Name Hans-Kristian Vittinghus | Weight 80 kg Height 1.80 m Highest ranking 11 | |
Born January 16, 1986 (age 38) Frederikshavn ( 1986-01-16 ) | ||
Current ranking 11 (June 19, 2014) | ||
Badminton hans kristian vittinghus vs rajiv ouseph ms final scottish open 2015
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (born 16 January 1986) is a Danish badminton player. Currently sponsored by Carlton Sports, he previously used Yonex.
Contents
- Badminton hans kristian vittinghus vs rajiv ouseph ms final scottish open 2015
- Badminton Highlights Chen Long vs Hans Kristian Vittinghus Destination Dubai 2014 MS Finals
- Junior
- Senior
- Personal life
- European Championships
- European Junior Championships
- BWF Superseries
- BWF Grand Prix
- BWF International ChallengeSeries
- References
Badminton Highlights - Chen Long vs Hans Kristian Vittinghus - Destination Dubai 2014 - MS Finals
Junior
He won 4 junior national titles, 2 in singles in 2003 and 2005 and 2 in men's doubles in 1999 and 2003. As a part of the Danish Under 19 national team, he won the gold medal at the Under 19 European Team Championships. He also won a bronze medal in the individual event in men's singles.
Senior
After becoming a senior player in the summer of 2005, he won his first international title in November 2006, beating former world no. 1, M. Roslin Hashim in the final of the Norwegian International Championships. Since then he has recaptured the title in Norway twice, in 2009 and 2010.
He also won the Turkiye International in 2007, Dutch International in 2008 & 2011, Spanish Open in 2009 & 2013, Irish International in 2010, Belgian International in 2014
Other notable results: Gold in Thomas Cup, Men's World Team Championships playing for Denmark in 2016. Gold five consecutive times at the European Men's Team Championships playing for Denmark. Runner-up Bitburger Open GP Gold 2010. Quarter final in Yonex BWF World Championships 2011. Runner-up Destination Dubai Superseres Finals 2014. Runner-up London GP Gold 2013. Runner-up US Open GP Gold 2015.
He also plays in the Danish Badminton League. He played as the first singles for Team Skælskør/Slagelse (TSS). Hans-Kristian Vittinghus started playing badminton at the age of five in Solrød Strand Badmintonklub.
In November 2015, he won the Scottish Grand Prix in Glasgow, Scotland against English Rajiv Ouseph as the no.1 seed, 21-19, 11-21, 21-16.
In June 2016, he won his first BWF Super Series title the Australian Open Super Series, beating Jeon Hyeok-jin from Korea 21-16, 19-21, 21-11.
Personal life
Vittinghus married Norwegian dressage rider Selina Hundstuen Solberg on 11 September 2016.
European Championships
Men's Singles
European Junior Championships
Boys' Singles
BWF Superseries
The 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
BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournamentBWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's Singles
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournamentBWF International Challenge/Series
Men's Singles
BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament