Badminton player
| Johnnie Torjussen | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 131 (18 July 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Johnnie Torjussen (born 24 June 1999) is a former badminton player from England.
Career
In 2020, he lost the finals at the Slovak Open to Jan Louda. In 2021, he became the national champion of England after winning the men's singles at the 2021 English National Badminton Championships by defeating Alex Lane. This earned him a place in representing England at the 2021 Sudirman Cup.
In 2022, he was selected as part of the squad to represent England in the 2022 Thomas Cup. In 2023, he won his third consecutive national singles title at the English National Badminton Championships, at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham.
Torjussen announced his retirement in December 2023, due to an ongoing meniscus injury.
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Slovak Open |  Jan Louda
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18–21, 21–12, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2023 | Portugal International |  Victor Ørding Kauffmann
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21–13, 16–21, 21–18 |  Winner
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Hellas International |  David Jones
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 Daniel Nikolov Ivan Rusev
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16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Johnnie Torjussen". BWF. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- "Badminton - Johnnie Torjussen". The Sports Org. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- 123Internet (29 February 2020). "29.02.20Torjussen misses out on Slovak Open crown". Badminton England. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "English National Badminton Championships 2021". Badminton England. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- "Torjussen Completes Nationals Set". Badminton England. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- "Preview: England Return To Thomas Cup". Badminton England. 5 May 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- "English National Badminton Championships 2023". Badminton England. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- "Johnnie Torjussen announces badminton retirement". Badminton England. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.