Christinna Pedersen | |
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Personal information | |
Country | Denmark |
Born | Aalborg, Denmark | 12 May 1986
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Retired | 11 March 2019 |
Handedness | Right |
Women's & mixed doubles | |
Highest ranking | 2 (WD with Kamilla Rytter Juhl 10 May 2018) 1 (XD with Joachim Fischer Nielsen 2 April 2015) |
Medal record | |
BWF profile |
Christinna Pedersen (born 12 May 1986) is a Danish badminton player. [1]
Christinna Pedersen is a right-handed doubles specialist.
From 2008 onwards, Pedersen paired with Joachim Fischer Nielsen in mixed doubles. The pair gained two European mixed doubles titles, won bronze at the 2009 Hyderabad World Championships and at the 2014 World Championships, [2] and came third at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [3] Pedersen and Fischer Nielsen also produced strong results on the BWF Super Series circuit, winning a total of three World Superseries Finals and ten Superseries titles, and reaching a career high World Ranking of number 1.
Viewed by Badminton Denmark as a medal contender for the 2020 Olympics, Pedersen will compete in the mixed doubles with Mathias Christiansen as of the end of the 2016/17 season, after Joachim Fischer Nielsen broke his left ankle at the BWF World Championships 2017 in Glasgow. [4]
In women's doubles, Pedersen has paired with Kamilla Rytter Juhl from 2010 to 2018. Initially, the two athletes also focussed on competing with their respective partners in mixed doubles, however, as of 2015, Juhl has competed exclusively in the women's doubles. The pair won a silver medal at the 2015 World Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2013 Guangzhou World Championship and at the 2017 BWF World Championships. Pedersen and Rytter Juhl have won a total of four European women's doubles titles, one World Superseries Final and five Superseries titles, and have a career highest World Ranking of number 2. The pair won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and, in doing so, became the first Europeans to ever compete in an Olympic women's doubles final. This was also her second olympic medal.
Pedersen currently represents Skovshoved in the Danish Badminton League and lives in Copenhagen, where she trains with the national team. Off the badminton court, Pedersen is a qualified maths, history and food technology teacher.
Pedersen announced her retirement in March 2019 together with Rytter Juhl. The duo journey in badminton will continue in the national tournament. [5]
Pedersen is openly lesbian. She welcomed her first child with her partner Kamilla Rytter Juhl in January 2019. [6]
Pedersen and Rytter Juhl's autobiography, "Det Unikke Makkerskab" (loosely translated: The unique partnership), written with support from journalist Rasmus M. Bech, was released in Denmark in October 2017. In the book, the couple tell not only of their lives as international badminton players, but of their life together off court; having been a couple since 2009.
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | 21–18, 9–21, 19–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir | 21–12, 21–12 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | 14–21, 21–14, 15–21 | Bronze |
2015 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei | 25–23, 8–21, 15–21 | Silver |
2017 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota | 17–21, 21–19, 14–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 18–21, 21–14, 18–21 | Bronze |
2014 | Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Xu Chen Ma Jin | 15–21, 9–21 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Line Damkjær Kruse Marie Røpke | 22–20, 13–21, 21–12 | Gold |
2014 | Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Line Damkjær Kruse Marie Røpke | 21–11, 21–11 | Gold |
2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Eefje Muskens Selena Piek | 21–18, 21–17 | Gold |
2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 21–11, 15–21, 21–11 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Mads Pieler Kolding Kamilla Rytter Juhl | 22–24, 21–13, 21–18 | Gold |
2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen | 19–21, 21–13, 21–17 | Gold |
2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock | 17–21, 21–18, 19–21 | Silver |
2018 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | Mathias Christiansen | Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock | 18–21, 21–17, 18–21 | Silver |
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands | Tine Kruse | Olga Kozlova Nina Vislova | 15–13, 7–15, 16–17 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands | Rasmus Bonde | Robert Adcock Jennifer Wallwork | 15–8, 15–5 | Gold |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [7] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. [8]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | 22–20, 21–18 | Winner |
2018 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota | 21–19, 21–18 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | India Open | Super 500 | Mathias Christiansen | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti | 21–14, 21–15 | Winner |
2018 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Mathias Christiansen | He Jiting Du Yue | 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, [9] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. [10] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Malaysia Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung | 21–19, 21–18 | Winner |
2012 | French Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Ma Jin Tang Jinhua | 12–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
2012 | World Superseries Finals | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | 16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | India Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna | 21–12, 21–23, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Japan Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Ma Jin Tang Jinhua | 11–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Denmark Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua | 16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | World Superseries Finals | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Ma Jin Tang Jinhua | 21–19, 21–12 | Winner |
2014 | Singapore Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua | 21–14, 19–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Japan Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Zhao Yunlei Zhong Qianxin | 12–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Luo Ying Luo Yu | 21–14, 9–21, 4–14 retired | Runner-up |
2016 | Japan Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | 19–21, 21–18, 21–12 | Winner |
2016 | Hong Kong Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Huang Dongping Li Yinhui | 21–19, 21–10 | Winner |
2017 | All England Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee | 18–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Singapore Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | 21–18, 14–21, 21–15 | Winner |
2017 | Australian Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | 10–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Denmark Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl | 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
2009 | Japan Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul | 21–13, 16–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2009 | Denmark Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg | 21–16, 25–27, 21–17 | Winner |
2009 | World Superseries Finals | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta | 21–14, 21–18 | Winner |
2010 | Hong Kong Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei | 22–20, 14–21, 22–20 | Winner |
2011 | Japan Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Chen Hung-ling Chen Wen-hsing | 19–21, 21–16, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Denmark Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Xu Chen Ma Jin | 22–20, 21–16 | Winner |
2011 | French Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Xu Chen Ma Jin | 21–17, 21–14 | Winner |
2011 | Hong Kong Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei | 21–15, 17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | China Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei | 11–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | World Superseries Finals | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei | 17–21, 21–12, 21–14 | Winner |
2013 | Malaysia Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying | 21–13, 21–18 | Winner |
2013 | Indonesia Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei | 22–24, 22–20, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | China Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir | 10–21, 21–5, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | World Superseries Finals | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei | 12–21, 21–19, 21–10 | Winner |
2014 | Malaysia Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Xu Chen Ma Jin | 11–21, 21–17, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | India Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na | 21–16, 18–21, 21–18 | Winner |
2014 | Indonesia Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Xu Chen Ma Jin | 18–21, 21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
2015 | India Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Liu Cheng Bao Yixin | 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Japan Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei | 17–21, 21–18, 23–21 | Winner |
2015 | China Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei | 19–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | All England Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto | 12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Denmark Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen | 21–16, 22–20 | Winner |
2017 | China Open | Mathias Christiansen | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 15–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Hong Kong Open | Mathias Christiansen | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
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.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | London Grand Prix Gold | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Line Damkjær Kruse Marie Røpke | 12–21, 21–17, 21–15 | Winner |
2015 | Malaysia Masters | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao | 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
2015 | German Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Della Destiara Haris Rosyita Eka Putri Sari | 21–18, 17–21, 21–9 | Winner |
2017 | Syed Modi International | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Ashwini Ponnappa N. Sikki Reddy | 21–16, 21–18 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Dutch Open | Rasmus Bonde Nissen | Hendri Saputra Li Yujia | 21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
2008 | Bitburger Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta | 21–8, 17–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2008 | Dutch Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Fran Kurniawan Shendy Puspa Irawati | 21–17, 21–9 | Winner |
2011 | Swiss Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Nathan Robertson Jenny Wallwork | 23–21, 21–14 | Winner |
2013 | Swiss Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Zhang Nan Tang Jinhua | 22–20, 21–19 | Winner |
2015 | Malaysia Masters | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto | 21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
2015 | German Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Mads Pieler Kolding Kamilla Rytter Juhl | 18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Czech International | Line Reimers | Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | 2–15, 1–15 | Runner-up |
2006 | Czech International | Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen | Sarah Bok Rachel Howard | 17–21, 21–13, 22–20 | Winner |
2007 | Swedish International | Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen | Guo Xin Cai Jiani | 13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2007 | Finnish International | Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen | Rachel van Cutsen Paulien van Dooremalen | 19–21, 21–10, 21–11 | Winner |
2007 | Polish Open | Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen | Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | 17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2007 | Czech International | Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen | Elena Shimko Tatjana Bibik | 21–11, 22–20 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Finnish International | Rasmus Bonde | Jonas Rasmussen Britta Andersen | 11–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2006 | Portugal International | Rasmus Bonde | Rasmus Mangor Andersen Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen | 13–21, 21–14, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2006 | Czech International | Rasmus Bonde | Robin Middleton Liza Parker | 16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2007 | Swedish International | Rasmus Bonde | Jacob Chemnitz Julie Houmann | 21–12, 21–8 | Winner |
2007 | Portugal International | Rasmus Bonde | Mikkel Delbo Larsen Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen | 21–12, 21–6 | Winner |
2007 | Czech International | Rasmus Bonde | Anton Nazarenko Elena Chernyavskaya | 21–19, 21–12 | Winner |
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