Johnnie Torjussen

Johnnie Torjussen (born 24 June 1999) is an English badminton player.[1][2]

Johnnie Torjussen
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking146 (14 March 2023)
Current ranking146 (14 March 2023)
BWF profile

Career

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]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2020 Slovak Open Jan Louda 18–21, 21–12, 15–21 Runner-up
2023 Portugal International Victor Ørding Kauffmann 21–13, 16–21, 21–18 Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Hellas International David Jones Daniel Nikolov
Ivan Rusev
16–21, 19–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Johnnie Torjussen". BWF. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. "Badminton - Johnnie Torjussen". The Sports Org. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. 123Internet (29 February 2020). "29.02.20Torjussen misses out on Slovak Open crown". Badminton England. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. "English National Badminton Championships 2021". Badminton England. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. "Torjussen Completes Nationals Set". Badminton England. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. "Preview: England Return To Thomas Cup". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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