Mads Vestergaard (born 11 March 2002) is a Danish badminton player who specialises in doubles play.[1]

Mads Vestergaard
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 (age 22)
Men's & Mixed doubles
Highest ranking28 (MD with Daniel Lundgaard, 23 September 2024)
21 (XD with Christine Busch, 8 October 2024)
Current ranking29 (with Daniel Lundgaard)
21 (with Christine Busch) (19 November 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
European Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Łódź Men's team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Lahti Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2020 Lahti Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tallinn Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tallinn Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tallinn Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career

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Vestergaard began playing badminton in Beder-Malling Idrætsforening, where his parents also played. At the age of 10, he moved with his family to Højbjerg, where he enrolled in a local badminton club.[2]

Vestergaard won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles and a silver medal in the women's team event at the 2018 European Junior Championships.[3] Two years later in 2020 European junior championships, he won the gold medal with partner William Kryger Boe in boys' doubles and another gold in the team event.

Vestergaard and Busch won their first BWF 100 title at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters after defeating the Singaporean pair Jessica Tan and Terry Hee in a rubber set. Shortly after that, the four met again at the 2023 Guwahati Masters, and this time, Busch and Vestergaard had to accept defeat.[4][5]

Achievements

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European Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Kalev Sports Hall,
Tallinn, Estonia
  Mads Muurholm   Fabien Delrue
  William Villeger
14–21, 16–21   Bronze
2020 Pajulahti Sports Institute,
Lahti, Finland
  William Kryger Boe   Egor Kholkin
  Georgii Lebedev
21–15, 22–20   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Kalev Sports Hall,
Tallinn, Estonia
  Christine Busch   Juliette Moinard
  Fabien Delrue
19–21, 17–21   Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 titles, 1 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Abu Dhabi Masters Super 100   Christine Busch   Terry Hee
  Jessica Tan
20–22, 21–17, 21–18   Winner
2023 Guwahati Masters Super 100   Christine Busch   Terry Hee
  Jessica Tan
19–21, 11–21   Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 6 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Turkey International   Mikkel Stoffersen   Serdar Koca
  Serhat Salim
21–19, 21–8   Winner
2021 Portugal International   Emil Lauritzen   Mads Pieler Kolding
  Frederik Søgaard
17–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2021 Lithuanian International   Emil Lauritzen   Danylo Bosniuk
  Oleksandar Shmundyak
21–23, 21–12, 21–18   Winner
2021 Hungarian International   Emil Lauritzen   Rory Easton
  Zach Russ
18–21, 21–13, 21–13   Winner
2022 Ukraine Open   Emil Lauritzen   Chia Wei Jie
  Low Hang Yee
21–19, 20–22, 21–23   Runner-up
2023 Polish Open   Daniel Lundgaard   Chang Ko-chi
  Po Li-wei
22–20, 16–21, 21–19   Winner
2023 Mexican International   Daniel Lundgaard   Bjarne Geiss
  Jan Colin Völker
22–24, 21–19, 21–17   Winner
2023 Belgian International   Daniel Lundgaard   Andreas Søndergaard
  Jesper Toft
13–21, 24–26   Runner-up
2023 Scottish Open   Daniel Lundgaard   Andreas Søndergaard
  Jesper Toft
21–15, 11–21, 21–15   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Turkey International   Sofie Nyvang   Mikkel Stoffersen
  Susan Ekelund
17–21, 21–18, 13–21   Runner-up
2021 Lithuanian International   Clara Løber   Dmitriy Panarin
  Kamila Smagulova
21–12, 21–16   Winner
2021 Hungarian International   Clara Løber   Rory Easton
  Annie Lado
18–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2022 Czech Open   Christine Busch   Chiu Hsiang-chieh
  Lin Xiao-min
21–12, 21–16   Winner
2023 Estonian International   Christine Busch   Malik Bourakkadi
  Leona Michalski
21–13, 21–10   Winner
2023 Polish Open   Christine Busch   Jesper Toft
  Clara Graversen
21–15, 21–13   Winner
2023 Denmark Masters   Christine Busch   N. Sikki Reddy
  Rohan Kapoor
16–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2023 Nantes International   Christine Busch   Tanisha Crasto
  K. Sai Pratheek
14–21, 21–14, 21–17   Winner
2023 Scottish Open   Christine Busch   Jesper Toft
  Clara Graversen
21–15, 21–19   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles)

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Boys' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Slovenia Junior International   William Kryger Boe   Jakob Houe
  Mads Juel Møller
21–18, 21–13   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Slovenia Junior International   Clara Løber   Marcus Rindshøj
  Mette Werge
21–11, 26–28, 21–11   Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Mads Vestergaard - Overview". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  2. ^ Nygaard Frisk, Amanda (8 September 2021). "Badmintonspiller er årets talent". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Young Danish Pair Makes a Mark - World Juniors". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  4. ^ Lee, David (2023-10-22). "'We made too many errors': Terry Hee, Jessica Tan lose in Abu Dhabi Masters badminton final". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  5. ^ Lee, David (2023-12-10). "Singapore's Terry Hee and Jessica Tan overcome nightmare conditions to win Guwahati Masters title". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  6. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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