Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player. He was the men's doubles gold medalists at the 2018 European Championships and the 2023 European Games with his partner Anders Skaarup Rasmussen. He also won the bronze medal at the World Championships in 2021 and later a silver medal in 2023. Astrup joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China, where he and his teammates beating Indonesia 3–2 in the final. Together with Rasmussen, he reached a career high of World number 1 in December 2024.
As junior player, Astrup won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles. He later won a gold in the mixed doubles and bronze medals in the boys' doubles and team events at the 2011 European Junior Championships.
Career Astrup picked up a badminton racquet when he was 8 years old in Videbæk, Denmark. He enjoys the sport and continues to train intensely every day. He realized he had talent and pursued that dream through badminton. At the age of 18, he was entrusted to be part of the Danish junior team to compete at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico. Partnered with Rasmus Fladberg, he won the boys' doubles bronze medal. At the 2011 European Junior Championships in Vantaa, Finland, he won three medals. He managed to win the mixed doubles gold with Line Kjærsfeldt, and also bronze medals in the mixed doubles and team events. Despite his young age, Astrup has also made his mark in the senior level. In 2011, he won two men's doubles titles at the Swedish Masters and Croatian International, as well as a mixed doubles title at the Scottish International.
Unfortunately in 2012, Astrup was unable to win a single title. He was only being able to reach the mixed doubles final at the Denmark International tournament with Kjærsfeldt. At last, the Astrup Fladberg and Astrup Kjærsfeldt partnerships came to an end, since his partners will focused on single event. He made a new partnership with Anders Skaarup Rasmussen in the men's doubles and with Maria Helsbøl in the mixed doubles. Astrup and Rasmussen made it to 6 finals including two Grand Prix in the Bitburger Open in Germany and Scottish Open tournaments, and also won 2 Continental circuits in the Portugal and Belgian International. Meanwhile, Astrup and Helsbøl were finalists in 2 tournaments, Denmark and Kharkiv International.
In 2016, Astrup joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China, where he and his teammates beating Indonesia 3–2 in the final.
In 2018, Astrup emerge victorious in the men's doubles at the European Championships. In the final, Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen received an easy win to their compatriot Mads Conrad-Petersen and Mads Pieler Kolding, after Kolding had to withdraw due to abdominal injury before going into the second game. In September, Astrup and Rasmussen claimed their first ever BWF World Tour Super 1000 title in the China Open after beating host pair Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong in the final. Their victory at that tournament, led them up to 5th place in the BWF ranking.
Astrup competed at the 2019 European Games, and won the silver medal in the men's doubles with Anders Skaarup Rasmussen.
Astrup competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles partnering Anders Skaarup Rasmussen. The duo were eliminated in the quarter-finals to Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen.
At the 2021 World Championships, Astrup and Rasmussen won the bronze medal. The duo were defeated in the semi-finals by the Chinese pair He Jiting and Tan Qiang,
In 2023, Astrup managed to win the gold medal at the European Games with his partner Rasmussen. As the first seed, they beat the second seeded pair from Great Britain Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in a tight match. At the BWF World Championships, he and his partner then upgraded the bronze to silver that they won in 2021, after battling the final match in Royal Arena against the rising Korean pair Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae which ended in defeat in a close rubber game.
Achievements World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,Huelva, Spain Anders Skaarup Rasmussen He Jiting Tan Qiang 16–21, 21–13, 15–21 Bronze 2023 Royal Arena,Copenhagen, Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae 21–14, 15–21, 17–21 Silver 2025 Adidas Arena,Paris, France Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae 12–21, 3–21 Bronze
European Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Falcon Club,Minsk, Belarus Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge 17–21, 10–21 Silver 2023 Arena Jaskółka,Tarnów, Poland Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Ben Lane Sean Vendy 21–15, 19–21, 21–19 Gold
European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Vendéspace,La Roche-sur-Yon, France Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 21–14, 18–21, 13–21 Silver 2017 Sydbank Arena,Kolding, Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 17–21, 22–24 Bronze 2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,Huelva, Spain Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 21–15, retired Gold 2021 Palace of Sports,Kyiv, Ukraine Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel 21–23, 17–21 Bronze 2024 Saarlandhalle,Saarbrücken, Germany Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft 21–16, 21–15 Gold
BWF World Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Domo del Code Jalisco,Guadalajara, Mexico Rasmus Fladberg Ow Yao Han Yew Hong Kheng 16–21, 25–27 Bronze
European Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Energia Areena,Vantaa, Finland Rasmus Fladberg Chris Coles Matthew Nottingham 17–21, 17–21 Bronze
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Energia Areena,Vantaa, Finland Line Kjærsfeldt Matthew Nottingham Helena Lewczynska 19–21, 21–14, 21–16 Gold
BWF World Tour (10 titles, 6 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Men's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 India Open Super 500 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2018 China Open Super 1000 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong 21–13, 17–21, 21–14 Winner 2020 Spain Masters Super 300 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin 21–17, 21–19 Winner 2021 Swiss Open Super 300 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel 21–16, 21–11 Winner 2021 Denmark Open Super 1000 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi 18–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2022 Japan Open Super 750 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Liang Weikeng Wang Chang 18–21, 21–13, 17–21 Runner-up 2023 Canada Open Super 500 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Rasmus Kjær Frederik Søgaard 23–25, 21–16, 21–12 Winner 2023 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Leo Rolly Carnando Daniel Marthin 21–10, 22–24, 21–19 Winner 2023 Arctic Open Super 500 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun 21–18, 21–17 Winner 2023 French Open Super 750 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Bagas Maulana 21–14, 10–21, 21–18 Winner 2024 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Leo Rolly Carnando Daniel Marthin 12–21, 22–20, 11–21 Runner-up 2024 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Jin Yong Na Sung-seung 21–18, 21–14 Winner 2024 Canada Open Super 500 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Ben Lane Sean Vendy 18–21, 21–14, 21–11 Winner 2024 Arctic Open Super 500 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin 21–15, 15–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2024 Denmark Open Super 750 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Liang Weikeng Wang Chang 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2024 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin 21–17, 17–21, 21–11 Winner
BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 runners-up) The 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.
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Bitburger Open Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 11–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2013 Scottish Open Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding Walkover Runner-up 2014 Bitburger Open Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Wang Yilyu Zhang Wen 14–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2016 Swiss Open Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Lee Sheng-mu Tsai Chia-hsin 21–8, 21–15 Winner 2017 German Open Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 21–17, 21–13 Winner 2017 Bitburger Open Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto 21–19, 19–21, 21–18 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 7 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Swedish Masters Rasmus Fladberg Łukasz Moreń Wojciech Szkudlarczyk 14–21, 25–23, 21–16 Winner 2011 Croatian International Rasmus Fladberg Niclas Nøhr Mads Pedersen 18–21, 21–19, 21–16 Winner 2013 Portugal International Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Peter Briggs Harley Towler 21–18, 21–14 Winner 2013 Denmark International Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Marcus Ellis Paul van Rietvelde 23–25, 21–16, 19–21 Runner-up 2013 Kharkiv International Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha 20–22, 21–15, 12–21 Runner-up 2013 Belgian International Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Chris Langridge Peter Mills 28–26, 21–18 Winner 2014 Finnish Open Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Huang Po-jui Lu Ching-yao 21–18, 21–17 Winner 2015 Swedish Masters Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha 21–15, 21–11 Winner 2016 Swedish Masters Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mathias Christiansen David Daugaard 19–21, 23–21, 19–21 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Croatian International Line Kjærsfeldt Zvonimir Đurkinjak Staša Poznanović 13–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2011 Scottish International Line Kjærsfeldt Wojciech Szkudlarczyk Agnieszka Wojtkowska 15–21, 21–15, 21–13 Winner 2012 Denmark International Line Kjærsfeldt Mads Pieler Kolding Julie Houmann 19–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2013 Denmark International Maria Helsbøl Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Lena Grebak 16–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2013 Kharkiv International Maria Helsbøl Robert Blair Imogen Bankier 22–20, 9–21, 18–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
Record against selected opponents Men's doubles results with Anders Skaarup Rasmussen against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 13 August 2024.
Players Chai Biao & Hong Wei 5 0 5 –1 Fu Haifeng & Zhang Nan 2 1 1 0 He Jiting & Tan Qiang 4 2 2 0 Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen 9 1 8 –7 Liang Weikeng & Wang Chang 4 1 3 –2 Liu Cheng & Zhang Nan 2 0 2 –2 Liu Xiaolong & Qiu Zihan 1 1 0 +1 Liu Yuchen & Ou Xuanyi 7 3 4 –1 Chen Hung-ling & Wang Chi-lin 6 4 2 +2 Lee Yang & Wang Chi-lin 10 3 7 –4 Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen 1 0 1 –1 Marcus Ellis & Chris Langridge 3 1 2 –1 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty 9 6 3 +3 Mohammad Ahsan & Rian Agung Saputro 2 0 2 –2 Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan 10 3 7 –4 Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto 7 4 3 +1