Jan Østergaard Jørgensen (born 31 December 1987) is a Danish retired badminton player who played for SIF (Skovshoved) in the national league. He won the men's singles title at the 2014 European Championships, and was the bronze medalist at the 2015 World Championships. He joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China.

Career

Jørgensen won the European Championship title in 2014. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships and 2012 European Badminton Championships and the silver medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships and 2016 European Badminton Championships. He won the Danish Championship title in 2012, 2013 and again in 2015 (Withdrawn due to injury in 2014). He was the runner up at 2009 China Open Super Series and won Denmark Open in 2010, French Open (badminton) in 2013, Indonesia Open (badminton) in 2014 and the invitational Copenhagen Masters in 2009, 2011 and 2012. In 2014, he became the first European male singles player to win the Indonesia Open. In March 2015 he reached the final of the All England Super Series, but lost against Chen Long, from China, 21–15, 17–21, 15–21.

Personal life

Jørgensen is married to Danish handball player Stine Jørgensen and they have twins together.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015Istora Senayan, Jakarta, IndonesiaMalaysia Lee Chong Wei7–21, 19–21Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2008Messecenter, Herning, DenmarkDenmark Kenneth Jonassen12–21, 9–21Bronze
2010Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, EnglandDenmark Peter Gade14–21, 11–21Silver
2012Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, SwedenGermany Marc Zwiebler19–21, 15–21Bronze
2014Gymnastics Center, Kazan, RussiaEngland Rajiv Ouseph21–18, 21–10Gold
2016Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, FranceDenmark Viktor Axelsen11–21, 16–21Silver
2018Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, SpainEngland Rajiv Ouseph17–21, 21–18, 15–21Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.

Men's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2018Swiss OpenSuper 300India Sameer Verma15–21, 13–21Runner-up

BWF Superseries (4 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016China OpenChina Chen Long22–20, 21–13Winner
2016Japan OpenMalaysia Lee Chong Wei18–21, 21–15, 16–21Runner-up
2016Indonesia OpenMalaysia Lee Chong Wei21–17, 19–21, 17–21Runner-up
2015Indonesia OpenJapan Kento Momota21–16, 19–21, 7–21Runner-up
2015All England OpenChina Chen Long21–15, 17–21, 15–21Runner-up
2014Indonesia OpenJapan Kenichi Tago21–18, 21–18Winner
2013French OpenJapan Kenichi Tago21–19, 23–21Winner
2010Denmark OpenIndonesia Taufik Hidayat21–19, 21–19Winner
2009China OpenChina Lin Dan12–21, 12–21Runner-up

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2009Bitburger OpenNetherlands Eric Pang12–21, 21–13, 21–15Winner
2015German OpenIndonesia Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka21–12, 21–13Winner

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2006Czech InternationalDenmark Peter Mikkelsen21–18, 21–15Winner
2006Irish InternationalDenmark Jens-Kristian Leth20–22, 21–23Runner-up
2007Hungarian InternationalFinland Ville Lång21–6, 21–5Winner
2008Swedish InternationalGermany Marc Zwiebler13–21, 21–23Runner-up
2009Swedish InternationalNetherlands Dicky Palyama16–21, 22–20, 21–17Winner
2011Denmark InternationalDenmark Hans-Kristian Vittinghus21–15, 21–12Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series / European Circuit tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists, accurate as of 20 November 2023.

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