Kim Astrup
Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player.[2] As junior player, he won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles. He later won a gold in the mixed doubles and bronze medals in the boys' doubles and team events at the 2011 European Junior Championships.[3] He joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China, where he and his teammates beating Indonesia 3–2 in the final.[4] Astrup emerge victorious in the men's doubles at the 2018 European Championships.[5]
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Birth name | Kim Astrup Sørensen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Herning, Denmark | 6 March 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 5 (MD 1 November 2018) 32 (XD 13 April 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 12 (MD 17 March 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Achievements
European Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus |
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17–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
European Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France |
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21–14, 18–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark |
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17–21, 22–24 | ![]() |
2018 | Palacio de Deportes de Huelva, Huelva, Spain |
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21–15, retired | ![]() |
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico |
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16–21, 25–27 | ![]() |
European Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland |
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17–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland |
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19–21, 21–14, 21–16 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | India Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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14–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2018 | China Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–13, 17–21, 21–14 | ![]() |
2020 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–19 | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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11–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Scottish Open | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
2014 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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14–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
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21–8, 21–15 | ![]() |
2017 | German Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–13 | ![]() |
2017 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 19–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 7 runners-up)
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Swedish Masters | ![]() |
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14–21, 25–23, 21–16 | ![]() |
2011 | Croatian International | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–19, 21–16 | ![]() |
2013 | Portugal International | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2013 | Denmark International | ![]() |
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23–25, 21–16, 19–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Kharkiv International | ![]() |
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20–22, 21–15, 12–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Belgian International | ![]() |
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28–26, 21–18 | ![]() |
2014 | Finnish Open | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–17 | ![]() |
2015 | Swedish Masters | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–11 | ![]() |
2016 | Swedish Masters | ![]() |
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19–21, 23–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Croatian International | ![]() |
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13–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Scottish International | ![]() |
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15–21, 21–15, 21–13 | ![]() |
2012 | Denmark International | ![]() |
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19–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Denmark International | ![]() |
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16–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Kharkiv International | ![]() |
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22–20, 9–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- Sørensen, Ida Marie (7 October 2020). "Kim Astrup: – Jeg har været som en løve i et bur". badminton.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- "Players: Kim Astrup". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- "Denmark wins world badminton team title". www.thelocal.dk. The Local. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- Bech, Rasmus (29 April 2018). "First title for Astrup and Skaarup". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links
- Kim ASTRUP at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com