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Viktor Axelsen prize money

$2,098,683 in BWF World Tour prize money since 2018, from 73 events and 27 titles. The biggest single payday was the men's singles at the 2023 BWF World Tour Finals, where Viktor Axelsen won the title, for $200,000.

PRIZE MONEY $2.1m
BEST SEASON $645k
TITLES 27
ON THE MONEY LIST 2 of 2,684

Viktor Axelsen prize money by season

Every World Tour season since Viktor Axelsen's first payday

9 seasons

season running total

Every World Tour event Viktor Axelsen was paid at

Newest first, with the round reached

73 draws

Event Went out Prize
2025 India Open WINNER $66,500
2025 German Open WINNER $18,000
2025 Denmark Open Semi-finals $13,300
2025 French Open Quarter-finals $5,225
2025 China Masters Last 16 $3,750
2025 All England Open Last 32 $1,450
2025 Malaysia Open Last 32 $1,450
2024 Hong Kong Open WINNER $31,500
2024 Malaysia Masters WINNER $31,500
2024 Malaysia Open Semi-finals $18,200
2024 China Masters Semi-finals $16,100
2024 Singapore Open Semi-finals $11,900
2024 All England Open Quarter-finals $7,150
2024 Japan Masters Semi-finals $6,090
2024 Denmark Open Last 16 $2,550
2024 French Open Last 16 $2,550
2023 BWF World Tour Finals WINNER $200,000
2023 China Open WINNER $140,000
2023 Indonesia Open WINNER $87,500
2023 Malaysia Open WINNER $87,500
2023 Japan Open WINNER $59,500
2023 Japan Masters WINNER $31,500
2023 India Open Runner-up $28,900
2023 All England Open Last 16 $3,750
2023 Swiss Open Semi-finals $3,045
2023 Denmark Open Last 16 $2,550
2023 French Open Last 32 $850
2022 BWF World Tour Finals WINNER $120,000
2022 Indonesia Open WINNER $84,000
2022 All England Open WINNER $70,000
2022 French Open WINNER $47,250
2022 Malaysia Open WINNER $47,250
2022 Indonesia Masters WINNER $27,000
2022 Denmark Open Quarter-finals $4,125
2022 German Open Semi-finals $2,610
2022 Thailand Open Last 16 $1,260
2022 Swiss Open Last 16 $630
2021 BWF World Tour Finals WINNER $120,000
2021 Denmark Open WINNER $59,500
2021 Indonesia Open WINNER $59,500
2021 All England Open Runner-up $28,900
2021 Swiss Open WINNER $10,500
2021 Indonesia Masters Last 16 $1,800
2021 French Open Last 32 $600
2020 All England Open WINNER $77,000
2020 Toyota Thailand Open WINNER $70,000
2020 Yonex Thailand Open WINNER $70,000
2020 BWF World Tour Finals Runner-up $60,000
2020 Malaysia Masters Runner-up $15,200
2020 Spain Masters WINNER $12,750
2020 Indonesia Masters Semi-finals $5,800
2019 All England Open Runner-up $34,000
2019 India Open WINNER $26,250
2019 Spain Masters WINNER $11,250
2019 Denmark Open Semi-finals $10,850
2019 French Open Semi-finals $10,500
2019 BWF World Tour Finals Fourth in group $9,000
2019 Singapore Open Semi-finals $5,147
2019 Indonesia Masters Semi-finals $5,075
2019 Malaysia Masters Semi-finals $5,075
2019 Fuzhou China Open Quarter-finals $3,850
2019 Malaysia Open Quarter-finals $3,850
2019 Hong Kong Open Quarter-finals $2,400
2019 Korea Open Last 16 $1,400
2019 China Open Last 32 $1,000
2018 Indonesia Open Runner-up $42,500
2018 Malaysia Masters WINNER $26,250
2018 Japan Open Semi-finals $9,800
2018 Malaysia Open Quarter-finals $3,850
2018 China Open Last 16 $3,000
2018 Denmark Open Last 16 $2,325
2018 Korea Open Last 16 $2,100
2018 Indonesia Masters Last 16 $1,225

Where Viktor Axelsen sits on the money list

Ranked 2 of 2,684 players paid on the World Tour since 2018

# Player Country Titles Prize money
01 An Se-young South Korea 38 $3,115,291$3.1m
03 Akane Yamaguchi Japan 22 $2,027,273$2.0m
04 Chen Yufei China 19 $1,901,787$1.9m
05 Shi Yuqi China 14 $1,772,068$1.8m
06 Tai Tzu-ying Chinese Taipei 17 $1,723,190$1.7m
07 Seo Seung-jae South Korea 29 $1,510,733$1.5m
08 Wang Zhiyi China 10 $1,487,905$1.5m
09 Anders Antonsen Denmark 10 $1,422,608$1.4m
10 Huang Dongping China 29 $1,372,109$1.4m
11 Chou Tien-chen Chinese Taipei 12 $1,335,525$1.3m
12 Huang Yaqiong China 33 $1,335,154$1.3m
772 Bobby Setiabudi Indonesia 0 $10,398
773 Pharanyu Kaosamaang Thailand 0 $10,369
774 Poorvisha S. Ram India 0 $10,256
775 Shruti Mishra India 0 $10,122
776 Meghana Jakkampudi India 0 $10,119
777 Tania Oktaviani Kusumah Indonesia 1 $10,069
778 Yuan Anqi China 1 $10,045
779 Chen Sheng-fa Chinese Taipei 1 $10,036
780 Kornelia Marczak Poland 0 $10,025

Denmark on the World Tour

Everyone paid while playing for Denmark, by what they won

$8,024,715 between them

# Player Prize money
01 Viktor Axelsen $2,098,683$2.1m
02 Anders Antonsen $1,422,608$1.4m
03 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen $510,046
04 Kim Astrup $510,046
05 Mathias Christiansen $387,364
06 Alexandra Bøje $368,805
07 Rasmus Gemke $296,960
08 Mia Blichfeldt $241,547
09 Line Kjærsfeldt $229,700
10 Line Christophersen $157,605
11 Mads Vestergaard $123,581
12 Amalie Magelund $119,370
13 Christinna Pedersen $100,722
14 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus $100,042
15 Jesper Toft $93,450
16 Sara Thygesen $92,816
17 Daniel Lundgaard $76,659
18 Maiken Fruergaard $74,245
19 Rasmus Kjær $63,853
20 Christine Busch $60,756
21 Jan Ø. Jørgensen $59,925
22 Magnus Johannesen $57,567
23 Kamilla Rytter Juhl $57,487
24 Frederik Søgaard $50,756
25 Mathias Boe $50,616
26 Julie Dawall Jakobsen $50,483
27 Niclas Nøhr $36,981
28 Mads Conrad-Petersen $34,788
29 Carsten Mogensen $33,450
30 Mathias Thyrri $32,515
31 Christian Faust Kjær $30,176
32 Jeppe Bay $28,128
33 Amalie Cecilie Kudsk $26,204
34 Lasse Mølhede $26,134
35 Amalie Schulz $24,281
36 Rasmus Espersen $23,716
37 Mai Surrow $19,905
38 Rikke Søby Hansen $19,481
39 Mads Christophersen $18,300
40 Mads Pieler Kolding $17,903

The top 40 of 87. The rest are on the Denmark page.

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Viktor Axelsen won?

$2,098,683 on the BWF World Tour since 2018, from 73 events. That is 2nd of the 2,684 players paid on the tour since 2018.

What was Viktor Axelsen's biggest payday?

The men's singles at the 2023 BWF World Tour Finals, where Viktor Axelsen won the title. It paid $200,000.

How many World Tour titles has Viktor Axelsen won?

27, worth $1,692,000 between them. The most recent was the men's singles at the 2025 India Open.

What was Viktor Axelsen's best season?

2023, with $645,095 from 11 draws.

How does Viktor Axelsen compare with the rest of Denmark?

Viktor Axelsen won 26.2% of the $8,024,715 paid to Denmark's players on the World Tour, 1st of the 87.

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