Jan Ø. Jørgensen

Jan Østergaard Jørgensen (born 31 December 1987) is a Danish retired badminton player who played for SIF (Skovshoved) in the national league.[3] He won the men's singles title at the 2014 European Championships, and was the bronze medalist at the 2015 World Championships. He joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China.[4]

Jan Ø. Jørgensen
Jan Ø. Jørgensen at the 2013 French Super Series.
Personal information
Birth nameJan Østergaard Jørgensen
CountryDenmark
Born (1987-12-31) 31 December 1987[1]
Svenstrup, Aalborg, Denmark[2]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Years active2005–2020
Retired16 October 2020
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Career record425 wins, 226 losses
Highest ranking2 (22 January 2015)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Jakarta Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kunshan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place2012 Wuhan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bangkok Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kazan Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Manchester Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Herning Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Karlskrona Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Huelva Men's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liverpool Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Amsterdam Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Almere Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Warsaw Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Amsterdam Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Basel Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Liévin Men's team
BWF profile

Career

Jørgensen won the European Championship title in 2014. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships and 2012 European Badminton Championships[5] and the silver medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships and 2016 European Badminton Championships.[6] He won the Danish Championship title in 2012, 2013 and again in 2015 (Withdrawn due to injury in 2014). He was the runner up at 2009 China Open Super Series and won Denmark Open in 2010, French Open (badminton) in 2013, Indonesia Open (badminton) in 2014 and the invitational Copenhagen Masters in 2009, 2011 and 2012. In 2014, he became the first European male singles player to win the Indonesia Open.[7] In March 2015 he reached the final of the All England Super Series, but lost against Chen Long, from China, 21-15, 17-21, 15-21.

Personal life

Jørgensen is married to the Danish Handball player Stine Jørgensen and have twins together.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Malaysia Lee Chong Wei 7–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Denmark Kenneth Jonassen 12–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze
2010 Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England Denmark Peter Gade 14–21, 11–21 Silver Silver
2012 Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden Germany Marc Zwiebler 19–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze
2014 Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia England Rajiv Ouseph 21–18, 21–10 Gold Gold
2016 Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France Denmark Viktor Axelsen 11–21, 16–21 Silver Silver
2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain England Rajiv Ouseph 17–21, 21–18, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.[9]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Swiss Open Super 300 India Sameer Verma 15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Superseries (4 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[10] 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.[11] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 China Open China Chen Long 22–20, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Japan Open Malaysia Lee Chong Wei 18–21, 21–15, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Indonesia Open Malaysia Lee Chong Wei 21–17, 19–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Indonesia Open Japan Kento Momota 21–16, 19–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 All England Open China Chen Long 21–15, 17–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Indonesia Open Japan Kenichi Tago 21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 French Open Japan Kenichi Tago 21–19, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Denmark Open Indonesia Taufik Hidayat 21–19, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 China Open China Lin Dan 12–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles)

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

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2009 Bitburger Open Netherlands Eric Pang 12–21, 21–13, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 German Open Indonesia Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka 21–12, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2006 Czech International Denmark Peter Mikkelsen 21–18, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Irish International Denmark Jens-Kristian Leth 20–22, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Hungarian International Finland Ville Lång 21–6, 21–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Swedish International Germany Marc Zwiebler 13–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Swedish International Netherlands Dicky Palyama 16–21, 22–20, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Denmark International Denmark Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 21–15, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series / European Circuit tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists, accurate as of 17 March 2020.[12]

References
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