Hans-Kristian Vittinghus serves up dramatic Danish dilemma

3,308 views · Published 26 April 2012 · 2:25 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: BWF TV · 2012 · Sports

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Hans-Kristian Vittinghus has stormed into the quarter-finals of the 2012 Yonex-Sunrise India Open after he outclassed Indonesia's 6th seeded Simon Santoso in the first round and beat Malaysia Chong Wei Feng in the second. In doing so, Vittinghus has earned himself a ticket to the Olympic Games by finishing the 2012 Olympic qualification year in the top 16, however, Denmark already has two men's singles players - Peter Gade and Jan O Jorgensen - who have already qualified for London 2012. Vittinghus has during the Olympic qualification year beaten top players like Simon Santoso and Lee Hyun-il, and has made top players like Lin Dan, Taufik Hidayat, Lee Chong Wei, Chen Jin, Sho Sasaki dug deep for their wins against him.

Denmark has until the end of May to determine the two men's singles players to fly the Danish flag in London. Before that, Vittinghus will be joining Peter Gade and Jan O Jorgensen in Wuhan for the 2012 Thomas Cup. Welcome to BadmintonWorld.TV, the official Badminton World Federation channel bringing you live, catch-up and delayed streaming of the major events on our calendar such as the MetLife BWF World Superseries and the BWF World Championships. You will also find official highlights, badminton news and features.

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