Jan Ø. Jørgensen
Jan Østergaard Jørgensen (born 31 December 1987) is a badminton player from Denmark who plays for SIF (Skovshoved) in the Denmark badminton league.[3] He won the men's singles title at the 2014 European Championships, and the bronze medalist at the 2015 World Championships. He joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China.[4]
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| Born | 31 December 1987[1] Svenstrup, Aalborg Municipality, Denmark[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 425 wins, 226 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 2 (22 January 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 22 (17 March 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He 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and 2016 European Badminton Championships.[6] He won the Danish Championship title in 2012, 2013 and again in 2015 (Withdrawn due to injury in 2014).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. 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
He is married to the Danish Handball player Stine Jørgensen.
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |  |
7–21, 19–21 |  |
European Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Palacio de Deportes de Huelva, Huelva, Spain |  |
17–21, 21–18, 15–21 | |
| 2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France | |
11–21, 16–21 |  |
| 2014 | Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia | |
21–18, 21–10 |  |
| 2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden |  |
19–21, 15–21 | |
| 2010 | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England | |
14–21, 11–21 | |
| 2008 | Messecenter, Herning, Denmark | |
12–21, 9–21 | |
BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[8]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Swiss Open | Super 300 |  |
15–18, 13–21 |  |
BWF Superseries (4 titles, 5 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | China Open |  |
22–20, 21–13 |  |
| 2016 | Japan Open | |
18–21, 21–15, 16–21 | |
| 2016 | Indonesia Open | |
21–17, 19–21, 17–21 | |
| 2015 | Indonesia Open |  |
21–16, 19–21, 7–21 | |
| 2015 | All England Open | |
21–15, 17–21, 15–21 | |
| 2014 | Indonesia Open | |
21–18, 21–18 | |
| 2013 | French Open | |
21–19, 23–21 | |
| 2010 | Denmark Open |  |
21–19, 21–19 | |
| 2009 | China Open | |
12–21, 12–21 | |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (2 titles)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | German Open | |
21–12, 21–13 | |
| 2009 | Bitburger Open |  |
12–21, 21–13, 21–15 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series/European Circuit (4 titles, 2 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Denmark International | |
21–15, 21–12 | |
| 2009 | Swedish International | |
16–21, 22–20, 21–17 | |
| 2008 | Swedish International | |
13–21, 21–23 | |
| 2007 | Hungarian International |  |
21–6, 21–5 | |
| 2006 | Irish International | |
20–22, 21–23 | |
| 2006 | Czech International | |
21–18, 21–15 | |
- 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.[9]
References
- "Jan Ø Jørgensen Profile". Badminton Denmark. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- "Jan Ø. Jørgensen om finaleplads: Lidt af en eventyrhistorie". www.dr.dk (in Danish). 25 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- "Jan Østergaard Jørgensen". sports-reference.com/olympics. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- "Denmark wins world badminton team title". www.thelocal.dk. The Local. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- "2008 European Championships winners". TournamentSoftware.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- "Yonex European Championships 2010 - Winners". TournamentSoftware.com.
- "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
- "Jan O Jorgensen head to head analysis". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
External links
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- Official Website
- Badminton Denmark Profile
- Jan Ø. Jørgensen at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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