Mikkel Mikkelsen (badminton)

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Mikkel Mikkelsen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1992-05-22) 22 May 1992 (age 32)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Men'singles & doubles
Highest ranking141 (MS 27 March 2014)
84 (MD with Jeppe Bay 26 November 2019)
27 (XD with Rikke Søby Hansen 25 October 2022)
Current ranking28 (XD with Rikke Søby Hansen 24 January 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Madrid Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Vantaa Mixed team
BWF profile

Mikkel Mikkelsen (born 22 May 1992) is a Danish badminton player. [1] In 2016, he won the mixed doubles titles at the Portugal International tournament partnered with Mai Surrow. [2] In May 2016, he and Surrow lifted their second title as a pair in only their fourth tournament together at the Slovenia International tournament. [3]

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Achievements

European Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Søby Hansen Flag of Germany.svg Mark Lamsfuß
Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Lohau
21–12, 16–21, 17–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (1 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.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Mai Surrow Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Arends
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Selena Piek
10–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 11 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Iceland International Flag of Denmark.svg Emil Holst Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Colberg
Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Paulsen
21–15, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Turkiye Open Flag of Denmark.svg Nikolaj Overgaard Flag of England.svg Ben Stawski
Flag of Scotland.svg Paul van Rietvelde
19–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 Hungarian International Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Colberg Flag of Indonesia.svg Albert Saputra
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indra Viki Okvana
16–21, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Hellas International Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Colberg Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Christiansen
Flag of Denmark.svg David Daugaard
0–0 RetiredSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Polish International Flag of Denmark.svg Jeppe Bay Flag of England.svg Zach Russ
Flag of England.svg Steven Stallwood
20–22, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jeppe Bay Flag of Scotland.svg Alexander Dunn
Flag of Scotland.svg Adam Hall
10–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Portugal International Flag of Denmark.svg Mai Surrow Flag of Vietnam.svg Đỗ Tuấn Đức
Flag of Vietnam.svg Phạm Như Thảo
21–19, 17–21, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Slovenia International Flag of Denmark.svg Mai Surrow Flag of Denmark.svg Steve Olesen
Flag of Denmark.svg Sara Lundgaard
21–9, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Polish International Flag of Denmark.svg Mai Surrow Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Pietryja
Flag of Poland.svg Aneta Wojtkowska
21–19, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017 Swedish International Flag of Denmark.svg Mai Surrow Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Bay-Smidt
Flag of Denmark.svg Alexandra Bøje
21–18, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017 Austrian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Mai Surrow Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Xiangcheng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xia Chunyu
21–19, 17–21, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017 Finnish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Mai Surrow Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tseng Min-hao
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hu Ling-fang
22–24, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Slovenia International Flag of Denmark.svg Mai Surrow Flag of England.svg Gregory Mairs
Flag of England.svg Jenny Moore
21–12, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Spanish International Flag of Denmark.svg Mai Surrow Flag of Russia.svg Evgenij Dremin
Flag of Russia.svg Evgenia Dimova
22–24, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Mai Surrow Flag of Singapore.svg Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Flag of Singapore.svg Tan Wei Han
14–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Belgian International Flag of Denmark.svg Amalie Magelund Flag of England.svg Ben Lane
Flag of England.svg Jessica Pugh
12–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Polish International Flag of Denmark.svg Amalie Magelund Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ruben Jille
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alyssa Tirtosentono
21–19, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Søby Hansen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Tabeling
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Selena Piek
21–18, 13–21, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021 Irish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Søby Hansen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Tabeling
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Selena Piek
18–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023Belgian International Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Søby Hansen Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis
Flag of England.svg Lauren Smith
18–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

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