Joachim Persson

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Joachim Persson
Joachim Persson.jpg
Personal information
Born (1983-05-23) 23 May 1983 (age 42)
Slagelse, Denmark
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryDenmark
Sport Badminton
HandednessLeft
Men's singles
Highest ranking6
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Thomas Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Herning Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Den Bosch Men's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Herning Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Liverpool Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Thessalonica Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Almere Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Warsaw Men's team
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Spała Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2001 SpałaBoys' singles

Joachim Persson (born 23 May 1983) is a Danish badminton player.

Contents

Career

Persson was born in Denmark but his family moved to Germany in his early years. He began to playing badminton in Trittau, Germany together with his parents. [1] As German player, he helped the German team to win the mixed team title at the 2001 European Junior Championships, also won a silver medal in the singles event. In 2002, he moved back to Denmark and started to practice at Brøndby. [2]

He played the 2006 IBF World Championships in men's singles and he was defeated in the third round by Lee Chong Wei 21–16, 21–12. Joachim Persson reached the finals of the Denmark Open Super Series 2008 and lost in the finals to compatriot Peter Gade.

In 2004 he won the Irish International, in 2005 the Finnish International Championships and the V Italian International, and in 2006 the Austrian International, the Swedish International and the Finnish International Championships.

In 2019, he was banned from badminton tournaments for 18 months and has been ordered to pay costs of US$4,500, guilty of four violations of the code of conduct in relation to betting wagering and irregular match results. [3]

Achievements

European Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2006 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Gade 20–22, 10–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg Kenneth Jonassen 13–21, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2001 Spała Olympic Center, Spała, Poland Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eric Pang 13–15, 3–15 Med 2.png Silver

BWF Superseries (2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, [4] 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. [5] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2008 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Gade 18–21, 21–17, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 French Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Taufik Hidayat 16–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  Superseries tournament
  Superseries Premier tournament
  Superseries Finals tournament

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

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2008 Bulgarian Open Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Yu-hsin 17–21, 21–19, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2002 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Ødum 4–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2004 Croatian International Flag of Japan.svg Hidetaka Yamada 15–4, 8–15, 13–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2004 Irish International Flag of Sweden.svg Per-Henrik Croona 15–8, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 Finnish International Flag of Poland.svg Przemysław Wacha 15–4, 15–17, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 Italian International Flag of Poland.svg Przemysław Wacha15–17, 15–9, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Austrian International Flag of Poland.svg Przemysław Wacha21–15, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Swedish Masters Flag of Poland.svg Przemysław Wacha17–21, 22–20, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006Finnish International Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Ødum13–21, 21–17, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2007Finnish International Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladislav Druzchenko 21–14, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Morocco International Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Abián 19–21, 21–17, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2012 Czech International Flag of Denmark.svg Kim Bruun 21–11, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 Spanish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 9–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 Canadian International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eric Pang 22–24, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014Spanish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Fladberg 21–12, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Kharkiv International Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Fladberg7–11, 4–11, 9–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014Czech International Flag of Germany.svg Marc Zwiebler 13–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Record Against Selected Opponents

Includes results from all competitions 2002–present. [6]

References

  1. "Player: Joachim Persson". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. "Joachim Persson". Badminton Central. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. "Decision 2019/01 of the Badminton World Federation ethics hearing panel" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  5. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  6. "Rankings of Joachim Persson". Tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.