Line Kjærsfeldt
Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt (born 20 April 1994) is a Danish badminton player specializing in singles. She was a gold medalist in the 2015 European Games and 2025 European Championships.[2][3] In the juniors, she won a bronze medal at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships in the women's doubles with Sandra-Maria Jensen.[4]
Career
Kjærsfeldt began to playing badminton at the age of eight, and started to playing competitively at the age of 15.[5] She competed at the 2010 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal in the girls' doubles partnered with Sandra-Maria Jensen, after in the semi-finals, they were beaten by the Chinese pair Bao Yixin and Ou Dongni in straight games.[6] Kjærsfeldt won her first international title in the women's doubles at the 2011 Croatian International with Jensen.[7] She then played at the Vantaa European Junior Championships, won the gold medal in the mixed doubles with Kim Astrup and bronze medal in the girls' doubles with Jensen.[8][9] She entered two finals at the Scottish International, and won her first mixed doubles title with Astrup.[10]
In 2012, Kjærsfeldt won her first title of the year at the Banuinvest International in the women's doubles with Sandra-Maria Jensen.[11] In May, Kjærsfeldt finished runner-up at the Denmark International in the mixed doubles with Kim Astrup.[12] She then won her first women's singles title at the Irish Open.[13] After won the title in Ireland, she then entered the top 100 BWF world ranking.[14]
Kjærsfeldt opened the 2013 season by winning the Estonian International.[14] In March, she clinched the girls' singles silver medal at the European Junior Championships, after being defeated by Bulgarian Stefani Stoeva in the final.[15] In 2014, Kjærsfeldt won the Finnish Open,[16] and also runners-up in the Swedish Masters and Irish Open.[17][18]
Kjærsfeldt competed at the 2015 Baku European Games and won the gold medal in the women's singles.[2] She then won a Grand Prix title at the Scottish Open beating home favorite Kirsty Gilmour in the final in three games.[19] In 2016, she was defeated by Carolina Marín in the semi-finals of the European Championships, settled for the bronze medal.[20][21] Kjærsfeldt made her debut at the Olympics in Rio 2016, but her pace was stopped in the group stage.[22] In December, she won her second Irish Open title.[23]
Achievements
European Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan | Belgium Lianne Tan | 18–21, 21–19, 21–9 | Gold Gold | [2] |
| 2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus | Error creating thumbnail: Kirsty Gilmour | 21–13, 16–21, 8–21 | Bronze Bronze |
European Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France | Spain Carolina Marín | 21–23, 15–21 | Bronze Bronze | [21] |
| 2018 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | 10–21, 14–21 | Bronze Bronze | ||
| 2025 | Forum, Horsens, Denmark | Scotland Kirsty Gilmour | 21–16, 21–17 | Gold Gold | [3] |
BWF World Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico |
Error creating thumbnail: Sandra-Maria Jensen | Error creating thumbnail: Bao Yixin Error creating thumbnail: Ou Dongni |
15–21, 7–21 | Bronze Bronze | [6] |
European Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey | 13–21, 25–23, 19–21 | Silver Silver | [15] |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland |
Error creating thumbnail: Sandra-Maria Jensen | Error creating thumbnail: Thamar Peters Error creating thumbnail: Josephine Wentholt |
21–16, 15–21, 19–21 | Bronze Bronze | [24] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland |
Error creating thumbnail: Kim Astrup | Error creating thumbnail: Matthew Nottingham Error creating thumbnail: Helena Lewczynska |
19–21, 21–14, 21–16 | Gold Gold | [25] |
BWF World Tour (7 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[26] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.[27]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying | 21–17, 10–21, 13–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | |
| 2018 | Scottish Open | Super 100 | Scotland Kirsty Gilmour | 16–21, 21–18, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | |
| 2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Error creating thumbnail: Mia Blichfeldt | 14–21, 14–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | |
| 2023 | Hylo Open | Super 300 | United States Beiwen Zhang | 18–21, 21–16, 16–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | |
| 2023 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | 19–21, 16–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | ||
| 2024 | Canada Open | Super 500 | Error creating thumbnail: Busanan Ongbamrungphan | 18–21, 14–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | |
| 2025 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Error creating thumbnail: Chen Yufei | 17–21, 17–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-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.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Scottish Open | Scotland Kirsty Gilmour | 16–21, 21–16, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | [19] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bitburger Open | Error creating thumbnail: Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | Error creating thumbnail: He Jiting Error creating thumbnail: Du Yue |
18–21, 17–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 7 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Scottish International | Error creating thumbnail: Judith Meulendijks | 9–21, 19–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | [10] |
| 2012 | Irish Open | Error creating thumbnail: Chloe Magee | 23–21, 18–21, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | [13] |
| 2013 | Estonian International | 13–21, 21–18, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | [14] | |
| 2014 | Swedish Masters | Scotland Kirsty Gilmour | 22–24, 21–12, 10–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | [17] |
| 2014 | Finnish Open | Error creating thumbnail: Anna Thea Madsen | 21–9, 13–3 Retired | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | [16] |
| 2014 | Irish Open | Spain Beatriz Corrales | 21–23, 13–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | [18] |
| 2016 | Irish Open | Chinese Taipei Sung Shuo-yun | 21–18, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | [23] |
| 2021 | Irish Open | Chinese Taipei Hsu Wen-chi | 9–21, 21–14, 15–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | |
| 2021 | Scottish Open | Chinese Taipei Hsu Wen-chi | 15-21, 18-21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Croatian International | Error creating thumbnail: Sandra-Maria Jensen | Poland Natalia Pocztowiak Croatia Staša Poznanović |
21–14, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | [7] |
| 2012 | Banuinvest International | Error creating thumbnail: Sandra-Maria Jensen | 21–19, 17–21, 21–16 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | [11] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Croatian International | Error creating thumbnail: Kim Astrup | Croatia Zvonimir Đurkinjak Croatia Staša Poznanović |
13–21, 13–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | [7] |
| 2011 | Scottish International | Error creating thumbnail: Kim Astrup | Poland Wojciech Szkudlarczyk Poland Agnieszka Wojtkowska |
15–21, 21–15, 21–13 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | [10] |
| 2012 | Denmark International | Error creating thumbnail: Kim Astrup | Error creating thumbnail: Mads Pieler Kolding Error creating thumbnail: Julie Houmann |
19–21, 9–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | [12] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Invitational tournament
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Copenhagen Masters | Error creating thumbnail: P. V. Sindhu | 21–12, 21–19 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
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- Badminton players from Aarhus
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- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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- Medalists at the 2015 European Games
- Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
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- Badminton players at the 2023 European Games
- European Games gold medalists for Denmark
- European Games bronze medalists for Denmark
- European Games medalists in badminton
- 21st-century Danish sportswomen