Johnnie Torjussen

Johnnie Torjussen (born 24 June 1999) is a former badminton player from England.[1][2]

Johnnie Torjussen
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking131 (18 July 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
European Mixed Team Championships
2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
European Junior Championships
2017 Mulhouse Mixed team
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] 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

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "English National Badminton Championships 2021". Badminton England. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. "Torjussen Completes Nationals Set". Badminton England. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. "Preview: England Return To Thomas Cup". Badminton England. 5 May 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  7. "English National Badminton Championships 2023". Badminton England. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  8. "Johnnie Torjussen announces badminton retirement". Badminton England. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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