Anders Antonsen

Anders Antonsen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1997-04-27) 27 April 1997 (age 27)
Aarhus, Denmark
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Years active2013–present
HandednessRight
CoachJoachim Persson[2]
Men's singles
Career record333 wins, 114 losses
Highest ranking2 (27 September 2022)
Current ranking3 (1 October 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Huelva Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Copenhagen Men's singles
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Men's team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Men's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kyiv Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Saarbrücken Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kolding Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Madrid Men's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Liévin Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Łódź Men's team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lubin Boys' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lubin Mixed team
BWF profile

Anders Antonsen (born 27 April 1997) is a Danish badminton player. He is a three-time World Championships medalist, two-time European Champion, and former World's No. 2 in BWF rankings for the men's singles discipline. He won the gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys singles event, and at the same year was awarded the European Young Player of the Year. Together with the national team, he won the European Men's Team Championships in 2016 and 2018; also European Mixed Team Championships in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023. Antonsen was the champion at the 2019 Minsk European Games, 2021 European Championships, the silver medalist at the 2017 European Championships, and the 2019 World Championships, and the bronze medalist at the 2021 and the 2023 World Championships.

  1. ^ a b "Antonsen Anders". Minsk 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ^ "As Zii Jia's coachless, Antonsen's choice of new coach raises eyebrows". The Star. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.