Anders Skaarup Rasmussen

Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (born 15 February 1989) is a Danish badminton player.^[1] Rasmussen won the men's doubles title at the 2018 European Championships and at the 2023 European Games partnered with Kim Astrup.^[2][3] He also won the bronze medal at the World Championships in 2021 and later a silver medal in 2023. Together with Astrup, he reached a career high of World number 5 in the men's doubles in September 2018.^[4]

Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1989-02-15) 15 February 1989 (age 35) Odder, Denmark
Residence	Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	2 (MD with Kim Astrup 11 June 2024) 29 (XD with Lena Grebak 16 January 2014)
Current ranking	2 (MD with Kim Astrup 13 August 2024)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 2023 Copenhagen Men's doubles 2021 Huelva Men's doubles Thomas Cup 2016 Kunshan Men's team 2018 Bangkok Men's team 2020 Aarhus Men's team 2022 Bangkok Men's team European Games 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Men's doubles 2019 Minsk Men's doubles European Championships 2018 Huelva Men's doubles 2024 Saarbrücken Men's doubles 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Men's doubles 2017 Kolding Men's doubles 2021 Kyiv Men's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 2015 Leuven Mixed team 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team 2021 Vantaa Mixed team European Men's Team Championships 2014 Basel Men's team 2016 Kazan Men's team 2020 Liévin Men's team 2024 Łódź Men's team
BWF profile

Rasmussen joined the Denmark winning team at the European mixed team championships in 2015, 2019 and 2021; European men's team championships in 2014, 2016 and 2020; and the grade 1 badminton tournament World men's team championships, the Thomas Cup in 2016.^[5]

Career

In 2018, Rasmussen emerge victorious in the men's doubles at the European Championships. In the final, Rasmussen and Kim Astrup received an easy win to their compatriot Mads Conrad-Petersen and Mads Pieler Kolding, after Kolding had to withdraw due to abdominal injury before going into the second game.^[2] In September, Rasmussen and Astrup claimed their first ever BWF World Tour Super 1000 title in the China Open after beating host pair Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong in the final. Their victory at that tournament, led them up to 5th place in the BWF ranking.^[4]

Rasmussen made his debut at the European Games in 2019, where he won the silver medal with and his partner, Astrup.^[6]

At the 2021 World Championships, Rasmussen and Astrup won the bronze medal.^[7] The duo were defeated in the semi-finals by the Chinese pair He Jiting and Tan Qiang.^[8]

Rasmussen competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles partnering Kim Astrup. The duo were eliminated in the quarter-finals to Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen.^[9]

In 2023, Rasmussen managed to win the gold medal in his second appearance at the European Games with his partner Astrup. As the top seed, they beat the second seeded pair from Great Britain Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in a tight match.^[3] At the BWF World Championships, he and his partner then upgraded the bronze to silver that they won in 2021, after battling the final match in Royal Arena against the rising Korean pair Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae which ended in defeat in a close rubber game.^[10]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain	Kim Astrup	He Jiting Tan Qiang	16–21, 21–13, 15–21	Bronze
2023	Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Kim Astrup	Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae	21–14, 15–21, 17–21	Silver

European Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus	Kim Astrup	Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge	17–21, 10–21	Silver
2023	Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland	Kim Astrup	Ben Lane Sean Vendy	21–15, 19–21, 21–19	Gold

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France	Kim Astrup	Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding	21–14, 18–21, 13–21	Silver
2017	Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark	Kim Astrup	Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding	17–21, 22–24	Bronze
2018	Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain	Kim Astrup	Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding	21–15, retired	Gold
2021	Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine	Kim Astrup	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel	21–23, 17–21	Bronze
2024	Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany	Kim Astrup	Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft	21–16, 21–15	Gold

BWF World Tour (9 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[11] 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.^[12]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	India Open	Super 500	Kim Astrup	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	14–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2018	China Open	Super 1000	Kim Astrup	Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong	21–13, 17–21, 21–14	Winner
2020	Spain Masters	Super 300	Kim Astrup	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin	21–17, 21–19	Winner
2021	Swiss Open	Super 300	Kim Astrup	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel	21–16, 21–11	Winner
2021	Denmark Open	Super 1000	Kim Astrup	Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	18–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2022	Japan Open	Super 750	Kim Astrup	Liang Weikeng Wang Chang	18–21, 21–13, 17–21	Runner-up
2023	Canada Open	Super 500	Kim Astrup	Rasmus Kjær Frederik Søgaard	23–25, 21–16, 21–12	Winner
2023	Hong Kong Open	Super 500	Kim Astrup	Leo Rolly Carnando Daniel Marthin	21–10, 22–24, 21–19	Winner
2023	Arctic Open	Super 500	Kim Astrup	Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun	21–18, 21–17	Winner
2023	French Open	Super 750	Kim Astrup	Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Bagas Maulana	21–14, 10–21, 21–18	Winner
2024	Indonesia Masters	Super 500	Kim Astrup	Leo Rolly Carnando Daniel Marthin	12–21, 22–20, 11–21	Runner-up
2024	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Kim Astrup	Jin Yong Na Sung-seung	21–18, 21–14	Winner
2024	Canada Open	Super 500	Kim Astrup	Ben Lane Sean Vendy	18–21, 21–14, 21–11	Winner
2024	Arctic Open	Super 500	Kim Astrup	Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin	21–15, 15–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2024	Denmark Open	Super 750	Kim Astrup	Liang Weikeng Wang Chang	18–21, 17–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

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 (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Bitburger Open	Kim Astrup	Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding	11–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2013	Scottish Open	Kim Astrup	Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding	Walkover	Runner-up
2014	Bitburger Open	Kim Astrup	Wang Yilyu Zhang Wen	14–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2016	Swiss Open	Kim Astrup	Lee Sheng-mu Tsai Chia-hsin	21–8, 21–15	Winner
2017	German Open	Kim Astrup	Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding	21–17, 21–13	Winner
2017	Bitburger Open	Kim Astrup	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	21–19, 19–21, 21–18	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Bitburger Open	Line Kjærsfeldt	He Jiting Du Yue	18–21, 17–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 6 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Iceland International	René Lindskow	Christopher Bruun Jensen Thomas Fynbo	21–16, 21–16	Winner
2010	Portugal International	Martin Kragh	Zvonimir Đurkinjak Zvonimir Hölbling	21–18, 21–14	Winner
2011	Portugal International	Mats Bue	Niclas Nøhr Mads Pedersen	26–28, 21–16, 17–21	Runner-up
2013	Portugal International	Kim Astrup	Peter Briggs Harley Towler	21–18, 21–14	Winner
2013	Denmark International	Kim Astrup	Marcus Ellis Paul van Rietvelde	23–25, 21–16, 19–21	Runner-up
2013	Kharkiv International	Kim Astrup	Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha	20–22, 21–15, 12–21	Runner-up
2013	Belgian International	Kim Astrup	Chris Langridge Peter Mills	28–26, 21–18	Winner
2014	Finnish Open	Kim Astrup	Huang Po-jui Lu Ching-yao	21–18, 21–17	Winner
2015	Swedish Masters	Kim Astrup	Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha	21–15, 21–11	Winner
2016	Swedish Masters	Kim Astrup	Mathias Christiansen David Daugaard	19–21, 23–21, 19–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Dutch International	Anne Skelbæk	Christian John Skovgaard Julie Houmann	21–17, 21–12	Winner
2010	Czech International	Anne Skelbæk	Jelle Maas Iris Tabeling	21–16, 21–11	Winner
2012	Finnish Open	Sara Thygesen	Chris Adcock Imogen Bankier	24–22, 12–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2013	Finnish Open	Lena Grebak	Valeriy Atrashchenkov Anna Kobceva	13–21, 21–15, 21–11	Winner
2013	Portugal International	Lena Grebak	Jones Ralfy Jansen Keshya Nurvita Hanadia	16–21, 21–18, 16–21	Runner-up
2013	Denmark International	Lena Grebak	Kim Astrup Maria Helsbøl	21–16, 21–8	Winner
2013	Spanish Open	Lena Grebak	Wojciech Szkudlarczyk Agnieszka Wojtkowska	21–14, 21–18	Winner
2013	Belgian International	Lena Grebak	Jacco Arends Selena Piek	21–18, 9–21, 21–15	Winner
2014	Finnish Open	Lena Grebak	Nico Ruponen Amanda Högström	22–24, 21–19, 21–13	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Men's doubles results with Kim Astrup against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 13 August 2024.^[13]

Players M W L Diff. Chai Biao & Hong Wei 5 0 5 –1 Fu Haifeng & Zhang Nan 2 1 1 0 He Jiting & Tan Qiang 4 2 2 0 Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen 9 1 8 –7 Liang Weikeng & Wang Chang 4 1 3 –2 Liu Cheng & Zhang Nan 2 0 2 –2 Liu Xiaolong & Qiu Zihan 1 1 0 +1 Liu Yuchen & Ou Xuanyi 7 3 4 –1 Chen Hung-ling & Wang Chi-lin 6 4 2 +2 Lee Yang & Wang Chi-lin 10 3 7 –4 Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen 1 0 1 –1 Marcus Ellis & Chris Langridge 3 1 2 –1 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty 9 6 3 +3 Mohammad Ahsan & Rian Agung Saputro 2 0 2 –2 Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan 10 3 7 –4 Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto 7 4 3 +1

Players M W L Diff. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 10 1 9 –8 Hiroyuki Endo & Kenichi Hayakawa 2 0 2 –2 Hiroyuki Endo & Yuta Watanabe 5 2 3 –1 Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayashi 13 6 7 –1 Takeshi Kamura & Keigo Sonoda 10 4 6 –2 Aaron Chia & Soh Wooi Yik 12 4 8 –4 Goh V Shem & Tan Wee Kiong 5 2 3 –1 Ong Yew Sin & Teo Ee Yi 4 2 2 0 Vladimir Ivanov & Ivan Sozonov 10 8 2 +6 Kang Min-hyuk & Seo Seung-jae 3 2 1 +1 Kim Gi-jung & Kim Sa-rang 4 2 2 0 Ko Sung-hyun & Shin Baek-cheol 2 0 2 –2 Lee Yong-dae & Yoo Yeon-seong 5 0 5 –5 Bodin Isara & Maneepong Jongjit 1 0 1 –1 Supak Jomkoh & Kittinupong Kedren 4 3 1 +2

References

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External links

• Anders Skaarup Rasmussen at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
• Anders Skaarup Rasmussen at BWFBadminton.com