Denmark Challenge

The Denmark Challenge is an international badminton tournament held in Denmark. This tournament has been an International Challenge level. Another tournament for higher level in the country is Denmark Open.

Previous winners

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
2011	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	Anastasia Prokopenko	Rasmus Bonde Anders Kristiansen	Line Damkjær Kruse Marie Røpke	Mads Pieler Kolding Julie Houmann
2012	Henri Hurskainen	Sandra-Maria Jensen	Christian Skovgaard Mads Pieler Kolding		Mads Pieler Kolding Julie Houmann
2013	Viktor Axelsen	Olga Konon	Marcus Ellis Paul van Rietvelde		Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Lena Grebak
2014– 2018	No competition
2019	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	Mia Blichfeldt	Shohei Hoshino Yujiro Nishikawa	Saori Ozaki Akane Watanabe	Ronan Labar Anne Tran
2020	Cancelled
2021	Brian Yang	Line Christophersen	Daniel Lundgaard Mathias Thyrri	Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn	Jeppe Bay Sara Lundgaard
2022	Lu Chia-hung	Pitchamon Opatniputh	Jin Yong Na Sung-seung	Yeung Nga Ting Yeung Pui Lam	Dejan Ferdinansyah Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
2023	Huang Yu-kai	Kristin Kuuba	Rasmus Kjær Frederik Søgaard	Hsieh Pei-shan Tseng Yu-chi	Rohan Kapoor N. Sikki Reddy
2024	Yushi Tanaka	Riko Gunji	William Kryger Boe Christian Faust Kjær	Laksika Kanlaha Phataimas Muenwong	Jesper Toft Clara Graversen
2025	Arnaud Merklé	Tanvi Sharma	Raymond Indra Nikolaus Joaquin	Mikoto Aiso Momoha Niimi	Zaidan Nabawi Jessica Rismawardani
2026	Daniil Dubovenko	Yvonne Li	Christian Faust Kjær Rasmus Kjær	Miku Sugiyama Nana Takahashi	Callum Hemming Estelle van Leeuwen

↑ This tournament, originally to be played from 7 to 10 May, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark.

Performances by countries

As of the 2026 edition

Pos	Country	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	Total
1	Denmark	3	3	6	4	5	21
2	Japan	1	1	1	3		6
3	Chinese Taipei	2			1		3
3	Indonesia			1		2	3
5	France	1				1	2
	Germany		2				2
	India		1			1	2
	Thailand		1		1		2
9	England			0.5		1	1.5
10	Canada	1					1
	Estonia		1				1
	Hong Kong				1		1
	Israel	1					1
	Russia		1				1
	South Korea			1			1
	Sweden	1					1
17	Scotland			0.5			0.5
Total		10	10	10	10	10	50

References

↑ "FZ Forza Denmark International 2011 winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
↑ Phelan, Mark (8 May 2011). "Forza Denmark Int'l – Maiden BE victory for Prokopenko". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
↑ "Forza Denmark International 2012 winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
↑ "Fire danske sejre i Forza Denmark International". Vendsyssel Elite Badminton (in Danish). 5 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
↑ "Forza Denmark International 2013 winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
↑ Dam, Camilla (4 May 2013). "Hjemmebanesejr til Axelsen & co" (in Danish). DR. Archived from the original on 5 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
↑ "Li-Ning Denmark Challenge 2019 winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
↑ "BWF Announces Revamped Tournament Calendar for 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
↑ "Li-Ning Denmark Challenge 2020 (Cancelled)". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
↑ "Victor Denmark Masters 2021 winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
↑ Nielsen, Preben (9 August 2021). "Canadisk spiller slog Victor Svendsen i finalen". JydskeVestkysten (in Danish). Retrieved 5 June 2026.
↑ "VICTOR Denmark Masters 2022 winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
↑ Burkal Elkjær, Ronni (12 June 2022). "15-årig vinder Victor Denmark Masters" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
↑ Burkal Elkjær, Ronni (11 June 2023). "Rasmus Kjær og Frederik Søgaard vinder Victor Denmark Masters" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
↑ "STATE Denmark Challenge 2024 presented by RSL winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
↑ "STATE Denmark Challenge 2025 presented by RSL winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
↑ Aktor, Lukas (11 May 2025). "Surprises and standouts at the State Denmark Challenge". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
↑ "State Denmark Challenge 2026 presented by RSL winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
↑ Aktor, Lukas (31 May 2026). "Four European nations and Japan share titles at State Denmark Challenge 2026 presented by RSL". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 5 June 2026.

External links

Badminton Denmark Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine

[CancelledTour-9] This tournament, originally to be played from 7 to 10 May, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark.

[1] "FZ Forza Denmark International 2011 winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[2] Phelan, Mark (8 May 2011). "Forza Denmark Int'l – Maiden BE victory for Prokopenko". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2026.

[3] "Forza Denmark International 2012 winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[4] "Fire danske sejre i Forza Denmark International". Vendsyssel Elite Badminton (in Danish). 5 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2026.

[5] "Forza Denmark International 2013 winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[6] Dam, Camilla (4 May 2013). "Hjemmebanesejr til Axelsen & co" (in Danish). DR. Archived from the original on 5 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.

[7] "Li-Ning Denmark Challenge 2019 winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[CancelledTour-8] "BWF Announces Revamped Tournament Calendar for 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

[10] "Li-Ning Denmark Challenge 2020 (Cancelled)". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[11] "Victor Denmark Masters 2021 winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[denm21-12] Nielsen, Preben (9 August 2021). "Canadisk spiller slog Victor Svendsen i finalen". JydskeVestkysten (in Danish). Retrieved 5 June 2026.

[13] "VICTOR Denmark Masters 2022 winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[denm22-14] Burkal Elkjær, Ronni (12 June 2022). "15-årig vinder Victor Denmark Masters" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2026.

[denm23-15] Burkal Elkjær, Ronni (11 June 2023). "Rasmus Kjær og Frederik Søgaard vinder Victor Denmark Masters" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2026.

[16] "STATE Denmark Challenge 2024 presented by RSL winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

[17] "STATE Denmark Challenge 2025 presented by RSL winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 May 2025.

[18] Aktor, Lukas (11 May 2025). "Surprises and standouts at the State Denmark Challenge". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 5 June 2026.

[19] "State Denmark Challenge 2026 presented by RSL winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 March 2026.

[20] Aktor, Lukas (31 May 2026). "Four European nations and Japan share titles at State Denmark Challenge 2026 presented by RSL". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 5 June 2026.