Kenneth Jonassen (born 3 July 1974) is a Danish badminton coach and former player, who won Danish national and international titles during the first decade of the 21st century. The big, hard fighting Dane was often ranked among the top few singles players of that era, but was rather overshadowed by his fellow countryman Peter Gade. He has served the singles head coach of the Malaysia national badminton team since 4 January 2025.
He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Chen Hong of China. Jonassen reached the quarterfinals of several Badminton World Championships but never quite made it to the medal rounds.
He won the gold medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships, late in his career. This, along with victories in the 2003 Korea Open and the 2004 Singapore Open were perhaps his most impressive achievements.
Major achievements European Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Peter Gade 8–15, 4–15 Silver 2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen 8–15, 15–5, 8–15 Bronze 2002 Malmö, Sweden Peter Rasmussen 7–0, 5–7, 7–3, 5–7, 2–7 Silver 2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland Peter Gade 9–15, 10–15 Silver 2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands Peter Gade 19–21, 18–21 Silver 2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Joachim Persson 21–13, 21–16 Gold
IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result1996French Open Jesper Olsson15–2, 5–15, 15–6 Winner1997Russian Open Poul-Erik Høyer2–15, 2–15 Runner-up2001U.S. Open Lee Hyun-il8–6, 2–7, 2–7, 5–7 Runner-up2001German Open Niels Christian Kaldau7–1, 7–8, 8–6, 4–7, 7–5 Winner2002Denmark Open Chen Hong9–15, 15–9, 6–15 Runner-up2003Korea Open Park Tae-sang15–12, 17–15 Winner2004Dutch Open Anders Boesen15–6, 15–6 Winner2004Singapore Open Lee Chong Wei3–15, 17–15, 15–4 Winner2005Korea Open Peter Gade15–7, 4–15, 5–15 Runner-up2005Thailand Open Hafiz Hashim13–15, 13–15 Runner-up2006Singapore Open Peter Gade10–21, 14–21 Runner-up
IBF International Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1995 Irish Open Rikard Magnusson 11–15, 2–15 Runner-up 1996 Austrian Open Robert Nock 15–10, 15–4 Winner 1996 Amor Tournament Jeroen van Dijk 15–12, 5–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1996 Irish Open Colin Haughton 8–15, 15–4, 15–8 Winner 2001 Austrian Open Niels Christian Kaldau 15–10, 15–7 Winner 2002 Irish Open Kasperi Salo 15–10, 15–10 Winner 2003 Irish Open Kasper Fangel 15–4, 15–9 Winner
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Polish Open Jan Jorgensen Ade Sutrisna Candra Wijaya 15–11, 8–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1998 South Africa International Jonas Rasmussen Johan Kleingeld Anton Kriel 15–3, 15–8 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 South Africa International Beverley Meerholz Jonas Rasmussen Meagen Burnett 5–15, 7–15 Runner-up
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External links BWF Profile