Jan Ø. Jørgensen

Jan Ø. Jørgensen
Jan Ø. Jørgensen
	Jan Ø. Jørgensen at the 2013 French Super Series.
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	31 December 1987 (age 34); Svenstrup, Aalborg Municipality, Denmark
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Years active	2005-2020
Retired	16 October 2020
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Career record	425 wins, 226 losses
Highest ranking	2 (22 January 2015)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Denmark
World Championships
Sudirman Cup
Thomas Cup
European Championships
European Mixed Team Championships
European Men's Team Championships
	BWF profile

Jan Østergaard Jørgensen (born 31 December 1987) is a retired badminton player from Denmark who played for SIF (Skovshoved) in the Denmark badminton league.^[3] He won the men's singles title at the 2014 European Championships, and was the bronze medalist at the 2015 World Championships. He joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China.^[4]

Career[]

He won the European Championship title in 2014. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships and 2012 European Badminton Championships^[5] and the silver medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships and 2016 European Badminton Championships.^[6] He won the Danish Championship title in 2012, 2013 and again in 2015 (Withdrawn due to injury in 2014). He was the runner up at 2009 China Open Super Series and won Denmark Open in 2010, French Open (badminton) in 2013, Indonesia Open (badminton) in 2014 and the invitational Copenhagen Masters in 2009, 2011 and 2012. In 2014, he became the first European male singles player to win the Indonesia Open.^[7] In March 2015 he reached the final of the All England Super Series, but lost against Chen Long, from China, 21-15, 17-21, 15-21.

Personal life[]

He is married to the Danish Handball player Stine Jørgensen.

Achievements[]

BWF World Championships[]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Lee Chong Wei	7–21, 19–21	Bronze

European Championships[]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Palacio de Deportes de Huelva, Huelva, Spain	Rajiv Ouseph	17–21, 21–18, 15–21	Bronze
2016	Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France	Viktor Axelsen	11–21, 16–21	Silver
2014	Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia	Rajiv Ouseph	21–18, 21–10	Gold
2012	Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden	Marc Zwiebler	19–21, 15–21	Bronze
2010	Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England	Peter Gade	14–21, 11–21	Silver
2008	Messecenter, Herning, Denmark	Kenneth Jonassen	12–21, 9–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)[]

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[8] 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.^[9]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Swiss Open	Super 300	Sameer Verma	15–21, 13–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries (4 titles, 5 runners-up)[]

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 level such as 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
2016	China Open	Chen Long	22–20, 21–13	Winner
2016	Japan Open	Lee Chong Wei	18–21, 21–15, 16–21	Runner-up
2016	Indonesia Open	Lee Chong Wei	21–17, 19–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2015	Indonesia Open	Kento Momota	21–16, 19–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2015	All England Open	Chen Long	21–15, 17–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2014	Indonesia Open	Kenichi Tago	21–18, 21–18	Winner
2013	French Open	Kenichi Tago	21–19, 23–21	Winner
2010	Denmark Open	Taufik Hidayat	21–19, 21–19	Winner
2009	China Open	Lin Dan	12–21, 12–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles)[]

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	German Open	Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka	21–12, 21–13	Winner
2009	Bitburger Open	Eric Pang	12–21, 21–13, 21–15	Winner

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/European Circuit (4 titles, 2 runners-up)[]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Denmark International	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	21–15, 21–12	Winner
2009	Swedish International	Dicky Palyama	16–21, 22–20, 21–17	Winner
2008	Swedish International	Marc Zwiebler	13–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2007	Hungarian International	Ville Lang	21–6, 21–5	Winner
2006	Irish International		20–22, 21–23	Runner-up
2006	Czech International	Peter Mikkelsen	21–18, 21–15	Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series / European Circuit tournament

Record against selected opponents[]

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists, accurate as of 17 March 2020.^[10]

Chen Jin 4–4
Chen Long 2–11
Chen Yu 0–1
Du Pengyu 2–3
Lin Dan 7–9
Shi Yuqi 0–1
Tian Houwei 6–3
Chou Tien-Chen 6–6
Viktor Axelsen 3–5
Peter Gade 3–4
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 5–1
Rajiv Ouseph 10–3
Parupalli Kashyap 4–3
Srikanth Kidambi 2–4
B. Sai Praneeth 2–0
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 4–2
Taufik Hidayat 2–2
Sony Dwi Kuncoro 2–0
Tommy Sugiarto 3–1
Kento Momota 3–5
Sho Sasaki 3–3
Lee Chong Wei 1–17
Liew Daren 1–4
Wong Choong Hann 2–1
Lee Hyun-il 2–3
Park Sung-hwan 2–1
Shon Seung-mo 0–1
Son Wan-ho 3–3
Boonsak Ponsana 11–2
Kantaphon Wangcharoen 1–0
Nguyễn Tiến Minh 2–6

References[]

^ "Jan Ø Jørgensen Profile". Badminton Denmark. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
^ "Jan Ø. Jørgensen om finaleplads: Lidt af en eventyrhistorie". www.dr.dk (in Danish). 25 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "Jan Østergaard Jørgensen". sports-reference.com/olympics. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^ "Denmark wins world badminton team title". www.thelocal.dk. The Local. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^ "2008 European Championships winners". TournamentSoftware.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
^ "Yonex European Championships 2010 - Winners". TournamentSoftware.com.
^ Mohapatra, Bikash (24 October 2020). "Jan Ø. Jørgensen: Making significant additions to Danish badminton history", [Badzine]. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
^ "Jan O Jorgensen head-to-head analysis". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

External links[]

Official Website
Badminton Denmark Profile
Jan Ø. Jørgensen at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com

[1] "Jan Ø Jørgensen Profile". Badminton Denmark. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-11.

[2] "Jan Ø. Jørgensen om finaleplads: Lidt af en eventyrhistorie". www.dr.dk (in Danish). 25 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

[3] "Jan Østergaard Jørgensen". sports-reference.com/olympics. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

[4] "Denmark wins world badminton team title". www.thelocal.dk. The Local. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

[5] "2008 European Championships winners". TournamentSoftware.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2008-04-19.

[6] "Yonex European Championships 2010 - Winners". TournamentSoftware.com.

[7] Mohapatra, Bikash (24 October 2020). "Jan Ø. Jørgensen: Making significant additions to Danish badminton history", [Badzine]. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[8] "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.

[9] "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.

[10] "Jan O Jorgensen head-to-head analysis". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

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