Hans-Kristian Vittinghus

Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus (born 16 January 1986) is a Danish badminton player. He joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China.[1]

Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus at the 2013 French Super Series.
Personal information
Country Denmark
Born (1986-01-16) January 16, 1986
Frederikshavn, Denmark
ResidenceValby Denmark
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Years active2005
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking8 (22 January 2015)
Current ranking37 (18 February 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Thomas Cup
2016 Kunshan Men's team
2012 Wuhan Men's team
2018 Bangkok Men's team
European Championships
2017 Kolding Men's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
2011 Amsterdam Mixed team
2015 Leuven Mixed team
2017 Lubin Mixed team
2013 Moscow Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
2008 Almere Men's team
2010 Warsaw Men's team
2012 Amsterdam Men's team
2014 Basel Men's team
2016 Kazan Men's team
2018 Kazan Men's team
2020 Liévin Men's team
European Junior Championships
2005 Den BoschMixed team
2005 Den Bosch Boys' singles
BWF profile

Career

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,[2] Spanish Open in 2009 & 2013, Irish International in 2010, Belgian International in 2014 and Denmark International in 2019.

He also plays in the Danish Badminton League. He plays as the first singles for Højbjerg Badminton. 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.[3]

In June 2016, he beat Ihsan Maulana Mustofa of Indonesia to win the first Thomas Cup trophy for Denmark. He later won his first BWF Super Series title the Australian Open Super Series, beating Jeon Hyeok-jin from Korea 21-16, 19-21, 21-11.[4]

Personal life

Vittinghus married Norwegian dressage rider Selina Hundstuen Solberg on 11 September 2016.[5][6]

Achievements

European Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark Rajiv Ouseph 21–18, 21–23, 16–21 Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2005 De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Dieter Domke 10–15, 7–15 Bronze

BWF Superseries (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Australian Open Jeon Hyeok-jin 21–16, 19–21, 21–11 Winner
2014 Dubai World Superseries Finals Chen Long 16–21, 10–21 Runner-up
     BWF Superseries Finals tournament
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 4 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 singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Scottish Open Rajiv Ouseph 21–19, 11–21, 21–16 Winner
2015 U.S. Open Lee Chong Wei 20–22, 12–21 Runner-up
2014 German Open Arvind Bhat 22–24, 21–19, 11–21 Runner-up
2013 London Grand Prix Gold Tian Houwei 20–22, 16–21 Runner-up
2011 Bitburger Open Wang Zhengming 21–18, 21–10 Winner
2010 Bitburger Open Chen Long 3–21, 21–12, 9–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Denmark International Kai Schäfer 21–16, 21–18 Winner
2014 Belgian International Marc Zwiebler 11–8, 10–11, 11–9, 11–9 Winner
2013 Spanish Open Joachim Persson 21–9, 21–16 Winner
2011 Denmark International Jan Ø. Jørgensen 15–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2011 Dutch International Ville Lang 18–21, 21–15, 21–4 Winner
2010 Irish International Pablo Abian 21–13, 14–21, 23–21 Winner
2010 Norwegian International Henri Hurskainen 21–16, 19–21, 21–8 Winner
2009 Spanish Open Kashyap Parupalli 21–10, 21–16 Winner
2009 Norwegian International Marc Zwiebler 15–21, 21–18, 21–19 Winner
2008 Dutch International Wu Yunyong 21–12, 21–18 Winner
2007 Turkiye International Petr Koukal 23–21, 21–15 Winner
2006 Norwegian International Muhammad Roslin Hashim 22–20, 6–21, 21–16 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
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References
  1. "Denmark wins world badminton team title". www.thelocal.dk. The Local. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  2. "Victor Dutch International 2008 winners". TournamentSoftware.com. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
  3. "Badminton - Hans-Kristian Vittinghus vs Rajiv Ouseph (MS, Final) - Scottish Open 2015". Youtube. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  4. Rösler, Manuel. "First Superseries glory for Vittinghus". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  5. Bach Jensen, Thomas (11 September 2016). "Selina Hundstuen Solberg viet på slottet" (in Danish). Ridehesten.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  6. Rasmussen, Claus (20 September 2016). "Bryllupsrejsen må vente for Wittinghus" (in Danish). Sjællands Nyheder. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
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