https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The national association for badminton in Denmark says the sport’s world federation should punish Chinese players for a match at last week’s Fuzhou China Open which has been described as a “farce”. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181112/denmark-makes-racket-over-match-fixing-chinese-badminton-players Mon, 12 Nov 2018 18:10:35 +0100 denmark-makes-racket-over-match-fixing-chinese-badminton-players Take a look at badminton's world rankings and it immediately strikes you -- Asian teams and players dominate, but one European country is holding its own: Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180803/clubs-and-cold-weather-how-denmark-took-on-asia-at-badminton Fri, 03 Aug 2018 18:34:02 +0200 clubs-and-cold-weather-how-denmark-took-on-asia-at-badminton Viktor Axelsen is number one in the rankings and the reigning world champion, but badminton is not the strapping Dane's only talent - he also speaks Chinese. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180802/danish-badminton-star-wins-china-fans-with-mandarin-skills Thu, 02 Aug 2018 13:39:59 +0200 danish-badminton-star-wins-china-fans-with-mandarin-skills A Danish badminton doubles pair has announced they are a couple, after having kept their relationship a secret for eight years. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171010/being-a-couple-helps-us-play-better-danish-badminton-doubles-partners-after-announcing-relationship Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:43:24 +0200 being-a-couple-helps-us-play-better-danish-badminton-doubles-partners-after-announcing-relationship Jan Ø Jørgensen has apologized and insisted he wasn't being "disrespectful" after he tossed a shirt emblazoned with the Malaysian flag during badminton's China Open, prompting an angry reaction from fans. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161122/danish-badminton-star-causes-furor-with-malaysian-flag-toss Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:28:09 +0100 danish-badminton-star-causes-furor-with-malaysian-flag-toss Shuttlers Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi dramatically won Olympic gold for Japan in the women's badminton doubles at the Rio Games on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160818/denmark-settles-for-silver-after-wild-japan-comeback Thu, 18 Aug 2016 22:12:04 +0200 denmark-settles-for-silver-after-wild-japan-comeback Denmark beat Indonesia 3-2 in the Thomas Cup final Sunday, securing the nation's first world badminton team championship after racking up eight second-place finishes over the decades. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160522/denmark-wins-world-badminton-team-title Sun, 22 May 2016 15:50:49 +0200 denmark-wins-world-badminton-team-title Denmark beat Malaysia in a thrilling 3-2 semi-final at the Thomas Cup late Friday to inch closer to winning their first world badminton team championship. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160521/danish-men-reach-badminton-world-final Sat, 21 May 2016 19:24:58 +0200 danish-men-reach-badminton-world-final Japan eliminated Denmark in a neck and neck battle at the Sudirman Cup on Friday after winning a nail-biting women's double match and will play against South Korea in the semi-finals. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150515/japan-eliminates-denmark-badminton-sudirman Fri, 15 May 2015 16:23:58 +0200 japan-eliminates-denmark-badminton-sudirman Badminton officials have asked the Malaysian police to investigate what the Badminton World Federation president called one of the most serious cases of match fixing in recent history. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141015/danish-badminton-players-allege-match-fixing-offer Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:03:00 +0200 danish-badminton-players-allege-match-fixing-offer Reigning European champion Carolina Marin claimed the women's title in Copenhagen as China's Chen Long handed Malaysia's world number one Lee Chong Wei his third successive defeat in the final. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140831/spains-marin-stuns-li-as-chen-beats-lee Sun, 31 Aug 2014 21:49:04 +0200 spains-marin-stuns-li-as-chen-beats-lee A strong partisan crowd at Ballerup Super Arena wasn't enough for Viktor Axelsen to get past world number one Lee Chong Wei. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140830/lee-moves-past-dane-to-reach-third-world-final Sat, 30 Aug 2014 21:43:00 +0200 lee-moves-past-dane-to-reach-third-world-final 14th seed Viktor Axelsen secured a place in the Badminton World Championships final round but will have to face Lee Chong Wei, who is on a roll in Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140830/axelsen-lee-badminton-championship Sat, 30 Aug 2014 11:29:00 +0200 axelsen-lee-badminton-championship Torn tendon ends Dane's hopes and removes another obstacle for world number one Lee Chong Wei. Fellow Dane Viktor Axelsen now carries the home hopes. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140829/jrgensens-world-title-dreams-dashed-by-injury Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:51:53 +0200 jrgensens-world-title-dreams-dashed-by-injury Third seed Jan Ø Jørgensen secured a spot in the final 16 at the Badminton World Championship in Copenhagen, but Denmark's last remaining player on the women's draw was eliminated. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140827/home-hope-jrgensen-marches-on-at-worlds Wed, 27 Aug 2014 19:54:00 +0200 home-hope-jrgensen-marches-on-at-worlds https://www.thelocal.dk/20140827/chinese-stars-cruise-to-wins-in-copenhagen Wed, 27 Aug 2014 10:47:09 +0200 chinese-stars-cruise-to-wins-in-copenhagen The Dane looks destined for a match-up with Lee Chong-Wei, who started off with a bang in what might be his best chance to grab elusive world championship. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140825/jrgensen-opens-with-win-in-world-title-bid Tue, 26 Aug 2014 00:47:00 +0200 jrgensen-opens-with-win-in-world-title-bid Surprise defeat of Kento Momota on opening day of the World Badminton Championships at the Ballerup Super Arena. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140825/history-maker-momota-crashes-in-copenhagen Mon, 25 Aug 2014 21:58:00 +0200 history-maker-momota-crashes-in-copenhagen Danish hopes Jan Ø Jørgensen, Hans-Kristian Vittinghus and Viktor Axelsen will hope the home support at the Badminton World Cup in Copenhagen will be enough to best world number one Lee Chong Wei, who has defeated Jørgensen in 12 of 13 previous meetings. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140824/badminton-world-cup Sun, 24 Aug 2014 19:28:00 +0200 badminton-world-cup