Country Denmark Current ranking 2 (June 4, 2015) Role Player Weight 74 kg | Handedness Right Name Jan Jorgensen Height 1.85 m Highest ranking 2 | |
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Born December 31, 1987 (age 36)
Aalborg, Denmark ( 1987-12-31 ) Similar People Chen Long, Viktor Axelsen, Lee Chong Wei | ||
Jan Ø. Jørgensen on the European Player Awards
Jan Østergaard Jørgensen (born December 31, 1987 in Aalborg) is a male badminton player from Denmark. He plays in the Denmark Badminton league representing SIF (Skovshoved).
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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 and the silver medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships and 2016 European Badminton Championships. He won the Danish Championship title in 2012, 2013 and again in 2015 (Withdrawn due to injury in 2014).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.
Record against selected opponents
Includes results against Olympic opponents, quarterfinalists, World Championship semifinalists, and Super Series finalists, from all international competitions 2005–present
