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Viktor Axelsen (born January 4, 1994 in Odense) is a badminton player from Denmark. He was the 2010 World Junior Champion, beating Korea's Kang Ji-wook in the final to become the first ever European player to hold the title. In 2011, he lost the title to Malaysia's Zulfadli Zulkiffli, coming in second place.
In October 2010 he claimed his first international senior title at the age of just sixteen, winning the Cyprus International. A few weeks later he entered his first Super Series event in singles, the Denmark Open 2010; making it through the qualifying stages before losing out to compatriot and eventual winner Jan Ø. Jørgensen in the second round.
Axelsen secured gold at the European Junior Championships, defeating teammate Rasmus Fladberg 21-8 17-21 21-13 in the final.