Joakim Oldorff

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Joakim Oldorff
Personal information
CountryFinland
Born (2002-12-14) 14 December 2002 (age 21)
Helsinki, Finland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Years active2010–present
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking55 (2 July 2024)
Current ranking56 (16 July 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Saarbrücken Men's singles
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Lahti Boys' singles
BWF profile

Joakim Oldorff (born 14 December 2002) is a Finnish badminton player, [1] who has won, among others, bronze at the 2024 European Badminton Championships, the Welsh International 2023 and Estonian International 2024, and the Finnish Championships in 2021, 2023 and 2024.

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Career

Oldorff started playing badminton at the age of 6, and later joined the badminton club Tapion Sulka (TS). [2] As a junior, Oldorff won 5 boys' singles titles (U19) on the Badminton Europe Junior Circuit. His first title was the Czech Junior in November 2018 at the age of only 15. [3] In November 2020, he competed in the European Junior Championships and won the bronze medal in the boys’ singles. [4] His BWF World Junior Ranking in the boys’ singles was 5 at the end of 2020. [5] [6]

Oldorff has won Finnish Championships in the men's singles in 2021, [7] [8] 2023 [9] and 2024. [10] [11] Moreover, he has won Finnish Championships in the men's doubles in 2022. [12]

In 2021, Oldorff played in Team Finland in the World Mixed Team Championships Sudirman Cup in Vantaa, Finland. He played against Thailand's Kantaphon Wangcharoen (14–21, 14–21). [13] Earlier in the same year, he had also played against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen (11–21, 13–21) in the European Mixed Team Championships. [14]

Oldorff took his first international victory at the end of 2023 in the Welsh International by beating Cholan Kayan in the final (21–11, 21–19). [15] [16] He secured his second victory in the Estonian International in Tallinn in January 2024 against Danylo Bosniukin in the final (21–5, 21–13) [17] [18] [19] .Oldorff's first runner-up position was secured in September 2023 when playing in the Belgian International tournament final. [20] [21] He also played in the Austrian Open semifinal in May 2023. [22] Oldorff won bronze at European Championships in Saarbrücken by beating Alex Lanier in the quarter finals (21-12, 21-19), and then facing Anders Antonsen in the semifinals (11-21, 11-21). [23] [24]

In 2021, Oldorff established the company Joakim Oldorff Oy; his ownership of this company is shared with a private equity fund, Sport Fund. Sport Fund supports the development of talented young athletes in individual sports, and Oldorff was among the first three of such athletes to be selected for the programme. [25] [26]

Oldorff's personal trainer Anu Nieminen coordinates his overall career development, and is responsible for Oldorff's badminton training in Finland. Nieminen herself is a former badminton player (BWF ranking 13) who has played in four Olympic Games, and has completed the elite coach training of Badminton Denmark. [27] [28] [29]

Since 2021, Oldorff has played for the Danish badminton club Gentofte Badminton Klub. He also trains in the Yonex Peter Gade Academy in Denmark.

Achievements

European Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResultRef
2024 Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Antonsen 11–21, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2020 Pajulahti Sports Arena, Lahti, Finland Flag of France.svg Yanis Gaudin 21–16, 19–21, 13–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2023 Belgian International Flag of France.svg Lucas Claerbout 20–22, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Cholan Kayan 21–11, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Estonian International Flag of Ukraine.svg Danylo Bosniuk 21–5, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Portugal International Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liao Jhuo-fu 21–18, 13–6 retiredGold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

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  2. ↑ "Tapion Sulka pelaajaprofiili". Tapion Sulka.
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  8. ↑ "SM 2021". Helsingin Sanomat. 19 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "SM 2023". Länsiväylä. 24 February 2023.
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  17. ↑ "Estonian International 2024". Badminton Europe.
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