Johnnie Torjussen

Johnnie Torjussen
Personal information
Country	England
Born	(1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 25)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking	131 (18 July 2023)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing   England European Mixed Team Championships 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team European Junior Championships 2017 Mulhouse Mixed team
BWF profile

Johnnie Torjussen (born 24 June 1999) is a former badminton player from England. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

In 2020, he lost the finals at the Slovak Open to Jan Louda. ^[3] In 2021, he became the national champion of England after winning the men's singles at the 2021 English National Badminton Championships by defeating Alex Lane. ^{[4] [5]} This earned him a place in representing England at the 2021 Sudirman Cup.

In 2022, he was selected as part of the squad to represent England in the 2022 Thomas Cup. ^[6] In 2023, he won his third consecutive national singles title at the English National Badminton Championships, at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham. ^[7]

Torjussen announced his retirement in December 2023, due to an ongoing meniscus injury. ^[8]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Slovak Open	Jan Louda	18–21, 21–12, 15–21	Runner-up
2023	Portugal International	Victor Ørding Kauffmann	21–13, 16–21, 21–18	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Hellas International	David Jones	Daniel Nikolov Ivan Rusev	16–21, 19–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Johnnie Torjussen". BWF. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
2. "Badminton - Johnnie Torjussen". The Sports Org. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
3. 123Internet (29 February 2020). "29.02.20Torjussen misses out on Slovak Open crown". Badminton England. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
4. "English National Badminton Championships 2021". Badminton England. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
5. "Torjussen Completes Nationals Set". Badminton England. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
6. "Preview: England Return To Thomas Cup". Badminton England. 5 May 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
7. "English National Badminton Championships 2023". Badminton England . Retrieved 3 August 2023.
8. "Johnnie Torjussen announces badminton retirement". Badminton England. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.