Rasmus Gemke

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Rasmus Gemke
Rasmus Gemke - 2018 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.jpg
Gemke at the 2018 Kazan European men's team championships
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 (age 27)
Viby J, Denmark
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking10 (30 November 2021)
Current ranking28 (14 November 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Aarhus Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Bangkok Men's team
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Łódź Men's team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Lubin Mixed team
BWF profile

Rasmus Gemke (born 11 January 1997) is a Danish badminton player. He was awarded the 2012 Badminton Denmark Comet of the Year. [1] He was part of the Danish national U-19 team to win bronze at the 2015 European Junior Badminton Championships in Lubin, Poland. [2] He made his senior international debut at the 2016 Belgian International tournament. [3]

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Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [4] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. [5]

Men's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2018 Orléans Masters Super 100 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Caljouw 21–10, 18–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018 Spain Masters Super 300 Flag of Thailand.svg Suppanyu Avihingsanon 15–21, 21–6, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2020 Denmark Open Super 750 Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Antonsen 21–18, 19–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022 French Open Super 750 Flag of Denmark.svg Viktor Axelsen 14–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024 German Open Super 300 Flag of France.svg Christo Popov 17–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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
2017 Bitburger Open Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Jen-hao 21–18, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017 Finnish Open Flag of Japan.svg Yu Igarashi 21–17, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Azerbaijan International Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Burestedt 21–13, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Rasmus Gemke biography". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. "Her er udtagelserne til U19 EM i Polen" (in Danish). Badminton Bladet. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. "Rasmus Gemke: Det er anderledes mentalt at spille internationale turneringer" (in Danish). Badminton Bladet. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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