiv Ouseph of England with a tight score of 19–21, 19–21.[8] He also reached the semifinals in two Superseries tournaments, the 2017 French Open where he lost to Kenta Nishimoto from Japan with a score of 17–21, 15–21,[9] and later the Hong Kong Open where he was defeated by 2016 Rio Olympics gold medal winner Chen Long from China with a score of 14–21, 21–19, 17–21.[10]

In 2018, Antonsen was chosen to be part of the Danish Thomas Cup team and won a bronze medal.[11] At the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament, he managed to reach the semifinals but was defeated at that stage by Chinese Taipei player Chou Tien-chen with a score of 21–19, 11–21, 12–21.[12]

Play for the Aarhus AB, Antonsen won the National Championships title three times in a row from 2017–2019.[13] He won the BWF World Tour title at the 2019 Indonesia Masters, defeating 2018 World Champion and then World number 1 Kento Momota from Japan in the final with a score of 21–16, 14–21, 21–16.[14] He emerged as the men's singles champion and took the gold medal at the 2019 Minsk European Games beat Brice Leverdez of France in the final with the score 21–19, 14–21, 21–10.[15] At the 2019 Indonesia Open a Super 1000 tournament, Antonsen managed to step into the final round but he had to be satisfied as runner-up after losing to Chou Tien-chen with a score of 18–21, 26–24, 15–21.[16] Antonsen captured the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships in Basel, Switzerland, lost to the first seeded, the reigning champion Kento Momota in straight games 9–21, 3–21.[17]

Antonsen won the end of the season 2020 BWF World Tour Finals beating Viktor Axelsen in the finals.[18]

In 2021, Antonsen participated at the European Mixed Team Championships in Finland, and helped the team win the gold medal.[19] At the May European Championships, he was crowned as the men's singles champion, after organizers decided to cancel the finals, due to his opponent, Viktor Axelsen, tested positive for COVID-19.[20]

Achievements[]

World Championships[]

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Japan Kento Momota 9–21, 3–21 Silver Silver
2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Singapore Loh Kean Yew 21–23, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

European Games[]

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus France Brice Leverdez 21–19, 14–21, 21–10 Gold Gold

European Championships[]

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark England Rajiv Ouseph 19–21, 19–21 Silver Silver
2021 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Denmark Viktor Axelsen Walkover Gold Gold

European Junior Championships[]

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland Germany Max Weißkirchen 21–9, 15–21, 21–9 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 4 runners-up)[]

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[21] 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.[22]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Japan Kento Momota 21–16, 14–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Spain Masters Super 300 Denmark Viktor Axelsen 14–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen 18–21, 26–24, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 21–17, 15–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Denmark Open Super 750 Denmark Rasmus Gemke 18–21, 21–19, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Denmark Viktor Axelsen 21–16, 5–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Indonesia Masters Super 750 Japan Kento Momota 17–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title)[]

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
2016 Scottish Open Malaysia Soong Joo Ven 22–20, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 1 runner-up)[]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Dutch International Belgium Yuhan Tan 21–11, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Belgian International Denmark Christian Lind Thomsen 21–18, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Polish International Malaysia Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin 12–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Irish Open France Lucas Claerbout 21–18, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Swedish Masters Sweden Mattias Borg 21–12, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Austrian Open Japan Kanta Tsuneyama 21–9, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Spanish International Japan Kanta Tsuneyama 14–21, 22–20, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Career overview[]

References[]

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