Line Drost Christophersen (born 14 January 2000) is a Danish badminton player.[1] She once trained at the Skælskør club, and now belongs to Gentofte.[2][3] Christophersen won the girls' singles title at the 2018 European Junior Championships,[4] and the silver medal at the World Junior Championships,[5] and then won a silver medal at the 2021 European Championships in the women's singles event.[6] She was part of the team from Denmark that won the 2020 European Women's Team Championships,[7] and at the 2021 and 2023 European Mixed Team Championships.

Line Christophersen
Personal information
Birth nameLine Drost Christophersen
CountryDenmark
Born (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 24)
Dianalund, Denmark
ResidenceGentofte, Denmark
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking17 (4 October 2022)
Current ranking28 (2 January 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kyiv Women's singles
European Women's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Liévin Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Łódź Women's team
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Markham Girls' singles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tallinn Girls' singles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tallinn Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mulhouse Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

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European Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine   Carolina Marín 13–21, 18–21   Silver

World Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada   Goh Jin Wei 13–21, 11–21   Silver

European Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia   Amalie Schulz 21–12, 21–15   Gold

BWF World Tour (4 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 SaarLorLux Open Super 100   Li Yun 12–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2021 Orléans Masters Super 100   Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21–16, 15–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2021 Spain Masters Super 300   Putri Kusuma Wardani 15–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2023 Guwahati Masters Super 100   Lalinrat Chaiwan 14–21, 21–17, 16–21   Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Italian International   Nguyễn Thùy Linh 22–24, 21–16, 21–23   Runner-up
2019 Dutch International   Clara Azurmendi 21–19, 21–14   Winner
2019 Belgian International   Neslihan Yiğit 23–21, 12–21, 21–11   Winner
2021 Denmark Masters   Julie Dawall Jakobsen 21–11, 21–17   Winner
2023 Belgian International   Neslihan Arın 11–21, 21–14, 17–21   Runner-up
2024 Nantes International   Amalie Schulz 21–17, 21–11   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Danish Junior Cup   Michelle Skødstrup 16–21, 21–14, 17–21   Runner-up
2018   Frederikke Lund 21–11, 21–12   Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Line Christophersen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Skælskørspillere i kamp i landsholdsdragten" (in Danish). VD Online. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Line Christophersen vinder sølv til ungdomsverdensmesterskaberne" (in Danish). Gentofte Badminton Klub. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. ^ Greve, Stine (16 September 2018). "Dansk guld i Tallinn: Line Christophersen vinder UEM" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. ^ Wittenkamp, Jade (18 November 2018). "UVM: Historisk sølvmedalje til Line Christophersen efter finalenederlag" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  6. ^ Raftery, Alan (4 May 2021). "EBC21 Summary". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  7. ^ Rasmussen, Claus (16 February 2020). "Dansk EM-guld nummer 13 og 14" (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  8. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  9. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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