Victor Svendsen

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| country = Denmark

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|8|2}}

| birth_place = Hjørring, Nordjylland, Denmark

| residence = Valby, Copenhagen, Denmark

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| handedness = Right

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| event = Men's singles

| highest_ranking = 43

| date_of_highest_ranking = 21 March 2023

| current_ranking = 64

| date_of_current_ranking = 13 June 2023

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| bwf_id = FA46CD55-DEBC-43FE-8819-3F18D1CF01C2

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Victor Svendsen (born 2 August 1995) is a Danish badminton player.{{cite web |title=Victor Svendsen biography |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/fa46cd55-debc-43fe-8819-3f18d1cf01c2/biography |publisher=Badminton World Federation |via=Tournament Software |access-date=8 December 2022}} Svendsen has shown his talent as a badminton player since he was young. Trained at the Vendsyssel's talent department, he claimed the national U–13 elite team title and won the bronze medals in the singles and doubles event.{{cite web |first=Poul |last=Christoffersen |title=Hjørring-dreng blev doublemester for U13 |url=https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/hjoerring-dreng-blev-doublemester-for-u13/f072515e-db9a-4c06-9dfa-463bde2cf623 |publisher=Nordjyske Stiftstidende |date=5 March 2008 |access-date=4 November 2018 |language=da}} In the national event, he previously played for Ikast, and now was part of the Vendsyssel Elite Badminton.{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Egelund |title=Victor Svendsen fortsætter i Vendsyssel i næste sæson |url=https://www.skagensavis.dk/2018/02/16/victor-svendsen-fortsaetter-i-vendsyssel-i-naeste-saeson.html |publisher=Skagens Avis |date=16 February 2018 |access-date=4 November 2018 |language=da}}{{cite web |first=Jeppe |last=Billund |title=Victor Svendsen: Vemodigt farvel til Ikast |url=http://badmintonbladet.dk/victor-svendsen-vemodigt-farvel-ikast/ |publisher=Badminton Bladet |date=10 February 2016 |access-date=4 November 2018 |language=da}}

Career

He reached the semifinals at the 2022 Korea Open.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-09 |title=- Jeg er rigtig skuffet, siger dansk underdog efter semifinaleexit - TV 2 |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/badminton/2022-04-09-jeg-er-rigtig-skuffet-siger-dansk-underdog-efter-semifinaleexit |access-date=2022-05-29 |publisher=Tv 2 Sport |language=da-DK}} Because of his good results, he was selected to represent Danish team for the 2022 Thomas Cup and won a bronze medal.

Achievements

=BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 8 runners-up)=

Men's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2016

| align="left" | Polish International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sourabh Verma

| align="left" | 29–27, 21–13

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2016

| align="left" | Hungarian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Kim Bruun

| align="left" | 10–12, 6–11, 6–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2016

| align="left" | Finnish International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Kalle Koljonen

| align="left" | 11–7, 11–7, 8–11, 10–12, 11–4

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2017

| align="left" | Portugal International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Subhankar Dey

| align="left" | 19–21, 19–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2017

| align="left" | Hungarian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Pablo Abián

| align="left" | 21–13, 15–21, 21–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2018

| align="left" | KaBaL International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Subhankar Dey

| align="left" | 21–19, 21–19

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2018

| align="left" | Belgian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Toby Penty

| align="left" | 13–21, 21–19, 19–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2018

| align="left" | Czech Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Toma Junior Popov

| align="left" | 16–21, 11–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2018

| align="left" | Hungarian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Messerschmidt

| align="left" | 21–14, 16–21, 9–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2018

| align="left" | Italian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Rouxel

| align="left" | 21–12, 21–17

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Belgian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Lakshya Sen

| align="left" | 14–21, 15–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Hungarian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Pablo Abián

| align="left" | 21–17, 15–21, 12–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2020

| align="left" | Swedish Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Felix Burestedt

| align="left" | 18–8 retired

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2021

| align="left" | Denmark Masters

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Brian Yang

| align="left" | 21–16, 17–21, 15–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2022

| align="left" | Czech Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Huang Yu-kai

| align="left" | 21–18, 21–17

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2023

| align="left" | Swedish Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Kalle Koljonen

| align="left" | 21–14, 21–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2023

| align="left" | Dutch Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Karan Rajan Rajarajan

| align="left" | 22–20, 21–9

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament

: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament

: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament

References

External links

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Category:1995 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Hjørring

Category:Danish male badminton players

Category:21st-century Danish sportsmen