Mads Pieler Kolding

Mads Pieler Kolding (born 27 January 1988) is a Danish badminton player who specializes in doubles. He won the gold medal at the 2016 European Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Mads Conrad-Petersen. He was also a part of the Denmark national team who won the 2016 Thomas Cup. Kolding announced his retirement from international badminton on 4 November 2021.

Achievements

European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Gymnastics Center Kazan,Kazan, Russia Mads Conrad-Petersen Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov 13–21, 16–21 Silver Silver 2016 Vendéspace,La Roche-sur-Yon, France Mads Conrad-Petersen Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 14–21, 21–18, 21–13 Gold Gold 2017 Sydbank Arena,Kolding, Denmark Mads Conrad-Petersen Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 16–21, 20–22 Silver Silver 2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,Huelva, Spain Mads Conrad-Petersen Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 15–21, retired Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Telenor Arena,Karlskrona, Sweden Julie Houmann Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba 12–21, 22–24 Silver Silver 2014 Gymnastics Center Kazan,Kazan, Russia Kamilla Rytter Juhl Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 24–22, 13–21, 18–21 Silver Silver

European Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Hermann-Neuberger-Halle,Völklingen, Germany Mads Conrad-Petersen Chris Adcock Peter Mills 16–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Hermann-Neuberger-Halle,Völklingen, Germany Line Damkjær Kruse Christian Larsen Joan Christiansen 13–21, 21–12, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Superseries (3 runners-up) 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 2015 India Open Mads Conrad-Petersen Chai Biao Hong Wei 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2015 French Open Mads Conrad-Petersen Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2017 Hong Kong Open Mads Conrad-Petersen Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 12–21, 18–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (6 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 2013 Bitburger Open Mads Conrad-Petersen Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 21–11, 21–16 Winner 2013 Scottish Open Mads Conrad-Petersen Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Walkover Winner 2015 German Open Mads Conrad-Petersen Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov 22–20, 21–19 Winner 2015 Bitburger Open Mads Conrad-Petersen Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov 21–18, 21–18 Winner 2017 German Open Mads Conrad-Petersen Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 17–21, 13–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Dutch Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Marcus Ellis Gabrielle White 21–15, 21–13 Winner 2015 German Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 21–18, 21–17 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (14 titles, 5 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Hungarian International Peter Mørk Sartono Ekopranoto Andi Hartono Tandaputra 21–15, 21–15 Winner 2007 Hellas International Mikkel Elbjørn Au Kok Leong Goh Ying Jin 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2009 Scottish International Mads Conrad-Petersen Chris Langridge Robin Middleton 19–21, 26–24, 21–16 Winner 2009 Dutch International Mads Conrad-Petersen Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder 21–14, 22–20 Winner 2009 Croatian International Mads Conrad-Petersen Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato 21–15, 21–19 Winner 2009 Czech International Mads Conrad-Petersen Mikkel Elbjørn Christian John Skovgaard 21–14, 17–21, 21–9 Winner 2009 Irish International Mads Conrad-Petersen Marcus Ellis Peter Mills 21–18, 21–11 Winner 2010 Dutch International Mads Conrad-Petersen Mikkel Elbjørn Christian John Skovgaard 21–17, 21–14 Winner 2012 Denmark International Christian John Skovgaard Kasper Antonsen Rasmus Bonde 21–17, 21–10 Winner 2021 Portugal International Frederik Søgaard Emil Lauritzen Mads Vestergaard 21–17, 21–18 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Hungarian International Line Damkjær Kruse Zhang Yi Cai Jiani 15–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2007 Hellas International Line Damkjær Kruse Jeppe Lund Louise Hansen Walkover Winner 2008 Finnish International Line Damkjær Kruse Fran Kurniawan Shendy Puspa Irawati 12–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2010 Swedish International Britta Andersen Valeriy Atrashchenkov Elena Prus 18–21, 21–18, 21–17 Winner 2010 Turkey International Julie Houmann Baptiste Carême Laura Choinet 21–12, 21–18 Winner 2011 Austrian International Julie Houmann Wong Wai Hong Chau Hoi Wah 17–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2011 Denmark International Julie Houmann Rasmus Bonde Maria Helsbøl 21–13, 21–15 Winner 2012 Swedish Masters Julie Houmann Nathan Robertson Jenny Wallwork 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2012 Denmark International Julie Houmann Kim Astrup Line Kjærsfeldt 21–19, 21–9 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament