Mette Schjoldager

Mette Schjoldager (born 21 April 1977) is a Danish badminton player from Viby, Roskilde Municipality, on the island of Zealand.

Career Schjoldager made her debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Teamed-up with Ann-Lou Jørgensen, they beat Elena Nozdran and Victoria Evtoushenko of Ukraine in the first round, but was defeated in the second round by Indonesian pair Etty Tantri and Cynthia Tuwankotta. In the mixed doubles, she partnered with Jens Eriksen. The duo had a bye in the first round, beat Michael Keck and Nicol Pitro of German, and were defeated bye Tri Kusharjanto and Minarti Timur of Indonesia in the quarter-finals.

Schjoldager again competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Pernille Harder. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Ra Kyung-min and Lee Kyung-won of South Korea in the round of 16. In the mixed doubles with partner Jens Eriksen, they defeated Svetoslav Stoyanov and Victoria Wright of France in the first round, and Kim Yong-hyun and Lee Hyo-jung of South Korea in the second. In the quarter-finals, Schjoldager and Eriksen beat Nova Widianto and Vita Marissa of Indonesia 15–12, 15–8 to advance to the semi-finals. 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 Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Jens Eriksen Zhang Jun Gao Ling 2–15, 12–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Jens Eriksen Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 15–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden Pernille Harder Jane F. Bramsen Ann-Lou Jørgensen 4–7, 1–7, 5–7 Silver Silver 2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center,< Geneva, Switzerland Pernille Harder Mia Audina Lotte Bruil 4–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze

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

European Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia Mette Hansen Donna Kellogg Joanne Wright 11–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze

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

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 German Open Ann-Lou Jørgensen Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen 0–7, 7–8, 0–7 Runner-up 2001 Denmark Open Ann-Lou Jørgensen Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen 2–7, 2–7, 3–7 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Chinese Taipei Open Jens Eriksen Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 5–15, 9–15 Runner-up 2000 Denmark Open Jens Eriksen Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 10–15, 15–8, 10–15 Runner-up 2000 World Grand Prix Finals Jens Eriksen Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 8–7, 7–4, 7–4 Winner 2001 Swiss Open Jens Eriksen Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 7–4, 7–2, 7–5 Winner 2001 Singapore Open Jens Eriksen Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen 7–2, 4–7, 7–5, 7–5 Winner 2002 All England Open Jens Eriksen Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 3–7, 3–7, 0–7 Runner-up 2003 Swiss Open Jens Eriksen Kim Yong-hyun Lee Hyo-jung 11–7, 9–11, 11–5 Winner 2003 Japan Open Jens Eriksen Zhang Jun Gao Ling 11–9, 8–11, 9–11 Runner-up 2004 China Open Jens Eriksen Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting 15–13, 13–15, 15–8 Winner 2005 Korea Open Jens Eriksen Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung 14–17, 9–15 Runner-up 2005 Japan Open Jens Eriksen Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam 13–15, 17–14, 7–15 Runner-up 2006 Korea Open Jens Eriksen Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–23, 18–21 Runner-up

IBF International Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Norwegian International Gitte Jansson Pernille Harder Majken Vange 15–7, 15–12 Winner 1995 Irish International Rikke Olsen Pernille Harder Majken Vange 10–15, 15–4, 9–15 Runner-up 1996 Austrian International Gitte Jansson Pernille Harder Majken Vange 6–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1996 Norwegian International Pernille Harder Johanna Holgersson Jenny Karlsson 4–9, 9–0, 9–7, 9–8 Winner 1997 Irish International Pernille Harder Britta Andersen Christina Sørensen 15–2, 15–8 Winner 1998 Spanish International Ann-Lou Jørgensen Julia Chen Jennifer Wong 15–6, 15–1 Winner 1998 Scottish International Ann-Lou Jørgensen Lorraine Cole Tracy Dineen 15–2, 15–11 Winner 2003 Spanish International Pernille Harder Ella Tripp Joanne Wright 15–10, 12–15, 15–8 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Austrian International Janek Roos Bjoern Siegemund Katrin Schmidt 7–15, 15–11, 10–15 Runner-up 1995 Czech International Thomas Stavngaard Janek Roos Pernille Harder 15–4, 4–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1995 Norwegian International Janek Roos Thomas Stavngaard Ann-Lou Jørgensen 12–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1998 Scottish International Michael Lamp Ian Sullivan Gail Emms 15–10, 11–15, 15–12 Winner 2006 Southern Pan Am International Leon Aabenhus Mike Beres Valérie Loker 21–12, 21–19 Winner 2006 Italian International Peter Steffensen Vitalij Durkin Valeria Sorokina 22–20, 21–12 Winner

Record against selected opponents Mixed doubles results with Jens Eriksen against Super Series finalists, world Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists:

Chen Qiqiu & Zhao Tingting 4–1 Zhang Jun & Gao Ling 1–9 Xie Zhongbo & Zhang Yawen 1–2 Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 0–2 Simon Archer & Joanne Goode 1–1 Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms 2–1 Nova Widianto & Liliyana Natsir 1–0 Kim Dong-moon & Ra Kyung-min 0–3 Robert Mateusiak & Nadieżda Zięba 1–0 Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thungthongkam 0–3