Rasmus Kjær Pedersen (born 4 October 1998) is a Danish badminton player.[1] He won a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2024 European Championships.[2] Kjær was part of Danish winning team in the 2023 European Mixed Team Championships and 2024 European Men's Team Championships.
| Rasmus Kjær | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Rasmus Kjær Pedersen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1998 Glostrup, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Taastrup, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 13 (with Frederik Søgaard, 27 August 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 14 (with Frederik Søgaard, 17 September 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BWF profile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements
editEuropean Championships
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany |
 Frederik Søgaard
|
Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft
|
15–21, 16–21 |  Bronze
|
[2] |
BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[4]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Canada Open | Super 500 | Frederik Søgaard
|
Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
|
25–23, 16–21, 12–21 |  Runner-up
|
| 2024 | Hylo Open | Super 300 | Frederik Søgaard
|
 Ben Lane Sean Vendy
|
21–18, 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
|
BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 5 runners-up)
editMen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Finnish International | Jeppe Bay
|
 Łukasz Moreń Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
|
11–8, 11–2, 11–4 |  Winner
|
| 2017 | Slovenian International | Jeppe Bay
|
 Matijs Dierickx Freek Golinski
|
13–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2017 | Bulgarian Open | Jeppe Bay
|
Mathias Thyrri Søren Toft Hansen
|
16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2018 | Slovenian International | Jeppe Bay
|
Mads Emil Christensen Kristoffer Knudsen
|
21–14, 21–19 | Winner
|
| 2019 | Austrian Open | Joel Eipe
|
 Guo Xinwa Liu Shiwen
|
15–21, 22–20, 16–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2019 | Spanish International | Joel Eipe
|
Mathias Boe Mads Conrad-Petersen
|
11–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2022 | Polish Open | Frederik Søgaard
|
 Su Ching-heng Ye Hong-wei
|
21–16, 17–21, 21–19 | Winner
|
| 2022 | Dutch International | Frederik Søgaard
|
Alex Green Jonty Russ
|
21–9, 21–19 | Winner
|
| 2022 | Irish Open | Frederik Søgaard
|
 Ayato Endo Yuta Takei
|
18–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2022 | Welsh International | Frederik Søgaard
|
Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft
|
21–19, 21–18 | Winner
|
| 2022 | Canadian International | Frederik Søgaard
|
Mahiro Kaneko Hashiru Shimono
|
21–17, 21–17 | Winner
|
| 2023 | Denmark Masters | Frederik Søgaard
|
Lu Ming-che Tang Kai-wei
|
21–5, 21–16 | Winner
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Rasmus Kjær biography". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ a b Petersen, Jacob Qvirin (14 April 2024). "Astrup og Skaarup vinder EM-guld" (in Danish). TV 2 Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
edit- Rasmus Kjær at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
 | This biographical article relating to Danish badminton is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |