Jesper Toft

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Jesper Toft
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 26)
Dall Villaby, North Jutland Region, Denmark
ResidenceViby J, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking20 (MD with Andreas Søndergaard, 10 December 2024)
7 (XD with Amalie Magelund, 15 April 2025)
Current ranking34 (MD with Andreas Søndergaard)
7 (XD with Amalie Magelund) (15 April 2025)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Horsens Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Saarbrücken Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Baku Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mulhouse Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mulhouse Mixed team
BWF profile

Jesper Toft (born 7 February 1999) is a Danish badminton player.[1] He won a gold medal at the 2025 European Championships in the mixed doubles and the silver medal in the men's doubles in 2024.

Career

Born in Dall Villaby, a small town in the Aalborg Municipality, Toft started playing badminton at the age of four where his mother took him to the Svenstrup Badminton Club. He won the bronze medal in 2017 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles with Daniel Lundgaard and won another bronze in the team event as well.[2] In 2024, Toft won the silver medal at the European Championships with his partner Andreas Søndergaard, marking the first big achievement of his career.[3] He then partnered with Amalie Magelund in June and only a month later reached his first super 500 level final at the Canada Open, where they defeated their teammates Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Bøje.[4] They then emerged victorious at the Hylo Open, their first Super 300 title.[5]

Achievements

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2024 Saarlandhalle,
Saarbrücken, Germany
Denmark Andreas Søndergaard Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
16–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2025 Forum,
Horsens, Denmark
Denmark Amalie Magelund France Thom Gicquel
France Delphine Delrue
21–18, 21–19 Gold Gold

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace,
Mulhouse, France
Denmark Daniel Lundgaard France Thom Gicquel
France Toma Junior Popov
14–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2024 U.S. Open Super 300 Denmark Amalie Magelund Thailand Pakkapon Teeraratsakul
Thailand Phataimas Muenwong
21–15, 19–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Canada Open Super 500 Denmark Amalie Magelund Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark Alexandra Bøje
9–21, 24–22, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Hylo Open Super 300 Denmark Amalie Magelund Scotland Alexander Dunn
Scotland Julie MacPherson
21–19, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2025 Orléans Masters Super 300 Denmark Amalie Magelund Indonesia Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto
Indonesia Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Luxembourg Open Denmark Andreas Søndergaard Indonesia Putra Erwiansyah
Indonesia Patra Harapan Rindorindo
21–15, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Welsh International Denmark Andreas Søndergaard Denmark Rasmus Kjær
Denmark Frederik Søgaard
19–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Belgian International Denmark Andreas Søndergaard Denmark Daniel Lundgaard
Denmark Mads Vestergaard
21–13, 26–24 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Scottish Open Denmark Andreas Søndergaard Denmark Daniel Lundgaard
Denmark Mads Vestergaard
15–21, 21–11, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Irish Open Denmark Andreas Søndergaard Scotland Christopher Grimley
Scotland Matthew Grimley
20–22, 21–16, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Nantes International Denmark Andreas Søndergaard England Rory Easton
England Alex Green
21–18, 15–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Belgian International Denmark Clara Graversen Japan Hiroki Midorikawa
Japan Natsu Saito
18–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Italian International Denmark Clara Graversen England Rory Easton
England Annie Lado
21–19, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Dutch International Denmark Clara Graversen Hong Kong Lee Chun Hei
Hong Kong Ng Tsz Yau
9–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Welsh International Denmark Clara Graversen Germany Mark Lamsfuß
Germany Isabel Lohau
21–18, 14–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Polish Open Denmark Clara Graversen Denmark Mads Vestergaard
Denmark Christine Busch
15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Slovenia Open Denmark Clara Graversen India Rohan Kapoor
India N. Sikki Reddy
21–12, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Scottish Open Denmark Clara Graversen Denmark Mads Vestergaard
Denmark Christine Busch
15–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Denmark Challenge Denmark Clara Graversen Denmark Marcus Rindshøj
Sweden Malena Norrman
21–16, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Nantes International Denmark Amalie Magelund England Callum Hemming
England Estelle van Leeuwen
21–11, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title)

Boys' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Danish Junior Cup Denmark Rasmus Kjær France Toma Junior Popov
Denmark Karl Thor Søndergaard
21–14, 17–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Jesper Toft - Overview". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Jesper Toft – Biography". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  3. ^ Qvirin Petersen, Jacob (14 April 2024). "Astrup og Skaarup vinder EM-guld". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  4. ^ Sukumar, Dev (8 July 2024). "Canada Open: 'Dream Come True'". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (4 November 2024). "Hylo Open: Toft/Magelund continue to impress". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.