Mia Blichfeldt

Mia Blichfeldt (born 19 August 1997) is a Danish badminton player.[1][2] She won the gold medals at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' singles event,[3] and later at the 2019 Minsk European Games in the women's singles event.[4]

Mia Blichfeldt
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 Solrød Strand, Denmark
Residence	Solrød Strand, Denmark
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Years active	2013
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Career record	191 wins, 89 losses
Highest ranking	11 (3 September 2019)
Current ranking	17 (25 February 2020)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Denmark European Games 2019 Minsk Women's singles European Championships 2018 Huelva Women's singles European Mixed Team Championships 2015 Leuven Mixed team 2017 Lubin Mixed team 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team European Women's Team Championships 2014 Basel Women's team 2016 Kazan Women's team 2018 Kazan Women's team 2020 Liévin Women's team European Junior Championships 2015 Lubin Girls' singles 2015 Lubin Mixed team
BWF profile

Career summary

Blichfeldt at the 2018 Dutch Open

Blichfeldt started to playing badminton in Solrød Strand badmintonclub at the age of nine, and began playing competitively at the age of eleven. She made her international debut in 2013, representing her country at the 2013, 2014, 2015 World Junior Championships, and 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. She won the gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' singles event, also helps the team took the bronze.[5]

At the age of sixteen, she claimed her first international title at the 2013 Norwegian International beating top seeded Olga Golovanova of Russia in the final.[6] In 2014, she won the Danish national championship.

In 2017, she reached the final of the Scottish Open but lost in the final to host player Kirsty Gilmour with a score of 21–23, 12–21.

In 2018, Blichfeldt reached the semi-finals of the European Championships, but her steps were stopped by the host player who was also a 2016 Rio Olympic gold medalist Carolina Marin and had to settle for a bronze medal. At the same year, she won her first Super 100 title at Dutch Open when she defeated Chinese player Qi Xuefei with a score of 21–16, 21–18.

In 2019, Blichfeldt won the Spain Masters a Super 300 level tournament, by beating Line Kjærsfeldt with a score of 21–14, 21–14 in the final. She clinched the gold at the 2019 Minsk European Games defeated Kirsty Gilmour of Great Britain with a score of 21–16, 21–17.

In, 2020 she along Denmark team won the 2020 European Women's Team Championships.[7]

Achievements

European Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus	Kirsty Gilmour	21–16, 21–17	Gold

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Palacio de Deportes de Huelva, Huelva, Spain	Carolina Marín	17–21, 16–21	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland	Julie Dawall Jakobsen	21–14, 21–10	Gold

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Spain Masters	Super 300	Line Kjærsfeldt	21–14, 21–14	Winner
2018	Dutch Open	Super 100	Qi Xuefei	21–16, 21–18	Winner
2018	Spain Masters	Super 300	Minatsu Mitani	21–9, 21–23, 8–21	Runner-up
2018	Orleans Masters	Super 100	Shiori Sato	18–21, 14–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Scottish Open	Kirsty Gilmour	21–23, 12–21	Runner-up

     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Denmark International	Natsuki Oie	21–18, 21–18	Winner
2017	Spanish International	Evgeniya Kosetskaya	21–12, 21–12	Winner
2017	Swedish International	Sofie Holmboe Dahl	21–19, 21–16	Winner
2016	Portugal International	Chloe Birch	21–12, 21–14	Winner
2015	Slovenia International	Marija Ulitina	21–17, 17–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2014	Norwegian International	Akvile Stapusaityte	21–18, 21–17	Winner
2013	Norwegian International	Olga Golovanova	19–21, 21–16, 21–16	Winner

     BWF International Challenge tournament

     BWF International Series tournament

     BWF Future Series tournament

Career overview

Singles Played Wins Losses Balance Total 280 191 89 +102 Current year (2020) 3 3 0 +3

Doubles Played Wins Losses Balance Total 2 1 1 0 Current year (2020) 0 0 0 0

References

1. "Players: Mia Blichfeldt". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
2. "Mia Blichfeldt Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
3. "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
4. "Blichfeldt vinder tredje danske guld ved European Games" (in Danish). TV 2 Sport. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
5. Arndal, Peter (15 June 2017). "Badmintonspiller Mia Blichfeldt har Girlpower". kvindesport.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
6. Røsler, Manuel (18 November 2013). "Marathon man Kasper Lehikoinen". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
7. Rasmussen, Claus (16 February 2020). "Dansk EM-guld nummer 13 og 14". sn.dk (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
8. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
9. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.

External links

• Mia Blichfeldt at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com