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![]() Jan Ø. Jørgensen at the 2013 French Super Series. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Jan Østergaard Jørgensen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] 31 December 1987 Svenstrup, Aalborg, Denmark [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2005–2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 16 October 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 425 wins, 226 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 2 (22 January 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Jan Østergaard Jørgensen (born 31 December 1987) is a Danish retired badminton player who played for SIF (Skovshoved) in the national 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]
Jørgensen 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 [6] He won the Danish Championship title in 2012, 2013 and again in 2015 (Withdrawn due to injury in 2014).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.
Jørgensen is married to the Danish Handball player Stine Jørgensen and have twins together.
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() | 7–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Messecenter, Herning, Denmark | ![]() | 12–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2010 | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England | ![]() | 14–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden | ![]() | 19–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia | ![]() | 21–18, 21–10 | ![]() |
2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France | ![]() | 11–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | ![]() | 17–21, 21–18, 15–21 | ![]() |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [8] 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. [9]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | ![]() | 15–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, [10] 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. [11] 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 |
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2016 | China Open | ![]() | 22–20, 21–13 | ![]() |
2016 | Japan Open | ![]() | 18–21, 21–15, 16–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Indonesia Open | ![]() | 21–17, 19–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Indonesia Open | ![]() | 21–16, 19–21, 7–21 | ![]() |
2015 | All England Open | ![]() | 21–15, 17–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Indonesia Open | ![]() | 21–18, 21–18 | ![]() |
2013 | French Open | ![]() | 21–19, 23–21 | ![]() |
2010 | Denmark Open | ![]() | 21–19, 21–19 | ![]() |
2009 | China Open | ![]() | 12–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
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 |
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2009 | Bitburger Open | ![]() | 12–21, 21–13, 21–15 | ![]() |
2015 | German Open | ![]() | 21–12, 21–13 | ![]() |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Czech International | ![]() | 21–18, 21–15 | ![]() |
2006 | Irish International | ![]() | 20–22, 21–23 | ![]() |
2007 | Hungarian International | ![]() | 21–6, 21–5 | ![]() |
2008 | Swedish International | ![]() | 13–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
2009 | Swedish International | ![]() | 16–21, 22–20, 21–17 | ![]() |
2011 | Denmark International | ![]() | 21–15, 21–12 | ![]() |
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists, accurate as of 20 November 2023. [12]
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