Martin Lundgaard Hansen

Martin Lundgaard Hansen (born 11 October 1972) is a Danish badminton player. He started his career in badminton as a singles player, and competed in the 1993 IBF World Championships. But as the years went by, he made a choice to play doubles. Teamed-up with Lars Paaske, they emerged as the men's doubles champion at the 1999, 2001 Denmark Open, and in 2000, he and Paaske participated at the Olympic Games. The career highlights for Hansen was when he partnered with Jens Eriksen. The duo won the 2004 and 2006 All England Open, won gold at the European Championships, and was at the time a half years as No.1 in the world.

Career

2000 Summer Olympics Hansen made his debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney, competed in the men's doubles event partnered with Lars Paaske. He and Paaske beat the Bulgarian pair Mikhail Popov and Svetoslav Stojanov in the first round, but was defeated by Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja of Indonesia in the second round.

2004 Summer Olympics Hansen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles with partner Jens Eriksen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Howard Bach/Kevin Han of the United States in the second. In the quarter-finals, Hansen and Eriksen beat the second seeded from China Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 3–15, 15–11, 15–8. They lost the semi-final to Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung of Korea 15–9, 5–15, 3–15 and the bronze medal match against Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia 13–15, 7-15 to finish fourth place.

2008 Summer Olympics Hansen again qualified to compete at the Olympic Games for three consecutive times, and was partnered with Jens Eriksen. The duo were defeated in the early stage by the second seeded Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng with the score 12–21, 11–21.

Achievements

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

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

European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Baltiska hallen,Malmö, Sweden Jens Eriksen Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson 7–4, 1–7, 7–3, 2–7, 7–3 Gold Gold 2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center,Geneva, Switzerland Jens Eriksen Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson 15–3, 15–9 Gold Gold 2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events,Den Bosch, Netherlands Jens Eriksen Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 21–15, 21–17 Gold Gold 2008 Messecenter,Herning, Denmark Jens Eriksen Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 19–21, 16–21 Silver Silver

European Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 BMTE-Törley impozáns sportcsarnokában, Budapest, Hungary Peter Christensen Vladislav Druzchenko Valeriy Strelcov 15–7, 15–10 Gold Gold

BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

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

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Dutch Open Lars Paaske Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 4–15, 15–6, 9–15 Runner-up 1999 Denmark Open Lars Paaske Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard 15–13, 15–10 Winner 2001 Japan Open Lars Paaske Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 7–15, 11–15 Runner-up 2001 Dutch Open Lars Paaske Jesper Christensen Jesper Larsen 4–7, 7–3, 5–7, 7–4, 5–7 Runner-up 2001 Denmark Open Lars Paaske Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard 7–5, 3–7, 6–8, 7–3, 7–1 Winner 2002 Swiss Open Jens Eriksen Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 7–5, 5–7, 2–7, 5–7 Runner-up 2002 Dutch Open Jens Eriksen Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon 8–15, 8–15 Runner-up 2003 Singapore Open Jens Eriksen Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 15–9, 15–10 Winner 2004 All England Open Jens Eriksen Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 9–15, 15–13, 15–3 Winner 2004 Singapore Open Jens Eriksen Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto 2–15, 9–15 Runner-up 2005 Korea Open Jens Eriksen Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 7–15, 15–13, 15–13 Winner 2005 German Open Jens Eriksen Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 15–6, 3–15, 10–15 Runner-up 2005 Japan Open Jens Eriksen Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 15–10, 15–3 Winner 2005 Hong Kong Open Jens Eriksen Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 13–15, 9–15 Runner-up 2005 China Open Jens Eriksen Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 16–17, 15–11, 13–15 Runner-up 2006 All England Open Jens Eriksen Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 15–6, 14–17, 15–2 Winner 2006 China Masters Jens Eriksen Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 21–17, 21–17 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Dutch Open Pernille Harder Chen Qiqiu Chen Lin 11–15, 15–9, 10–15 Runner-up

IBF International Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1994 Portugal International Jan Jørgensen 15–6, 15–8 Winner 1994 Hungarian International Robert Nock 15–13, 15–11 Winner 1995 Portugal International Henrik Sørensen 15–7, 15–9 Winner 1995 Amor International Peter Rasmussen 7–15, 9–15 Runner-up

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Amor International Michael Bisgaard Claus Simonsen Morten Sandal 5–15, 15–8, 12–15 Runner-up 1991 Norwegian International Christian Jakobsen Jan-Eric Antonsson Stellan Österberg 6–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1992 Norwegian International Michael Søgaard Rikard Ronnblom Erik Soderberg 15–6, 15–7 Winner 1995 Portugal International Henrik Sørensen Jan Jørgensen Peder Nissen 15–7, 15–4 Winner 1997 BMW Open Janek Roos Dharma Gunawi Yoseph Phoa 15–9, 15–10 Winner 1998 Norwegian International Michael Lamp Jesper Mikla Lars Paaske 9–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1998 Scottish International Michael Lamp Anthony Clark Ian Sullivan 15–10, 15–5 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Amor International Rikke Broen Alex Meijer Nicole van Hooren 9–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1994 Portugal International Rikke Olsen Thomas Damgaard Helene Kirkegaard 15–12, 15–7 Winner