Johnnie Torjussen
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| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 June 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 131 (18 July 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Johnnie Torjussen (born 24 June 1999) is a former badminton player from England.[1][2]
Career
[edit]In 2020, he lost the finals at the Slovak Open to Jan Louda.[3] In 2021, he became the national champion of England after winning the men's singles at the 2021 English National Badminton Championships by defeating Alex Lane.[4][5] This earned him a place in representing England at the 2021 Sudirman Cup.
In 2022, he was selected as part of the squad to represent England in the 2022 Thomas Cup.[6] In 2023, he won his third consecutive national singles title at the English National Badminton Championships, at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham.[7]
Torjussen announced his retirement in December 2023, due to an ongoing meniscus injury.[8]
Achievements
[edit]BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Slovak Open |  Jan Louda
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18–21, 21–12, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2023 | Portugal International |  Victor Ørding Kauffmann
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21–13, 16–21, 21–18 |  Winner
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Hellas International |  David Jones
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 Daniel Nikolov Ivan Rusev
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16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Johnnie Torjussen". BWF. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Badminton - Johnnie Torjussen". The Sports Org. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ 123Internet (29 February 2020). "29.02.20Torjussen misses out on Slovak Open crown". Badminton England. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "English National Badminton Championships 2021". Badminton England. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Torjussen Completes Nationals Set". Badminton England. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Preview: England Return To Thomas Cup". Badminton England. 5 May 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "English National Badminton Championships 2023". Badminton England. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Johnnie Torjussen announces badminton retirement". Badminton England. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.