Tommy Sørensen
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Tommy Sørensen (middle) with gold medal | |||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1979年04月01日) 1 April 1979 (age 45) | ||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 12 (in MD with Jesper Thomsen)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Tommy Sørensen (born 1 April 1979) is a Danish badminton player from Triton Aalborg Club.[2] Sørensen is a triple World Senior Champion, having won title in men's doubles and twice in mixed doubles events.
Sørensen started playing badminton at the age of 3 and won 2 youth titles in his teens. He was particularly successful in the year 2001 when he won titles in Scotland, Norway and Slovakia. He became World Senior Champion for the first time in 2015 by winning title in mixed doubles discipline.[3] In 2019 he became World Champion again in mixed doubles and men's doubles categories. He currently works as a Tail Inspector in Løgstrup in daily basis and trains in the badminton club Triton in Aalborg playing in 1st division badminton for the club.[4] [5]
Achievements
[edit ]World Senior Championships
[edit ]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Event | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Spodek, Katowice, Poland |
Men's doubles 35+ | Denmark Jesper Thomsen | Denmark Casper Lund Denmark Niels Christian Blittrup |
21–18, 21–19 | Gold Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Event | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Spodek, Katowice, Poland |
Mixed doubles 35+ | Denmark Lisbeth T. Haagensen | Thailand Atipong Kitjanon Thailand Molthila Kitjanon |
21–11, 15–21, 21–15 | Gold Gold |
2015 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg, Sweden |
Mixed doubles 35+ | Denmark Lisbeth T. Haagensen | Germany Thorsten Hukriede Germany Michaela Hukriede |
21–17, 21–12 | Gold Gold |
IBF Grand Prix
[edit ]The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Dutch Open | Denmark Jesper Thomsen | Denmark Carsten Mogensen Denmark Rasmus Andersen |
12–15, 11–15 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Dutch Open | Denmark Britta Andersen | France Svetoslav Stoyanov France Victoria Wright |
15–8, 8–15, 8–15 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
IBF International
[edit ]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Bulgarian International | Denmark Thomas Røjkjær Jensen | Russia Alexandr Shchepalkin Russia Evgenij Isakov |
12–15, 15–4, 15–10 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2003 | Czech International | Denmark Thomas Røjkjær Jensen | France Manuel Dubrulle France Mihail Popov |
10–15, 3–15 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2002 | Polish International | Denmark Jesper Thomsen | Poland Michał Łogosz Poland Robert Mateusiak |
7–1, 3–7, 3–7, 7–3, 3–7 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2002 | Scottish International | Denmark Jesper Thomsen | Denmark Jesper Christensen Denmark Jesper Larsen |
6–15, 9–15 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2001 | Scottish International | Denmark Jesper Thomsen | Canada Kyle Hunter Canada Mike Beres |
7–3, 7–0, 7–0 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2001 | Slovak International | Denmark Jesper Thomsen | Scotland Graeme Smith Scotland Graham Simpson |
7–2, 7–2, 7–3 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
1999 | Norwegian International | Denmark Thomas Røjkjær Jensen | South Korea Yim Bang-eun South Korea Kim Yong-hyun |
4–15, 9–15 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | Norwegian International | Denmark Karina Sørensen | Sweden Jörgen Olsson Sweden Frida Andreasson |
2–7, 8–7, 7–5, ?, ? | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
References
[edit ]- ^ Christine Schulz, Mette (17 August 2019). "Jesper gjorde det: Blev verdensmester i badminton". ugeavisen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Profile : Tommy SØRENSEN". bwfbadminton.com. BWF. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Dabelsteen, Per (27 September 2015). "VM for veteraner:Verdensmester igen efter 18 års pause". badmintonbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Linddahl, Marie (13 August 2019). "Fra halmester til verdensmester:Tommy har vundet VM i badminton". www.tvmidtvest.dk (in Danish). Event occurs at 19:09. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Bagge, Henrik (13 August 2019). "Løgstrups halinspektør er verdensmester i badminton". fjendsfolkeblad.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 October 2020.