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]
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| Birth name | Maiken Fruergaard Sørensen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 May 1995 Odense, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Hvidovre, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2012–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 14 (WD with Sara Thygesen 15 January 2019) 37 (XD with Søren Gravholt 6 April 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 23 (WD with Sara Thygesen 9 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
 Sara Thygesen
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 Eefje Muskens Selena Piek
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17–21, 17–21 |  Bronze
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| 2018 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |
Sara Thygesen
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 Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva
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10–21, 18–21 | Bronze
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| 2021 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine |
Sara Thygesen
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Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva
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16–21, 10–21 | Bronze
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| 2022 | Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain | Sara Thygesen
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 Linda Efler Isabel Lohau
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22–20, 15–21, 20–22 | Bronze
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European Junior Championships edit
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Aski Sports Hall, Ankara, Turkey |
David Daugaard
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Robin Tabeling Myke Halkema
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21–15, 21–18 |  Gold
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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 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 | Sara Thygesen
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 Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu
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21–18, 11–21, 21–23 |  Runner-up
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| 2023 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Sara Thygesen
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 Liu Shengshu Tan Ning
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19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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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 | Søren Gravholt
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Mathias Christiansen Sara Thygesen
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18–21, 22–20, 16–21 | Runner-up
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- 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 | Sara Thygesen
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 Heather Olver Kate Robertshaw
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21–18, 13–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Dutch International | Sara Thygesen
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Samantha Barning Iris Tabeling
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16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Croatian International | Camilla Martens
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Julie Finne-Ipsen Ditte Søby Hansen
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21–16, 19–21, 21–19 |  Winner
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| 2015 | Belgian International | Sara Thygesen
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 Joyce Choong Wai Chi Yap Cheng Wen
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21–18, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2016 | Swedish Masters | Sara Thygesen
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Samantha Barning Iris Tabeling
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21–19, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2023 | Irish Open | Sara Thygesen
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Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva
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21–19, 17–21, 24–22 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Norwegian International | Søren Gravholt
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 Sawan Serasinghe Setyana Mapasa
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17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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- 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
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