Jesper Toft

Jesper Toft
Personal information
Born (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 27)
Dall Villaby, North Jutland Region, Denmark
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryDenmark
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking20 (MD with Andreas Søndergaard, 10 December 2024)
7 (XD with Amalie Magelund, 15 April 2025)
Current ranking19 (XD with Amalie Magelund, 4 August 2026)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 HorsensMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place2024 SaarbrückenMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2026 HuelvaMixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 BakuMixed team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 MulhouseBoys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place2017 MulhouseMixed team

Jesper Toft (born 7 February 1999) is a Danish badminton player. He won a gold medal at the 2025 European Championships in the mixed doubles and the silver medal in the men's doubles in 2024.

Career

Born in Dall Villaby, a small town in the Aalborg Municipality, Toft started playing badminton at the age of four where his mother took him to the Svenstrup Badminton Club. He won the bronze medal in 2017 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles with Daniel Lundgaard and won another bronze in the team event as well. In 2024, Toft won the silver medal at the European Championships with his partner Andreas Søndergaard, marking the first big achievement of his career. He then partnered with Amalie Magelund in June and only a month later reached his first super 500 level final at the Canada Open, where they defeated their teammates Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Bøje. They then emerged victorious at the Hylo Open, their first Super 300 title.

Achievements

European Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2024 Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany Denmark Andreas Søndergaard Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
16–21, 15–21 Silver Silver
Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2025 Forum, Horsens, Denmark Denmark Amalie Magelund France Thom Gicquel
France Delphine Delrue
21–18, 21–19 Gold Gold
2026 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Denmark Amalie Magelund England Callum Hemming
England Estelle van Leeuwen
21–23, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace
Mulhouse, France
Denmark Daniel Lundgaard France Thom Gicquel
France Toma Junior Popov
14–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2024 U.S. Open Super 300 Denmark Amalie Magelund Thailand Pakkapon Teeraratsakul
Thailand Phataimas Muenwong
21–15, 19–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Canada Open Super 500 Denmark Amalie Magelund Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark Alexandra Bøje
9–21, 24–22, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Hylo Open Super 300 Denmark Amalie Magelund Scotland Alexander Dunn
Scotland Julie MacPherson
21–19, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2025 Orléans Masters Super 300 Denmark Amalie Magelund Indonesia Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto
Indonesia Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2026 Hylo Open Super 500 Denmark Amalie Cecille Kudsk France Thom Gicquel
France Delphine Delrue
21–19, 20–22, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 8 runners-up)

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022 Luxembourg Open Denmark Andreas Søndergaard Indonesia Putra Erwiansyah
Indonesia Patra Harapan Rindorindo
21–15, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Welsh International Denmark Andreas Søndergaard Denmark Rasmus Kjær
Denmark Frederik Søgaard
19–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Belgian International Denmark Andreas Søndergaard Denmark Daniel Lundgaard
Denmark Mads Vestergaard
21–13, 26–24 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Scottish Open Denmark Andreas Søndergaard Denmark Daniel Lundgaard
Denmark Mads Vestergaard
15–21, 21–11, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Irish Open Denmark Andreas Søndergaard Scotland Christopher Grimley
Scotland Matthew Grimley
20–22, 21–16, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Nantes International Denmark Andreas Søndergaard England Rory Easton
England Alex Green
21–18, 15–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021 Belgian International Denmark Clara Graversen Japan Hiroki Midorikawa
Japan Natsu Saito
18–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Italian International Denmark Clara Graversen England Rory Easton
England Annie Lado
21–19, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Dutch International Denmark Clara Graversen Hong Kong Lee Chun Hei
Hong Kong Ng Tsz Yau
9–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Welsh International Denmark Clara Graversen Germany Mark Lamsfuß
Germany Isabel Lohau
21–18, 14–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Polish Open Denmark Clara Graversen Denmark Mads Vestergaard
Denmark Christine Busch
15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Slovenia Open Denmark Clara Graversen India Rohan Kapoor
India N. Sikki Reddy
21–12, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Scottish Open Denmark Clara Graversen Denmark Mads Vestergaard
Denmark Christine Busch
15–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Denmark Challenge Denmark Clara Graversen Denmark Marcus Rindshøj
Sweden Malena Norrman
21–16, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Nantes International Denmark Amalie Magelund England Callum Hemming
England Estelle van Leeuwen
21–11, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2026 Dutch Open Denmark Amalie Cecilie Kudsk Denmark Jeppe Søby
Denmark Sofie Røjkjær
11–21, 24–22, 23–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2026 Czech Open Denmark Amalie Cecilie Kudsk Germany Jan Colin Völker
Germany Emma Moszczynski
21–12, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
 
BWF International Challenge tournament
 
BWF International Series tournament
 
BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title)

Boys' doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Danish Junior Cup Denmark Rasmus Kjær France Toma Junior Popov
Denmark Karl Thor Søndergaard
21–14, 17–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
 
BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
 
BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
 
BWF Junior International Series tournament
 
BWF Junior Future Series tournament