Rasmus Gemke (born 11 January 1997) is a Danish badminton player. He was awarded the 2012 Badminton Denmark Comet of the Year.[1] He was part of the Danish national U-19 team to win bronze at the 2015 European Junior Badminton Championships in Lubin, Poland.[2] He made his senior international debut at the 2016 Belgian International tournament.[3]

Rasmus Gemke
Gemke at the 2018 Kazan European men's team championships
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 (age 27)
Viby J, Denmark
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking10 (30 November 2021)
Current ranking28 (14 November 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Men's team
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Łódź Men's team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lubin Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

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BWF World Tour (1 title, 4 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] 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.[5]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Orléans Masters Super 100   Mark Caljouw 21–10, 18–21, 8–21   Runner-up
2018 Spain Masters Super 300   Suppanyu Avihingsanon 15–21, 21–6, 21–14   Winner
2020 Denmark Open Super 750   Anders Antonsen 21–18, 19–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2022 French Open Super 750   Viktor Axelsen 14–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2024 German Open Super 300   Christo Popov 17–21, 16–21   Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title)

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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 singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Bitburger Open   Hsu Jen-hao 21–18, 21–10   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Finnish Open   Yu Igarashi 21–17, 21–18   Winner
2019 Azerbaijan International   Felix Burestedt 21–13, 21–12   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Rasmus Gemke biography". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Her er udtagelserne til U19 EM i Polen" (in Danish). Badminton Bladet. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Rasmus Gemke: Det er anderledes mentalt at spille internationale turneringer" (in Danish). Badminton Bladet. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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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