Jens Eriksen

Jens Dyrløv Eriksen (born 30 December 1969) is a badminton player from Denmark. He competed in four consecutive Olympic Games from 1996 to 2008, and won a mixed doubles bronze medal in 2004 partnered with Mette Schjoldager. At the World Championships, Eriksen won two silvers in 1995 and 1997, and also two bronze medals in 2001 and 2006.

Career

2004 Olympics He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles.

In men's doubles, Eriksen and his partner Martin Lundgaard Hansen had a bye in the first round and defeated Howard Bach and Kevin Han of the United States in the second. In the quarterfinals, Eriksen and Hansen beat Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun of China 3-15, 15-11, 15-8. They lost the semifinal to Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung of Korea 9-15, 15-5, 15-3 and the bronze medal match against Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia 15-13, 15-7 to finish fourth place.

He also competed in mixed doubles with partner Mette Schjoldager. They defeated Svetoslav Stoyanov and Victoria Wright of France in the first round and Kim Yong-hyun and Lee Hyo-jung of Korea in the second. In the quarterfinals, Eriksen and Schjoldager beat Nova Widianto and Vita Marissa of Indonesia 15-12, 15-8 to advance to the semifinals. There, they lost to Zhang Jun and Gao Ling of China 15-9, 15-5. In the bronze medal match, they defeated fellow Danish pair Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen 15-5, 15-5 to win the bronze medal.

Achievements

Olympic Games Mixed doubles

World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain Martin Lundgaard Hansen Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 21–23, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Helene Kirkegaard Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen 2–15, 6–15 Silver Silver 1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Marlene Thomsen Liu Yong Ge Fei 5–15, 17–16, 4–15 Silver Silver 2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Mette Schjoldager Zhang Jun Gao Ling 2–15, 12–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Martin Lundgaard Hansen Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 14–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Mette Schjoldager Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 15–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Maaspoort Sports and Events,Den Bosch, Netherlands Christian Jakobsen Simon Archer Chris Hunt 12–15, 7–15, 12–15 Bronze Bronze 2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,Glasgow, Scotland Jesper Larsen Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15–7, 15–6 Gold Gold 2002 Baltiska hallen,Malmö, Sweden Martin Lundgaard Hansen Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson 7–4, 1–7, 7–3, 2–7, 7–3 Gold Gold 2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center,Geneva, Switzerland Martin Lundgaard Hansen Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson 15–3, 15–9 Gold Gold 2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events,Den Bosch, Netherlands Martin Lundgaard Hansen Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 21–15, 21–17 Gold Gold 2008 Messecenter,Herning, Denmark Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 19–21, 16–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,Glasgow, Scotland Mette Schjoldager Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 7–15, 12–15 Silver Silver 2002 Baltiska hallen,Malmö, Sweden Mette Schjoldager Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 7–5, 7–3, 7–1 Gold Gold 2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center,Geneva, Switzerland Mette Schjoldager Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 16–17, 14–17 Bronze Bronze 2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events,Den Bosch, Netherlands Mette Schjoldager Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl 20–22, 15–21 Silver Silver

BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Swiss Open Martin Lundgaard Hansen Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 21–17, 16–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2007 Denmark Open Martin Lundgaard Hansen Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 21–14, 14–21, 12–21 Runner-up

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Chinese Taipei Open Christian Jakobsen Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto 1–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1994 Scottish Open Christian Jakobsen Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev 14–17, 15–13, 6–15 Runner-up 1997 German Open Jesper Larsen Simon Archer Chris Hunt 15–1, 15–8 Winner 1997 Dutch Open Jesper Larsen Nick Ponting John Quinn 7–15, 15–8, 15–6 Winner 1997 Denmark Open Jesper Larsen Jon Holst-Christensen Michael Søgaard 17–14, 8–15, 13–18 Runner-up 1998 Hong Kong Open Jesper Larsen Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya 10–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1999 Korea Open Jesper Larsen Eng Hian Flandy Limpele 15–6, 7–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1999 Swiss Open Jesper Larsen Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard 15–6, 12–15, 17–16 Winner 2000 Swiss Open Jesper Larsen Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon 12–15, 2–15 Runner-up 2000 Denmark Open Jesper Larsen Eng Hian Flandy Limpele 13–15, 10–15 Runner-up 2001 Swiss Open Jesper Larsen Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard 7–4, 2–7, 7–1, 1–7, 3–7 Runner-up 2002 Swiss Open Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 7–5, 5–7, 2–7, 5–7 Runner-up 2002 Dutch Open Martin Lundgaard Hansen Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon 8–15, 8–15 Runner-up 2003 Singapore Open Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 15–9, 15–10 Winner 2004 All England Open Martin Lundgaard Hansen Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 9–15, 15–13, 15–3 Winner 2004 Singapore Open Martin Lundgaard Hansen Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto 2–15, 9–15 Runner-up 2005 Korea Open Martin Lundgaard Hansen Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 7–15, 15–13, 15–13 Winner 2005 German Open Martin Lundgaard Hansen Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 15–6, 3–15, 10–15 Runner-up 2005 Japan Open Martin Lundgaard Hansen Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 15–10, 15–3 Winner 2005 Hong Kong Open Martin Lundgaard Hansen Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 13–15, 9–15 Runner-up 2005 China Open Martin Lundgaard Hansen Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 16–17, 15–11, 13–15 Runner-up 2006 All England Open Martin Lundgaard Hansen Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 15–6, 14–17, 15–2 Winner 2006 China Masters Martin Lundgaard Hansen Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 21–17, 21–17 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Canadian Open Rikke Olsen Jürgen Koch Irina Serova 7–15, 2–15 Runner-up 1994 U.S. Open Rikke Olsen Zheng Yushen Xu Huaiwen 15–3, 15–4 Winner 1995 Chinese Taipei Open Rikke Olsen Kim Dong-moon Kim Shin-young 15–10, 15–5 Winner 1995 Russian Open Marlene Thomsen Chris Hunt Gillian Gowers 15–3, 18–16 Winner 1996 German Open Anne Mette Bille Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 1–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1996 Hong Kong Open Marlene Thomsen Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 8–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1997 Japan Open Marlene Thomsen Liu Yong Ge Fei 8–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1997 Korea Open Marlene Thomsen Liu Yong Ge Fei 13–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1997 Malaysia Open Marlene Thomsen Liu Yong Ge Fei 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1997 German Open Marlene Thomsen Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 15–11, 12–15, 15–6 Winner 1997 Denmark Open Marlene Thomsen Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 15–6, 18–14 Winner 1997 Thailand Open Marlene Thomsen Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 5–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1998 Japan Open Marlene Thomsen Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 12–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1998 Swiss Open Marlene Thomsen Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 18–13, 8–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1998 Brunei Open Marlene Thomsen Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 15–13, 15–6 Winner 2000 Chinese Taipei Open Mette Schjoldager Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 5–15, 9–15 Runner-up 2000 Denmark Open Mette Schjoldager Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 10–15, 15–8, 10–15 Runner-up 2000 World Grand Prix Finals Mette Schjoldager Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 8–7, 7–4, 7–4 Winner 2001 Swiss Open Mette Schjoldager Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 7–4, 7–2, 7–5 Winner 2001 Singapore Open Mette Schjoldager Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 7–2, 4–7, 7–5, 7–5 Winner 2002 All England Open Mette Schjoldager Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 3–7, 3–7, 0–7 Runner-up 2003 Swiss Open Mette Schjoldager Kim Yong-hyun Lee Hyo-jung 11–7, 9–11, 11–5 Winner 2003 Japan Open Mette Schjoldager Zhang Jun Gao Ling 11–9, 8–11, 9–11 Runner-up 2004 China Open Mette Schjoldager Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting 15–13, 13–15, 15–8 Winner 2005 Korea Open Mette Schjoldager Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung 14–17, 9–15 Runner-up 2005 Japan Open Mette Schjoldager Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam 13–15, 17–14, 7–15 Runner-up 2006 Korea Open Mette Schjoldager Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–23, 18–21 Runner-up

IBF International Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Amor International Marlene Thomsen Ron Michels Sonja Mellink 9–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1993 Hamburg Cup Anne Mette Bille Christian Jakobsen Marlene Thomsen 15–10, 13–15, 11–15 Runner-up