Anders Antonsen
Anders Antonsen was born on April 27, 1997 in Aarhus in Denmark. He first came into contact with the badminton sport at the age of 6. Together with his brother Kasper they were taught by their father, who worked at one of the badminton clubs in Denmark.
Who is Anders Antonsen?
Anders Antonsen was born on April 27, 1997 in Aarhus in Denmark. He first came into contact with the badminton sport at the age of 6. Together with his brother Kasper they were taught by their father, who worked at one of the badminton clubs in Denmark.
Anders made his international debut at the age of 13 at the Forza Denmark International tournament. He took the first tournament win in 2015 during the European junior Championship. That same year, he also won some other great tournaments, such as the Dutch International, Belgian International and the Irish Open.
Achievements
As described above, he was an early winner. Some achievements that Anders achieved in subsequent years are:
- 2016 Winner Scottish Open Grand Prix, Swedish master, Austrian Open
- 2017 Silver at the European Championship, 2x semifinal in Super series Yonex French Open + Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open
- 2018 Bronze with the Danish Thomas Cup team + Denmark Open Super 750 semifinal
- 2019 Winner Indonesia Masters + European Championship Minsk + Silver at the World Cup
- 2020 Indonesia Masters + Denmark Open
- 2021 Indonesia Masters + gold at EC + BCW Tour finals
- 2022 Silver at the European Championships
- 2023 Korea Open
- 2024 Gold at the European Championship + Indonesia Masters + Malaysia Open
In April 2024, his world ranking in men's singles is No. 4.
Sponsor
Anders currently represents the badminton brand Victor, which originates from Taiwan. Victor has also been active in the European market since 1978.
Materials
Badminton racket
Anders Antonsen has been playing all his tournaments with this top Victor badminton racket since the launch of the Victor Auraspeed 90K Metallic. The Auraspeed 90K is available in the 4U of 84 grams. The racket is even balanced and stiff and in combination with the aerodynamic frame, a very attacking and fast racket has been designed, with which you can easily win from your opponent.
String
The string used by Anders is the Victor VBS 63. And it has excellent resilience, durability and offers a lot of feeling and control in all strokes. We can of course incorporate that string into the racquet for you.
Badminton shoes
In 2020 a men's badminton shoe was launched by Victor, which was designed in collaboration with Antonsen. The Victor A970 NitroLite CF is a badminton shoe that offers badminton players the ultimate combination of comfort and speed. With the addition of the revolutionary A970 NitroLite technology, this Victor men's badminton shoe stands out for optimal shock absorption and resilient comfort.
Badminton bags
One of the Victor badminton bags that Antonsen likes to use is the Victor BR 9308 black / gold 3-compartment bag. He can easily take all his sports gear with him in this bag.
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