The 2023 Badminton Year-end Finals ended successfully, and the men's singles Axelsen defeated Shi Yuqi again with a big score, achieving three consecutive championships in the finals and five crowns in the year-end finals.
He is also the men's singles player with the most championships since the year-end finals were held, beating Li Zongwei, Lin Dan and other badminton seniors, ranking first in history.
In this regard, many netizens said that Axelsen has surpassed Lin Dan, the god of men's singles, so what are the facts?
World Champion
Lin Dan has won five World Championships in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013.
Axelsen has won a total of three world championships in 2017, 2022 and 2023
Lin Dan World Champion > Axelsen
Olympic champion
Lin Dan won the men's singles gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics.
Viktor Axelsen won the men's singles title at Tokyo 2021.
Lin Dan Olympic champion > Axelsen
All England Champion
Lin Dan won the All England Championship six times in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2016
Axelsen won the championship twice in 2020 and 2022.
All England champion Lin Dan > Axelsen
Sudirman Cup
Lin Dan won the Sudirman Cup five times in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2015
Axelsen won the Sudirman Cup twice in 2019 and 2021
Sudirman Cup, Lindan> Axelsen
Thomas Cup
Lin Dan won the Thomas Cup six times in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2018, and achieved five consecutive championships from 2004 to 2012.
Axelsen did not win the Thomas Cup.
Thomas Cup: Lin Dan > Axelsen
world cup
Lin Dan won the World Cup in 2005 and 2006
Axelsen did not win the World Cup
A superstar of his time
There are many superstars in the Lin Dan era, especially Li Zongwei and Taufik, as well as Bao Chunlai, Chen Jin and other masters, and the competition is fierce
In the Axelsen era, there were very few superstars, Momota Kento's form had seriously declined after his injury, and Chen Long was no longer at his peak in the late stage of his career.
Lin Dan has won a total of 20 world championships in his career, while Axelsen has won a total of 12 world championships, so in terms of the number of championships in various major competitions and the quality of championships, it is significantly better than the Axelsen era.
Therefore, for the Axelsen that netizens are hotly discussing has surpassed Lin Dan, it must be that they don't understand how brilliant Lin Dan was back then. #Headline Premiere Challenge#