Peter Mikkelsen (badminton)

Peter Mikkelsen (born 9 August 1982) is a Danish badminton player.[1] Mikkelsen was a part of the Horsens club and also trained in Aarhus.[2][3] In 2009, he reach the final round at the national championships for the first time.[3] He reaching the final round after beat Joachim Persson and Jan Ø. Jørgensen, but he lost to Peter Gade in the rubber game.[4] In 2006, he won the international tournament in Cyprus. The following year in 2007 he was victorious at the Portugal International, Spanish Open and Irish International. He conquered the Croatian International title in 2009 along with the Finnish International. In Denmark Peter Mikkelsen won many single matches on Vendsyssel's league team giving him a cult status bearing the nickname "mayor" in Northern Jutland. He now is the head coach/trainer at the Horsens Badminton Klub (HBK) in Denmark.

Peter Mikkelsen
Personal information
Country Denmark
Born (1982-08-09) 9 August 1982
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Men's singles
Highest ranking37 (11 March 2010)
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2009 Irish International Henri Hurskainen 15–21, 21–13, 17–21 Runner-up
2009 Scotland International Marc Zwiebler 15–21, 21–15, 16–21 Runner-up
2009 Finnish International Marc Zwiebler 21–14, 16–21, 22–20 Winner
2009 Croatian International Jan Vondra 23–21, 21–6 Winner
2007 Irish International Marc Zwiebler 21–19, 21–18 Winner
2007 Spanish Open Jan Vondra 21–9, 5–21, 21–15 Winner
2007 Portugal International Michael Christensen 21–16, 21–17 Winner
2006 Cyprus International Yuhan Tan 21–15, 17–21, 21–14 Winner
2006 Czech International Jan Ø. Jørgensen 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Peter Mikkelsen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. "Topspiller skal udvikle nye talenter i Horsens" (in Danish). Horsens Folkeblad. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. "Favoritdræber fortsætter ved DM i badminton" (in Danish). Politiken. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  4. "Peter Gade mester trods forskrækkelse" (in Danish). BT. Retrieved 17 November 2017.


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