Kamilla Rytter Juhl (born 23 November 1983) is a retired Danish badminton player. Juhl is an Olympic silver medalist, World Championship gold medalist and seven times European champion as well.[1][2]
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| Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 November 1983 Skagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Valby, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 11 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 2 (WD with Christinna Pedersen 10 May 2018) 1 (XD 6 January 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editRytter Juhl played as a left-handed doubles specialist.
Juhl enjoyed a successful mixed doubles career with Thomas Laybourn, winning the 2009 BWF World Championships and two European titles in 2006 and 2010. The pair also won the BWF World Superseries Finals in 2008, and won a total of two Superseries titles.
After Laybourn's retirement, Rytter Juhl played mixed doubles with Mads Pieler Kolding, and the pair came runner-up in the 2014 European Championships, losing out to their Danish teammates Christinna Pedersen and Joachim Fischer Nielsen in the final.
In the women's doubles, Juhl initially partnered with Lena Frier Kristiansen, and the pair reached 8th on the world rankings, won a bronze and a gold medal at the European Championships, and reached the World Superseries Finals in 2009.
From 2010 to 2018, Rytter Juhl was paired with Christinna Pedersen. While both athletes also focussed on competing with their respective partners in mixed doubles, in 2016 Juhl changed to competing exclusively in women's doubles. The pair won a silver medal at the 2015 World Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2013 Guangzhou World Championship and at the 2017 BWF World Championships. Rytter Juhl and Pedersen won a total of four European women's doubles titles, one World Superseries Final and five Superseries titles, and had a career highest world ranking of 2nd. Having won seven European titles in total, Rytter Juhl is the most successful Danish player in European Championship history.[3] The pair also won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and, in doing so, became the first Europeans to ever compete in an Olympic women's doubles final.
Rytter Juhl represented Skovshoved in the Danish Badminton League and lives in Copenhagen, where she trained with the national team. Off the badminton court, Rytter Juhl has a degree in Sport Management.
She announced her retirement in July 2018, due to her being pregnant,[4][2] and officially announced her retirement from the BWF World Tour in March 2019 together with Pedersen. The duo journey in badminton will continue in the national tournament.[5]
Personal life
editRytter Juhl is openly lesbian. She gave birth to a daughter named Molly in January 2019.
Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen's autobiography, "Det Unikke Makkerskab" (loosely translated: "The Unique Partnership"), written with support from journalist Rasmus M. Bech, was released in Denmark in October 2017. In the book, the couple tell not only of their lives as international badminton players, but of their life together off court; having been a couple since 2009. [6]
Achievements
editOlympic Games
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 21–18, 9–21, 19–21 |
BWF World Championships
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China | 14–21, 21–14, 15–21 | |||
| 2015 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | 25–23, 8–21, 15–21 | |||
| 2017 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | 17–21, 21–19, 14–21 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | 21–13, 21–17 |
European Championships
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands | 21–9, 14–21, 15–21 | |||
| 2008 | Messecenter, Herning, Denmark | 21–18, 21–18 | |||
| 2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden | 22–20, 13–21, 21–12 | |||
| 2014 | Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia | 21–11, 21–11 | |||
| 2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France | 21–18, 21–17 | |||
| 2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark | 21–11, 15–21, 21–11 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands | 22–20, 21–14 | |||
| 2010 | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England | 21–19, 18–21, 21–12 | |||
| 2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden | 21–16, 19–21, 18–21 | |||
| 2014 | Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia | 24–22, 13–21, 18–21 |
BWF World Tour
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] 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.[8]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | 22–20, 21–18 | |||
| 2018 | All England Open | Super 1000 | 21–19, 21–18 |
BWF Superseries
editThe BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[9] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[10] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Denmark Open | 20–22, 21–18, 12–21 | |||
| 2009 | World Superseries Finals | 17–21, 14–21 | |||
| 2012 | Malaysia Open | 21–19, 21–18 | |||
| 2012 | French Open | 12–21, 21–23 | |||
| 2012 | World Superseries Finals | 16–21, 14–21 | |||
| 2013 | India Open | 21–12, 21–23, 18–21 | |||
| 2013 | Japan Open | 11–21, 14–21 | |||
| 2013 | Denmark Open | 16–21, 13–21 | |||
| 2013 | World Superseries Finals | 21–19, 21–12 | |||
| 2014 | Singapore Open | 21–14, 19–21, 15–21 | |||
| 2015 | Japan Open | 12–21, 16–21 | |||
| 2015 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | 21–14, 9–21, 4–14 retired | |||
| 2016 | Japan Open | 19–21, 21–18, 21–12 | |||
| 2016 | Hong Kong Open | 21–19, 21–10 | |||
| 2017 | All England Open | 18–21, 13–21 | |||
| 2017 | Singapore Open | 21–18, 14–21, 21–15 | |||
| 2017 | Australian Open | 10–21, 13–21 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Korea Open | 20–22, 19–21 | |||
| 2008 | Indonesia Open | 14–21, 8–21 | |||
| 2008 | Denmark Open | 14–21, 17–21 | |||
| 2008 | World Superseries Finals | 21–19, 18–21, 22–20 | |||
| 2010 | Malaysia Open | 21–19, 18–21, 15–21 | |||
| 2010 | Singapore Open | 21–12, 21–15 | |||
| 2010 | Denmark Open | 21–12, 12–21, 21–9 | |||
| 2012 | All England Open | 17–21, 19–21 |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
editThe BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Dutch Open | 15–12, 15–8 | |||
| 2008 | Dutch Open | 21–16, 25–23 | |||
| 2013 | London Grand Prix Gold | 12–21, 21–17, 21–15 | |||
| 2015 | Malaysia Masters | 21–14, 21–14 | |||
| 2015 | German Open | 21–18, 17–21, 21–9 | |||
| 2017 | Syed Modi International | 21–16, 21–18 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Dutch Open | 15–11, 15–7 | |||
| 2005 | All England Open | 10–15, 12–15 | |||
| 2005 | Thailand Open | 12–15, 12–15 | |||
| 2005 | Denmark Open | 15–8, 15–9 | |||
| 2006 | Macau Open | 21–19, 22–20 | |||
| 2006 | Denmark Open | 21–14, 14–21, 20–22 | |||
| 2007 | Chinese Taipei Open | 18–21, 23–25 | |||
| 2011 | Bitburger Open | 18–21, 21–14, 25–27 | |||
| 2012 | German Open | 21–9, 21–16 | |||
| 2012 | Dutch Open | 21–15, 21–13 | |||
| 2015 | German Open | 21–18, 21–17 |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Irish International | 3–7, 3–7, 2–7 | |||
| 2002 | Portugal International | 2–7, 3–7, 0–7 | |||
| 2004 | Dutch International | 10–15, 6–15 | |||
| 2008 | Finnish International | 21–17, 21–15 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Portugal International | 3–7, 7–2, 4–7, 4–7 | |||
| 2002 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | 5–11, 8–11 | |||
| 2003 | French International | 11–5, 9–11, 7–11 | |||
| 2003 | Croatian International | 11–2, 11–3 | |||
| 2003 | Irish International | 12–15, 4–15 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Record Against Top Opponents
editWomen's doubles results with Christinna Pedersen against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists, as well as all Olympic opponents.[11]
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Petya Nedelcheva & Anastasia Russkikh 0–1
Ma Jin & Tang Jinhua 1–3
Cheng Wen-hsing & Chien Yu-chin 1–1
Poon Lok Yan & Tse Ying Suet 4–1
Jwala Gutta & Ashwini Ponnappa 2–0
Mizuki Fujii & Reika Kakiiwa 3–2
Jung Kyung-eun & Kim Ha-na 4–3
Chin Eei Hui & Wong Pei Tty 1–1
Duanganong Aroonkesorn & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 4–0
Eva Lee & Paula Lynn Obanana 3–0
References
edit- ^ Hearn, Don (11 July 2018). "All England champion retires, expecting a baby". Badzine. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ a b Raftery, Alan (11 July 2018). "Kamilla Rytter Juhl retires". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "denmark2017.dk". denmark2017.dk.
- ^ Hearn, Don (11 July 2018). "All England champion retires, expecting a baby". badzine.net. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (11 March 2019). "Pedersen, Juhl bid goodbye". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Hare, Hans-Henrik Hybholt (10 October 2017). "Derfor tav danske badminton-kærester: Risikerer dødstrusler". Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Tournamentsoftware.com". www.tournamentsoftware.com.
External links
edit- Official website
- Kamilla RYTTER JUHL at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Kamilla RYTTER JUHL at BWFbadminton.com
- Kamilla Rytter Juhl at Badminton.dk
- Kamilla Rytter Juhl at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)