Anders Antonsen

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Anders Antonsen
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Personal information
Country Denmark
Born (1997-04-27) 27 April 1997 (age 27)
Aarhus, Denmark
Height 1.88 m[1]
Weight 80 kg[1]
Years active 2013–present
Handedness Right
Coach Joachim Persson[2]
Men's singles
Career record 302 wins, 103 losses
Highest ranking 2 (27 September 2022)
Current ranking 4 (30 January 2024)
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
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Copenhagen Men's singles
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok 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
Silver medal – second place 2022 Madrid 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
Gold medal – first place 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys 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, 2021 and 2023. Antonsen was the champion at the 2019 Minsk European Games, 2021 European Championships, the silver medalist at the 2017 European Championships, and the 2019 World Championships, and the bronze medalist at the 2021 and the 2023 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 Aarhus called AB.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

In 2016, he won his first Grand Prix, the Scottish Open Grand Prix.[6] In the same year, he also won several other tournaments such as the Spanish International, Austrian Open, and Swedish Master.[7][8]

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.[9] 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,[10] 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.[11]

In 2018, Antonsen was chosen to be part of the Danish Thomas Cup team and won a bronze medal.[12] 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.[13]

Play for the Aarhus AB, Antonsen won the National Championships title three times in a row from 2017–2019.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18]

Antonsen won the end of the season 2020 BWF World Tour Finals beating Viktor Axelsen in the finals.[19]

In 2021, Antonsen participated at the European Mixed Team Championships in Finland, and helped the team win the gold medal.[20] 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.[21]

Antonsen clinched a bronze medal after he lost in the semifinals of the 2021 World Championships to Loh Kean Yew, the eventual World Champion, in straight games, 21–23, 14–21.[22]

Starting off the season in 2022, Antonsen managed to avenge his loss to Loh Kean Yew in the World Championships semi finals, winning against the reigning world champion in the first round of the All England Open, in rubber games, 21–15, 18–21, 21–13.[23] He then lost in the next round to Lakshya Sen, in straight games, 16–21, 18–21.[24]

On 30 April, Antonsen won silver at the European Championships losing to compatriot Viktor Axelsen (17–21, 15–21) in the finals in Madrid, Spain.[25] Antonsen was very upset over the quality of his own play, saying audiences nearly deserved an apology.[26]

Antonsen then pulled out of the Asian leg of tournaments, the Indonesia Masters, the Indonesia Open, the Malaysian Open, the Malaysian Masters and the Singapore Open, citing injuries.[27]

Antonesen opened the 2024 season by winning his first ever BWF World Tour Super 1000 event, in the Malaysia Open, beating Shi Yuqi in the final.[28]

Personal life

Antonsen has an older brother, Kasper Antonsen. He is a former Danish badminton national player, and has trained with his brother since young.[3]

Antonsen co-hosts a podcast together with fellow Danish badminton player Hans-Kristian Vittinghus, called The Badminton Experience, where they cover many different topics on badminton, ranging from players and technical aspects of the game. They also host Q&A sessions from time to time,[29][30] and sometimes, they invite other badminton players to come on the podcasts as guests, to share their experience and answer questions from the hosts. Notable players that have been on the podcast include Lee Zii Jia,[31] Greysia Polli,[32] Anthony Sinisuka Ginting[33] and former Danish Men's singles player Peter Gade.[34]

Besides recording podcast episodes with Vittinghus, Antonsen also has a YouTube channel, where he uploads his vlogs, mainly about his training and tour life on the BWF circuit. His YouTube channel has 101,000 subscribers as of July 2022.[35]

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
2023 Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Japan Kodai Naraoka 23–25, 12–21 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
2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain Denmark Viktor Axelsen 17–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

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 (6 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[36] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is 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.[37]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Japan Kento Momota 21–16, 14–21, 21–16 1st Winner
2019 Spain Masters Super 300 Denmark Viktor Axelsen 14–21, 11–21 2nd Runner-up
2019 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen 18–21, 26–24, 15–21 2nd Runner-up
2020 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 21–17, 15–21, 9–21 2nd Runner-up
2020 Denmark Open Super 750 Denmark Rasmus Gemke 18–21, 21–19, 21–12 1st Winner
2020 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Denmark Viktor Axelsen 21–16, 5–21, 21–17 1st Winner
2021 Indonesia Masters Super 750 Japan Kento Momota 17–21, 11–21 2nd Runner-up
2023 Singapore Open Super 750 Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 16–21, 13–21 2nd Runner-up
2023 Korea Open Super 500 Singapore Loh Kean Yew 11–21, 21–11, 21–19 1st Winner
2024 Malaysia Open Super 1000 China Shi Yuqi 21–14, 21–13 1st Winner
2024 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Canada Brian Yang 18–21, 21–13, 21–18 1st Winner

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 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 Winner
2015 Belgian International Denmark Christian Lind Thomsen 21–18, 21–17 1st Winner
2015 Polish International Malaysia Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin 12–21, 18–21 2nd Runner-up
2015 Irish Open France Lucas Claerbout 21–18, 22–20 1st Winner
2016 Swedish Masters Sweden Mattias Borg 21–12, 21–10 1st Winner
2016 Austrian Open Japan Kanta Tsuneyama 21–9, 21–17 1st Winner
2016 Spanish International Japan Kanta Tsuneyama 14–21, 22–20, 21–18 1st Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

Career overview

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 16 January 2024.[38]

References

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