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Birth name | Anders Ploug Boesen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Copenhagen, Denmark [1] | 6 March 1976||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 3 [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Anders Ploug Boesen (born 6 March 1976) is a former professional badminton player from Denmark. [3] He has represented Denmark in international tournaments such as in World Championships, Sudirman Cup, Thomas Cup and European Championships. [1]
Anders Boesen completed his medical studies in 2006, and later finished his surgical training subspecialized in arthroscopic surgery and sports traumatology at Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Amager-Hvidovre, in 2017. [4] He now works as a sports doctor in F.C. Copenhagen together with his brother Morten Boesen who is also a Danish former badminton player. [5]
Year | Venue | Event | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg, Sweden | Men's singles 35+ | – | ![]() | 16–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg, Sweden | Men's doubles 35+ | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 10–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland | ![]() | 6–15, 2–15 | ![]() |
2002 | Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden | ![]() | 7–5, 5–7, 7–5, 4–7, 5–7 | ![]() |
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Thessaloniki World Grand Prix | ![]() | 15–9, 13–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
2004 | Dutch Open | ![]() | 6–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
2003 | Swiss Open | ![]() | 10–15, 2–15 | ![]() |
2000 | U.S Open | ![]() | 15–10, 1–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Belgian International | ![]() | 15–3, 15–6 | ![]() |
1995 | Hungarian International | ![]() | 15–9, 15–1 | ![]() |
1995 | Czech International | ![]() | 4–15, 14–17 | ![]() |
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