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Birth name | Maiken Fruergaard Sørensen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Odense, Denmark | 11 May 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Hvidovre, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2012–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 14 (WD with Sara Thygesen 15 January 2019) 37 (XD with Søren Gravholt 6 April 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 25 (WD with Sara Thygesen 16 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Maiken Fruergaard Sørensen (born 11 May 1995) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles play. As a junior player, she was the gold medalists at the 2013 European Junior Championships in the team and mixed doubles events, and in 2014, she entered the national team.[1]
Career
[edit]Fruergaard competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics partnering Sara Thygesen. Her pace at the Games was stopped in the group stage after placing 4th in the group C standings.[2]
Achievements
[edit]European Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France |
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17–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |
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10–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2021 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine |
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16–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain | ![]() |
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22–20, 15–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
European Junior Championships
[edit]Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Aski Sports Hall, Ankara, Turkey |
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21–15, 21–18 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[4]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–18, 11–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
2023 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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19–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)
[edit]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
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
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18–21, 22–20, 16–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 3 runners-up)
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Spanish International | ![]() |
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21–18, 13–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2014 | Dutch International | ![]() |
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16–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Croatian International | ![]() |
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21–16, 19–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2015 | Belgian International | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–11 | ![]() |
2016 | Swedish Masters | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–17 | ![]() |
2023 | Irish Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 17–21, 24–22 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Norwegian International | ![]() |
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17–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Maiken Fruergaard". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Fruergaard Maiken". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Maiken Fruergaard at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Maiken Fruergaard's Homepage