Jan Ø. Jørgensen

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Jan Ø. Jørgensen
Yonex IFB 2013 - Eightfinal - Hans-Kristian Vittinghus -- Jan O. Jorgensen 13.jpg
Jan Ø. Jørgensen at the 2013 French Super Series.
Personal information
Birth nameJan Østergaard Jørgensen
CountryDenmark
Born (1987-12-31) 31 December 1987 (age 36) [1]
Svenstrup, Aalborg, Denmark [2]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Years active2005–2020
Retired16 October 2020
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Career record425 wins, 226 losses
Highest ranking2 (22 January 2015)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Jakarta Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Kunshan Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Wuhan Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Bangkok Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Kazan Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Manchester Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Herning Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Karlskrona Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Huelva Men's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Liverpool Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Amsterdam Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Lubin Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Almere Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Warsaw Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Amsterdam Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Basel Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Liévin Men's team
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]

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Career

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.

Personal life

Jørgensen is married to the Danish Handball player Stine Jørgensen and have twins together.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Malaysia.svg Lee Chong Wei 7–21, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg Kenneth Jonassen 12–21, 9–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2010 Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Gade 14–21, 11–21 Med 2.png Silver
2012 Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden Flag of Germany.svg Marc Zwiebler 19–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2014 Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia Flag of England.svg Rajiv Ouseph 21–18, 21–10 Med 1.png Gold
2016 Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France Flag of Denmark.svg Viktor Axelsen 11–21, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver
2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Flag of England.svg Rajiv Ouseph17–21, 21–18, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

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

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2018 Swiss Open Super 300 Flag of India.svg Sameer Verma 15–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

BWF Superseries (4 titles, 5 runners-up)

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

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016 China Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Long 22–20, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Japan Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Lee Chong Wei 18–21, 21–15, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Indonesia Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Lee Chong Wei 21–17, 19–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Indonesia Open Flag of Japan.svg Kento Momota 21–16, 19–21, 7–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 All England Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Long 21–15, 17–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Indonesia Open Flag of Japan.svg Kenichi Tago 21–18, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 French Open Flag of Japan.svg Kenichi Tago 21–19, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Denmark Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Taufik Hidayat 21–19, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2009 China Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Dan 12–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles)

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

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2009 Bitburger Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eric Pang 12–21, 21–13, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 German Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka 21–12, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2006 Czech International Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Mikkelsen 21–18, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Irish International Flag of Denmark.svg Jens-Kristian Leth 20–22, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2007 Hungarian International Flag of Finland.svg Ville Lång 21–6, 21–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2008 Swedish International Flag of Germany.svg Marc Zwiebler 13–21, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009Swedish International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dicky Palyama 16–21, 22–20, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Denmark International Flag of Denmark.svg Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 21–15, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  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 20 November 2023. [12]

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