Jan Ø. Jørgensen

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
2015 Jakarta Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
2011 Qingdao Mixed team
2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Thomas Cup
2016 Kunshan Men's team
2012 Wuhan Men's team
2018 Bangkok Men's team
European Championships
2014 Kazan Men's singles
2010 Manchester Men's singles
2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Men's singles
2008 Herning Men's singles
2012 Karlskrona Men's singles
2018 Huelva Men's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
2009 Liverpool Mixed team
2011 Amsterdam Mixed team
2015 Leuven Mixed team
2017 Lubin Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
2008 Almere Men's team
2010 Warsaw Men's team
2012 Amsterdam Men's team
2014 Basel Men's team
2016 Kazan Men's team
2018 Kazan Men's team
2020 Liévin Men's team
BWF profile

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]

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and 2016 European Badminton Championships.[6] He won the Danish Championship title in 2012, 2013 and again in 2015 (Withdrawn due to injury in 2014).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 Danish handball player Stine Jørgensen and they have twins together.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's singles

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

European Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Kenneth Jonassen 12–21, 9–21 Bronze
2010 Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England Peter Gade 14–21, 11–21 Silver
2012 Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden Marc Zwiebler 19–21, 15–21 Bronze
2014 Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia Rajiv Ouseph 21–18, 21–10 Gold
2016 Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France Viktor Axelsen 11–21, 16–21 Silver
2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Rajiv Ouseph 17–21, 21–18, 15–21 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 Sameer Verma 15–21, 13–21 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 Chen Long 22–20, 21–13 Winner
2016 Japan Open Lee Chong Wei 18–21, 21–15, 16–21 Runner-up
2016 Indonesia Open Lee Chong Wei 21–17, 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2015 Indonesia Open Kento Momota 21–16, 19–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2015 All England Open Chen Long 21–15, 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2014 Indonesia Open Kenichi Tago 21–18, 21–18 Winner
2013 French Open Kenichi Tago 21–19, 23–21 Winner
2010 Denmark Open Taufik Hidayat 21–19, 21–19 Winner
2009 China Open Lin Dan 12–21, 12–21 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 Eric Pang 12–21, 21–13, 21–15 Winner
2015 German Open Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka 21–12, 21–13 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 Peter Mikkelsen 21–18, 21–15 Winner
2006 Irish International Jens-Kristian Leth 20–22, 21–23 Runner-up
2007 Hungarian International Ville Lång 21–6, 21–5 Winner
2008 Swedish International Marc Zwiebler 13–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2009 Swedish International Dicky Palyama 16–21, 22–20, 21–17 Winner
2011 Denmark International Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 21–15, 21–12 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 20 November 2023.[12]

References

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  3. ^ "Jan Østergaard Jørgensen". sports-reference.com/olympics. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Denmark wins world badminton team title". www.thelocal.dk. The Local. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. ^ "2008 European Championships winners". TournamentSoftware.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
  6. ^ "Yonex European Championships 2010 - Winners". TournamentSoftware.com.
  7. ^ Mohapatra, Bikash (24 October 2020). "Jan Ø. Jørgensen: Making significant additions to Danish badminton history", [Badzine]. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  8. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  9. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  10. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  11. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Jan O Jorgensen head-to-head analysis". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 20 November 2023.