Mikkel Mikkelsen (badminton)

Mikkel Mikkelsen (born 22 May 1992) is a Danish badminton player.[1] In 2016, he won the mixed doubles titles at the Portugal International tournament partnered with Mai Surrow.[2] In May 2016, he and Surrow lifted their second title as a pair in only their fourth tournament together at the Slovenia International tournament.[3]

Mikkel Mikkelsen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1992-05-22) 22 May 1992 (age 32)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Men'singles & doubles
Highest ranking141 (MS 27 March 2014)
84 (MD with Jeppe Bay 26 November 2019)
27 (XD with Rikke Søby Hansen 25 October 2022)
Current ranking28 (XD with Rikke Søby Hansen 24 January 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Madrid Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Vantaa Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

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European Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain   Rikke Søby Hansen   Mark Lamsfuß
  Isabel Lohau
21–12, 16–21, 17–21   Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Scottish Open   Mai Surrow   Jacco Arends
  Selena Piek
10–21, 10–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 11 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Iceland International   Emil Holst   Frederik Colberg
  Kasper Paulsen
21–15, 21–17   Winner
2011 Turkiye Open   Nikolaj Overgaard   Ben Stawski
  Paul van Rietvelde
19–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2013 Hungarian International   Frederik Colberg   Albert Saputra
  Indra Viki Okvana
16–21, 21–23   Runner-up
2014 Hellas International   Frederik Colberg   Mathias Christiansen
  David Daugaard
0–0 Retired   Runner-up
2019 Polish International   Jeppe Bay   Zach Russ
  Steven Stallwood
20–22, 19–21   Runner-up
2019 Scottish Open   Jeppe Bay   Alexander Dunn
  Adam Hall
10–21, 17–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Portugal International   Mai Surrow   Đỗ Tuấn Đức
  Phạm Như Thảo
21–19, 17–21, 21–19   Winner
2016 Slovenia International   Mai Surrow   Steve Olesen
  Sara Lundgaard
21–9, 21–14   Winner
2016 Polish International   Mai Surrow   Paweł Pietryja
  Aneta Wojtkowska
21–19, 21–12   Winner
2017 Swedish International   Mai Surrow   Mathias Bay-Smidt
  Alexandra Bøje
21–18, 21–14   Winner
2017 Austrian Open   Mai Surrow   Gao Xiangcheng
  Xia Chunyu
21–19, 17–21, 21–14   Winner
2017 Finnish Open   Mai Surrow   Tseng Min-hao
  Hu Ling-fang
22–24, 16–21   Runner-up
2017 Slovenia International   Mai Surrow   Gregory Mairs
  Jenny Moore
21–12, 21–13   Winner
2018 Spanish International   Mai Surrow   Evgenij Dremin
  Evgenia Dimova
22–24, 12–21   Runner-up
2019 Swedish Open   Mai Surrow   Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
  Tan Wei Han
14–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2019 Belgian International   Amalie Magelund   Ben Lane
  Jessica Pugh
12–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2019 Polish International   Amalie Magelund   Ruben Jille
  Alyssa Tirtosentono
21–19, 21–17   Winner
2021 Dutch Open   Rikke Søby Hansen   Robin Tabeling
  Selena Piek
21–18, 13–21, 21–15   Winner
2021 Irish Open   Rikke Søby Hansen   Robin Tabeling
  Selena Piek
18–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2023 Belgian International   Rikke Søby Hansen   Marcus Ellis
  Lauren Smith
18–21, 15–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Mikkel Mikkelsen biography". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Blichfeldt secures an overdue win". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Magee's claim maiden title in Medvode". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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