Digest these interesting facts about VICTOR Denmark Open 2024, now into its 73rd edition.

• China are the sole nation with seeds in all five disciplines.
• They are also the last to complete a sweep in 2014.
• If they attain glory, Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping will be the first mixed pair since Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen in 2009 to win consecutive titles.
• The world No.2s are one of three defending champions in the draw – Weng Hong Yang and Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik being the others.
• Mixed doubles is now the event that has gone the longest without back-to-back winners.
• A successful title defence will make Chia/Soh the first men’s pair from Malaysia in 52 years to triumph twice on the spin. Ng Boon Bee/Punch Gunalan pulled it off in 1972.
• The men’s doubles podium has not been topped by a Danish tandem following Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen’s victory in 2010 but world No.3s Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen present the hosts the best chance to smash that drought.
• Viktor Axelsen and Anders Antonsen, meanwhile, have the chance to become the second local star this century (after Peter Gade) to ace men’s singles more than once.
• This marks An Se Young’s comeback after winning the Paris 2024 Olympic gold. It’s been 37 years since Korea took top honours in women’s singles via Lee Young Suk.
• Her compatriot Jeong Na Eun, the only player seeded in both, could emulate Ma Jin – the last to win in two departments at the same edition (women’s and mixed doubles in 2012).
• With a third success, Akane Yamaguchi will be the women’s singles player from Asia with the second most titles after legendary countrywoman Hiroe Yuki, whose fourth victory came in 1977.
• Starting 2009, no pairs outside China, Japan or Korea have won women’s doubles.
• China can overtake Denmark on the all-time list with a 19th crown in the sector. They possess two seeded pairs (No.1 Liu Sheng Shu/Tang Ning and No.8 Li Yi Jing/Luo Xu Min), on top of 2023 winner Jia Yi Fan, who competes with new partner Li Wen Mei.

Standout Stat: Reaching another gold medal match would see Huang contest a fourth consecutive final, the most since Yoo Yeon Seong and Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir did the same from 2012-2015.