Viktor Axelsen
Character Introduction
Anselon, real name Viktor Axelsen, born 4 January 1994 in Odense, is a Danish badminton player, another Grand Slam men’s singles player in the history of badminton who has won the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the Thomas Cup, the All England Championships, and the Badminton World Federation Finals.
Axelsen came from an ordinary neighbourhood in Odense. He lived with his father after his parents divorced, and then, at the age of 17, started living alone in Copenhagen with his father as his manager in order to train and compete.
Axelsen started to learn Chinese at the age of 20 and had a room in his house dedicated to Chinese language learning. Uncomfortable with the phonetic translation of his name “Viktor”, he asked his teacher to give him the Chinese name “Axelsen”. Axelsen” is taken from the similar pronunciation of his family name “Axelsen”, while “Axelsen” means “King of Victory”. and “Sairoong” means “the one who overcomes the king”.
In 2010, Axelsen won the World Junior Badminton Championships.
In 2012, Axelsen finished second in the French Open and won the bronze medal in the European Badminton Championships.
In 2013, Axelsen won three consecutive titles at the Badminton International Germany, Badminton Superseries Copenhagen and Badminton International Denmark.
In March 2014, Axelsen won the men’s singles final of the Swiss Open Badminton Championships with a 21-7, 16-21, 25-23 victory over Tian Houwei.
In December 2015, at the Badminton World Tour Finals men’s singles final, Axelsen lost to Kento Momota 15-21, 12-21 to finish second.
In February 2016, Axelsen won the men’s final at the Badminton Team Europe Championships with Denmark. In May of the same year, Axelsen played in the Men’s Singles event at the Thomas Cup Men’s Team Final and defeated Tommy Sugiarto 21-17, 21-18, thus helping Denmark beat Indonesia 3-2 to lift the trophy for the first time.
In August 2016, Axelsen finished third in the men’s singles badminton bronze medal match at the Rio Olympics with a 15-21, 21-10, 21-17 victory over Lin Dan.
In December 2016, in the men’s singles final of the Badminton World Tour Finals, Axelsen won the men’s singles title of the Finals for the first time by defeating Tian Houwei 21-14, 6-21, 21-17, the first time a European player had won the men’s singles title of the event.
In August 2017, Axelsen defeated Lin Dan 22-20, 21-16 in the men’s singles final of the World Badminton Championships to win the men’s singles title at the World Championships for the first time.
In March 2020, in the men’s singles final of the All England Open Badminton Championships, Axelsen defeated Zhou Tiancheng 21-13, 21-14 to win the event for the first time. Axelsen also became the second Dane to win the All England Men’s Singles after Pete Gade in 1999.
In August 2021, Axelsen defeated Chen Long 21-15, 21-12 in the men’s singles final at the Tokyo Olympics to win his first Olympic title. Axelsen also became the second European to win the Olympic badminton men’s singles event after compatriot Pol-Erik Hjelle Larsen at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Axelsen won the men’s singles title at the 2022 All England Open Badminton Championships, defeating Lakshya Sen 21-10, 21-15.
On 3 July 2022, Axelsen defeated Kento Momota 21-4, 21-7 in the men’s singles final of the Malaysia Open Badminton Championships to win the title. Meanwhile, it was Axelsen’s 31st consecutive win, tying the record of 31 consecutive wins set by Lin Dan in 2006.
On 28 August 2022, at the Badminton World Championships in Tokyo, Axelsen won the title with a 21-5, 21-16 victory over player Kunravut from Thailand.This was Axelsen’s second World Championships title after the 2017 World Championships, and his sixth men’s singles title of the season after the All England Open, European Championships, Indonesian Masters, Indonesia Open, and the Malaysian Open, completing the the feat of 37 consecutive victories.
In May 2024, Axelsen defeated Lee Tsz Ka 2-1 in the men’s singles final of the Malaysian Badminton Masters to claim his first title of the 2024 season and break a title drought of nearly six months.
World Ranking – Men’s Singles 2, Week 28, 2024
Olympic Points – Men’s Singles 1, 98715 points
Finals Ranking – Men’s Singles 6, 36220 points
Equipment Used
ASTROX 100ZZ, ASTROX 100ZZ Antique Red, ARCSABER 11 Metallic Red, DUORA Z-STRIKE, BG-80, 75TH 65Z2, ARCSABER 11, ASTROX 88S, AEROBITE, F-90
Major Achievements
- 2024 Singapore Badminton Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2024 Malaysia Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Champion
- Men’s Singles Quarter-finals of Badminton Europe Championships 2024
- Badminton Europe Championships Men’s Team Champion 2024
- Malaysia Badminton Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals 2024
- 2023 Badminton World Finals Men’s Singles Champion
- 2023 Kumamoto Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Champion
- The 2023 China Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2023 Japan Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2023 European Games Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
- 2023 Indonesia Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2023 Swiss Open Badminton Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2023 European Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
- 2023 India Open Badminton Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2023 Malaysia Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2022 Badminton World Federation Year End Finals Men’s Singles Champion
- 2022 France Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2022 World Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champion
- 2022 Malaysia Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2022 Indonesia Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2022 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Champion
- 2022 Thomas Cup Men’s Badminton Team Championships 3rd Runner-up
- 2022 European Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champion
- 2022 All England Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2022 German Badminton Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finalist
- 2021 Badminton World Federation Year End Finals Men’s Singles Champion
- 2021 Indonesia Open Men’s Singles Champion
- Denmark Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion 2021
- Badminton Europe Mixed Team Championships 2021 Champion
- 2021 Badminton Europe Championships Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2021 All England Badminton Open Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2021 Swiss Open Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
- 2021 European Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
- 2021 TOYOTA Thailand Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2021 YONEX Thailand Open Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
- 2020 Thomas Cup Badminton Men’s Team Third Place Member
- 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
- 2020 Badminton World Federation Year End Finals Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2020 All England Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2020 Spain Badminton Masters Champion
- 2020 European Badminton Championships Men’s Team Champion
- 2020 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2020 Malaysia Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2019 France Open Badminton Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- Denmark Badminton Open 2019 Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- Singapore Badminton Open 2019 Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2019 India Open Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
- 2019 All England Badminton Open Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2019 Spain Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Champion
- 2019 European Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
- 2019 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2019 Malaysia Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- Japan Badminton Open 2018 Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2018 Indonesia Badminton Open Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2018 Thomas Cup Men’s Team 3rd Place Member
- 2018 Badminton Europe Championships Men’s Singles Champion
- 2018 Malaysia Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Champion
- 2017 Badminton World Federation Super Series Finals Men’s Singles Champion
- 2017 China Badminton Premier Super Series Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2017 Japan Badminton Superseries Men’s Singles Champion
- 2017 World Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champion
- 2017 Badminton Europe Championships Men’s Singles 3rd Runner-up
- 2017 Badminton India Premier Superseries Men’s Singles Champion
- 2017 Badminton Europe Championships Mixed Team Champion
- 2016 Badminton World Super Series Finals Men’s Singles Champion
- 2016 China Badminton Super Series Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2016 Rio Olympics Badminton Men’s Singles Third Place, Brazil
- 2016 India Badminton Super Series Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2016 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Champion
- 2016 European Badminton Championships Men’s Team Champion
- 2015 Copenhagen Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Champion
- 2015 Badminton World Cup Super Series Finals Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2015 Denmark Badminton Super Series Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2015 Japan Badminton Super Series Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2015 Badminton Australia Superseries Men’s Singles Runner-up
- Men’s Singles Runner-up, Badminton India Superseries 2015
- 2015 Swiss Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2015 Badminton Europe Mixed Team Championships Champion
- 2015 Badminton India Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2014 Badminton World Championships Men’s Singles 3rd Runner-up
- Men’s Singles Quarter-finals of Badminton Europe 2014
- 2014 Swiss Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
- 2013 London Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2013 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Third Place Member
- 2013 European Mixed Badminton Team Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
- 2012 Copenhagen Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Quarter-finalist
- 2012 France Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2012 Singapore Badminton Superseries Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2012 Badminton Europe Championships Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2011 Badminton World Junior Championships Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
- 2011 European Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champion
- 2011 European Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Third Place
- 2011 Copenhagen Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2011 Spain Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2010 World Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champion
- 2010 Cyprus Badminton International Men’s Singles Champion
- 2009 China-Denmark Youth Badminton Match Men’s Singles Champion
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