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Viktor Axelsen

Viktor Axelsen
Personal information
Country  Denmark
Born (1994-01-04) January 4, 1994 (age 23)
Odense, Denmark
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Years active since 2010
Handedness Right
Men's singles
Career record 252 wins, 102 losess
Career title(s) 11
Highest ranking 2 (19 January 2017)
Current ranking 3 (13 April 2017)
BWF profile
Updated on 7 February 2017.

Viktor Axelsen ([ˈʋiktəɐ̯ aksəlsən]; born January 4, 1994) is a badminton player from Denmark. He earned his first European crown in May 2016 beating compatriot and defending champion Jan Ø. Jørgensen with 21–11, 21–16 in the final. 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 world junior title to Malaysia's Zulfadli Zulkiffli, coming in second place.

Axelsen was born in Odense. 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. He won the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Axelsen secured gold at the European Junior Championships, defeating teammate Rasmus Fladberg 21–8 17–21 21–13 in the final. He took a silver medal at the 2011 BWF World Junior Championships.

Viktor Axelsen finished runner up at the French Open in Paris, losing in the final to Daren Liew 18–21, 17–21. He also won a bronze medal at the 2012 European Badminton Championships losing the semi-final in three games to Sweden's Henri Hurskainen 21–18, 18–21, 17–21.


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