Niclas Nøhr

Niclas Nøhr
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1991-08-02) 2 August 1991
Møn, Denmark
ResidenceJersie, Denmark
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Years active2010–2022
Retired19 April 2022
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking32 (MD with Kasper Antonsen 22 September 2016)
16 (XD with Sara Thygesen 13 September 2018)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
European Games
2015 Baku Mixed doubles
European Championships
2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
European Junior Championships
2009 Milan Mixed team
2009 Milan Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Niclas Nøhr (born 2 August 1991) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles play.[1] He started playing badminton at Møn badminton club. In 2012, he joined Denmark national badminton team, and in 2015, he won a gold medal at the European Games with his mixed doubles partner Sara Thygesen.[1][2]

After one year of a knee operation, he returned to the court. He said; "I'm just happy that my family, friends, and especially my girlfriend has supported me in such a hard time."[3]

Nøhr announced his retirement from international tournaments through his Instagram account on 19 April 2022. He later started a new journey as a coach at the Hvidovre club, and also joining Australia coaching team in preparation for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4][5]

Achievements

European Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Sara Thygesen Gaëtan Mittelheisser
Audrey Fontaine
21–16, 21-16 Gold

European Championships

Mixed doubles

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

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy Steffen Rasmussen Sylvain Grosjean
Sam Magee
23–25, 17–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-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 Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Spain Masters Super 300 Sara Thygesen Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith
21–19, 21–17 Winner
2018 Orléans Masters Super 100 Sara Thygesen Peter Käsbauer
Olga Konon
21–19, 21–9 Winner
2018 German Open Super 300 Sara Thygesen Goh Soon Huat
Shevon Jemie Lai
14–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2021 Orléans Masters Super 100 Amalie Magelund Mathias Christiansen
Alexandra Bøje
13–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2021 Spain Masters Super 300 Amalie Magelund Rinov Rivaldy
Pitha Haningtyas Mentari
18–21, 15–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (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.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Scottish Open Sara Thygesen Robert Blair
Imogen Bankier
18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Cyprus International Mads Pedersen Didit Juang Indrianto
Seiko Wahyu Kusdianto
15–21, 21–15, 19–21 Runner-up
2011 Croatian International Mads Pedersen Kim Astrup
Rasmus Fladberg
21–18, 19–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2011 Cyprus International Theis Christiansen Nikolaj Nikolaenko
Nikolai Ukk
21–17, 21–13 Winner
2011 Portugal International Mads Pedersen Mats Bue
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
28–26, 16–21, 21–17 Winner
2015 Polish International Kasper Antonsen Paweł Pietryja
Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
17–21, 21–8, 21–12 Winner
2015 Italian International Kasper Antonsen Mathias Christiansen
David Daugaard
24–22, 21–14 Winner
2015 Turkey International Kasper Antonsen Adam Cwalina
Przemysław Wacha
21–16, 21–15 Winner
2017 Hellas Open Kasper Antonsen Henri Aarnio
Iikka Heino
21–17, 21–12 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Cyprus International Lena Grebak Denis Grachev
Anastasia Chervyakova
21–13, 18–21, 21–12 Winner
2011 Cyprus International Joan Christiansen Nikolaj Nikolaenko
Anastasia Chervyakova
23–21, 21–18 Winner
2013 Croatian International Rikke Søby Hansen Frederik Colberg
Sara Thygesen
12–21, 21–12, 21–9 Winner
2014 Orléans International Sara Thygesen Robert Blair
Imogen Bankier
13–21, 21–19, 18–21 Runner-up
2014 Croatian International Sara Thygesen Mads Pedersen
Mai Surrow
21–15, 13–21 21–18 Winner
2014 Dutch International Sara Thygesen Robin Tabeling
Myke Halkema
21–10, 21–5 Winner
2014 Irish Open Sara Thygesen Peter Käsbauer
Isabel Herttrich
21–10, 21–18 Winner
2015 Italian International Sara Thygesen Matthew Nottingham
Emily Westwood
21–10, 17–21, 21–19 Winner
2016 Finnish International Sara Thygesen Mathias Christiansen
Lena Grebak
21–18, 21–23, 16–21 Runner-up
2021 Denmark Masters Amalie Magelund Jeppe Bay
Sara Lundgaard
15–21, 14–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b "Players: Niclas Nohr". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Danish pair leap to mixed Badminton gold". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Comeback kids Jacco Arends and Niclas Nøhr". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. ^ Nøhr, Niclas [@niclas_noehr]; (19 April 2022). "8 years at the Danish National centre, and the last practice has been done. Since 2010 i have travelled..." – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "Nathan Tang's family breaking tradition for Commonwealth Games debut". Badminton Oceania. 19 July 2022. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.