Jesper Toft

Jesper Toft (born 7 February 1999) is a Danish badminton player. He won a gold medal at the 2025 European Championships in the mixed doubles and the silver medal in the men's doubles in 2024.

Career Born in Dall Villaby, a small town in the Aalborg Municipality, Toft started playing badminton at the age of four where his mother took him to the Svenstrup Badminton Club. He won the bronze medal in 2017 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles with Daniel Lundgaard and won another bronze in the team event as well. In 2024, Toft won the silver medal at the European Championships with his partner Andreas Søndergaard, marking the first big achievement of his career. He then partnered with Amalie Magelund in June and only a month later reached his first super 500 level final at the Canada Open, where they defeated their teammates Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Bøje. They then emerged victorious at the Hylo Open, their first Super 300 title.

Achievements

European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2024 Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany Andreas Søndergaard Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 16–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2025 Forum, Horsens, Denmark Amalie Magelund Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue 21–18, 21–19 Gold Gold 2026 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Amalie Magelund Callum Hemming Estelle van Leeuwen 21–23, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace,Mulhouse, France Daniel Lundgaard Thom Gicquel Toma Junior Popov 14–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 1 runner-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.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2024 U.S. Open Super 300 Amalie Magelund Pakkapon Teeraratsakul Phataimas Muenwong 21–15, 19–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2024 Canada Open Super 500 Amalie Magelund Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje 9–21, 24–22, 21–12 Winner 2024 Hylo Open Super 300 Amalie Magelund Alexander Dunn Julie MacPherson 21–19, 21–16 Winner 2025 Orléans Masters Super 300 Amalie Magelund Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja 21–17, 21–13 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 7 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 Luxembourg Open Andreas Søndergaard Putra Erwiansyah Patra Harapan Rindorindo 21–15, 23–21 Winner 2022 Welsh International Andreas Søndergaard Rasmus Kjær Frederik Søgaard 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2023 Belgian International Andreas Søndergaard Daniel Lundgaard Mads Vestergaard 21–13, 26–24 Winner 2023 Scottish Open Andreas Søndergaard Daniel Lundgaard Mads Vestergaard 15–21, 21–11, 15–21 Runner-up 2023 Irish Open Andreas Søndergaard Christopher Grimley Matthew Grimley 20–22, 21–16, 17–21 Runner-up 2024 Nantes International Andreas Søndergaard Rory Easton Alex Green 21–18, 15–21, 21–19 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2021 Belgian International Clara Graversen Hiroki Midorikawa Natsu Saito 18–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2021 Italian International Clara Graversen Rory Easton Annie Lado 21–19, 21–16 Winner 2022 Dutch International Clara Graversen Lee Chun Hei Ng Tsz Yau 9–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2022 Welsh International Clara Graversen Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Lohau 21–18, 14–21, 21–16 Winner 2023 Polish Open Clara Graversen Mads Vestergaard Christine Busch 15–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2023 Slovenia Open Clara Graversen Rohan Kapoor N. Sikki Reddy 21–12, 21–13 Winner 2023 Scottish Open Clara Graversen Mads Vestergaard Christine Busch 15–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2024 Denmark Challenge Clara Graversen Marcus Rindshøj Malena Norrman 21–16, 21–11 Winner 2024 Nantes International Amalie Magelund Callum Hemming Estelle van Leeuwen 21–11, 21–13 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title) Boys' doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Danish Junior Cup Rasmus Kjær Toma Junior Popov Karl Thor Søndergaard 21–14, 17–21, 21–17 Winner BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament BWF Junior International Challenge tournament BWF Junior International Series tournament BWF Junior Future Series tournament