Kim Astrup

Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] Astrup emerge victorious in the men's doubles at the 2018 European Championships.[4]

Kim Astrup
Personal information
Birth nameKim Astrup Sørensen
Country Denmark
Born (1992-03-06) 6 March 1992
Herning, Denmark
ResidenceCopenhagen, Denmark
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking5 (MD 1 November 2018)
32 (XD 13 April 2017)
Current ranking12 (MD 17 March 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Thomas Cup
2016 Kunshan Men's team
2018 Bangkok Men's team
European Games
2019 Minsk Men's doubles
European Championships
2018 Huelva Men's doubles
2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Men's doubles
2017 Kolding Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
2015 Leuven Mixed team
2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
2014 Basel Men's team
2016 Kazan Men's team
2018 Kazan Men's team
2020 Liévin Men's team
World Junior Championships
2010 Guadalajara Boys' doubles
European Junior Championships
2011 Vantaa Mixed doubles
2011 Vantaa Boys' doubles
2011 Vantaa Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

European Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Falcon Club,
Minsk, Belarus		 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Marcus Ellis
Chris Langridge		 17–21, 10–21 Silver

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Palacio de Deportes de Huelva,
Huelva, Spain		 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding		 21–15, Retired Gold
2017 Sydbank Arena,
Kolding, Denmark		 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding		 17–21, 22–24 Bronze
2016 Vendéspace,
La Roche-sur-Yon, France		 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding		 21–14, 18–21, 13–21 Silver

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco,
Guadalajara, Mexico		 Rasmus Fladberg Ow Yao Han
Yew Hong Kheng		 16–21, 25–27 Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Energia Areena,
Vantaa, Finland		 Rasmus Fladberg Chris Coles
Matthew Nottingham		 17–21, 17–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Energia Areena,
Vantaa, Finland		 Line Kjærsfeldt Matthew Nottingham
Helena Lewczynska		 19–21, 21–14, 21–16 Gold

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Spain Masters Super 300 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Lee Yang
Wang Chi-lin		 21–17, 21–19 Winner
2018 China Open Super 1000 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Han Chengkai
Zhou Haodong		 21–13, 17–21, 21–14 Winner
2018 India Open Super 500 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo		 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up

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
2017 Bitburger Open Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto		 21–19, 19–21, 21–18 Winner
2017 German Open Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding		 21–17, 21–13 Winner
2016 Swiss Open Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Lee Sheng-mu
Tsai Chia-hsin		 21–8, 21–15 Winner
2014 Bitburger Open Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Wang Yilu
Zhang Wen		 14–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2013 Scottish Open Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding		 Walkover Runner-up
2013 Bitburger Open Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding		 11–21, 16–21 Runner-up
     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
2016 Swedish Masters Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mathias Christiansen
David Daugaard		 19–21, 23–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2015 Swedish Masters Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Adam Cwalina
Przemysław Wacha		 21–15, 21–11 Winner
2014 Finnish Open Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Huang Po-jui
Lu Ching-yao		 21–18, 21–17 Winner
2013 Belgian International Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Chris Langridge
Peter Mills		 28–26, 21–18 Winner
2013 Kharkiv International Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Adam Cwalina
Przemysław Wacha		 20–22, 21–15, 12–21 Runner-up
2013 Denmark International Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Marcus Ellis
Paul van Rietvelde		 23–25, 21–16, 19–21 Runner-up
2013 Portugal International Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Peter Briggs
Harley Towler		 21–18, 21–14 Winner
2011 Croatian International Rasmus Fladberg Niclas Nohr
Mads Pedersen		 18–21, 21–19, 21–16 Winner
2011 Swedish Masters Rasmus Fladberg Lukasz Moren
Wojciech Szkudlarczyk		 14–21, 25–23, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Kharkiv International Maria Helsbøl Robert Blair
Imogen Bankier		 22–20, 9–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2013 Denmark International Maria Helsbøl Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Lena Grebak		 16–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2012 Denmark International Line Kjærsfeldt Mads Pieler Kolding
Julie Houmann		 19–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2011 Scottish International Line Kjærsfeldt Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
Agnieszka Wojtkowska		 15–21, 21–15, 21–13 Winner
2011 Croatian International Line Kjærsfeldt Zvonimir Durkinjak
Stasa Poznanovic		 13–21, 13–21 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
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References
  1. "Players: Kim Astrup". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. "Denmark wins world badminton team title". www.thelocal.dk. The Local. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  4. Bech, Rasmus (29 April 2018). "First title for Astrup and Skaarup". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  6. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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