Anders Antonsen Explained

Anders Antonsen
Country:Denmark
Birth Date:1997 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Aarhus, Denmark
Height:1.88 m[1]
Weight:80 kg
Years Active:2013–present
Handedness:Right
Coach:Joachim Persson[2]
Event:Men's singles
Career Record:329 wins, 111 losses
Highest Ranking:2
Date Of Highest Ranking:27 September 2022
Current Ranking:3
Date Of Current Ranking:13 August 2024
Bwf Id:473960FD-334B-476F-9821-8ED9398BC1A8

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.

Career

Antonsen started his career in badminton at six years of age in Kastanievej, Viby. Together with his brother Kasper Antonsen, they learned from his father who worked at one of the badminton clubs in Aarhus called AB.[3]

He made his international debut at the 2013 Forza Denmark International tournament. In 2015, he won the European Junior Championship, defeating German player Max Weißkirchen with a score of 21–9, 15–21, 21–9 in the final.[4] In the same year, he also won several tournaments such as Dutch International, Belgian International, and Irish Open, and awarded the 2015 European Young Player of the Year.[5]

In 2016, he won his first Grand Prix, the Scottish Open Grand Prix.[6] In the same year, he also won several other tournaments such as the Spanish International, Austrian Open, and Swedish Master.[7] [8]

In 2017, he won the silver medal at the European Championship after being defeated by Rajiv Ouseph of England with a tight score of 19–21, 19–21.[9] He also reached the semifinals in two Superseries tournaments, the 2017 French Open where he lost to Kenta Nishimoto from Japan with a score of 17–21, 15–21,[10] and later the Hong Kong Open where he was defeated by 2016 Rio Olympics gold medal winner Chen Long from China with a score of 14–21, 21–19, 17–21.[11]

In 2018, Antonsen was chosen to be part of the Danish Thomas Cup team and won a bronze medal.[12] At the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament, he managed to reach the semifinals but was defeated at that stage by Chinese Taipei player Chou Tien-chen with a score of 21–19, 11–21, 12–21.[13]

Play for the Aarhus AB, Antonsen won the National Championships title three times in a row from 2017–2019.[14] He won the BWF World Tour title at the 2019 Indonesia Masters, defeating 2018 World Champion and then World number 1 Kento Momota from Japan in the final with a score of 21–16, 14–21, 21–16.[15] He emerged as the men's singles champion and took the gold medal at the 2019 Minsk European Games beat Brice Leverdez of France in the final with the score 21–19, 14–21, 21–10.[16] At the 2019 Indonesia Open a Super 1000 tournament, Antonsen managed to step into the final round but he had to be satisfied as runner-up after losing to Chou Tien-chen with a score of 18–21, 26–24, 15–21.[17] Antonsen captured the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships in Basel, Switzerland, lost to the first seeded, the reigning champion Kento Momota in straight games 9–21, 3–21.[18]

Antonsen won the end of the season 2020 BWF World Tour Finals beating Viktor Axelsen in the finals.[19]

In 2021, Antonsen participated at the European Mixed Team Championships in Finland, and helped the team win the gold medal.[20] At the May European Championships, he was crowned as the men's singles champion, after organizers decided to cancel the finals, due to his opponent, Viktor Axelsen, tested positive for COVID-19.[21]

Antonsen clinched a bronze medal after he lost in the semifinals of the 2021 World Championships to Loh Kean Yew, the eventual World Champion, in straight games, 21–23, 14–21.[22]

Starting off the season in 2022, Antonsen managed to avenge his loss to Loh Kean Yew in the World Championships semi finals, winning against the reigning world champion in the first round of the All England Open, in rubber games, 21–15, 18–21, 21–13.[23] He then lost in the next round to Lakshya Sen, in straight games, 16–21, 18–21.[24]

On 30 April, Antonsen won silver at the European Championships losing to compatriot Viktor Axelsen (17–21, 15–21) in the finals in Madrid, Spain.[25] Antonsen was very upset over the quality of his own play, saying audiences nearly deserved an apology.[26]

Antonsen then pulled out of the Asian leg of tournaments, the Indonesia Masters, the Indonesia Open, the Malaysian Open, the Malaysian Masters and the Singapore Open, citing injuries.[27]

Antonesen opened the 2024 season by winning his first ever BWF World Tour Super 1000 event, in the Malaysia Open, beating Shi Yuqi in the final.[28]

Personal life

Antonsen has an older brother, Kasper Antonsen. He is a former Danish badminton national player, and has trained with his brother since young.

Antonsen co-hosts a podcast together with fellow Danish badminton player Hans-Kristian Vittinghus, called The Badminton Experience, where they cover many different topics on badminton, ranging from players and technical aspects of the game. They also host Q&A sessions from time to time,[29] [30] and sometimes, they invite other badminton players to come on the podcasts as guests, to share their experience and answer questions from the hosts. Notable players that have been on the podcast include Lee Zii Jia, Greysia Polli, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and former Danish Men's singles player Peter Gade.[31]

Besides recording podcast episodes with Vittinghus, Antonsen also has a YouTube channel, where he uploads his vlogs, mainly about his training and tour life on the BWF circuit. His YouTube channel has 101,000 subscribers as of July 2022.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2019St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Kento Momota9–21, 3–21 Silver
2021Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Loh Kean Yew21–23, 14–21 Bronze
2023Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Kodai Naraoka23–25, 12–21 Bronze

European Games

Men's singles

European Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2017Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark Rajiv Ouseph19–21, 19–21 Silver
2021Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Viktor AxelsenWalkover Gold
2022Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain Viktor Axelsen17–21, 15–21 Silver
2024Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany Toma Junior Popov21–18, 21–13 Gold

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

BWF World Tour (6 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[32] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[33]

Men's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2019Indonesia MastersSuper 500 Kento Momota21–16, 14–21, 21–16 Winner
2019Spain MastersSuper 300 Viktor Axelsen14–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2019Indonesia OpenSuper 1000 Chou Tien-chen18–21, 26–24, 15–21 Runner-up
2020Indonesia MastersSuper 500 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting21–17, 15–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2020Denmark OpenSuper 750 Rasmus Gemke18–21, 21–19, 21–12 Winner
2020BWF World Tour FinalsWorld Tour Finals Viktor Axelsen21–16, 5–21, 21–17 Winner
2021Indonesia MastersSuper 750 Kento Momota17–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2023Singapore OpenSuper 750 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting16–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2023Korea OpenSuper 500 Loh Kean Yew11–21, 21–11, 21–19 Winner
2024Malaysia OpenSuper 1000 Shi Yuqi21–14, 21–13 Winner
2024Indonesia MastersSuper 500 Brian Yang18–21, 21–13, 21–18 Winner
2024Indonesia OpenSuper 1000 Shi Yuqi9–21, 21–12, 14–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title)

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 singles

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2015Dutch International Yuhan Tan21–11, 22–20 Winner
2015Belgian International Christian Lind Thomsen21–18, 21–17 Winner
2015Polish International Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin12–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2015Irish Open Lucas Claerbout21–18, 22–20 Winner
2016Swedish Masters Mattias Borg21–12, 21–10 Winner
2016Austrian Open Kanta Tsuneyama21–9, 21–17 Winner
2016Spanish International Kanta Tsuneyama14–21, 22–20, 21–18 Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 13 August 2024.[34]

PlayerMatchesWinLost
Chen Long7 2 5 –3
Lin Dan1 1 0 +1
Shi Yuqi8 3 5 –2
Zhao Junpeng1 1 0 +1
Chou Tien-chen11 4 7 –3
Viktor Axelsen9 3 6 –3
Jan Ø. Jørgensen1 1 0 +1
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus3 2 1 +1
Rajiv Ouseph4 3 1 +2
Parupalli Kashyap1 0 1 –1
Srikanth Kidambi6 3 3 0
B. Sai Praneeth4 3 1 +2
Prannoy H. S.3 1 2 –1
Lakshya Sen6 4 2 +2
PlayerMatchesWinLost
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting8 2 6 –4
Tommy Sugiarto1 1 0 +1
Kento Momota7 1 6 –5
Kodai Naraoka8 4 4 0
Lee Chong Wei1 0 1 –1
Lee Zii Jia9 5 4 +1
Liew Daren2 1 1 0
Loh Kean Yew6 2 4 –2
Heo Kwang-hee1 0 1 –1
Son Wan-ho5 3 2 +1
Kunlavut Vitidsarn6 5 1 +4
Kantaphon Wangcharoen4 4 0 +4
Nguyễn Tiến Minh2 2 0 +2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Antonsen Anders . Minsk 2019 . 25 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190825144207/https://minsk2019.by/en/tsrd/athletes/1010464 . 25 August 2019 . dead .
  2. Web site: As Zii Jia's coachless, Antonsen's choice of new coach raises eyebrows. The Star . 2 December 2022 . 31 January 2024.
  3. News: Martin . Jørgensen . Far Antonsen laver pølsemix, mens sønnerne spiller DM-semifinaler . Lokalavisen Aarhus . 9 February 2018 . 27 August 2019 . da . 31 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190831082408/http://aarhus.lokalavisen.dk/nyheder/2018-02-09/-Far-Antonsen-laver-p%C3%B8lsemix-mens-s%C3%B8nnerne-spiller-DM-semifinaler-2026613.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Manuel . Røsler . 'Singles double' as Denmark lift 4 from 5 titles . . 4 April 2015 . 27 August 2019 . 27 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190827071431/http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&m=2245470&cmsid=239&pageid=5381& . live .
  5. Web site: Manuel . Røsler . Europe's top players and officials acknowledged in Slovenia . Badminton Europe . 17 April 2016 . 27 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Michael . Burke . Scottish Open 2016 – Antonsen's 1st is one of 3 for Denmark . Badzine . 26 November 2016 . 27 August 2019 . 27 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190827072422/https://www.badzine.net/2016/11/scottish-open-antonsens-1st-is-one-of-3-for-denmark/ . live .
  7. Web site: Thomas . Ehlig-Jensen . Anders Antonsen går hele vejen ved Spanish International . BadmintonBladet . 19 June 2016 . 27 August 2019 . da . 27 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190827072959/http://badmintonbladet.dk/anders-antonsen-gaar-hele-vejen-ved-spanish-international/ . dead .
  8. Web site: Manuel . Røsler . Anders Antonsen continues great run of form . Badminton Europe . 16 March 2016 . 27 August 2019 . 27 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190827072625/http://www.badmintoneurope.com/wwwPublic/Club/News/Detail/default.aspx?clubid=4685&m=3336644 . live .
  9. News: Antonsen efter nederlag: Jeg kan spille mod de bedste . . 30 April 2017 . 27 August 2019 . da . 27 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190827074400/https://www.herningfolkeblad.dk/artikel/20622b57-0f06-4f9c-ae23-e139607e8c6b/ . live .
  10. Web site: Drømmestart var ikke nok - Antonsen misser French Open-finale . . 28 October 2017 . 27 August 2019 . da . 27 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190827074452/https://sport.tv2.dk/badminton/2017-10-28-droemmestart-var-ikke-nok-antonsen-misser-french-open-finale . live .
  11. Web site: Elm . Vandevorst . Hong Kong Open 2017 SF – Mad(s)men and AA . Badzine . 26 November 2017 . 27 August 2019 . 27 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190827074857/https://www.badzine.net/2017/11/hong-kong-open-sf-madsmen-and-aa/ . live .
  12. Web site: Lasse . Kjær Hansen . Thomas Cup-profiler: Bliv klogere på de danske herrespillere . Badmintonpeople.dk . 15 May 2018 . 27 August 2019 . da . 27 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190827080103/https://badmintonpeople.dk/wwwPublic/Club/News/Detail/?clubid=3547&m=6108537 . live .
  13. Web site: Antonsen taber tæt semifinale til verdens nummer fire . TV 2 Sport . 20 October 2018 . 27 August 2019 . da . 27 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190827080304/https://sport.tv2.dk/badminton/2018-10-20-antonsen-taber-taet-semifinale-til-verdens-nummer-fire . live .
  14. News: Kasper . Kudsk . Tre DM-titler på stribe for Anders Antonsen . . 9 February 2019 . 27 August 2019 . da . 27 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190827090109/https://stiften.dk/sport/Tre-DM-titler-paa-stribe-for-Anders-Antonsen/artikel/558307 . live .
  15. Web site: Dev . Sukumar . Antonsen Has the Answers – Indonesia Masters . Badminton World Federation . 27 January 2019 . 27 August 2019.
  16. Web site: Anders Antonsen sikrer European Games-guld . TV 2 Sport . 30 June 2019 . 30 June 2019 . da . 30 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190630132552/http://sport.tv2.dk/badminton/2019-06-30-anders-antonsen-sikrer-european-games-guld . live .
  17. Web site: Jonas Kildegaard . Rasmussen . Kenneth Jonassen om Antonsen-finale: Det var verdensklassebadminton . . 21 July 2019 . 27 August 2019 . da.
  18. Web site: Chanceløs Antonsen får japansk badmintonlektion i VM-finalen . . 25 August 2019 . 27 August 2019 . da . 27 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190827084125/https://www.dr.dk/sporten/badminton/chanceloes-antonsen-faar-japansk-badmintonlektion-i-vm-finalen . live .
  19. Web site: Sukumar . Dev . World Tour Finals: It's Antonsen's Day . Badminton World Federation . 31 January 2021 . 30 November 2021 . 30 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211130110732/https://bwfworldtourfinals.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2021/01/31/world-tour-finals-its-antonsens-day . live .
  20. Web site: Houston . Michael . Denmark to defend European Badminton Mixed Team title in Finland . Inside the Games . 15 February 2021 . 4 May 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210215210843/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1104336/european-mixed-team-badminton-finland . 15 February 2021.
  21. Web site: Berkeley . Geoff . Two European Badminton Championships finals cancelled and Axelsen among those with COVID-19 . Inside the Games . 2 May 2021 . 4 May 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210502225333/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1107328/two-finals-cancelled-european-badminton . 2 May 2021.
  22. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 2021-12-19 . Badminton: Loh Kean Yew becomes first S'porean to reach World C'ships final . 2022-04-23 . The Straits Times . 26 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220526072846/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/badminton-loh-kean-yew-becomes-first-sporean-to-reach-world-cships-final . live .
  23. Web site: Loh Kean Yew eliminated in All-England Open first round after loss to world no 3 Antonsen . 2022-04-23 . CNA . 23 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423161507/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/loh-kean-yew-eliminated-all-england-open-first-round-after-loss-world-no-3-antonsen-2570191 . live .
  24. Web site: 2022-03-18 . All England: Lakshya Sen's smash comes to the fore in clinical win over World No.3 Antonsen . 2022-04-23 . The Indian Express . 23 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423161507/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/lakshya-sen-stuns-world-no-3-antensen-to-enter-all-england-quarterfinals-7825119/ . live .
  25. Web site: Viktor Axelsen slår Anders Antonsen i EM-finalen. Rasmus. Askman. da. DR. 30 April 2022. 30 April 2022. 30 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220430111102/https://www.dr.dk/sporten/seneste-sport/viktor-axelsen-slaar-anders-antonsen-i-dansk-em-finale. live.
  26. Web site: Anders Antonsen er 'stiktosset' over eget spil i EM-finalen mod Axelsen. Rasmus. Askman. da. DR. 30 April 2022. 30 April 2022. 30 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220430120007/https://www.dr.dk/sporten/seneste-sport/anders-antonsen-er-stiktosset-over-eget-spil-i-em-finalen-mod-axelsen. live.
  27. Web site: Liew . Vincent . 2022-06-25 . Anders Antonsen Joins Big Names to Pull Out of Malaysia Open, Malaysia Masters & Singapore Open Due to Injury . 2022-07-11 . BadmintonPlanet.com . en-US . 11 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711141546/https://www.badmintonplanet.com/badminton-news/20106-anders-antonsen-joins-big-names-pull-malaysia-open-malaysia-masters-singapore-open-due-injury.html . live .
  28. News: Kirubashini . R. . Anders displays A-game to continue Denmark's dominance in Malaysian Open . 14 January 2024 . 17 January 2024 . The Star . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240117092826/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2024/01/14/anders-displays-a-game-to-continue-denmark039s-dominance-in-malaysian-open . 17 January 2024.
  29. Web site: The Badminton Experience . 23 April 2022 . . 23 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423152252/https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBadmintonExperience/videos . live .
  30. Web site: 2 September 2021 . "I don't hate him" - Antonsen discusses his relationship with Axelsen . 23 April 2022 . 360Badminton . 2 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220902062731/https://360badminton.com/news/i-dont-hate-him-antonsen-discusses-his-relationship-with-axelsen/ . live .
  31. Web site: 8 March 2022 . Gade hails Chong Wei-Lin Dan 2011 final as "one of the most incredible matches" . 23 April 2022 . english.stadiumastro.com . 22 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220422164714/https://english.stadiumastro.com/sports-badminton/gade-hails-chong-weilin-dan-2011-final-one-most-incredible-matches-210671 . live .
  32. Web site: Alleyne . Gayle . BWF Launches New Events Structure . . 19 March 2017 . 29 November 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ . 1 December 2017.
  33. Web site: Sukumar . Dev . Action-Packed Season Ahead! . Badminton World Federation . 10 January 2018 . 15 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ . 13 January 2018.
  34. Web site: Anders Antonsen Head to Head . BWF-Tournament Software . 13 August 2024.