Kenneth Jonassen

Kenneth Jonassen (born 3 July 1974) is a badminton player from Denmark, who won Danish national and international titles during the first decade of the 21st century. The big, hard fighting Dane was often ranked among the top few singles players of that era, but was rather overshadowed by his fellow countryman Peter Gade.

Kenneth Jonassen
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1974-07-03) 3 July 1974 Herning, Denmark
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking	2 (14 April 2005[1])
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark Sudirman Cup 2005 Beijing Mixed team European Men's Team Championships 2008 Almere Men's team 2006 Thessalonica Men's team
BWF profile

He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Chen Hong of China. Jonassen reached the quarterfinals of several Badminton World Championships but never quite made it to the medal rounds.

He won the gold medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships, late in his career.[2] This, along with victories in the 2003 Korea Open and the 2004 Singapore Open were perhaps his most impressive achievements.

Major achievements

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
European Championships
1	Singles	2008	Herning, DEN
2	Singles	1998	Sofia, BUL
		2002	Malmö, SWE
		2004	Geneva, SWI
		2006	Den Bosch, NED
3	Singles	2000	Glasgow, SCO
Team competition
2	Team	2004	Thomas Cup
		2006
3		1998
		2000
		2002

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Russian Open	Poul-Erik Høyer	2–15, 2–15	Runner-up
2001	U.S. Open	Lee Hyun-il	8–6, 2–7, 2–7, 5–7	Runner-up
2001	German Open	Niels Christian Kaldau	7–1, 7–8, 8–6, 4–7, 7–5	Winner
2002	Denmark Open	Chen Hong	9–15, 15–9, 6–15	Runner-up
2003	Korea Open	Park Tae-sang	15–12, 17–15	Winner
2004	Dutch Open	Anders Boesen	15–6, 15–6	Winner
2004	Singapore Open	Lee Chong Wei	3–15, 17–15, 15–4	Winner
2005	Korea Open	Peter Gade	15–7, 4–15, 5–15	Runner-up
2005	Thailand Open	Hafiz Hashim	13–15, 13–15	Runner-up
2006	Singapore Open	Peter Gade	10–21, 14–21	Runner-up

References

1. IBF Historical Ranking - MENS SINGLES
2. "2008 European Championships winners". tournamentsoftware.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2008-04-21.

External links

• BWF Profile