Viktor Axelsen

Viktor Axelsen
Badminton

Career

Viktor Axelsen cuts a distinct figure among badminton’s young stars. He won at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships, making him the first European player to win the title. He made his senior debut in the same year, winning at the Cyprus International.

In 2014, he achieved a great win at the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold. In addition, he is proudly decorated with two European Championships bronze medals, and also won his first bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in 2014. In 2016, he became the first European badminton player to win the men's singles title at the BWF World Superseries Finals. 

Achievements

  • 2025 YONEX-SUNRISE India Open Singles Champion
  • 2024 Hong Kong Open Singles Champion
  • 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Games Badminton Competition Gold Medalist
  • 2024 Malaysia Masters Singles Champion
  • 2023 BWF World Tour Finals Singles Champion
  • 2023 Kumamoto Masters Japan Singles Champion
  • 2023 China Open Singles Champion
  • 2023 DAIHATSU Japan Open Singles Champion
  • 2023 Indonesia Open Singles Champion
  • 2023 Malaysia Open Singles Champion
  • 2022 BWF World Tour Finals Singles Champion
  • 2022 YONEX French Open Singles Champion
  • 2022 BWF World Championships Singles Champion
  • 2022 Malaysia Open Singles Champion
  • 2022 Indonesia Open Singles Champion
  • 2022 Indonesia Masters Singles Champion
  • 2022 YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships Singles Champion
  • 2021 BWF World Tour Finals Singles Champion
  • 2021 Indonesia Open Singles Champion
  • 2021 Denmark Open Singles Champion
  • 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Badminton Gold Medalist
  • 2021 YONEX Swiss Open 2021 Singles Champion
  • 2021 Thailand Open Singles Champion
  • 2021 YONEX Thailand Open Singles Champion
  • 2020 YONEX All England Open Singles Champion
  • 2020 Spain Masters Singles Champion
  • 2019 YONEX-SUNRISE India Open Singles Champion
  • 2018 Malaysia Masters Singles Champion
  • 2017 World Superseries Finals Singles Champion
  • 2017 DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open Singles Champion
  • 2017 BWF World Championships Singles Champion
  • 2017 YONEX SUNRISE India Open Singles Champion