Magnus Johannesen

Magnus Johannesen
Personal information
Birth nameMagnus Johannesen
CountryDenmark
Born (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002
Brønderslev, Denmark
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Years active2016
HandednessLeft[1]
Men's singles
Highest ranking31 (18 July 2023)
Current ranking65 (6 May 2025)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
European Men's Team Championships
2024 Łódź Men's team
BWF profile

Magnus Johannesen (born 2 February 2002) is a Danish badminton player.[2]

Personal life

Johannesen started to train badminton at the age of six in the Brønderslev club. He is a left-handed like his idol, Lin Dan.[1] Johannesen grew up in a badminton family. His mother Trine Johannesen (née Sørensen) is a Danish former badminton player, while his aunt Mette van Dalm is a bronze medalist in the 1999 World Championships.[3]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 runner-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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2023 Orléans Masters Super 300 Priyanshu Rajawat 15–21, 21–19, 16–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Latvia International Aram Mahmoud 9–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2022 Dutch International Firman Abdul Kholik 21–19, 21–9 Winner
2022 Luxembourg Open Mads Christophersen 21–14, 15–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2022 Austrian International Yeoh Seng Zoe 14–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2022 Italian International Christian Adinata 16–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2022 Irish Open Lin Chun-yi 21–14, 21–17 Winner
2025 Austrian Open Harry Huang 21–17, 21–14 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b "Til EM i Rusland: 13-årige Magnus Johannesen fra BBC er en del af EM-truppen" (in Danish). Nordjyske Stiftstidende. 14 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Players: Magnus Johannesen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ Jasper, Thomas (7 February 2020). "Mosteren vandt medalje ved VM: Ny nordjysk badmintonkomet vil være verdens bedste" (in Danish). Nordjyske Stiftstidende. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.