Mads Vestergaard
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| Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 25 (MD with Daniel Lundgaard, 27 May 2025) 18 (XD with Christine Busch, 15 April 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 27 (with Daniel Lundgaard) 23 (with Christine Busch) (3 June 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mads Vestergaard (born 11 March 2002) is a Danish badminton player who specialises in doubles play.[1] He claimed two bronze medals at the 2025 European Championships in the mixed and men's doubles. Vestergaard was part of Danish winning team in the 2024 European Men's Team Championships and 2025 European Mixed Team Championships.
Vestergaard was the champion in the boys' doubles at the 2020 European Junior Championships. He also helps the Danish team to win the mixed team title at that competition.
Career
Vestergaard began playing badminton in Beder-Malling Idrætsforening, where his parents also played. At the age of 10, he moved with his family to Højbjerg, where he enrolled in a local badminton club.[2]
Vestergaard won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles and a silver medal in the women's team event at the 2018 European Junior Championships.[3] Two years later in 2020 European junior championships, he won the gold medal with partner William Kryger Boe in boys' doubles and another gold in the team event.
Vestergaard and Busch won their first BWF 100 title at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters after defeating the Singaporean pair Jessica Tan and Terry Hee in a rubber set. Shortly after that, the four met again at the 2023 Guwahati Masters, and this time, Busch and Vestergaard had to accept defeat.[4][5]
Achievements
European Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Forum, Horsens, Denmark | Daniel Lundgaard | Christo Popov Toma Junior Popov |
21–19, 18–21, 23–25 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Forum, Horsens, Denmark | Christine Busch | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue |
17–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
European Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia | Mads Muurholm | Fabien Delrue William Villeger |
14–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
| 2020 | Pajulahti Sports Institute, Lahti, Finland | William Kryger Boe | Egor Kholkin Georgii Lebedev |
21–15, 22–20 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia | Christine Busch | Fabien Delrue Juliette Moinard |
19–21, 17–21 | Bronze |
BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] 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.[7]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Abu Dhabi Masters | Super 100 | Christine Busch | Terry Hee Jessica Tan |
20–22, 21–17, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2023 | Guwahati Masters | Super 100 | Christine Busch | Terry Hee Jessica Tan |
19–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 6 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Turkey International | Mikkel Stoffersen | Serdar Koca Serhat Salim |
21–19, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2021 | Portugal International | Emil Lauritzen | Mads Pieler Kolding Frederik Søgaard |
17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Lithuanian International | Emil Lauritzen | Danylo Bosniuk Oleksandar Shmundyak |
21–23, 21–12, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2021 | Hungarian International | Emil Lauritzen | Rory Easton Zach Russ |
18–21, 21–13, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2022 | Ukraine Open | Emil Lauritzen | Chia Wei Jie Low Hang Yee |
21–19, 20–22, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Polish Open | Daniel Lundgaard | Chang Ko-chi Po Li-wei |
22–20, 16–21, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2023 | Mexican International | Daniel Lundgaard | Bjarne Geiss Jan Colin Völker |
22–24, 21–19, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2023 | Belgian International | Daniel Lundgaard | Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft |
13–21, 24–26 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Scottish Open | Daniel Lundgaard | Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft |
21–15, 11–21, 21–15 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Turkey International | Sofie Nyvang | Mikkel Stoffersen Susan Ekelund |
17–21, 21–18, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Lithuanian International | Clara Løber | Dmitriy Panarin Kamila Smagulova |
21–12, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2021 | Hungarian International | Clara Løber | Rory Easton Annie Lado |
18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Czech Open | Christine Busch | Chiu Hsiang-chieh Lin Xiao-min |
21–12, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2023 | Estonian International | Christine Busch | Malik Bourakkadi Leona Michalski |
21–13, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2023 | Polish Open | Christine Busch | Jesper Toft Clara Graversen |
21–15, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2023 | Denmark Masters | Christine Busch | N. Sikki Reddy Rohan Kapoor |
16–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Nantes International | Christine Busch | Tanisha Crasto K. Sai Pratheek |
14–21, 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2023 | Scottish Open | Christine Busch | Jesper Toft Clara Graversen |
21–15, 21–19 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles)
Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Slovenia Junior International | William Kryger Boe | Jakob Houe Mads Juel Møller |
21–18, 21–13 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Slovenia Junior International | Clara Løber | Marcus Rindshøj Mette Werge |
21–11, 26–28, 21–11 | Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Mads Vestergaard - Overview". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ Nygaard Frisk, Amanda (8 September 2021). "Badmintonspiller er årets talent". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Young Danish Pair Makes a Mark - World Juniors". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ Lee, David (2023-10-22). "'We made too many errors': Terry Hee, Jessica Tan lose in Abu Dhabi Masters badminton final". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ Lee, David (2023-12-10). "Singapore's Terry Hee and Jessica Tan overcome nightmare conditions to win Guwahati Masters title". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ 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
- Mads Vestergaard at BWFBadminton.com
- Mads Vestergaard at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)