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Character Introduction
Kim Astrup ( March 6, 1992) is a Danish male badminton player.
In April 2010, Kim Astrup Sørensen represented Denmark at the World Junior Badminton Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he won the third place in the Men’s Doubles Quasi-Final of the World Junior Championships, defeating the tournament’s No. 2 seed Au Yew Han/Yau Fong Keng of Malaysia 0-2 (16-21, 25-27).
In January 2011, Kim Astrup Sorensen and Rasmus Friedberg won their first international title at the Badminton International in Stockholm, Sweden, defeating Lukas Molen/Wojciech Sukudralszek of Poland 2-1 (14-21, 25-23, 21-16) in the Men’s Doubles Final.
In 2013, Astrup Sørensen teamed up with Anders Skorup Rasmussen and Maria Hesbo to win the men’s doubles and mixed doubles runners-up at the Danish International, respectively.
In April 2014, Kim Astrup Sørensen and Anders Skorup Rasmussen played in the Finnish Open Badminton Championships, winning the Men’s Doubles final by defeating the tournament’s 5th seeds, Huang Berui/Lu Jingyao of Chinese Taipei, 2-0 (21-18, 21-17).
In January 2015, Kim Astrup Sørensen and Anders Skorup Rasmussen played in the Swedish Badminton Masters, winning the title in the Men’s Doubles final by defeating the tournament’s top seeds, Adam Kwalina/Przemyslaw Wacha of Poland, 2-0 (21-15, 21-11). In February of the same year, he represented Denmark at the Badminton Europe Mixed Team Championships in Leuven, Belgium, helping his team win the Mixed Team title.
In February 2016, Kim Astrup Sørensen represented Denmark at the European Men’s Badminton Team Championships in Kazan, Russia, helping his team win the men’s team title. In March of the same year, he and Anders Skorup Rasmussen competed in the Swiss Badminton Golden Grand Prix, winning the men’s doubles final by defeating the tournament’s No. 4 seed and Chinese Taipei powerhouse Lee Seung-mu/Tsai Chia-hsin 2-0 (21-8, 21-15). In May of the same year, he was selected as the main men’s doubles starter at the Thomas Cup, helping Denmark to win the three major team events for the first time, and was the moment he became the new World Champion.
In April 2018, Kim Astrup Sørensen represented Denmark at the Badminton Europe Championships in Huelva, Spain, winning the men’s doubles title at the European Championships by withdrawing from the men’s doubles final due to his opponent.
In the men’s doubles final of the 2018 China Open Badminton Championships, the Danish duo Astrup/Rasmussen won the China Open men’s doubles title by defeating the Chinese duo Han Chengkai/Zhou Hao Dong 2-1.
Copenhagen World Championships in August 2023, the home game Astrup/Anders state of the brave all the way to the final, but finally 21-14, 15-21, 17-21 not lower than South Korea’s Kang Min-hyuk/Seo Seung-jae to get the runner-up, the record since the World Championships to participate in the best results.
World Ranking – Men’s Doubles 2, Week 33, 2024
Olympic Points – Men’s Doubles 4, 92724 points
Finals Ranking – Men’s Doubles 2, 64000 points
Equipment Used
AERONAUT 9000C,ASTROX 88S,Li-Ning Line 1,SHB65Z2MEX,DUORA 10,TECTONIC 7C,N69
Major Achievements
- 2024 Paris Olympics Badminton Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2024 Canadian Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2024 Indonesia Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2024 Singapore Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2024 Malaysia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2024 Badminton Europe Championships Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2024 Badminton Europe Championships Men’s Team Champion
- 2024 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2023 France Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2023 Denmark Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2023 Arctic Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2023 Hong Kong Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2023 World Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2023 Canadian Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2023 European Games Badminton Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2023 European Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
- 2022 Hailu Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2022 Japan Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2022 Indonesia Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2022 Thailand Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2022 Germany Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2021 World Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2021 Denmark Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2021 Badminton Europe Championships Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2021 All England Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2021 Swiss Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2020 Spain Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2020 European Badminton Championships Men’s Team Champion
- 2019 European Games Badminton Men’s Doubles Silver Medal
- 2019 India Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2019 European Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
- 2019 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals of 2018 Badminton World Federation Year End Finals
- 2018 China Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2018 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Third Place Member
- 2018 Badminton Europe Championships Men’s Team 3rd Runner-up
- 2018 India Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2017 Bitburger Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2017 Badminton Europe Championships Men’s Doubles 3rd Place
- 2017 Badminton Germany Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
- Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals of Bitburger Badminton Grand Prix Gold 2016
- 2016 France Badminton Premier Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2016 Indonesia Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2016 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Champion
- 2016 Badminton Europe Championships Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2016 Swiss Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 Badminton Europe Championships Men’s Team Champion
- 2016 Sweden Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2015 Germany Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2015 Badminton Europe Mixed Team Championships Mixed Team Champion
- 2015 Swedish Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2014 Bitburger Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2014 Belgium Badminton International Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2014 Finland Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2013 Scottish Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2013 Pittsburgh Badminton Grand Prix Gold Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2013 Belgium Badminton International Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2013 Kharkiv Badminton International Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2013 Kharkiv Badminton International Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2013 Spain Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finalist
- 2013 Denmark Badminton International Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2013 Denmark Badminton International Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2013 Portugal Badminton International Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2013 Finland Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2013 Stockholm Badminton International Mixed Doubles Quarter-finalists
- 2012 Denmark Badminton International Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2012 Denmark Badminton International Men’s Doubles quarter-finals
- 2012 Badminton Sweden Stockholm International Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2011 Scotland Badminton International Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2011 Badminton Scotland Men’s Doubles quarter-finals
- 2011 Norway Badminton International Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2011 Belgium Badminton International Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2011 European Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Quarter-finals
- 2011 European Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2011 European Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2011 White Nights Badminton Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2011 Croatia Badminton International Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2011 Croatia Badminton International Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2011 Men’s Doubles Champion of Sweden Stockholm Badminton Internationals
- 2010 World Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Third Place
[…] Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen secured their place in the final of the CLASH ROYALE Arctic Open 2024, powered by YONEX, with a solid victory over Thailand’s Kittinupong Kedren and Dechapol Puavaranukroh (21-14, 21-19). […]
[…] a week of stellar performances, Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen earned a well-deserved silver medal at the CLASH ROYALE Arctic Open […]
[…] Wednesday’s schedule is packed with more European stars. Germany’s Yvonne Li will face the 2017 champion Ratchanok Intanon, while Christo Popov will challenge the in-form seventh seed Lee Zii Jia. His brother Toma Junior Popov has a tough first-round match against world No. 3 Anders Antonsen. The Popov brothers also face a challenge in doubles, where they will meet the world No. 2 pair Anders Skaarup Rasmussen and Kim Astrup. […]