Mette Sørensen

Mette Sørensen (born 28 May 1975) is a retired female Danish badminton player. While competing in 2000 Olympics, she lost in the third round to 4th seeded Ye Zhaoying of China. She married Dutch born Danish badminton player Quinten van Dalm Their daughter Kasja van Dalm is now playing international for Denmark.

Achievements

World Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Dai Yun 8–11, 12–13 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Camilla Martin 7–11, 11–12 Bronze Bronze 2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Marina Andrievskaya 7–11, 4–11 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1993 Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria Marina Andrievskaya 11–7, 11–3 Gold Gold

Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Hristo Botev Hall,Sofia, Bulgaria Rikke Olsen Lone Sørensen Sara Runesten 15–10, 15–5 Gold Gold

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

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1996 Hamburg Cup Anne Søndergaard 11–6, 3–11, 5–11 Runner-up 1997 Russian Open Mette Pedersen 3–11, 2–11 Runner-up 1998 Indonesia Open Mia Audina 0–11, 6–11 Runner-up 2001 U.S. Open Ra Kyung-min 8–6, 4–7, 3–7 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Swiss Open Rikke Olsen Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange 15–2, 15–0 Winner

IBF International Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1993 Czech International Irina Yakusheva 8–11, 11–7, 11–0 Winner 1994 Czech International Irina Serova 8–11, 1–11 Runner-up 1995 Malmö International Michelle Rasmussen 11–4, 11–3 Winner 1995 Czech International Elena Rybkina 12–10, 7–11, 4–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Polish International Lone Sørensen Eny Oktavianti Nonong Denis Zanati 15–11, 15–8 Winner 1994 Czech International Lone Sørensen Neli Boteva Diana Koleva 17–14, 15–11 Winner 1995 Malmö International Michelle Rasmussen Maria Bengtsson Margit Borg 9–15, 8–15 Runner-up