Line_Kjærsfeldt
Line Kjærsfeldt
Danish badminton player (born 1994)
Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt (born 20 April 1994) is a Danish badminton player specializing in singles. She won a bronze medal at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships in the women's doubles with Sandra-Maria Jensen.[2] Kjærsfeldt also won a gold medal in 2015 European Games.[3]
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| Birth name | Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1994-04-20) April 20, 1994 (age 30)[1] Aarhus, Denmark[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Copenhagen, Denmark[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 257 wins, 196 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 16 (30 July 2019[1]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 20 (2 January 2024[1]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kjærsfeldt began to playing badminton at the age of eight, and started to playing competitively at the age of 15.[4] She competed at the 2010 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal in the girls' doubles partnered with Sandra-Maria Jensen, after in the semi-finals, they were beaten by the Chinese pair Bao Yixin and Ou Dongni in straight games.[5] Kjærsfeldt won her first international title in the women's doubles at the 2011 Croatian International with Jensen.[6] She then played at the Vantaa European Junior Championships, won the gold medal in the mixed doubles with Kim Astrup and bronze medal in the girls' doubles with Jensen.[7][8] She entered two finals at the Scottish International, and won her first mixed doubles title with Astrup.[9]
In 2012, Kjærsfeldt won her first title of the year at the Banuinvest International in the women's doubles with Sandra-Maria Jensen.[10] In May, Kjærsfeldt finished runner-up at the Denmark International in the mixed doubles with Kim Astrup.[11] She then won her first women's singles title at the Irish Open.[12] After won the title in Ireland, she then entered the top 100 BWF world ranking.[13]
Kjærsfeldt opened the 2013 season by winning the Estonian International.[13] In March, she clinched the girls' singles silver medal at the European Junior Championships, after being defeated by Bulgarian Stefani Stoeva in the final.[14] In 2014, Kjærsfeldt won the Finnish Open,[15] and also runners-up in the Swedish Masters and Irish Open.[16][17]
Kjærsfeldt competed at the 2015 Baku European Games and won the gold medal in the women's singles.[3] She then won a Grand Prix title at the Scottish Open beating home favorite Kirsty Gilmour in the final in three games.[18] In 2016, she was defeated by Carolina Marín in the semi-finals of the European Championships, settled for the bronze medal.[19][20] Kjærsfeldt made her debut at the Olympics in Rio 2016, but her pace was stopped in the group stage.[21] In December, she won her second Irish Open title.[22]
European Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Lianne Tan |
18–21, 21–19, 21–9 |  Gold |
[3] |
| 2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus |  Kirsty Gilmour |
21–13, 16–21, 8–21 |  Bronze |
European Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France |  Carolina Marín |
21–23, 15–21 | Bronze |
[20] |
| 2018 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |  Evgeniya Kosetskaya |
10–21, 14–21 | Bronze |
BWF World Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico |
 Sandra-Maria Jensen |
 Bao Yixin Ou Dongni |
15–21, 7–21 | Bronze |
[5] |
European Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey |  Stefani Stoeva |
13–21, 25–23, 19–21 |  Silver |
[14] |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland |
Sandra-Maria Jensen |
 Thamar Peters Josephine Wentholt |
21–16, 15–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
[23] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland |
Kim Astrup |
 Matthew Nottingham Helena Lewczynska |
19–21, 21–14, 21–16 | Gold |
[24] |
BWF World Tour (5 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[25] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[26]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 |  Tai Tzu-ying |
21–17, 10–21, 13–21 |  Runner-up |
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| 2018 | Scottish Open | Super 100 |  Kirsty Gilmour |
16–21, 21–18, 18–21 | Runner-up |
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| 2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Mia Blichfeldt |
14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
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| 2023 | Hylo Open | Super 300 |  Beiwen Zhang |
18–21, 21–16, 16–21 | Runner-up |
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| 2023 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 |  Nozomi Okuhara |
19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-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.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Scottish Open | Kirsty Gilmour |
16–21, 21–16, 21–18 |  Winner |
[18] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bitburger Open | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
He Jiting Du Yue |
18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 7 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Scottish International | Judith Meulendijks |
9–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
[9] |
| 2012 | Irish Open |  Chloe Magee |
23–21, 18–21, 21–18 | Winner |
[12] |
| 2013 | Estonian International | Natalia Perminova |
13–21, 21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
[13] |
| 2014 | Swedish Masters | Kirsty Gilmour |
22–24, 21–12, 10–21 | Runner-up |
[16] |
| 2014 | Finnish Open | Anna Thea Madsen |
21–9, 13–3 Retired | Winner |
[15] |
| 2014 | Irish Open | Beatriz Corrales |
21–23, 13–21 | Runner-up |
[17] |
| 2016 | Irish Open | Sung Shuo-yun |
21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
[22] |
| 2021 | Irish Open | Hsu Wen-chi |
9–21, 21–14, 15–21 | Runner-up |
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| 2021 | Scottish Open | Hsu Wen-chi |
15-21, 18-21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Croatian International | Sandra-Maria Jensen |
 Natalia Pocztowiak Staša Poznanović |
21–14, 21–18 | Winner |
[6] |
| 2012 | Banuinvest International | Sandra-Maria Jensen |
Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
21–19, 17–21, 21–16 | Winner |
[10] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Croatian International | Kim Astrup |
Zvonimir Đurkinjak Staša Poznanović |
13–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
[6] |
| 2011 | Scottish International | Kim Astrup |
Wojciech Szkudlarczyk Agnieszka Wojtkowska |
15–21, 21–15, 21–13 | Winner |
[9] |
| 2012 | Denmark International | Kim Astrup |
Mads Pieler Kolding Julie Houmann |
19–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
[11] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Invitational tournament
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Copenhagen Masters |  P. V. Sindhu |
21–12, 21–19 | Winner |
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