Viktor Axelsen
Danish badminton player (born )
Badminton player
| Viktor Axelsen | |
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Axelsen in the Indonesia Masters | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Born | () 4 January (age&#;31) Odense, Denmark |
| Residence | Dubai, United Arab Emirates[1] |
| Height | &#;m (6&#;ft 4&#;in) |
| Years active | –present |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Henrik Rohde |
| Career record | wins, losses |
| Highest ranking | 1&#;(28 September ) |
| Current ranking | 4&#;(4 February ) |
| BWF profile | |
Viktor Axelsen (born 4 January ) is a Danish badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic Champion, two-time World Champion, and four-time European Champion. He has held the No. 1 BWF World Ranking in men's singles for a total of weeks (as of August ), and he is the current world No. 4.[2] Throughout his career, Axelsen has won every single major title in both team and individual events at least once (World Tour Super level or higher), except for Sudirman Cup (where his team won Bronze in ).[3] Known for his powerful smashes and solid defence, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest badminton players of all time.[4][5][6][7]
Axelsen won the
Viktor Axelsen
– Early career and World Junior title
Axelsen's achievements began when he won the National junior event in the boys' singles and doubles in his age group in and He later emerged victorious at the German Junior and also at the European U17 Championships. He made his debut in the senior international tournament at the Denmark Open playing in the men's doubles event with Steffen Rasmussen.
In January , Axelsen who played from the qualification round, manage to reach the finals at the Swedish International tournament, and finished as the runner-up after losing to Indra Bagus Ade Chandra in straight games 15–21, 12– He competed at the World Junior Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, claimed the boys' singles title by defeating the No.1 seed, China's Huang Yuxiang in the quarter-finals, India's B. Sai Praneeth in the semis and Kang Ji-wook of Korea in the final. In October, he claimed his first international senior title at the age of just sixteen, winning the Cyprus International. A few weeks later he entered his first Super Series event in singles, the Denmark Open; making it through the qualifying stages before losing out to comp
Viktor Axelsen, the World Champion from Denmark, has many strengths that push him to the top but as well as weaknesses that are preventing him from consistently winning tournaments. Let’s analyze Viktor Axelsen’s badminton and see how his game can help us.
Player Specifications
As of January 26, ,
Date of Birth: January 4,
Height: cm
Country: Denmark
Racket Model:Yonex Duora Z Strike
World Ranking: 6
Highest Ranking: 1
Career Titles: 11
Dominant Hand: Right
Type of Player: Men’s Singles
Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
Viktor Axelsen is one of the tallest players in badminton men’s singles sitting at the height of cm or 6’4″. Being tall gives Viktor Axelsen various strengths but as well as weaknesses that other players can abuse. We’ll talk more about how Viktor plays around his strengths, but first, you’ll need to know the actual advantages that Viktor has.
One of the most notable strengths of being tall is that you get a much steeper smash, and Viktor Axelsen proves it. Viktor Axelsen’s greatest strength is his offensive play with his steep and powerful smash.
Other elements that make his offensive play so good are his cross court net
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