Danish badminton player (born 1992)
Badminton player
Kim Astrup Birth name Kim Astrup Sørensen Country Denmark Born (1992-03-06 ) 6 March 1992 (age 32) Herning , DenmarkResidence Copenhagen , DenmarkHeight 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Handedness Left[ 1] Highest ranking 1 (MD with Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 17 December 2024[ 2] Line Kjærsfeldt 13 April 2017) Current ranking 1 (MD with Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 17 December 2024) BWF profile
Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player.[ 3] 2018 European Championships and the 2023 European Games with his partner Anders Skaarup Rasmussen .[ 4] [ 5] 2021 and later a silver medal in 2023 . Astrup 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.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
As junior player, Astrup 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 .[ 9]
Career
Astrup picked up a badminton racquet when he was 8 years old in Videbæk , Denmark. He enjoys the sport and continues to train intensely every day. He realized he had talent and pursued that dream through badminton.[ 10] 2010 World Junior Championships in Guadalajara , Mexico. Partnered with Rasmus Fladberg , he won the boys' doubles bronze medal.[ 11] [ 12] 2011 European Junior Championships in Vantaa , Finland, he won three medals. He managed to win the mixed doubles gold with Line Kjærsfeldt ,[ 13] [ 14] Swedish Masters and Croatian International ,[ 15] Scottish International .[ 16]
Unfortunately in 2012, Astrup was unable to win a single title. He was only being able to reach the mixed doubles final at the Denmark International tournament with Kjærsfeldt. At last, the Astrup Fladberg and Astrup Kjærsfeldt partnerships came to an end, since his partners will focused on single event. He made a new partnership with Anders Skaarup Rasmussen in the men's doubles and with Maria Helsbøl in the mixed doubles.[ 12] Bitburger Open in Germany and Scottish Open tournaments, and also won 2 Continental circuits in the Portugal and Belgian International . Meanwhile, Astrup and Helsbøl were finalists in 2 tournaments, Denmark and Kharkiv International .
In 2016, Astrup 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.[ 6]
In 2018, Astrup emerge victorious in the men's doubles at the European Championships . In the final, Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen received an easy win to their compatriot Mads Conrad-Petersen and Mads Pieler Kolding , after Kolding had to withdraw due to abdominal injury before going into the second game.[ 4] China Open after beating host pair Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong in the final. Their victory at that tournament, led them up to 5th place in the BWF ranking.[ 8]
Astrup competed at the 2019 European Games , and won the silver medal in the men's doubles with Anders Skaarup Rasmussen.[ 17]
Astrup competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles partnering Anders Skaarup Rasmussen .[ 10] Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen .[ 18]
At the 2021 World Championships , Astrup and Rasmussen won the bronze medal.[ 19] He Jiting and Tan Qiang ,[ 20]
In 2023, Astrup managed to win the gold medal at the European Games with his partner Rasmussen. As the first seed, they beat the second seeded pair from Great Britain Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in a tight match.[ 5] BWF World Championships , he and his partner then upgraded the bronze to silver that they won in 2021, after battling the final match in Royal Arena against the rising Korean pair Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae which ended in defeat in a close rubber game.[ 21]
Achievements
World Championships
Men's doubles
European Games
Men's doubles
European Championships
Men's doubles
Year
Venue
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
2016
Vendéspace,La Roche-sur-Yon , France
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding
21–14, 18–21, 13–21
Silver
2017
Sydbank Arena ,Kolding , Denmark
17–21, 22–24
Bronze
2018
Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín ,Huelva , Spain
21–15, retired
Gold
2021
Palace of Sports ,Kyiv , Ukraine
Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel
21–23, 17–21
Bronze
2024
Saarlandhalle ,Saarbrücken , Germany
Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft
21–16, 21–15
Gold
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
European Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
Mixed doubles
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[ 22] Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[ 23]
Men's doubles
Year
Tournament
Level
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
2018
India Open
Super 500
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
14–21, 16–21
Runner-up
2018
China Open
Super 1000
Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong
21–13, 17–21, 21–14
Winner
2020
Spain Masters
Super 300
Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin
21–17, 21–19
Winner
2021
Swiss Open
Super 300
Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel
21–16, 21–11
Winner
2021
Denmark Open
Super 1000
Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi
18–21, 12–21
Runner-up
2022
Japan Open
Super 750
Liang Weikeng Wang Chang
18–21, 21–13, 17–21
Runner-up
2023
Canada Open
Super 500
Rasmus Kjær Frederik Søgaard
23–25, 21–16, 21–12
Winner
2023
Hong Kong Open
Super 500
Leo Rolly Carnando Daniel Marthin
21–10, 22–24, 21–19
Winner
2023
Arctic Open
Super 500
Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun
21–18, 21–17
Winner
2023
French Open
Super 750
Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Bagas Maulana
21–14, 10–21, 21–18
Winner
2024
Indonesia Masters
Super 500
12–21, 22–20, 11–21
Runner-up
2024
Malaysia Masters
Super 500
Jin Yong Na Sung-seung
21–18, 21–14
Winner
2024
Canada Open
Super 500
Ben Lane Sean Vendy
18–21, 21–14, 21–11
Winner
2024
Arctic Open
Super 500
Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin
21–15, 15–21, 19–21
Runner-up
2024
Denmark Open
Super 750
18–21, 17–21
Runner-up
2024
BWF World Tour Finals
World Tour Finals
21–17, 17–21, 21–11
Winner
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 doubles
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament
Men's doubles
Year
Tournament
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
2011
Swedish Masters
Rasmus Fladberg
Łukasz Moreń Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
14–21, 25–23, 21–16
Winner
2011
Croatian International
Niclas Nøhr Mads Pedersen
18–21, 21–19, 21–16
Winner
2013
Portugal International
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Peter Briggs Harley Towler
21–18, 21–14
Winner
2013
Denmark International
Marcus Ellis 23–25, 21–16, 19–21
Runner-up
2013
Kharkiv International
Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha
20–22, 21–15, 12–21
Runner-up
2013
Belgian International
Chris Langridge Peter Mills
28–26, 21–18
Winner
2014
Finnish Open
Huang Po-jui Lu Ching-yao
21–18, 21–17
Winner
2015
Swedish Masters
21–15, 21–11
Winner
2016
Swedish Masters
Mathias Christiansen David Daugaard
19–21, 23–21, 19–21
Runner-up
Mixed doubles
BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
Men's doubles results with Anders Skaarup Rasmussen against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 13 August 2024 .[ 24]
References
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World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 14 January 2025
