Jonas Rasmussen

Jonas Rasmussen (born 28 October 1977 in Aarhus) is a retired badminton player from Denmark.

Jonas Rasmussen
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1977-10-28) 28 October 1977 (age 47) Aarhus, Denmark
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 2003 Birmingham Men's doubles 2003 Birmingham Mixed doubles 2006 Madrid Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 2011 Qingdao Mixed team 2005 Beijing Mixed team 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team Thomas Cup 2006 Tokyo/Sendai Men's team 2004 Jakarta Men's team 2012 Wuhan Men's team 2002 Guangzhou Men's team European Championships 2010 Manchester Men's doubles 2008 Herning Men's doubles 2004 Geneva Mixed doubles 2004 Geneva Men's doubles 2002 Malmö Men's doubles European Men's Team Championships 2012 Amsterdam Men's team 2010 Warsaw Men's team 2006 Thessalonica Men's team European Junior Championships 1995 Nitra Mixed team 1995 Nitra Boys' doubles 1995 Nitra Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career

With his men's doubles partner Lars Paaske he won the 2003 IBF World Championships defeating Indonesian pair Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto in the gold medal match and the All England Super Series 2010 defeating compatriots Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen. Rasmussen also competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Paaske. They had a bye in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Yim Bang-eun and Kim Yong-hyun of Korea.

He also competed in mixed doubles with partner Rikke Olsen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Daniel Shirley and Sara Petersen of New Zealand in the second. In the quarterfinals, Rasmussen and Olsen beat Kim Dong-moon and Ra Kyung-min of Korea 17–14, 15–8 to advance to the semifinals. There, they lost to Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms of Great Britain 15–6, 15–12. In the bronze medal match, they were defeated by fellow Danish pair Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager 15–5, 15–5 to finish fourth place.

He won the gold medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Lars Paaske.^[1] With the retirement of Lars Paaske after the 2010 BWF World Championships in Paris, He is now pairing with another Danish player, Mads Conrad-Petersen.^[2]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Lars Paaske	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	15–7, 13–15, 15–13	Gold
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain	Lars Paaske	Robert Blair Anthony Clark	21–23, 21–17, 17–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Rikke Olsen	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	3–15, 17–15	Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden	Lars Paaske	Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson	3–7, 7–1, 1–7, 6–8	Bronze
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Lars Paaske	Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson	15–11, 5–15, 11–15	Bronze
2008	Messecenter, Herning, Denmark	Lars Paaske	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	21–19, 21–16	Gold
2010	Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England	Lars Paaske	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	24–22, 22–20	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Rikke Olsen	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	3–15, 15–8, 5–15	Silver

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia	Søren Hansen	Peter Gade Peder Nissen	6–15, 6–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia	Pernille Harder	Peder Nissen Mette Hansen	5–15, 4–15	Silver

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,^[4] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Malaysia Open	Lars Paaske	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	10–21, 22–20, 18–21	Runner-up
2008	Japan Open	Lars Paaske	Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano	21–17, 15–21, 21–13	Winner
2009	Hong Kong Open	Lars Paaske	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	21–13, 15–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2010	All England Open	Lars Paaske	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	21–23, 21–19, 26–24	Winner
2011	Malaysia Open	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Chai Biao Guo Zhendong	16–21, 14–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

IBF/BWF World Grand Prix

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.The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	French Open	Peder Nissen	Jan Jørgensen Ove Svejstrup	7–15, 15–18	Runner-up
1999	U.S. Open	Michael Lamp	James Anderson Graham Hurrell	15–10, 15–13	Winner
2000	Swedish Open	Michael Lamp	Kitipon Kitikul Khunakorn Sudhisodhi	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up
2000	German Open	Michael Lamp	Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard	17–16, 10–15, 7–15	Runner-up
2001	German Open	Michael Lamp	Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard	1–7, 1–7, 7–3, 4–7	Runner-up
2002	German Open	Lars Paaske	Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard	10–15, 15–9, 15–6	Winner
2003	Singapore Open	Lars Paaske	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	9–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2003	China Open	Lars Paaske	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	15–12, 15–10	Winner
2004	Denmark Open	Lars Paaske	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	15–6, 15–13	Winner
2005	All England Open	Lars Paaske	Fu Haifeng Cai Yun	10–15, 6–15	Runner-up
2005	Thailand Open	Lars Paaske	Jung Jae-sung Lee Jae-jin	11–15, 5–15	Runner-up
2005	Denmark Open	Lars Paaske	Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat	6–15, 7–15	Runner-up
2006	Denmark Open	Lars Paaske	Mathias Boe Joachim Fischer Nielsen	18–21, 21–10, 21–17	Winner
2007	Chinese Taipei Open	Lars Paaske	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	17–21, 12–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Dutch Open	Ann-Lou Jorgensen	Lars Paaske Jane F. Bramsen	15–12, 15–6	Winner
1999	U.S. Open	Jane F. Bramsen	Michael Lamp Pernille Harder	15–3, 15–10	Winner
2000	Swedish Open	Jane F. Bramsen	Fredrik Bergström Jenny Karlsson	15–6, 17–14	Winner
2000	U.S. Open	Jane F. Bramsen	Ian Sullivan Gail Emms	8–15, 15–11, 15–12	Winner
2000	German Open	Jane F. Bramsen	Ian Sullivan Gail Emms	15–3, 7–15, 15–4	Winner
2002	Swiss Open	Jane F. Bramsen	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	3–7, 5–7, 1–7	Runner-up
2002	German Open	Rikke Olsen	Anggun Nugroho Eny Widiowati	11–0, 11–6	Winner
2006	Malaysia Open	Britta Andersen	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	21–19, 14–21, 15–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	South Africa International	Jean-Frederic Massias	15–10, 15–13	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Hungarian International	Jan Jorgensen	Harald Koch Jurgen Koch	18–15, 15–12	Winner
1996	Irish Open	Ove Svejstrup	Lee Sung-yuan Yong Shyu-Jeng	10–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1997	Amor International	Peder Nissen	Dennis Lens Quinten van Dalm	10–11, 9–6, 11–8, 5–11, 9–4	Winner
1998	South Africa International	Kenneth Jonassen	Johan Kleingeld Anton Kriel	15–3, 15–8	Winner
1999	Scottish International	Michael Lamp	Russell Hogg Kenny Middlemiss	15–8, 15–11	Winner
2006	Finnish Open	Peter Steffensen	Joakim Andersson Zhang Yi	21–9, 21–10	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Hamburg Cup	Ann-Lou Jorgensen	Dennis Lens Erica Van Den Heuvel	8–15, 17–14, 15–11	Winner
1996	Czech International	Ann-Lou Jorgensen	Manuel Dubrulle Sandrine Lefevre	15–2, 15–11	Winner
1996	Hungarian International	Ann-Lou Jorgensen	Ian Sullivan Joanne Nicholas	15–5, 15–11	Winner
1996	Norwegian International	Ann-Lou Jorgensen	Julian Robertson Gail Emms	6–9, 9–2, 5–9, 5–9	Runner-up
1996	Irish Open	Ann-Lou Jorgensen	Jesper Larsen Majken Vange	10–15, 15–8, 9–15	Runner-up
1997	Amor International	Ann-Lou Jorgensen	Quinten van Dalm Nicole van Hooren	9–11, 3–9, 9–7, 9–7, 7–9	Runner-up
1998	South Africa International	Meagan Burnett	Kenneth Jonassen Beverley Meerholz	15–5, 15–7	Winner
2006	Finnish Open	Britta Andersen	Rasmus Bonde Christinna Pedersen	21–11, 21–15	Winner

Invitation tournament

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Copenhagen Masters	Lars Paaske	Halim Haryanto Candra Wijaya	11–15, 4–15	Runner-up
2008	Copenhagen Masters	Lars Paaske	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	14–21, 21–13, 21–19	Winner
2009	Copenhagen Masters	Lars Paaske	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	21–16, 22–20	Winner
2010	Copenhagen Masters	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	21–16, 14–21, 25–23	Winner