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| Born | Line Drost Christophersen 14 January 2000 Dianalund, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 17 (4 October 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 24 (17 February 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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.
Achievements
European Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine |  Carolina Marín
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13–21, 18–21 |  Silver
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World Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |  Goh Jin Wei
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13–21, 11–21 | Silver
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European Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia |  Amalie Schulz
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21–12, 21–15 |  Gold
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BWF World Tour (5 runners-up)
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 |
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| 2019 | SaarLorLux Open | Super 100 |  Li Yun
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12–21, 13–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2021 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 |  Busanan Ongbamrungphan
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21–16, 15–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Spain Masters | Super 300 |  Putri Kusuma Wardani
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15–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Guwahati Masters | Super 100 | Lalinrat Chaiwan
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14–21, 21–17, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2025 | Macau Open | Super 300 | Chen Yufei
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17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Italian International |  Nguyễn Thùy Linh
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22–24, 21–16, 21–23 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Dutch International | Clara Azurmendi
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21–19, 21–14 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Belgian International |  Neslihan Yiğit
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23–21, 12–21, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2021 | Denmark Masters | Julie Dawall Jakobsen
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21–11, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2023 | Belgian International | Neslihan Arın
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11–21, 21–14, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Nantes International | Amalie Schulz
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21–17, 21–11 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Danish Junior Cup | Michelle Skødstrup
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16–21, 21–14, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Frederikke Lund
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21–11, 21–12 | Winner
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Players: Line Christophersen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Skælskørspillere i kamp i landsholdsdragten" (in Danish). VD Online. 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Line Christophersen vinder sølv til ungdomsverdensmesterskaberne" (in Danish). Gentofte Badminton Klub. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Greve, Stine (16 September 2018). "Dansk guld i Tallinn: Line Christophersen vinder UEM" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ Wittenkamp, Jade (18 November 2018). "UVM: Historisk sølvmedalje til Line Christophersen efter finalenederlag" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ Raftery, Alan (4 May 2021). "EBC21 Summary". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Rasmussen, Claus (16 February 2020). "Dansk EM-guld nummer 13 og 14" (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
- Line Christophersen at BWFBadminton.com
- Line Christophersen at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
