Mads Vestergaard

Mads Vestergaard (born 11 March 2002) is a Danish badminton player who specialises in doubles play. He claimed two bronze medals at the 2025 European Championships in the mixed and men's doubles. Vestergaard was part of Danish winning team in the 2024 European Men's Team Championships and 2025 European Mixed Team Championships.

Vestergaard was the champion in the boys' doubles at the 2020 European Junior Championships. He also helps the Danish team to win the mixed team title at that competition.

Career Vestergaard began playing badminton in Beder-Malling Idrætsforening, where his parents also played. At the age of 10, he moved with his family to Højbjerg, where he enrolled in a local badminton club.

Vestergaard won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles and a silver medal in the women's team event at the 2018 European Junior Championships. Two years later in 2020 European Junior Championships, he won the gold medal with partner William Kryger Boe in the boys' doubles and another gold in the team event.

Vestergaard and Christine Busch won their first BWF 100 title at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters after defeating the Singaporean pair Terry Hee and Jessica Tan in a rubber game. Shortly after that, the four met again at the 2023 Guwahati Masters, and this time, Busch and Vestergaard had to accept defeat.

In 2026, Vestergaard and Busch reached the quarter-finals in the All England Open by beating World mixed doubles number 1 Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping. The next week after, Vestergaard and Lundgaard advanced to the men's doubles final of the Swiss Open but lost out to the Taiwanese twins of Lee Fang-chih and Lee Fang-jen. This pair won their first title at the Malaysia Masters, beating the home pair Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin.

Achievements

European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2025 Forum, Horsens, Denmark Daniel Lundgaard Christo Popov Toma Junior Popov 21–19, 18–21, 23–25 Bronze Bronze 2026 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Daniel Lundgaard Ben Lane Sean Vendy 19–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2025 Forum, Horsens, Denmark Christine Busch Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue 17–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Mads Muurholm Fabien Delrue William Villeger 14–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze 2020 Pajulahti Sports Institute, Lahti, Finland William Kryger Boe Egor Kholkin Georgii Lebedev 21–15, 22–20 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Christine Busch Fabien Delrue Juliette Moinard 19–21, 17–21 Beonze Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up) 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.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2026 Swiss Open Super 300 Daniel Lundgaard Lee Fang-chih Lee Fang-jen 18–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2026 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Daniel Lundgaard Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin 21–16, 21–17 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters Super 100 Christine Busch Terry Hee Jessica Tan 20–22, 21–17, 21–18 Winner 2023 Guwahati Masters Super 100 Christine Busch Terry Hee Jessica Tan 19–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2026 German Open Super 300 Christine Busch Cheng Xing Zhang Chi 12–21, 17–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 7 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Turkey International Mikkel Stoffersen Serdar Koca Serhat Salim 21–19, 21–8 Winner 2021 Portugal International Emil Lauritzen Mads Pieler Kolding Frederik Søgaard 17–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2021 Lithuanian International Emil Lauritzen Danylo Bosniuk Oleksandar Shmundyak 21–23, 21–12, 21–18 Winner 2021 Hungarian International Emil Lauritzen Rory Easton Zach Russ 18–21, 21–13, 21–13 Winner 2022 Ukraine Open Emil Lauritzen Chia Wei Jie Low Hang Yee 21–19, 20–22, 21–23 Runner-up 2023 Polish Open Daniel Lundgaard Chang Ko-chi Po Li-wei 22–20, 16–21, 21–19 Winner 2023 Mexican International Daniel Lundgaard Bjarne Geiss Jan Colin Völker 22–24, 21–19, 21–17 Winner 2023 Belgian International Daniel Lundgaard Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft 13–21, 24–26 Runner-up 2023 Scottish Open Daniel Lundgaard Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft 21–15, 11–21, 21–15 Winner 2025 Scottish Open Daniel Lundgaard Lee Jong-min Wang Chan 23–21, 14–21, 21–14 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Turkey International Sofie Nyvang Mikkel Stoffersen Susan Ekelund 17–21, 21–18, 13–21 Runner-up 2021 Lithuanian International Clara Løber Dmitriy Panarin Kamila Smagulova 21–12, 21–16 Winner 2021 Hungarian International Clara Løber Rory Easton Annie Lado 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2022 Czech Open Christine Busch Chiu Hsiang-chieh Lin Xiao-min 21–12, 21–16 Winner 2023 Estonian International Christine Busch Malik Bourakkadi Leona Michalski 21–13, 21–10 Winner 2023 Polish Open Christine Busch Jesper Toft Clara Graversen 21–15, 21–13 Winner 2023 Denmark Masters Christine Busch N. Sikki Reddy Rohan Kapoor 16–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2023 Nantes International Christine Busch Tanisha Crasto Sai Pratheek K. 14–21, 21–14, 21–17 Winner 2023 Scottish Open Christine Busch Jesper Toft Clara Graversen 21–15, 21–19 Winner 2025 Scottish Open Christine Busch Rasmus Espersen Amalie Cecille Kudsk 21–23, 21–14, 14–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles) Boys' doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2020 Slovenia Junior International William Kryger Boe Jakob Houe Mads Juel Møller 21–18, 21–13 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2020 Slovenia Junior International Clara Løber Marcus Rindshøj Mette Werge 21–11, 26–28, 21–11 Winner BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament BWF Junior International Challenge tournament BWF Junior International Series tournament BWF Junior Future Series tournament