Jesper Toft

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Jesper Toft
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 26)
Dall Villaby, North Jutland Region, Denmark
Residence Viby J, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking20 (MD with Andreas Søndergaard, 10 December 2024)
14 (XD with Amalie Magelund, 14 January 2025)
Current ranking20 (with Andreas Søndergaard)
14 (with Amalie Magelund) (14 January 2025)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Saarbrücken Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Baku Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Mulhouse Boys' doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Mulhouse Mixed team
BWF profile

Jesper Toft (born 7 February 1999) is a Danish badminton player. [1]

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Career

Born in Dall Villaby, a small town in the Aalborg Municipality, Toft started playing badminton at the age of four where his mother took him to the Svenstrup Badminton Club. He won the bronze medal in 2017 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles with Daniel Lundgaard and won another bronze in the team event as well. [2] In 2024, Toft won the silver medal at the European Championships with his partner Andreas Søndergaard, marking the first big achievement of his career. [3] He then partnered with Amalie Magelund in June and only a month later reached his first super 500 level final at the Canada Open, where they defeated their teammates Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Bøje. [4] They then emerged victorious at the Hylo Open, their first Super 300 title. [5]

Achievements

European Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2024 Saarlandhalle,
Saarbrücken, Germany		 Flag of Denmark.svg Andreas Søndergaard Flag of Denmark.svg Kim Astrup
Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 		16–21, 15–21 Med 2.png Silver

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace,
Mulhouse, France		 Flag of Denmark.svg Daniel Lundgaard Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Thom Gicquel
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Toma Junior Popov 		14–21, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [6] 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100. [7]

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2024 U.S. Open Super 300 Flag of Denmark.svg Amalie Magelund Flag of Thailand.svg Pakkapon Teeraratsakul
Flag of Thailand.svg Phataimas Muenwong 		21–15, 19–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024 Canada Open Super 500 Flag of Denmark.svg Amalie Magelund Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Christiansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Alexandra Bøje 		9–21, 24–22, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Hylo Open Super 300 Flag of Denmark.svg Amalie Magelund Flag of Scotland.svg Alexander Dunn
Flag of Scotland.svg Julie MacPherson 		21–19, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022 Luxembourg Open Flag of Denmark.svg Andreas Søndergaard Flag of Indonesia.svg Putra Erwiansyah
Flag of Indonesia.svg Patra Harapan Rindorindo 		21–15, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 Welsh International Flag of Denmark.svg Andreas Søndergaard Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Kjær
Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Søgaard 		19–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 Belgian International Flag of Denmark.svg Andreas Søndergaard Flag of Denmark.svg Daniel Lundgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Vestergaard 		21–13, 26–24Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Andreas Søndergaard Flag of Denmark.svg Daniel Lundgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Vestergaard		15–21, 21–11, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 Irish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Andreas Søndergaard Flag of Scotland.svg Christopher Grimley
Flag of Scotland.svg Matthew Grimley 		20–22, 21–16, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024 Nantes International Flag of Denmark.svg Andreas Søndergaard Flag of England.svg Rory Easton
Flag of England.svg Alex Green 		21–18, 15–21, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021 Belgian International Flag of Denmark.svg Clara Graversen Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Midorikawa
Flag of Japan.svg Natsu Saito 		18–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021 Italian International Flag of Denmark.svg Clara Graversen Flag of England.svg Rory Easton
Flag of England.svg Annie Lado 		21–19, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 Dutch International Flag of Denmark.svg Clara Graversen Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lee Chun Hei
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng Tsz Yau 		9–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022 Welsh International Flag of Denmark.svg Clara Graversen Flag of Germany.svg Mark Lamsfuß
Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Lohau 		21–18, 14–21, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Polish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Clara Graversen Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Vestergaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Christine Busch 		15–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 Slovenia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Clara Graversen Flag of India.svg Rohan Kapoor
Flag of India.svg N. Sikki Reddy 		21–12, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Clara Graversen Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Vestergaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Christine Busch		15–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024 Denmark Challenge Flag of Denmark.svg Clara Graversen Flag of Denmark.svg Marcus Rindshøj
Flag of Sweden.svg Malena Norrman 		21–16, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Nantes International Flag of Denmark.svg Amalie Magelund Flag of England.svg Callum Hemming
Flag of England.svg Estelle van Leeuwen 		21–11, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title)

Boys' doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Danish Junior Cup Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Kjær Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Toma Junior Popov
Flag of Denmark.svg Karl Thor Søndergaard 		21–14, 17–21, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Jesper Toft - Overview". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Jesper Toft – Biography". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  3. ↑ Qvirin Petersen, Jacob (14 April 2024). "Astrup og Skaarup vinder EM-guld". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (8 July 2024). "Canada Open: 'Dream Come True'". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (4 November 2024). "Hylo Open: Toft/Magelund continue to impress". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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