Joachim Persson

Joachim Persson
Joachim Persson
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	23 May 1983 (age 41); Slagelse, Denmark
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Handedness	Left
Men's singles
Highest ranking	6
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Denmark
Thomas Cup
European Championships
European Mixed Team Championships
European Men's Team Championships
Representing Germany
European Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Joachim Persson (born 23 May 1983) is a former badminton player from Denmark.

Career

Persson was born in Denmark but his family moved to Germany in his early years. He began to playing badminton in Trittau, Germany together with his parents.^[1] As German player, he helped the German team to win the mixed team title at the 2001 European Junior Championships, also won a silver medal in the singles event. In 2002, he moved back to Denmark and started to practice at Brøndby.^[2]

He played the 2006 IBF World Championships in men's singles and he was defeated in the third round by Lee Chong Wei 21–16, 21–12. Joachim Persson reached the finals of the Denmark Open Super Series 2008 and lost in the finals to compatriot Peter Gade.

In 2004 he won the Irish International, in 2005 the Finnish International Championships and the V Italian International, and in 2006 the Austrian International, the Swedish International and the Finnish International Championships.

In 2019, he was banned from badminton tournaments for 18 months and has been ordered to pay costs of US$4,500, guilty of four violations of the code of conduct in relation to betting wagering and irregular match results.^[3]

Achievements

European Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Messecenter, Herning, Denmark	Kenneth Jonassen	13–21, 16–21	Silver
2006	Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Peter Gade	20–22, 10–21	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Spała Olympic Center, Spala, Poland	Eric Pang	13–15, 3–15	Silver

BWF Superseries (2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries had two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, introduced in 2007, with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year's end.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	French Open	Taufik Hidayat	16–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2008	Denmark Open	Peter Gade	18–21, 21–17, 14–21	Runner-up

Superseries tournament

Superseries Premier tournament

Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Grand Prix (1 title)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Bulgarian Open	Hsieh Yu-hsin	17–21, 21–19, 21–19	Winner

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Czech International	Marc Zwiebler	13–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2014	Kharkiv International	Rasmus Fladberg	7–11, 4–11, 9–11	Runner-up
2014	Spanish Open	Rasmus Fladberg	21–12, 21–13	Winner
2013	Canadian International	Eric Pang	22–24, 16–21	Runner-up
2013	Spanish Open	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	9–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2012	Czech International	Kim Bruun	21–11, 21–10	Winner
2011	Morocco International	Pablo Abián	19–21, 21–17, 19–21	Runner-up
2007	Finnish International	Vladislav Druzchenko	21–14, 21–18	Winner
2006	Finnish International	Kasper Ødum	13–21, 21–17, 21–17	Winner
2006	Swedish Masters	Przemysław Wacha	17–21, 22–20, 21–19	Winner
2006	Austrian International	Przemysław Wacha	21–15, 21–10	Winner
2005	Italian International	Przemysław Wacha	15–17, 15–9, 15–9	Winner
2005	Finnish International	Przemysław Wacha	15–4, 15–17, 15–9	Winner
2004	Irish International	Per-Henrik Croona	15–8, 15–9	Winner
2004	Croatian International	Hidetaka Yamada	15–4, 8–15, 13–15	Runner-up
2002	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Kasper Ødum	4–15, 5–15	Runner-up