What racquet does Viktor Axelsen use?

Axelsen plays a Yonex Astrox 100 ZZ - a stiff, head-heavy frame that suits his tall power-singles game. Bear in mind pros use custom-painted retail frames, so an off-the-shelf 100 ZZ is the closest you can buy, not an exact replica.

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Viktor Axelsen

Men's Singles DEN Legend Retired

Back-to-back Olympic champion (2020 + 2024). Three-time medalist with 2016 bronze. Retired April 2026 (age 32) due to persistent back issues.

Profile

Country: Denmark
Born: 1994-01-04 (32 yrs)
Height: 194 cm
Handed: Right
Best BWF rank: #1 MS 2017-09-28
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Wikipedia: Viktor Axelsen

Attacking · overhead-dominant

Honours · golds

2× Olympic gold

2× World title

1× Thomas Cup

Career record

572 W 160 L

78.1% win rate · 732 matches

Career highlights

2024 Paris Olympics MS gold
2021 Tokyo Olympics MS gold
2022 World Championships MS gold
2017 World Championships MS gold
2023 All England Open MS title
2022 All England Open MS title
2024 BWF World Tour Finals MS title

Gear

Racquet Yonex Astrox 100 ZZ ✓ verified

String Yonex BG80 Power

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Started at Højbjerg BK in Aarhus and won the junior World Championship in 2010 at 16. Took bronze at Rio 2016 beating Lin Dan in the bronze playoff, then Olympic gold in Tokyo 2020 followed by a successful gold defense in Paris 2024 — joining Lin Dan as the only male singles players to win back-to-back Olympic titles. Retired in April 2026 at 32 after a persistent back injury halted training for the LA28 cycle; at 6'4" he set the standard for the modern attacking game.

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QWhat racquet does Viktor Axelsen use?

A badminton player · 2026-06-01
- AAxelsen plays a Yonex Astrox 100 ZZ - a stiff, head-heavy frame that suits his tall power-singles game. Bear in mind pros use custom-painted retail frames, so an off-the-shelf 100 ZZ is the closest you can buy, not an exact replica.
  
  BadmintonLabs · 2026-06-01 0