Frederik Søgaard Mortensen (born 25 July 1997) is a Danish badminton player.[1] He was the silver medalist in the boys' doubles at the 2015 World Junior Championships and in the mixed doubles at the 2015 European Junior Championships and also won bronzes in the boys' doubles and the team events at the European Junior Championships.[2] Søgaard was part of the Denmark winning team at the 2019, 2021, 2023 European Mixed Team and the 2020 European Men's Team Championships.
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| Birth name | Frederik Søgaard Mortensen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 1997 Nyborg, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Ullerslev, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 17 (MD with Rasmus Kjær, 20 February 2024) 37 (MD with David Daugaard, 23 July 2019) 184 (XD with Alexandra Bøje, 18 February 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 18 (MD with Rasmus Kjær, 16 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
European Championships edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany |
 Rasmus Kjær
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Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft
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15–21, 16–21 |  Bronze
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World Junior Championships edit
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna, Lima, Peru |
Joel Eipe
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 He Jiting Zheng Siwei
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14–21, 16–21 |  Silver
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European Junior Championships edit
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland |
Mathias Bay-Smidt
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 Ben Lane Sean Vendy
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15–21, 21–19, 18–21 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland |
Sara Lundgaard
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 Max Weißkirchen Eva Janssens
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21–19, 12–21, 18–21 | Silver
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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 Tours are 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.[4]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Scottish Open | Super 100 | David Daugaard
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Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge
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21–23, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2023 | Canada Open | Super 500 | Rasmus Kjær
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Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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25–23, 16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 5 runners-up) edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Finnish International | Mathias Bay-Smidt
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Kasper Antonsen Oliver Babic
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25–23, 15–21, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2016 | Slovenia International | Mathias Bay-Smidt
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 Joshua Magee Sam Magee
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9–21, 22–20, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Czech International | Mathias Bay-Smidt
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 Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han
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17–21, 22–20, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Portugal International | Mathias Bay-Smidt
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Lu Chen Ye Hong-wei
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21–23, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Belgian International | David Daugaard
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 Jacco Arends Ruben Jille
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21–11, 18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Hungarian International | David Daugaard
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 Miłosz Bochat Adam Cwalina
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15–21, 21–12, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2021 | Portugal International | Mads Pieler Kolding
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Emil Lauritzen Mads Vestergaard
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21–17, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2022 | Polish Open | Rasmus Kjær
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Su Ching-heng Ye Hong-wei
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21–16, 17–21, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2022 | Dutch International | Rasmus Kjær
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Alex Green Jonty Russ
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21–9, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2022 | Irish Open | Rasmus Kjær
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 Ayato Endo Yuta Takei
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18–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Welsh International | Rasmus Kjær
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Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft
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21–19, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2022 | Canadian International | Rasmus Kjær
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Mahiro Kaneko Hashiru Shimono
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21–17, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2023 | Denmark Masters | Rasmus Kjær
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Lu Ming-che Tang Kai-wei
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21–5, 21–16 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Frederik Søgaard". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Røsler, Manuel (17 November 2015). "Silver medal for Søgaard & Eipe". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ 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
- Frederik Søgaard at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com