Mathias Christiansen

Mathias Christiansen
Christiansen in 2016.
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1994-02-20) 20 February 1994
Bornholm, Denmark
ResidenceCopenhagen, Denmark
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Years active2011–present
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking19 (MD with David Daugaard 21 September 2017)
4 (XD with Christinna Pedersen 25 October 2018)
8 (XD with Alexandra Bøje 25 October 2022)
Current ranking40 (XD with Alexandra Bøje 25 March 2025)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Thomas Cup
2016 Kunshan Men's team
2018 Bangkok Men's team
2020 Aarhus Men's team
2022 Bangkok Men's team
European Games
2023 Kraków–Małopolska Mixed doubles
European Championships
2018 Huelva Mixed doubles
2024 Saarbrücken Mixed doubles
2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Mixed doubles
2017 Kolding Men's doubles
2021 Kyiv Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
2017 Lubin Mixed team
2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
2016 Kazan Men's team
2018 Kazan Men's team
European Junior Championships
2013 Ankara Mixed team
2013 Ankara Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Mathias Christiansen (born 20 February 1994) is a Danish badminton player who joined the national team in July 2013.[1] He was the silver medalists in the 2018 and 2024 European Championships, and also the bronze medalists in the 2016, 2017, and 2021 European Championships, as well at the 2023 European Games. He was part of Danish winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Achievements

European Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Arena Jaskółka,
Tarnów, Poland
Alexandra Bøje Robin Tabeling
Selena Piek
14–21, 13–21 Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Sydbank Arena,
Kolding, Denmark
David Daugaard Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
10–21, 15–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Vendéspace,
La Roche-sur-Yon, France
Lena Grebak Niclas Nøhr
Sara Thygesen
21–15, 18–21, 17–21 Bronze
2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain
Christinna Pedersen Chris Adcock
Gabby Adcock
18–21, 21–17, 18–21 Silver
2021 Palace of Sports,
Kyiv, Ukraine
Alexandra Bøje Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith
17–21, 19–21 Bronze
2024 Saarlandhalle,
Saarbrücken, Germany
Alexandra Bøje Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue
16–21, 15–21 Silver

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Aski Sports Hall,
Ankara, Turkey
David Daugaard Kasper Antonsen
Oliver Babic
17–21, 23–25 Silver

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

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]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Level Opponent Score Result
2018 India Open Super 500 Christinna Pedersen Praveen Jordan
Melati Daeva Oktavianti
21–14, 21–15 Winner
2018 Korea Open Super 500 Christinna Pedersen He Jiting
Du Yue
18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2020 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Alexandra Bøje Mark Lamsfuß
Isabel Herttrich
21–15, 19–21, 21–11 Winner
2021 Swiss Open Super 300 Alexandra Bøje Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue
19–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2021 Orléans Masters Super 100 Alexandra Bøje Niclas Nøhr
Amalie Magelund
21–13, 21–17 Winner
2021 French Open Super 750 Alexandra Bøje Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino
8–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2023 Spain Masters Super 300 Alexandra Bøje Praveen Jordan
Melati Daeva Oktavianti
22–20, 21–18 Winner
2023 Singapore Open Super 750 Alexandra Bøje Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino
21–14, 20–22, 21–16 Winner
2024 Canada Open Super 500 Alexandra Bøje Jesper Toft
Amalie Magelund
21–9, 22–24, 12–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[5] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[6] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 China Open Christinna Pedersen Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
15–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2017 Hong Kong Open Christinna Pedersen Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
15–21, 13–21 Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Scottish Open David Daugaard Raphael Beck
Andreas Heinz
21–13, 21–17 Winner
2016 Dutch Open David Daugaard Lee Jhe-huei
Lee Yang
17–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2016 Scottish Open David Daugaard Adam Hall
Peter Mills
15–21, 21–19, 21–15 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Dutch Open Sara Thygesen Søren Gravholt
Maiken Fruergaard
21–18, 20–22, 21–16 Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 5 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Croatian International David Daugaard Theodor Johansen
Mads Pedersen
21–8, 21–12 Winner
2014 Hellas International David Daugaard Frederik Colberg
Mikkel Mikkelsen
0–0 retired Winner
2014 Belgian International David Daugaard Jacco Arends
Jelle Maas
11–10, 6–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–9 Winner
2015 Finnish Open David Daugaard Andrew Ellis
Peter Mills
19–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2015 Italian International David Daugaard Kasper Antonsen
Niclas Nøhr
22–24, 14–21 Runner-up
2016 Swedish Masters David Daugaard Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
21–19, 21–23, 21–19 Winner
2016 Finnish Open David Daugaard Adam Cwalina
Przemysław Wacha
21–23, 21–12, 21–12 Winner
2016 Spanish International David Daugaard Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi
10–21, 6–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Orléans International Lena Grebak Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying
11–21, 21–17, 21–19 Winner
2015 Irish Open Lena Grebak Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Zięba
19–21, 21–18, 21–18 Winner
2016 Swedish Masters Lena Grebak Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Zięba
10–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2016 Austrian Open Lena Grebak Matthew Nottingham
Emily Westwood
21–17, 21–17 Winner
2016 Orléans International Lena Grebak Robin Tabeling
Samantha Barning
21–14, 21–13 Winner
2016 Finnish Open Lena Grebak Niclas Nøhr
Sara Thygesen
18–21, 23–21, 21–16 Winner
2016 Irish Open Sara Thygesen Robin Tabeling
Cheryl Seinen
21–16, 21–16 Winner
2019 Hungarian International Alexandra Bøje Kim Sa-rang
Kim Ha-na
12–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2019 Irish Open Alexandra Bøje Ronan Labar
Anne Tran
21–12, 21–19 Winner
2019 Scottish Open Alexandra Bøje Mathias Bay-Smidt
Rikke Søby Hansen
23–21, 21–16 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Mathias Christiansen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Badminton - CHRISTIANSEN Mathias". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  6. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.