Sara Thygesen

Sara Thygesen
Personal information
Birth name Sara Thygesen
Country  Denmark
Born (1991-01-20) 20 January 1991
Fredericia, Denmark
Residence Frederiksberg, Denmark
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Years active 2008
Handedness Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking 17 (WD 8 June 2017)
15 (XD 12 October 2017)
Current ranking 21 (WD), 21 (XD) (30 August 2018)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
European Games
2015 Baku Mixed doubles
European Championships
2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Mixed doubles
2018 Huelva Women's doubles
2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
2017 Lubin Mixed team
2015 Leuven Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
2018 Kazan Women's team
2016 Kazan Women's team
2014 Basel Women's team
European Junior Championships
2009 Milan Mixed team
2009 Milan Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Sara Thygesen (born 20 January 1991) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles play. She started playing badminton at Gårslev in 2002. She got an awards best female athlete of the year 2007 in her hometown Fredericia. In 2014, she joined Denmark national badminton team, then in 2015, she won a gold medal at the European Games with her partner in mixed doubles Niclas Nøhr.[1][2]

Achievements

European Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Denmark Niclas Nøhr France Gaetan Mittelheisser
France Audrey Fontaine		 21–16, 21–16 Gold

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Palacio de Deportes de Huelva,
Huelva, Spain		 Denmark Maiken Fruergaard Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva		 10–21, 18–21 Bronze
2016 Vendéspace,
La Roche-sur-Yon, France		 Denmark Maiken Fruergaard Netherlands Eefje Muskens
Netherlands Selena Piek		 17–21, 17–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Vendéspace,
La Roche-sur-Yon, France		 Denmark Niclas Nøhr Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Denmark Christinna Pedersen		 21–19, 13–21, 17–21 Silver

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton,
Milan, Italy		 Denmark Morten Bodskov Germany Jonas Geigenberger
Germany Fabienne Deprez		 19–21, 15–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[4]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Spain Masters Super 300 Denmark Niclas Nøhr England Marcus Ellis
England Lauren Smith		 21–19, 21–17 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Orleans Masters Super 100 Denmark Niclas Nøhr Germany Peter Käsbauer
Germany Olga Konon		 21–19, 21–9 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 German Open Super 300 Denmark Niclas Nøhr Malaysia Goh Soon Huat
Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai		 14–21, 20–22 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Dutch Open Denmark Mathias Christiansen Denmark Soren Gravholt
Denmark Maiken Fruergaard		 21–18, 20–22, 21–16 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Scottish Open Denmark Niclas Nøhr Scotland Robert Blair
Scotland Imogen Bankier		 18–21, 14–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Swedish Masters Denmark Maiken Fruergaard Netherlands Samantha Barning
Netherlands Iris Tabeling		 21–19, 21–17 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Belgian International Denmark Maiken Fruergaard Malaysia Joyce Choong Wai Chi
Malaysia Yap Cheng Wen		 21–18, 21–11 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Dutch International Denmark Maiken Fruergaard Netherlands Samantha Barning
Netherlands Iris Tabeling		 16–21, 12–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) RUnner-up
2013 Spanish International Denmark Maiken Fruergaard England Heather Olver
England Kate Robertshaw		 21–18, 13–21, 20–22 2nd, silver medalist(s) RUnner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Irish Open Denmark Mathias Christiansen Netherlands Robin Tabeling
Netherlands Cheryl Seinen		 21–16, 21–16 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Finnish International Denmark Niclas Nøhr Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark Lena Grebak		 21–18, 21–23, 16–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Italian International Denmark Niclas Nøhr England Matthew Nottingham
England Emily Westwood		 21–10, 17–21, 21–19 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Irish Open Denmark Niclas Nøhr Germany Peter Kaesbauer
Germany Isabel Herttrich		 21–10, 21–18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Dutch International Denmark Niclas Nøhr Netherlands Robin Tabeling
Netherlands Myke Halkema		 21–10, 21–5 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Croatian International Denmark Niclas Nøhr Denmark Mads Pedersen
Denmark Mai Surrow		 21–15, 13–21, 21–18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Orleans International Denmark Niclas Nøhr Scotland Robert Blair
Scotland Imogen Bankier		 13–21, 21–19, 18–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Croatian International Denmark Frederik Colberg Denmark Niclas Nøhr
Denmark Rikke S. Hansen		 21–12, 12–21, 9–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) RUnner-up
2009 Turkey International Denmark Tore Vilhelmsen Indonesia Viki Indra Okvana
Indonesia Gustiani Megawati		 11–21, 18–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Sara THYGESEN". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sara THYGESEN Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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