2021 Denmark Open

2021 Denmark Open

Tournament details
Dates	19–24 October
Level	Super 1000
Total prize money	US$850,000
Venue	Odense Sports Park
Location	Odense, Denmark
Champions
Men's singles	Viktor Axelsen
Women's singles	Akane Yamaguchi
Men's doubles	Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi
Women's doubles	Huang Dongping Zheng Yu
Mixed doubles	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino
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The 2021 Denmark Open (officially known as the Victor Denmark Open 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at the Odense Sports Park in Odense, Denmark, from 19 to 24 October 2021 and had a total prize of US$850,000.

The tournament which originally was a Super 750 event later got upgraded to a Super 1000 event in 2021.

Tournament

The 2021 Denmark Open was the fifth tournament according to the 2021 BWF World Tour as many tournaments got canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a part of the Denmark Open, which had been held since 1935. This tournament was organized by Badminton Denmark with sanction from the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at the Odense Sports Park in Odense, Denmark.

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event.

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32
12,000	10,200	8,400	6,600	4,800	3,000

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$850,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 32
Singles	$59,500	$28,900	$11,900	$4,675	$2,550	$850
Doubles	$62,900	$29,750	$11,900	$5,312.50	$2,762.50	$850

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Kento Momota (final)
2. Viktor Axelsen (champion)
3. Anders Antonsen (second round)
4. Chou Tien-chen (quarter-finals)
5. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (first round)
6. Jonatan Christie (quarter-finals)
7. Lee Zii Jia (quarter-finals)
8. Ng Ka Long (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Kento Momota	21	21
		Tommy Sugiarto	7	12
								1	Kento Momota	22	18	12
								2	Viktor Axelsen	20	21	21
		Lee Cheuk Yiu	9	11
	2	Viktor Axelsen	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	K Momota	21	21
		T J Popov	12	15
								1	K Momota	23	21
									S Kidambi	21	9
		B. Sai Praneeth	14	11
		S Kidambi	21	21
															1	K Momota	21	15
															6	J Christie	13	0r
	6	J Christie	21	21
		Prannoy K	18	19
								6	J Christie	21	21
									K Tsuneyama	11	9
		K Tsuneyama	21	21	21
		Heo K-h	23	14	18

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	A Antonsen	21	22
		R Gemke	16	20
								3	A Antonsen	14	18
									Sa Verma	21	21
		Sa Verma	21	21
		K Vitidsarn	17	14
																Sa Verma	17r
																T Sugiarto	21
	5	A S Ginting	1r
	PFR	T Rouxel	4
								PFR	T Rouxel	18	21	19
									T Sugiarto	21	16	21
		T Sugiarto	21	21
		K Wangcharoen	14	8

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Lee C Y	22	21
		S H Rhustavito	20	15
									Lee C Y	21	18	21
								8	Ng K L	16	21	8
		K Nishimoto	20	19
	8	Ng K L	22	21
																Lee C Y	21	19	21
															4	Chou T-c	16	21	19
		Lu GZ	21	21	21
		B Leverdez	23	10	6
									Lu GZ	15	18
								4	Chou T-c	21	21
		Parupalli K	0r
	4	Chou T-c	3

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Liew D	21	23
		H-K Vittinghus	18	21
									Liew D	11	14
								7	Lee Z J	21	21
		Wang T-w	21	9	18
	7	Lee Z J	12	21	21
															7	Lee Z J	19	19
															2	V Axelsen	21	21
		So Verma	9	7
		L Sen	21	21
									L Sen	15	7
								2	V Axelsen	21	21
	PFR	Loh K Y	19	14
	2	V Axelsen	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Chen Yufei (withdrew)
2. Akane Yamaguchi (champion)
3. Ratchanok Intanon (first round)
4. P. V. Sindhu (quarter-finals)
5. An Se-young (final)
6. He Bingjiao (semi-finals)
7. Pornpawee Chochuwong (quarter-finals)
8. Michelle Li (withdrew)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Kirsty Gilmour	13	21	16
	5	An Se-young	21	12	21
								5	An Se-young	21	23	5r
								2	Akane Yamaguchi	18	25	16
	6	He Bingjiao	21	20
	2	Akane Yamaguchi	23	22

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFR	K Kuuba	11	15
		K Gilmour	21	21
									K Gilmour	21	20	26
									Kim G-e	18	22	24
		S Katethong	19	8
		Kim G-e	21	21
																K Gilmour	21	18	21
															PFR	C Azurmendi	15	21	11
	PFR	C Azurmendi	11
		Qi XF	1r
								PFR	C Azurmendi	21	21
									M Blichfeldt	12	18
		L Tan	16	15
		M Blichfeldt	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
		N Yiğit	12	10
								4	P. V. Sindhu	21	12	21
									B Ongbamrungphan	16	21	15
		B Ongbamrungphan	21	21
		R Hartawan	15	17
															4	P. V. Sindhu	11	12
															5	An S-y	21	21
	5	An S-y	21	21
		Y Li	12	17
								5	An S-y	21	21
									E Kosetskaya	9	11
		E Kosetskaya	21	21
		Pai Y-p	10	19

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Han Y	21	18	16
		S Takahashi	15	21	21
									S Takahashi	14	14
								6	He BJ	21	21
		Yeo J M	14	17
	6	He BJ	21	21
															6	He BJ	21	21
																Wang ZY	16	14
		I Wang	19	20
		Wang ZY	21	22
									Wang ZY	21	21
									P Chaiwan	17	6
		P Chaiwan	21	21
	3	R Intanon	14	17

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		A Ohori	21	21
		S Nehwal	16	14
									A Ohori	6	15
								7	P Chochuwong	21	21
		L Christophersen	10	13
	7	P Chochuwong	21	21
															7	P Chochuwong	21	13	11
															2	A Yamaguchi	17	21	21
		G M Tunjung	21	21
		J D Jakobsen	9	12
									G M Tunjung	13	15
								2	A Yamaguchi	21	21
		L Kjærsfeldt	23	16	9
	2	A Yamaguchi	21	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (second round)
2. Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (first round)
3. Lee Yang / Wang Chi-lin (second round)
4. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (quarter-finals)
5. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (second round)
6. Choi Sol-gyu / Seo Seung-jae (withdrew)
7. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (second round)
8. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (final)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	8	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	21	19	21
		Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin	11	21	18
								8	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	18	12
									Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	21	21
		Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	20	21	21
		Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel	22	18	16

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21
		C Popov T J Popov	14	19
								1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	17	21
									M S Fikri B Maulana	17	21	23
		M S Fikri B Maulana	21	21
		Di ZJ Wang C	6	19
																M S Fikri B Maulana	21	11	17
															8	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	19	21	21
	8	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21
		D Lundgaard M Thyrri	7	14
								8	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21
									P Kusumawardana Y Rambitan	15	18
		P Kusumawardana Y Rambitan	21	21
	PFR	J Jansen J Völker	15	19

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21
		Lu C-y Yang P-ha	18	18
								4	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	17	21
									Arjun M.R. D Kapila	15	21	12
		B Lane S Vendy	19	15
		Arjun M.R. D Kapila	21	21
															4	F Alfian M R Ardianto	18	17
																Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	21
	7	S Rankireddy C Shetty	23	21
		C Hemming S Stallwood	21	15
								7	S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	15	15
									Goh S F N Izzuddin	14	21	21
		Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	21
		M Attri B. S Reddy	18	11

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		K Matsui Y Takeuchi	18	21	14
		A Koga T Saito	21	19	21
									A Koga T Saito	21	21
								5	A Chia Soh W Y	19	13
		R Jille T van der Lecq	17	9
	5	A Chia Soh W Y	21	21
																A Koga T Saito	18	17
																T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
		He JT Tan Q	13	10
		T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
									T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
								3	Lee Y Wang C-l	19	17
		Goh V S Low J S	14	18
	3	Lee Y Wang C-l	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		J Eipe R Kjær	12	18r
		Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	18
									Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	21
									A Dunn A Hall	17	11
		A Dunn A Hall	21	21
	PFR	L Corvée R Labar	14	14
																Ong Y S Teo E Y	18	19
																M Lamsfuß M Seidel	21	21
		Lee J-h Yang P-hs	21	21
		L R Carnando D Marthin	19	19
									Lee J-h Yang P-hs	18	13
									M Lamsfuß M Seidel	21	21
		M Lamsfuß M Seidel	21	21
	2	M Ahsan H Setiawan	17	13

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (first round)
2. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (final)
3. Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (semi-finals)
4. Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu (quarter-finals)
5. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (semi-finals)
6. Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida (first round)
7. Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (second round)
8. Chloe Birch / Lauren Smith (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	5	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	10	15
		Huang Dongping Zheng Yu	21	21
									Huang Dongping Zheng Yu	21	21
								2	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	15	17
	3	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	21	18	16
	2	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	16	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Chen QC Jia YF	1r
		A Magelund F Ravn	5
									A Magelund F Ravn	13	7
									Du Y Li WM	21	21
		M Lambert A Tran	18	15
		Du Y Li WM	21	21
																Du Y Li WM	19	13
															5	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
	5	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
		Hsu Y-c Hu L-f	19	16
								5	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
									B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	13	14
		B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	21	21
		Lee M Y Yap C W	12	15

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	G Polii A Rahayu	17	21	21
		P Tan Thinaah M	21	13	14
								4	G Polii A Rahayu	21	21
									M Fruergaard S Thygesen	13	16
		M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	21
		V Hoo Lim C S	15	16
															4	G Polii A Rahayu	21	10	13
																Huang DP Zheng Y	14	21	21
	7	G Stoeva S Stoeva	17	21	21
		J Finne-Ipsen M Surrow	21	14	18
								7	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	11	17
									Huang DP Zheng Y	17	21	21
		C Busch A Schulz	6	9
		Huang DP Zheng Y	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		R Honderich K Tsai	11	19
		Liu XX Xia YT	21	21
									Liu XX Xia YT	21	21
									A Tirtosentono I van der Aar	10	11
		A Tirtosentono I van der Aar	4
	6	N Matsuyama C Shida	7r
																Liu XX Xia YT	11	17
															3	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
		S F S Ramadhanti R Sugiarto	14	17
		Y Fukushima A Higashino	21	21
									Y Fukushima A Higashino	12	12
								3	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
		J MacPherson C Torrance	8	12
	3	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFR	C Azurmendi B Corrales	17	17
		J Magnusson C Nistad	21	21
									J Magnusson C Nistad	9	18
									P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	21	21
		P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	21	21
	8	C Birch L Smith	15	7
																P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	18	21
															2	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	23
		M Jakkampudi P S. Ram	8	7
		N V Marwah P Syaikah	21	21
									N V Marwah P Syaikah	21	18	15
								2	Lee S-h Shin S-c	15	21	21
		A Ponnappa N. S Reddy	17	13
	2	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping (semi-finals)
2. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (final)
3. Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti (semi-finals)
4. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (champions)
5. Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yoo-jung (withdrew)
6. Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith (second round)
7. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (first round)
8. Hafiz Faizal / Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	21	17	17
	4	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	16	21	21
								4	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21	21
								2	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	18	9
	3	Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti	21	17	20
	2	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	16	21	22

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21
		R Tabeling S Piek	6	7
								1	Wang YL Huang DP	23	21
									T Gicquel D Delrue	21	10
		S Jomkoh S Paewsampran	24	15	16
		T Gicquel D Delrue	22	21	21
															1	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21
																Tang C M Tse Y S	14	17
	PFR	D Kapila N. S Reddy	14	21	21
		Hoo P R Cheah Y S	21	17	18
								PFR	D Kapila N. S Reddy	17	21	11
									Tang C M Tse Y S	21	19	21
		Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21
		Yang P-hs Hu L-f	15	15

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
		A Maulana M C Bandaso	11	16
								4	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	22
									R Rivaldy P H Mentari	13	20
		R Rivaldy P H Mentari	15	21	21
		Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	21	12	19
															4	Y Watanabe A Higashino	19	21	21
																Tan K M Lai P J	21	12	14
	8	H Faizal G E Widjaja	17	14
		Tan K M Lai P J	21	21
									Tan K M Lai P J	18	21	21
									Ko S-h Eom H-w	21	18	13
		C Hemming J Pugh	13	19
		Ko S-h Eom H-w	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		S Rankireddy A Ponnappa	17	21	11
		Feng YZ Du Y	21	14	21
									Feng YZ Du Y	21	21
									Chang T C Ng W Y	15	16
		Chang T C Ng W Y	21	21
	7	Chan P S Goh L Y	17	19
																Feng YZ Du Y	16	21	17
															3	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	18	21
		He JT Liu XX	1r
		Goh S H S J Lai	6
									Goh S H S J Lai	14	12
								3	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	21
		M Mikkelsen R Søby Hansen	15	14
	3	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Lee J-h Hsu Y-c	21	15	22
		N Nøhr A Magelund	18	21	20
									Lee J-h Hsu Y-c	17	21	21
								6	M Ellis L Smith	21	19	14
		J Bay S Lundgaard	6	10
	6	M Ellis L Smith	21	21
																Lee J-h Hsu Y-c	9	3r
															2	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	11
		A Hall J MacPherson	18	17
		R Alimov A Davletova	21	21
									R Alimov A Davletova	18	19
								2	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
		Chen T J Peck Y W	16	21
	2	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	23

External links

• Tournament Link
• Official Website