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 (age 24)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking131 (18 July 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
European Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mulhouse Mixed team
BWF profile

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
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 edit

  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.