Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Odder, Denmark | 15 February 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 2 (MD with Kim Astrup 11 June 2024) 29 (XD with Lena Grebak 16 January 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 2 (MD with Kim Astrup 13 August 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (born 15 February 1989) is a Danish badminton player.[1] Rasmussen won the men's doubles title at the 2018 European Championships and at the 2023 European Games partnered with Kim Astrup.[2][3] He also won the bronze medal at the World Championships in 2021 and later a silver medal in 2023. Together with Astrup, he reached a career high of World number 5 in the men's doubles in September 2018.[4]
Rasmussen joined the Denmark winning team at the European mixed team championships in 2015, 2019 and 2021; European men's team championships in 2014, 2016 and 2020; and the grade 1 badminton tournament World men's team championships, the Thomas Cup in 2016.[5]
Career
[edit]In 2018, Rasmussen emerge victorious in the men's doubles at the European Championships. In the final, Rasmussen and Kim Astrup received an easy win to their compatriot Mads Conrad-Petersen and Mads Pieler Kolding, after Kolding had to withdraw due to abdominal injury before going into the second game.[2] In September, Rasmussen and Astrup claimed their first ever BWF World Tour Super 1000 title in the China Open after beating host pair Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong in the final. Their victory at that tournament, led them up to 5th place in the BWF ranking.[4]
Rasmussen made his debut at the European Games in 2019, where he won the silver medal with and his partner, Astrup.[6]
At the 2021 World Championships, Rasmussen and Astrup won the bronze medal.[7] The duo were defeated in the semi-finals by the Chinese pair He Jiting and Tan Qiang.[8]
Rasmussen competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles partnering Kim Astrup. The duo were eliminated in the quarter-finals to Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen.[9]
In 2023, Rasmussen managed to win the gold medal in his second appearance at the European Games with his partner Astrup. As the top seed, they beat the second seeded pair from Great Britain Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in a tight match.[3] At the BWF World Championships, he and his partner then upgraded the bronze to silver that they won in 2021, after battling the final match in Royal Arena against the rising Korean pair Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae which ended in defeat in a close rubber game.[10]
Achievements
[edit]World Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |
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16–21, 21–13, 15–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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21–14, 15–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
European Games
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus |
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17–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland |
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21–15, 19–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
European Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France |
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21–14, 18–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark |
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17–21, 22–24 | ![]() |
2018 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |
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21–15, retired | ![]() |
2021 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine |
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21–23, 17–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany |
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21–16, 21–15 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (9 titles, 4 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] 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.[12]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | India Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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14–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2018 | China Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–13, 17–21, 21–14 | ![]() |
2020 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–19 | ![]() |
2021 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–11 | ![]() |
2021 | Denmark Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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18–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–13, 17–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Canada Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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23–25, 21–16, 21–12 | ![]() |
2023 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–10, 22–24, 21–19 | ![]() |
2023 | Arctic Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–17 | ![]() |
2023 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–14, 10–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2024 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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12–21, 22–20, 11–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2024 | Canada Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–14, 21–11 | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
[edit]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 doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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11–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Scottish Open | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
2014 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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14–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
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21–8, 21–15 | ![]() |
2017 | German Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–13 | ![]() |
2017 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 19–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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18–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 6 runners-up)
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Iceland International | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–16 | ![]() |
2010 | Portugal International | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2011 | Portugal International | ![]() |
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26–28, 21–16, 17–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Portugal International | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2013 | Denmark International | ![]() |
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23–25, 21–16, 19–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Kharkiv International | ![]() |
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20–22, 21–15, 12–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Belgian International | ![]() |
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28–26, 21–18 | ![]() |
2014 | Finnish Open | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–17 | ![]() |
2015 | Swedish Masters | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–11 | ![]() |
2016 | Swedish Masters | ![]() |
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19–21, 23–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Dutch International | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–12 | ![]() |
2010 | Czech International | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–11 | ![]() |
2012 | Finnish Open | ![]() |
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24–22, 12–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Finnish Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 21–15, 21–11 | ![]() |
2013 | Portugal International | ![]() |
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16–21, 21–18, 16–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Denmark International | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–8 | ![]() |
2013 | Spanish Open | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–18 | ![]() |
2013 | Belgian International | ![]() |
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21–18, 9–21, 21–15 | ![]() |
2014 | Finnish Open | ![]() |
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22–24, 21–19, 21–13 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
[edit]Men's doubles results with Kim Astrup against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 13 August 2024.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Anders Skaarup Rasmussen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ a b Bech, Rasmus (29 April 2018). "First title for Astrup and Skaarup". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Dansk herredouble henter guld ved European Games" (in Danish). Herning Folkeblad. 1 July 2023. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ a b Hidayati, Any (27 September 2018). "Kim Astrup/Anders Rasmussen jadi ganda putra nomor 1 Denmark usai juara China Open 2018" (in Indonesian). Bola. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Denmark wins world badminton team title". The Local. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Hearn, Don (1 July 2019). "European Games – Double doubles gold for Ellis". Badzine. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Elkjær, Ronni Burkal (21 December 2021). "Badminton Danmarks sportschef er tilfreds efter overgået VM-målsætning" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Tan, Ming Wai (19 December 2021). "Yew Sin-Ee Yi exit in semis, Kean Yew faces Srikanth in singles final". The Star. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Badminton - RASMUSSEN Anders Skaarup". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Mortensen, Frederikke Renée (28 August 2023). "Herredouble reagerer på VM-sølv: 'Vi var så f***ing tæt på'" (in Danish). B.T. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Anders Skaarup Rasmussen's profile – head to head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Anders Skaarup Rasmussen at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Anders Skaarup Rasmussen at BWFbadminton.com
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Odder Municipality
- Danish male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Denmark
- Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
- Badminton players at the 2023 European Games
- European Games gold medalists for Denmark
- European Games silver medalists for Denmark
- European Games medalists in badminton
- Badminton players from the Central Denmark Region
- 21st-century Danish sportspeople