{{Short description|Finnish badminton player (born 2002)}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Joakim Oldorff | image = 003 Joakim Oldorff (cropped).jpg | caption = Oldorff at the [[2021 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships|2021 European Mixed Team Championships]] | birth_name = | country = Finland | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|12|14|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Helsinki]], Finland | height = 1.83 m | years_active = 2010–present | handedness = Right | coach = | event = Men's singles | highest_ranking = 42 | date_of_highest_ranking = 11 November 2025 | current_ranking = 58 | date_of_current_ranking = 5 May 2026 | bwfbadminton_id = 85563 | bwf_id = 4F69D11D-2A70-44DE-9685-83E57A30CE64 | medal_templates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[badminton]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{FIN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Badminton Championships|European Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2024 European Badminton Championships|2024 Saarbrücken]] | Men's singles }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Junior Badminton Championships|European Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2020 European Junior Badminton Championships|2020 Lahti]] | [[2020 European Junior Badminton Championships – Boys' singles|Boys' singles]] }} }}

'''Joakim Oldorff''' (born 14 December 2002) is a Finnish [[badminton]] player,<ref>{{cite web |title=Joakim Oldorff {{!}} BWF Profile |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/4F69D11D-2A70-44DE-9685-83E57A30CE64 |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=30 December 2023}}</ref> who has won, among others, bronze at the [[2024 European Badminton Championships]] and taken the title at the BWF Super 100 tournament [[2025 Al Ain Masters]]. In addition, Oldorff has won the [[Welsh International]] 2023 and [[Estonian International]] 2024, and the Finnish Championships in 2021, 2023 and 2024.

== Career== Oldorff started playing badminton at the age of 6, and later joined the badminton club Tapion Sulka (TS).<ref>{{cite web |title=Tapion Sulka pelaajaprofiili |url=https://tapionsulka.fi/joakim-oldorff/ |website=Tapion Sulka }}</ref> As a junior, Oldorff won 5 boys' singles titles (U19) on the Badminton Europe Junior Circuit. His first title was the Czech Junior in November 2018 at the age of only 15.<ref>{{cite web |title=Czech Junior 2018 |url= https://www.bvbb-online.de/brian-beendet-internationale-jugendkarriere-mit-platz-2/|website=BVBB |date= 27 November 2018}}</ref> In November 2020, he competed in the European Junior Championships and won the bronze medal in the boys’ singles.<ref>{{cite web |title=European Junior Championships 2020 |url=https://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/MoreSearchResults/?cmsid=239&messageid=8404083&searchtype=News |website=Badminton Europe }}</ref> His BWF World Junior Ranking in the boys’ singles was 5 at the end of 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=BWF junior rankings 2020 |url= https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/ranking/ranking.aspx?id=24998 |website=BWF }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Espoolainen Joakim Oldorff ylsi pronssille sulkapallon alle 19-vuotiaiden EM-kilpailuissa |url= https://www.lansivayla.fi/urheilu/3163259|website=Länsiväylä|date= 18 November 2020}}</ref>

Oldorff has won Finnish Championships in the men's singles in 2021,<ref>{{cite web |title=SM 2021 |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-12106484 |website=YLE |date=19 September 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SM 2021 |url= https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000008274851.html |website=Helsingin Sanomat |date= 19 September 2021 }}</ref> 2023 <ref>{{cite web |title=SM 2023 |url=https://www.lansivayla.fi/urheilu/5741878 |website=Länsiväylä |date=24 February 2023 }}</ref> and 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=SM 2024 |url=https://www.sulkapallo.fi/uutiset/tulokset/sulkapallon-suomen-mestarit-ovat-selvilla-nyqvistille-kaksi-kultaa/ |website=Sulkapalloliitto |date=3 February 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SM 2024 |url=https://www.epressi.com/tiedotteet/urheilu/sulkapallon-suomen-mestarit-ovat-selvilla-nyqvistille-kaksi-kultaa.html?block=5&customer=4384 |website=ePressi| date=3 February 2024 }}</ref> Moreover, he has won Finnish Championships in the men's doubles in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=SM 2022 |url=https://badmintonfinland.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=b0ab41e8-db8e-458b-b703-1d47168df617 |website=Badminton Finland Tournament Software }}</ref>

In 2021, Oldorff played in Team Finland in the World Mixed Team Championships Sudirman Cup in Vantaa, Finland. He played against Thailand's [[Kantaphon Wangcharoen]] (14–21, 14–21).<ref>{{cite web |title=MM-sekajoukkuekilpailu 2021 |url= https://www.uusimaa.fi/urheilu/4309607 |website=Uusimaa |date= 27 September 2021 }}</ref> Earlier in the same year, he had also played against Denmark's [[Viktor Axelsen]] (11–21, 13–21) in the European Mixed Team Championships.<ref>{{cite web |title=European Mixed Team Championships 2021 |url= https://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&cmsid=239&pageid=5381&m=8437194 |website=Badminton Europe }}</ref>

[[File:002 Joakim Oldorff.jpg|thumb|Oldorff at the [[2023 Arctic Open]]]] Oldorff took his first international victory at the end of 2023 in the Welsh International by beating Cholan Kayan in the final (21–11, 21–19).<ref>{{cite web |title=Welsh International 2023 |url= https://www.epressi.com/tiedotteet/urheilu/joakim-oldorfille-kultaa-welsh-internationalista.html |website=ePressi |date= 2 December 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Welsh International 2023 |url= https://www.sulkapallo.fi/uutiset/tulokset/joakim-oldorff-welsh-internationalin-finaaliin/ |website=Sulkapalloliitto |date= 2 December 2023 }}</ref> He secured his second victory in the Estonian International in Tallinn in January 2024 against Danylo Bosniukin in the final (21–5, 21–13).<ref>{{cite web |title=Estonian International 2024 |url= https://badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&cmsid=239&pageid=5381&m=8735031 |website=Badminton Europe }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Estonian International 2024 |url= https://www.sulkapallo.fi/uutiset/tulokset/joakim-oldorff-estonian-internationalin-voittoon/ |website=Sulkapalloliitto |date= 14 January 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Estonian International 2024 |url= https://www.epressi.com/tiedotteet/urheilu/joakim-oldorff-estonian-international-turnauksen-voittoon.html |website=ePressi |date= 14 January 2024 }}</ref> Oldorff's first runner-up position was secured in September 2023 when playing in the Belgian International tournament final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Belgian International 2023 |url= http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/MoreSearchResults/?cmsid=239&messageid=8693816&searchtype=News |website=Badminton Europe }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Belgian International 2023 |url= https://www.sulkapallo.fi/uutiset/tulokset/joakim-oldorff-belgian-international-turnauksen-finaaliin/ |website=Sulkapalloliitto |date= 15 September 2023 }}</ref> He also played in the Austrian Open semifinal in May 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Austrian Open 2023 |url= https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=dd56f461-b652-40cf-b14e-7ca7c8240302 |website=BWF Tournament Software }}</ref> Oldorff won bronze at European Championships in Saarbrücken by beating [[Alex Lanier]] in the quarter finals (21–12, 21–19), and then facing [[Anders Antonsen]] in the semifinals (11–21, 11–21).<ref>{{cite web |title=European Championships 2024 |url= https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2024/04/13/european-championships-finland-turkiye-spring-surprise |website=BWF News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=European Championships 2024 |url= https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2024/04/14/european-championships-toma-junior-stuns-axelsen |website=BWF News}}</ref>

In 2021, Oldorff established the company Joakim Oldorff Oy; his ownership of this company is shared with a private equity fund, Sport Fund. Sport Fund supports the development of talented young athletes in individual sports, and Oldorff was among the first three of such athletes to be selected for the programme.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ensimmäiset Sport Fund -urheilijat |url= https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000008220003.html |website=Helsingin Sanomat |date= 27 August 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Henkilökuva Joakim Oldorff |url= https://yle.fi/a/3-12473607|website=YLE |date= 4 June 2022}}</ref>

Oldorff's personal trainer [[Anu Nieminen]] coordinates his overall career development, and is responsible for Oldorff's badminton training in Finland. Nieminen herself is a former badminton player (BWF ranking 13) who has played in four Olympic Games, and has completed the elite coach training of Badminton Denmark.<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Women in Badminton Award winner |url= https://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/?&pageid=23005 |website=Badminton Europe}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sulkapallon Hall of Fame |url= https://halloffame.sulkapallo.fi/ |website=Sulkapallon Hall of Fame}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Anu Nieminen sulkapallon Hall of Fame'iin |url= https://www.sportti.com/uutinen.asp?CAT=4-5&ID=273473 |website=Sportti.com}}</ref>

Since 2021, Oldorff has played for the Danish badminton club Gentofte Badminton Klub. He also trains in the Yonex Peter Gade Academy in Denmark.

== Achievements == === European Championships === ''Men's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" ! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | [[2024 European Badminton Championships#Finals 1|2024]] | align="left" | [[Saarlandhalle]], [[Saarbrücken]], Germany | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Anders Antonsen]] | align="left" | 11–21, 11–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' | style="text-align:left; background:white" | |}

=== European Junior Championships === ''Boys' singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" ! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#AABBCC" | align="center" | [[2020 European Junior Badminton Championships – Boys' singles|2020]] | align="left" | Pajulahti Sports Arena, [[Lahti]], Finland | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yanis Gaudin]] | align="left" | 21–16, 19–21, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' |}

=== BWF World Tour (1 title) === The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |website=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> 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&nbsp;1000, Super&nbsp;750, Super&nbsp;500, Super&nbsp;300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super&nbsp;100.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |website=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>

''Men's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | align="center" | [[2025 Al Ain Masters#Finals|2025]] | align="left" | [[Al Ain Masters]] | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Aidil Sholeh]] | align="left" | 14–21, 21–17, 21–7 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |}

=== BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 3 runners-up) === ''Men's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | [[Belgian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lucas Claerbout]] | align="left" | 20–22, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | [[Welsh International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Cholan Kayan]] | align="left" | 21–11, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | [[Estonian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Danylo Bosniuk]] | align="left" | 21–5, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | [[Portugal International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Liao Jhuo-fu]] | align="left" | 21–18, 13–6 retired | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2025 | align="left" | Estonian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Victor Ørding Kauffmann]] | align="left" | 21–10, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2025 | align="left" | [[Polish Open (badminton)|Polish Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Arnaud Merklé]] | align="left" | 15–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2025 | align="left" | [[Scottish Open (badminton)|Scottish Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Arnaud Merklé | align="left" | 7–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}

: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament

== References== {{Reflist}}

== External links== {{commons category}} * {{BWF|4F69D11D-2A70-44DE-9685-83E57A30CE64}} * [https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2019/10/08/shun-yang-puts-on-shoddy-show-against-16-year-old-finn Shun Yang puts on shoddy show against 16-year-old Finn] The Star, 8 October 2019 * [https://yle.fi/a/3-11791940 Teini-ikäiset Nella Nyqvist ja Joakim Oldorff mittaavat tasonsa sulkapallon aikuistähtiä vastaan] Yle, 15 February 2021 * [https://www.lansivayla.fi/paikalliset/6319628 Espoolainen Joakim Oldorff, 20, etsii tilaa, "jossa kaikki on mahdollista"] Länsiväylä, 5 November 2023

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