Joachim Persson


Joachim Persson is a 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. 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.
He played the 2006 IBF World Championships in men's singles and he was defeated in 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 his 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 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.

Achievements

European Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2008Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Kenneth Jonassen13–21, 16–21 Silver
2006Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Peter Gade20–22, 10–21 Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2001Spała Olympic Center, Spala, Poland Eric Pang13–15, 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 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
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2010French Open Taufik Hidayat16–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2008Denmark Open Peter Gade18–21, 21–17, 14–21 Runner-up

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 since 2007.
Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2008Bulgarian Open Hsieh Yu-hsin17–21, 21–19, 21–19 Winner

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

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2014Czech International Marc Zwiebler13–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2014Kharkiv International Rasmus Fladberg7–11, 4–11, 9–11 Runner-up
2014Spanish Open Rasmus Fladberg21–12, 21–13 Winner
2013Canadian International Eric Pang22–24, 16–21 Runner-up
2013Spanish Open Hans-Kristian Vittinghus9–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2012Czech International Kim Bruun21–11, 21–10 Winner
2011Morocco International Pablo Abián19–21, 21–17, 19–21 Runner-up
2007Finnish International Vladislav Druzchenko21–14, 21–18 Winner
2006Finnish International Kasper Ødum13–21, 21–17, 21–17 Winner
2006Swedish Masters Przemysław Wacha17–21, 22–20, 21–19 Winner
2006Austrian International Przemysław Wacha21–15, 21–10 Winner
2005Italian International Przemysław Wacha15–17, 15–9, 15–9 Winner
2005Finnish International Przemysław Wacha15–4, 15–17, 15–9 Winner
2004Irish International Per-Henrik Croona15–8, 15–9 Winner
2004Croatian International Hidetaka Yamada15–4, 8–15, 13–15 Runner-up
2002Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Kasper Ødum4–15, 5–15 Runner-up

Record Against Selected Opponents

Includes results from all competitions 2002–present.