Anders Skaarup Rasmussen

Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (born 15 February 1989) is a Danish badminton player. Rasmussen won the men's doubles title at the 2018 European Championships and at the 2023 European Games partnered with Kim Astrup. He also won the bronze medal at the World Championships in 2021 and later a silver medal in 2023. Together with Astrup, he reached a career high of World number 1 in the men's doubles in December 2024.

Rasmussen joined the Denmark winning team at the European mixed team championships in 2015, 2019 and 2021; European men's team championships in 2014, 2016 and 2020; and the grade 1 badminton tournament World men's team championships, the Thomas Cup in 2016.

Career In 2018, Rasmussen emerge victorious in the men's doubles at the European Championships. In the final, Rasmussen and Kim Astrup received an easy win to their compatriot Mads Conrad-Petersen and Mads Pieler Kolding, after Kolding had to withdraw due to abdominal injury before going into the second game.

At the 2021 World Championships, Rasmussen and Astrup won the bronze medal. The duo were defeated in the semi-finals by the Chinese pair He Jiting and Tan Qiang.

Rasmussen competed for Denmark at the 2020 Summer Olympics in men's doubles, partnering Kim Astrup. The duo were eliminated in the quarter-finals to Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen.

In 2023, Rasmussen managed to win the gold medal in his second appearance at the European Games with his partner Astrup. As the top seed, they beat the second seeded pair from Great Britain Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in a tight match.

Rasmussen and Astrup also competed for Denmark at the 2024 Summer Olympics, finishing fourth in the men's doubles event.

Achievements World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,Huelva, Spain Kim Astrup He Jiting Tan Qiang 16–21, 21–13, 15–21 Bronze Bronze 2023 Royal Arena,Copenhagen, Denmark Kim Astrup Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae 21–14, 15–21, 17–21 Silver Silver 2025 Adidas Arena,Paris, France Kim Astrup Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae 12–21, 3–21 Bronze Bronze

European Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Falcon Club,Minsk, Belarus Kim Astrup Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge 17–21, 10–21 Silver Silver 2023 Arena Jaskółka,Tarnów, Poland Kim Astrup Ben Lane Sean Vendy 21–15, 19–21, 21–19 Gold Gold

European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Vendéspace,La Roche-sur-Yon, France Kim Astrup Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 21–14, 18–21, 13–21 Silver Silver 2017 Sydbank Arena,Kolding, Denmark Kim Astrup Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 17–21, 22–24 Bronze Bronze 2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,Huelva, Spain Kim Astrup Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 21–15, retired Gold Gold 2021 Palace of Sports,Kyiv, Ukraine Kim Astrup Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel 21–23, 17–21 Bronze Bronze 2024 Saarlandhalle,Saarbrücken, Germany Kim Astrup Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft 21–16, 21–15 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (10 titles, 6 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 India Open Super 500 Kim Astrup Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2018 China Open Super 1000 Kim Astrup Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong 21–13, 17–21, 21–14 Winner 2020 Spain Masters Super 300 Kim Astrup Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin 21–17, 21–19 Winner 2021 Swiss Open Super 300 Kim Astrup Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel 21–16, 21–11 Winner 2021 Denmark Open Super 1000 Kim Astrup Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi 18–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2022 Japan Open Super 750 Kim Astrup Liang Weikeng Wang Chang 18–21, 21–13, 17–21 Runner-up 2023 Canada Open Super 500 Kim Astrup Rasmus Kjær Frederik Søgaard 23–25, 21–16, 21–12 Winner 2023 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Kim Astrup Leo Rolly Carnando Daniel Marthin 21–10, 22–24, 21–19 Winner 2023 Arctic Open Super 500 Kim Astrup Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun 21–18, 21–17 Winner 2023 French Open Super 750 Kim Astrup Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Bagas Maulana 21–14, 10–21, 21–18 Winner 2024 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Kim Astrup Leo Rolly Carnando Daniel Marthin 12–21, 22–20, 11–21 Runner-up 2024 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Kim Astrup Jin Yong Na Sung-seung 21–18, 21–14 Winner 2024 Canada Open Super 500 Kim Astrup Ben Lane Sean Vendy 18–21, 21–14, 21–11 Winner 2024 Arctic Open Super 500 Kim Astrup Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin 21–15, 15–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2024 Denmark Open Super 750 Kim Astrup Liang Weikeng Wang Chang 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2024 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Kim Astrup Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin 21–17, 17–21, 21–11 Winner

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 4 runners-up) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Bitburger Open Kim Astrup Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 11–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2013 Scottish Open Kim Astrup Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding Walkover Runner-up 2014 Bitburger Open Kim Astrup Wang Yilyu Zhang Wen 14–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2016 Swiss Open Kim Astrup Lee Sheng-mu Tsai Chia-hsin 21–8, 21–15 Winner 2017 German Open Kim Astrup Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 21–17, 21–13 Winner 2017 Bitburger Open Kim Astrup Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto 21–19, 19–21, 21–18 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Bitburger Open Line Kjærsfeldt He Jiting Du Yue 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 6 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Iceland International René Lindskow Christopher Bruun Jensen Thomas Fynbo 21–16, 21–16 Winner 2010 Portugal International Martin Kragh Zvonimir Đurkinjak Zvonimir Hölbling 21–18, 21–14 Winner 2011 Portugal International Mats Bue Niclas Nøhr Mads Pedersen 26–28, 21–16, 17–21 Runner-up 2013 Portugal International Kim Astrup Peter Briggs Harley Towler 21–18, 21–14 Winner 2013 Denmark International Kim Astrup Marcus Ellis Paul van Rietvelde 23–25, 21–16, 19–21 Runner-up 2013 Kharkiv International Kim Astrup Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha 20–22, 21–15, 12–21 Runner-up 2013 Belgian International Kim Astrup Chris Langridge Peter Mills 28–26, 21–18 Winner 2014 Finnish Open Kim Astrup Huang Po-jui Lu Ching-yao 21–18, 21–17 Winner 2015 Swedish Masters Kim Astrup Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha 21–15, 21–11 Winner 2016 Swedish Masters Kim Astrup Mathias Christiansen David Daugaard 19–21, 23–21, 19–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Dutch International Anne Skelbæk Christian John Skovgaard Julie Houmann 21–17, 21–12 Winner 2010 Czech International Anne Skelbæk Jelle Maas Iris Tabeling 21–16, 21–11 Winner 2012 Finnish Open Sara Thygesen Chris Adcock Imogen Bankier 24–22, 12–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2013 Finnish Open Lena Grebak Valeriy Atrashchenkov Anna Kobceva 13–21, 21–15, 21–11 Winner 2013 Portugal International Lena Grebak Jones Ralfy Jansen Keshya Nurvita Hanadia 16–21, 21–18, 16–21 Runner-up 2013 Denmark International Lena Grebak Kim Astrup Maria Helsbøl 21–16, 21–8 Winner 2013 Spanish Open Lena Grebak Wojciech Szkudlarczyk Agnieszka Wojtkowska 21–14, 21–18 Winner 2013 Belgian International Lena Grebak Jacco Arends Selena Piek 21–18, 9–21, 21–15 Winner 2014 Finnish Open Lena Grebak Nico Ruponen Amanda Högström 22–24, 21–19, 21–13 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents Men's doubles results with Kim Astrup against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 13 August 2024.

Players Chai Biao & Hong Wei 5 0 5 –1 Fu Haifeng & Zhang Nan 2 1 1 0 He Jiting & Tan Qiang 4 2 2 0 Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen 9 1 8 –7 Liang Weikeng & Wang Chang 4 1 3 –2 Liu Cheng & Zhang Nan 2 0 2 –2 Liu Xiaolong & Qiu Zihan 1 1 0 +1 Liu Yuchen & Ou Xuanyi 7 3 4 –1 Chen Hung-ling & Wang Chi-lin 6 4 2 +2 Lee Yang & Wang Chi-lin 10 3 7 –4 Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen 1 0 1 –1 Marcus Ellis & Chris Langridge 3 1 2 –1 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty 10 6 4 +2 Mohammad Ahsan & Rian Agung Saputro 2 0 2 –2 Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan 10 3 7 –4 Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto 7 4 3 +1

Players Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 10 1 9 –8 Hiroyuki Endo & Kenichi Hayakawa 2 0 2 –2 Hiroyuki Endo & Yuta Watanabe 5 2 3 –1 Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayashi 13 6 7 –1 Takeshi Kamura & Keigo Sonoda 10 4 6 –2 Aaron Chia & Soh Wooi Yik 12 4 8 –4 Goh V Shem & Tan Wee Kiong 5 2 3 –1 Ong Yew Sin & Teo Ee Yi 4 2 2 0 Vladimir Ivanov & Ivan Sozonov 10 8 2 +6 Kang Min-hyuk & Seo Seung-jae 3 2 1 +1 Kim Gi-jung & Kim Sa-rang 4 2 2 0 Ko Sung-hyun & Shin Baek-cheol 2 0 2 –2 Lee Yong-dae & Yoo Yeon-seong 5 0 5 –5 Bodin Isara & Maneepong Jongjit 1 0 1 –1 Supak Jomkoh & Kittinupong Kedren 4 3 1 +2