Rasmus Kjær

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Rasmus Kjær
Personal information
Birth nameRasmus Kjær Pedersen
CountryDenmark
Born (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 25)
Glostrup, Denmark
ResidenceTaastrup, Denmark
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking17 (with Frederik Søgaard, 20 February 2024)
Current ranking18 (with Frederik Søgaard, 16 April 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Saarbrücken Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Łódź Men's team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mulhouse Mixed team
BWF profile

Rasmus Kjær Pedersen (born 4 October 1998) is a Danish badminton player.[1]

Achievements[edit]

European Championships[edit]

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2024 Saarlandhalle,
Saarbrücken, Germany
Denmark Frederik Søgaard Denmark Andreas Søndergaard
Denmark Jesper Toft
15–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)[edit]

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[2] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.[3]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Canada Open Super 500 Denmark Frederik Søgaard Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
25–23, 16–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 5 runners-up)[edit]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Finnish International Denmark Jeppe Bay Poland Łukasz Moreń
Poland Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
11–8, 11–2, 11–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Slovenian International Denmark Jeppe Bay Belgium Matijs Dierickx
Belgium Freek Golinski
13–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Bulgarian Open Denmark Jeppe Bay Denmark Mathias Thyrri
Denmark Søren Toft Hansen
16–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Slovenian International Denmark Jeppe Bay Denmark Mads Emil Christensen
Denmark Kristoffer Knudsen
21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Austrian Open Denmark Joel Eipe China Guo Xinwa
China Liu Shiwen
15–21, 22–20, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Spanish International Denmark Joel Eipe Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Mads Conrad-Petersen
11–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Polish Open Denmark Frederik Søgaard Chinese Taipei Su Ching-heng
Chinese Taipei Ye Hong-wei
21–16, 17–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Dutch International Denmark Frederik Søgaard England Alex Green
England Jonty Russ
21–9, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Irish Open Denmark Frederik Søgaard Japan Ayato Endo
Japan Yuta Takei
18–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Welsh International Denmark Frederik Søgaard Denmark Andreas Søndergaard
Denmark Jesper Toft
21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Canadian International Denmark Frederik Søgaard Japan Mahiro Kaneko
Japan Hashiru Shimono
21–17, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Denmark Masters Denmark Frederik Søgaard Chinese Taipei Lu Ming-che
Chinese Taipei Tang Kai-wei
21–5, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rasmus Kjær biography". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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