Niclas Nøhr (born 2 August 1991) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles play.[1] He started playing badminton at Møn badminton club. In 2012, he joined Denmark national badminton team, and in 2015, he won a gold medal at the European Games with his mixed doubles partner Sara Thygesen.[1][2]

Niclas Nøhr
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1991-08-02) 2 August 1991 (age 33)
Møn, Denmark
ResidenceJersie, Denmark
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Years active2010–2022
Retired19 April 2022
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking32 (MD with Kasper Antonsen 22 September 2016)
16 (XD with Sara Thygesen 13 September 2018)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Mixed doubles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Milan Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Milan Boys' doubles
BWF profile

After one year of a knee operation, he returned to the court. He said; "I'm just happy that my family, friends, and especially my girlfriend has supported me in such a hard time."[3]

Nøhr announced his retirement from international tournaments through his Instagram account on 19 April 2022. He later started a new journey as a coach at the Hvidovre club, and also joining Australia coaching team in preparation for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4][5]

Achievements

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European Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan   Sara Thygesen   Gaëtan Mittelheisser
  Audrey Fontaine
21–16, 21-16   Gold

European Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France   Sara Thygesen   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
21–19, 13–21, 17–21   Silver

European Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy   Steffen Rasmussen   Sylvain Grosjean
  Sam Magee
23–25, 17–21   Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 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 Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Spain Masters Super 300   Sara Thygesen   Marcus Ellis
  Lauren Smith
21–19, 21–17   Winner
2018 Orléans Masters Super 100   Sara Thygesen   Peter Käsbauer
  Olga Konon
21–19, 21–9   Winner
2018 German Open Super 300   Sara Thygesen   Goh Soon Huat
  Shevon Jemie Lai
14–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2021 Orléans Masters Super 100   Amalie Magelund   Mathias Christiansen
  Alexandra Bøje
13–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2021 Spain Masters Super 300   Amalie Magelund   Rinov Rivaldy
  Pitha Haningtyas Mentari
18–21, 15–21   Runner-up

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
2014 Scottish Open   Sara Thygesen   Robert Blair
  Imogen Bankier
18–21, 14–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Cyprus International   Mads Pedersen   Didit Juang Indrianto
  Seiko Wahyu Kusdianto
15–21, 21–15, 19–21   Runner-up
2011 Croatian International   Mads Pedersen   Kim Astrup
  Rasmus Fladberg
21–18, 19–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2011 Cyprus International   Theis Christiansen   Nikolaj Nikolaenko
  Nikolai Ukk
21–17, 21–13   Winner
2011 Portugal International   Mads Pedersen   Mats Bue
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
28–26, 16–21, 21–17   Winner
2015 Polish International   Kasper Antonsen   Paweł Pietryja
  Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
17–21, 21–8, 21–12   Winner
2015 Italian International   Kasper Antonsen   Mathias Christiansen
  David Daugaard
24–22, 21–14   Winner
2015 Turkey International   Kasper Antonsen   Adam Cwalina
  Przemysław Wacha
21–16, 21–15   Winner
2017 Hellas Open   Kasper Antonsen   Henri Aarnio
  Iikka Heino
21–17, 21–12   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Cyprus International   Lena Grebak   Denis Grachev
  Anastasia Chervyakova
21–13, 18–21, 21–12   Winner
2011 Cyprus International   Joan Christiansen   Nikolaj Nikolaenko
  Anastasia Chervyakova
23–21, 21–18   Winner
2013 Croatian International   Rikke Søby Hansen   Frederik Colberg
  Sara Thygesen
12–21, 21–12, 21–9   Winner
2014 Orléans International   Sara Thygesen   Robert Blair
  Imogen Bankier
13–21, 21–19, 18–21   Runner-up
2014 Croatian International   Sara Thygesen   Mads Pedersen
  Mai Surrow
21–15, 13–21 21–18   Winner
2014 Dutch International   Sara Thygesen   Robin Tabeling
  Myke Halkema
21–10, 21–5   Winner
2014 Irish Open   Sara Thygesen   Peter Käsbauer
  Isabel Herttrich
21–10, 21–18   Winner
2015 Italian International   Sara Thygesen   Matthew Nottingham
  Emily Westwood
21–10, 17–21, 21–19   Winner
2016 Finnish International   Sara Thygesen   Mathias Christiansen
  Lena Grebak
21–18, 21–23, 16–21   Runner-up
2021 Denmark Masters   Amalie Magelund   Jeppe Bay
  Sara Lundgaard
15–21, 14–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ a b "Players: Niclas Nohr". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Danish pair leap to mixed Badminton gold". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Comeback kids Jacco Arends and Niclas Nøhr". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. ^ Nøhr, Niclas [@niclas_noehr] (19 April 2022). "8 years at the Danish National centre, and the last practice has been done. Since 2010 i have travelled..." – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "Nathan Tang's family breaking tradition for Commonwealth Games debut". Badminton Oceania. 19 July 2022. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  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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