Rasmus Kjær
Danish badminton player (born 1998)
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Rasmus Kjær Pedersen (born 4 October 1998) is a Danish badminton player.[1] He won the bronze medals in the men's doubles at the 2024 and 2025 European Championships.[2][3] Kjær was part of Danish winning team in the 2023 European Mixed Team Championships and 2024 European Men's Team Championships.
4 October 1998
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| Born | Rasmus Kjær Pedersen 4 October 1998 Glostrup, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 13 (with Frederik Søgaard, 27 August 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 33 (with Christian Faust Kjær, 4 August 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
European Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2024 | Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany |  Frederik Søgaard |
Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft |
15–21, 16–21 |  Bronze |
[2] |
| 2025 | Forum, Horsens, Denmark | Frederik Søgaard |
 Éloi Adam Léo Rossi |
21–17, 14–21, 0–2 retired | Bronze |
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BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Canada Open | Super 500 | Frederik Søgaard |
Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
25–23, 16–21, 12–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2024 | Hylo Open | Super 300 | Frederik Søgaard |
 Ben Lane Sean Vendy |
21–18, 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2026 | Canada Open | Super 300 | Christian Faust Kjær |
 Hiroki Okamura Kyohei Yamashita |
21–13, 10–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 5 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2016 | Finnish International | Jeppe Bay |
 Łukasz Moreń Wojciech Szkudlarczyk |
11–8, 11–2, 11–4 |  Winner |
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| 2017 | Slovenian International | Jeppe Bay |
 Matijs Dierickx Freek Golinski |
13–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
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| 2017 | Bulgarian Open | Jeppe Bay |
Mathias Thyrri Søren Toft Hansen |
16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
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| 2018 | Slovenian International | Jeppe Bay |
Mads Emil Christensen Kristoffer Knudsen |
21–14, 21–19 | Winner |
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| 2019 | Austrian Open | Joel Eipe |
 Guo Xinwa Liu Shiwen |
15–21, 22–20, 16–21 | Runner-up |
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| 2019 | Spanish International | Joel Eipe |
Mathias Boe Mads Conrad-Petersen |
11–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
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| 2022 | Polish Open | Frederik Søgaard |
 Su Ching-heng Ye Hong-wei |
21–16, 17–21, 21–19 | Winner |
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| 2022 | Dutch International | Frederik Søgaard |
Alex Green Jonty Russ |
21–9, 21–19 | Winner |
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| 2022 | Irish Open | Frederik Søgaard |
Ayato Endo Yuta Takei |
18–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
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| 2022 | Welsh International | Frederik Søgaard |
Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft |
21–19, 21–18 | Winner |
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| 2022 | Canadian International | Frederik Søgaard |
Mahiro Kaneko Hashiru Shimono |
21–17, 21–17 | Winner |
[8] |
| 2023 | Denmark Masters | Frederik Søgaard |
Lu Ming-che Tang Kai-wei |
21–5, 21–16 | Winner |
[9] |
| 2026 | Estonian International | Christian Faust Kjær |
Baptiste Labarthe Quentin Ronget |
21–13, 21–12 | Winner |
[10] |
| 2026 | Denmark Challenge | Christian Faust Kjær |
Takuto Goto Tsubasa Yoshida |
21–12, 21–14 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament