Line Christophersen
Birth nameLine Drost Christophersen
CountryDenmark
Birth date14 January 2000 (age 26)
Birth placeDianalund, Denmark
Height1.76 m
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles
Highest ranking17
Date of highest ranking4 October 2022
Current ranking17
Date of current ranking19 May 2026
Bwfbadminton id85302
Bwf idA718342E-EA06-4447-95D5-13B56339D0AC

Line Drost Christophersen (born 14 January 2000) is a Danish badminton player.[1] She once trained at the Skælskør club, and now belongs to Gentofte.[2][3] Christophersen won the girls' singles title at the 2018 European Junior Championships,[4] and the silver medal at the World Junior Championships,[5] and then won a silver medal at the 2021 European Championships in the women's singles event.[6] She was part of the team from Denmark that won the 2020 European Women's Team Championships,[7] and at the 2021 and 2023 European Mixed Team Championships.

Career

In 2026, Christophersen reached the quarter-finals in the All England Open.[8]

Achievements

European Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2021Palace of Sports, Kyiv, UkraineCarolina Marín13–21, 18–21Silver

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2018Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, CanadaGoh Jin Wei13–21, 11–21Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2018Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, EstoniaAmalie Schulz21–12, 21–15Gold

BWF World Tour (5 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]

Women's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2019SaarLorLux OpenSuper 100Li Yun12–21, 13–21Runner-up
2021Orléans MastersSuper 100Busanan Ongbamrungphan21–16, 15–21, 19–21Runner-up
2021Spain MastersSuper 300Putri Kusuma Wardani15–21, 10–21Runner-up
2023Guwahati MastersSuper 100Lalinrat Chaiwan14–21, 21–17, 16–21Runner-up
2025Macau OpenSuper 300Chen Yufei17–21, 17–21Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017Italian InternationalNguyễn Thùy Linh22–24, 21–16, 21–23Runner-up
2019Dutch InternationalClara Azurmendi21–19, 21–14Winner
2019Belgian InternationalNeslihan Yiğit23–21, 12–21, 21–11Winner
2021Denmark MastersJulie Dawall Jakobsen21–11, 21–17Winner
2023Belgian InternationalNeslihan Arın11–21, 21–14, 17–21Runner-up
2024Nantes InternationalAmalie Schulz21–17, 21–11Winner
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Girls' singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017Danish Junior CupMichelle Skødstrup16–21, 21–14, 17–21Runner-up
2018Frederikke Lund21–11, 21–12Winner
BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
BWF Junior International Series tournament
BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Line Christophersen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Skælskørspillere i kamp i landsholdsdragten" (in Danish). VD Online. 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Line Christophersen vinder sølv til ungdomsverdensmesterskaberne" (in Danish). Gentofte Badminton Klub. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. ^ Greve, Stine (16 September 2018). "Dansk guld i Tallinn: Line Christophersen vinder UEM" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. ^ Wittenkamp, Jade (18 November 2018). "UVM: Historisk sølvmedalje til Line Christophersen efter finalenederlag" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  6. ^ Raftery, Alan (4 May 2021). "EBC21 Summary". Badminton Europe. Archived 5 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  7. ^ Rasmussen, Claus (16 February 2020). "Dansk EM-guld nummer 13 og 14" (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  8. ^ "All England: Great day for Danes". Badminton World Federation. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  9. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived 13 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 January 2018.