Mette Poulsen (born 14 June 1993) is a Danish badminton player.[1] She was the girls' doubles gold medalist at the 2011 European Junior Championships,[2] and the women's singles bronze medalist at the 2017 European Championships.[3] Poulsen helped the national team win the European Women's Team Championships in 2014, 2016 and 2020.[4]
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| Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 June 1993 Næstved, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 26 (WS 29 September 2016) 29 (WD with Alexandra Bøje 23 March 2021) 91 (XD with Joel Eipe 22 October 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 70 (WD with Alexandra Bøje 13 December 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editEuropean Championships
editWomen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark |  Carolina Marín
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17–21, 12–21 |  Bronze
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European Junior Championships
editGirls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland |
 Ditte Strunge Larsen
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 Thamar Peters Josephine Wentholt
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13–21, 22–20, 21–17 |  Gold
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BWF Grand Prix
editThe 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.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Scottish Open |  Sabrina Jaquet
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21–18, 17–21, 21–14 |  Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 5 runners-up)
editWomen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Denmark International |  Olga Konon
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15–21, 10–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2014 | Croatian International |  Özge Bayrak
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23–25, 21–19, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2015 | Iceland International |  Nanna Vainio
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21–11, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2016 | Dutch International | Yvonne Li
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18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Czech International | Natalia Koch Rohde
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10–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Polish Open | Alexandra Bøje
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 Chisato Hoshi Aoi Matsuda
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18–21, 21–15, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Dubai International | Alexandra Bøje
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Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi
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21–18, 15–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Iceland International | Frederik Colberg
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Kasper Paulsen Josephine van Zaane
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21–17, 8–21, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2018 | Hungarian International | Joel Eipe
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 Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova
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21–10, 19–21, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2018 | Norwegian International | Joel Eipe
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Mathias Moldt Baskjær Marie Louise Steffensen
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21–12, 21–14 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Mette Poulsen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ Sachetat, Raphaël (24 April 2011). "European Juniors 2011 – Viktor victorious of course". Badzine. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Må nøjes med bronze: Poulsen får klø i EM-semifinale". Tv2 (in Danish). 29 April 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Rasmussen, Claus (16 February 2020). "Dansk EM-guld nummer 13 og 14". Sjællandske Medier (in Danish). Retrieved 28 February 2020.
External links
edit- Mette Poulsen at BWFBadminton.com
- Mette Poulsen at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
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