Kamilla Rytter Juhl

Kamilla Rytter Juhl (born 23 November 1983) is a Danish retired badminton player. Juhl is an Olympic silver medalist, World Championship gold medalist and seven times European champion as well.

Career

Rytter Juhl played as a left-handed doubles specialist.

Juhl enjoyed a successful mixed doubles career with Thomas Laybourn, winning the 2009 BWF World Championships and two European titles in 2006 and 2010. The pair also won the BWF World Superseries Finals in 2008, and won a total of two Superseries titles.

After Laybourn's retirement, Rytter Juhl played mixed doubles with Mads Pieler Kolding, and the pair came runner-up in the 2014 European Championships, losing out to their Danish teammates Christinna Pedersen and Joachim Fischer Nielsen in the final.

In the women's doubles, Juhl initially partnered with Lena Frier Kristiansen, and the pair reached 8th on the world rankings, won a bronze and a gold medal at the European Championships, and reached the World Superseries Finals in 2009.

From 2010 to 2018, Rytter Juhl was paired with Christinna Pedersen. While both athletes also focussed on competing with their respective partners in mixed doubles, in 2016 Juhl changed to competing exclusively in women's doubles. The pair won a silver medal at the 2015 World Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2013 Guangzhou World Championship and at the 2017 BWF World Championships. Rytter Juhl and Pedersen won a total of four European women's doubles titles, one World Superseries Final and five Superseries titles, and had a career highest world ranking of 2nd. Having won seven European titles in total, Rytter Juhl is the most successful Danish player in European Championship history. The pair also won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and, in doing so, became the first Europeans to ever compete in an Olympic women's doubles final.

Rytter Juhl represented Skovshoved in the Danish Badminton League and lives in Copenhagen, where she trained with the national team. Off the badminton court, Rytter Juhl has a degree in Sport Management.

She announced her retirement in July 2018, due to her being pregnant,

Personal life Juhl and Christinna Pedersen have been together since 2009. Juhl gave birth to daughter Molly in January 2019.

Juhl and Pedersen's autobiography, "Det Unikke Makkerskab" (loosely translated: The unique partnership), written with support from journalist Rasmus M. Bech, was released in Denmark in October 2017.

Achievements

Olympic Games Women's doubles

BWF World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China Christinna Pedersen Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang 14–21, 21–14, 15–21 Bronze Bronze 2015 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Christinna Pedersen Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei 25–23, 8–21, 15–21 Silver Silver 2017 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Christinna Pedersen Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota 17–21, 21–19, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Thomas Laybourn Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–13, 21–17 Gold Gold

European Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands Lena Frier Kristiansen Juliane Schenk Nicole Grether 21–9, 14–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze 2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Lena Frier Kristiansen Donna Kellogg Gail Emms 21–18, 21–18 Gold Gold 2012 Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden Christinna Pedersen Line Damkjær Kruse Marie Røpke 22–20, 13–21, 21–12 Gold Gold 2014 Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia Christinna Pedersen Line Damkjær Kruse Marie Røpke 21–11, 21–11 Gold Gold 2016 Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France Christinna Pedersen Eefje Muskens Selena Piek 21–18, 21–17 Gold Gold 2017 Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark Christinna Pedersen Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 21–11, 15–21, 21–11 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands Thomas Laybourn Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager 22–20, 21–14 Gold Gold 2010 Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England Thomas Laybourn Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk 21–19, 18–21, 21–12 Gold Gold 2012 Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden Thomas Laybourn Mads Pieler Kolding Julie Houmann 21–16, 19–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze 2014 Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia Mads Pieler Kolding Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 24–22, 13–21, 18–21 Silver Silver

European Junior Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 Spała Olympic Center, Spała, Poland Carsten Mogensen Rasmus Andersen Mette Nielsen 15–8, 9–15, 15–17 Silver Silver

BWF World Tour (2 titles) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Christinna Pedersen Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan 22–20, 21–18 Winner 2018 All England Open Super 1000 Christinna Pedersen Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota 21–19, 21–18 Winner

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.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Denmark Open Lena Frier Kristiansen Pan Pan Zhang Yawen 20–22, 21–18, 12–21 Runner-up 2009 World Superseries Finals Lena Frier Kristiansen Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2012 Malaysia Open Christinna Pedersen Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung 21–19, 21–18 Winner 2012 French Open Christinna Pedersen Ma Jin Tang Jinhua 12–21, 21–23 Runner-up 2012 World Superseries Finals Christinna Pedersen Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang 16–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2013 India Open Christinna Pedersen Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna 21–12, 21–23, 18–21 Runner-up 2013 Japan Open Christinna Pedersen Ma Jin Tang Jinhua 11–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2013 Denmark Open Christinna Pedersen Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua 16–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2013 World Superseries Finals Christinna Pedersen Ma Jin Tang Jinhua 21–19, 21–12 Winner 2014 Singapore Open Christinna Pedersen Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua 21–14, 19–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2015 Japan Open Christinna Pedersen Zhao Yunlei Zhong Qianxin 12–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals Christinna Pedersen Luo Ying Luo Yu 21–14, 9–21, 4–14 retired Runner-up 2016 Japan Open Christinna Pedersen Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 19–21, 21–18, 21–12 Winner 2016 Hong Kong Open Christinna Pedersen Huang Dongping Li Yinhui 21–19, 21–10 Winner 2017 All England Open Christinna Pedersen Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee 18–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2017 Singapore Open Christinna Pedersen Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 21–18, 14–21, 21–15 Winner 2017 Australian Open Christinna Pedersen Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 10–21, 13–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Korea Open Thomas Laybourn Zheng Bo Gao Ling 20–22, 19–21 Runner-up 2008 Indonesia Open Thomas Laybourn Zheng Bo Gao Ling 14–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2008 Denmark Open Thomas Laybourn Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2008 World Superseries Finals Thomas Laybourn Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–19, 18–21, 22–20 Winner 2010 Malaysia Open Thomas Laybourn Tao Jiaming Zhang Yawen 21–19, 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2010 Singapore Open Thomas Laybourn Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–12, 21–15 Winner 2010 Denmark Open Thomas Laybourn Nathan Robertson Jenny Wallwork 21–12, 12–21, 21–9 Winner 2012 All England Open Thomas Laybourn Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

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

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 Dutch Open Lena Frier Kristiansen Pernille Harder Helle Nielsen 15–12, 15–8 Winner 2008 Dutch Open Lena Frier Kristiansen Shendy Puspa Irawati Meiliana Jauhari 21–16, 25–23 Winner 2013 London Grand Prix Gold Christinna Pedersen Line Damkjær Kruse Marie Røpke 12–21, 21–17, 21–15 Winner 2015 Malaysia Masters Christinna Pedersen Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao 21–14, 21–14 Winner 2015 German Open Christinna Pedersen Della Destiara Haris Rosyita Eka Putri Sari 21–18, 17–21, 21–9 Winner 2017 Syed Modi International Christinna Pedersen Ashwini Ponnappa N. Sikki Reddy 21–16, 21–18 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 Dutch Open Thomas Laybourn Peter Steffensen Lena Frier Kristiansen 15–11, 15–7 Winner 2005 All England Open Thomas Laybourn Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 10–15, 12–15 Runner-up 2005 Thailand Open Thomas Laybourn Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up 2005 Denmark Open Thomas Laybourn Lars Paaske Helle Nielsen 15–8, 15–9 Winner 2006 Macau Open Thomas Laybourn Zhang Jun Gao Ling 21–19, 22–20 Winner 2006 Denmark Open Thomas Laybourn Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg 21–14, 14–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2007 Chinese Taipei Open Thomas Laybourn Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa 18–21, 23–25 Runner-up 2011 Bitburger Open Thomas Laybourn Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying 18–21, 21–14, 25–27 Runner-up 2012 German Open Thomas Laybourn Lee Yong-dae Ha Jung-eun 21–9, 21–16 Winner 2012 Dutch Open Mads Pieler Kolding Marcus Ellis Gabrielle White 21–15, 21–13 Winner 2015 German Open Mads Pieler Kolding Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 21–18, 21–17 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 Irish International Lena Frier Kristiansen Lene Mørk Helle Nielsen 3–7, 3–7, 2–7 Runner-up 2002 Portugal International Lena Frier Kristiansen Lene Mørk Helle Nielsen 2–7, 3–7, 0–7 Runner-up 2004 Dutch International Lena Frier Kristiansen Neli Boteva Petya Nedelcheva 10–15, 6–15 Runner-up 2008 Finnish International Lena Frier Kristiansen Ekaterina Ananina Anastasia Russkikh 21–17, 21–15 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Portugal International Carsten Mogensen Fredrik Bergström Jenny Karlsson 3–7, 7–2, 4–7, 4–7 Runner-up 2002 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Carsten Mogensen Jonas Glyager Jensen Majken Vange 5–11, 8–11 Runner-up 2003 French International Carsten Mogensen Jörgen Olsson Frida Andreasson 11–5, 9–11, 7–11 Runner-up 2003 Croatian International Carsten Mogensen Rasmus Mangor Andersen Lena Frier Kristiansen 11–2, 11–3 Winner 2003 Irish International Rasmus Mangor Andersen Simon Archer Donna Kellogg 12–15, 4–15 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

Record Against Top Opponents Women's doubles results with Christinna Pedersen against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists, as well as all Olympic opponents.

/ Petya Nedelcheva & Anastasia Russkikh 0–1 Ma Jin & Tang Jinhua 1–3 Wang Xiaoli & Yu Yang 1–6 Tian Qing & Zhao Yunlei 4–10 Bao Yixin & Zhong Qianxin 2–1 Bao Yixin & Tang Jinhua 0–3 Bao Yixin & Ma Jin 0–2 Ou Dongni & Tang Yuanting 1–1 Bao Yixin & Tian Qing 0–2 Luo Ying & Luo Yu 2–3 Ma Jin & Tang Yuanting 1–3 Tang Yuanting & Yu Yang 1–1 Cheng Wen-hsing & Chien Yu-chin 1–1 Poon Lok Yan & Tse Ying Suet 4–1 Jwala Gutta & Ashwini Ponnappa 2–0 Mizuki Fujii & Reika Kakiiwa 3–2 Miyuki Maeda & Satoko Suetsuna 3–3 Shizuka Matsuo & Mami Naito 5–2 Misaki Matsutomo & Ayaka Takahashi 6–10 Reika Kakiiwa & Miyuki Maeda 3–0 Jung Kyung-eun & Kim Ha-na 4–3 Ha Jung-eun & Kim Min-jung 1–4 Jung Kyung-eun & Shin Seung-chan 2–1 Chang Ye-na & Lee So-hee 1–2 Chin Eei Hui & Wong Pei Tty 1–1 Valeria Sorokina & Nina Vislova 2–0 Duanganong Aroonkesorn & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 4–0 Eva Lee & Paula Lynn Obanana 3–0