Jan Ø. Jørgensen


Jan Østergaard Jørgensen is a Danish retired badminton player who played for SIF in the national league. He won the men's singles title at the 2014 European Championships, and was the bronze medalist at the 2015 World Championships. He joined the Denmark national [badminton team|Denmark] winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China.

Career

Jørgensen won the European Championship title in 2014. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships and 2012 European Badminton Championships and the silver medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships and 2016 European Badminton Championships. He won the Danish Championship title in 2012, 2013 and again in 2015. He was the runner up at China Open Super Series">China Open (badminton)">China Open Super Series and won Denmark Open in 2010, French Open (badminton) in 2013, Indonesia Open (badminton) in 2014 and the invitational Copenhagen Masters in 2009, 2011 and 2012. In 2014, he became the first European male singles player to win the Indonesia Open. In March 2015 he reached the final of the All England Super Series, but lost against Chen Long, from China, 21–15, 17–21, 15–21.

Personal life

Jørgensen is married to Danish handball player Stine Jørgensen and they have twins together.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015 BWF [World Championships – Men's singles|2015]Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia

European Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2008Messecenter, Herning, Denmark

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Men's singles
YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
Swiss Open (badminton)#Finals|2018]Swiss OpenSuper 300silver2

BWF Superseries (4 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016China Opengold1

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2009 [Bitburger Open Grand Prix#Finals|2009]Bitburger Opengold1

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2006Czech Internationalgold1

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists, accurate as of 20 November 2023.