All England Championships: Defending champions Axelsen, Matsuyama-Shida, Watanabe-Higashino crash out on same day
• 2 years agoBoth of last year's men's finalists, Viktor Axelsen and Lakshya Sen, lost on Thursday at the All England Open in Birmingham.
India Open 2023: Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn stuns Viktor Axelsen to clinch men's singles title
• 2 years agoVitidsarn's men's singles victory stood out as the 21-year-old former junior world champion got past the Danish ace and world number one for the first time in six attempts.
India Open 2023: Viktor Axelsen downs Jonatan Christie in straight games to reach final
• 2 years agoThe Danish ace and top seed, fresh from his Malaysia Open win on Sunday, served out his fourth-seed opponent in 38 minutes in the men's singles semi-finals in New Delhi.
BWF World Tour Finals: World champion Akane Yamaguchi defeats Tai Tzu-ying to claim women's title
• 2 years agoDefending champion Viktor Axelsen defeated Anthony Ginting 21-13, 21-14 to reclaim the BWF World Tour Finals title; Akane Yamaguchi beat Tai Tzu Ying 21-18, 22-20.
BWF World Tour Finals: Akane Yamaguchi to take on Tai Tzu Ying in title match
• 2 years agoThe semi-final on Saturday was a rematch from Thursday when Chen Yufei beat Akane Yamaguchi in straight games.
BWF World Tour Finals: HS Prannoy shocks world No 1 Viktor Axelsen to end campaign on a high
• 2 years agoPrannoy lost the opening game 14-21 but came back stronger to take the next two 21-17 and 21-18 to end his campaign on a high.
World number one Viktor Axelsen out of Malaysia Masters to "rest and recharge"
• 3 years agoAxelsen won his fifth title at Malaysia Open this season after already claiming the All England Open, European Championships and Indonesia Open and Masters titles.
Malaysia Open: Denmark's Viktor Axelsen outplays Japanese Kento Momota to clinch title
• 3 years agoThe tournament marked the first time Momota has played in Malaysia since he was involved in a car crash there two years ago, which sent his career into free fall.
Indonesia Masters: Axelsen cruises to men’s singles title; Yufei pips Intanon to win women’s event
• 3 years agoViktor Axelsen defeated Chou Tien-then 21-10, 21-12 while Chen Yufei was locked in a 74-minute battle with Ratchanok Intanon, eventually winning it 21-16, 18-21, 21-15.
Thailand Open 2022: World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen pulls out after injury
• 3 years ago"After slipping on the courts last week during Thomas Cup, I suffered a minor injury which I have been dealing with the last 7-8 days," the 28-year-old Dane said on Twitter.