Mia Blichfeldt

Mia Blichfeldt (born 19 August 1997) is a Danish badminton player. She won the gold medals at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' singles event, and later at the 2019 Minsk European Games in the women's singles event.

Career summary Blichfeldt started to play badminton at the Solrød Strand badminton club at the age of nine, and began playing competitively at the age of eleven. She made her international debut in 2013, representing her country at the 2013, 2014, 2015 World Junior Championships, and 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. She won the gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' singles event, also helping her team take the bronze.

At the age of sixteen, she claimed her first international title at the 2013 Norwegian International, beating top seed Olga Golovanova of Russia in the final. In 2014, she won the Danish National Championships.

In 2017, she reached the final of the Scottish Open, but lost in the final to host player Kirsty Gilmour with a score of 21–23, 12–21.

In 2018, Blichfeldt reached the semi-finals of the European Championships, but was stopped by the host player and 2016 Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marín, thus having to settle for a bronze medal. At the same year, she won her first Super 100 title at the Dutch Open, when she defeated Qi Xuefei with a score of 21–16, 21–18.

In 2019, Blichfeldt won the Spain Masters, a Super 300 tournament, by beating compatriot Line Kjærsfeldt with a score of 21–14, 21–14 in the final. She clinched the gold at the 2019 Minsk European Games, defeating Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour with a score of 21–16, 21–17. At the 2019 BWF World Championships, she made her first-ever World Championship quarterfinal by beating eighth seed Saina Nehwal in the Round of 16. However, she lost in the quarterfinals to the Chinese fourth seed and eventual bronze medallist Chen Yufei.

In 2020, Blichfeldt along with the Denmark team won the 2020 European Women's Team Championships.

In 2021, Blichfeldt competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she was seeded thirteenth. She topped her group in the Group Stage, beating Bulgaria's Linda Zetchiri and Australia's Chen Hsuan-yu, to make the Round of 16. However, she lost in the Round of 16 to the then reigning World Champion and eventual bronze medallist P. V. Sindhu of India. She also represented Denmark at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

In January 2026, during the India Open, Blichfeldt criticized the condition of the Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi.

Achievements

European Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2019 Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus Kirsty Gilmour 21–16, 21–17 Gold Gold 2023 Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland Carolina Marín 15–21, 14–21 Silver Silver

European Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Carolina Marín 17–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze 2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain Kirsty Gilmour 19–21, 21–19, 10–21 Bronze Bronze 2026 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Line Kjærsfeldt 16–21, 20–22 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2015 Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland Julie Dawall Jakobsen 21–14, 21–10 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (5 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 Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Women's singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref 2018 Orléans Masters Super 100 Shiori Sato 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2018 Spain Masters Super 300 Minatsu Mitani 21–9, 21–23, 8–21 Runner-up 2018 Dutch Open Super 100 Qi Xuefei 21–16, 21–18 Winner 2019 Spain Masters Super 300 Line Kjærsfeldt 21–14, 21–14 Winner 2023 Swiss Open Super 300 Pornpawee Chochuwong 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2024 German Open Super 300 Nguyễn Thùy Linh 21–11, 21–9 Winner 2024 Hylo Open Super 300 Malvika Bansod 21–10, 21–15 Winner 2025 Hylo Open Super 500 Putri Kusuma Wardani 21–11, 7–21, 21–12 Winner

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played from 2007 to 2017.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2017 Scottish Open Kirsty Gilmour 21–23, 12–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 1 runner-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2013 Norwegian International Olga Golovanova 19–21, 21–16, 21–16 Winner 2014 Norwegian International Akvile Stapusaityte 21–18, 21–17 Winner 2015 Slovenia International Marija Ulitina 21–17, 17–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2016 Portugal International Chloe Birch 21–12, 21–14 Winner 2017 Swedish International Sofie Holmboe Dahl 21–19, 21–16 Winner 2017 Spanish International Evgeniya Kosetskaya 21–12, 21–12 Winner 2019 Denmark International Natsuki Oie 21–18, 21–18 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament

Career overview

Singles Played Wins Losses Balance Total 284 193 91 +102 Current year (2020) 3 3 0 +3

Doubles Played Wins Losses Balance Total 2 1 1 0 Current year (2020) 0 0 0 0

Record against selected opponents Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 6 November 2022.

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Petya Nedelcheva 1 0 1 –1 Chen Yufei 8 1 7 –6 He Bingjiao 4 0 4 –4 Tai Tzu-ying 3 0 3 –3 Yip Pui Yin 2 2 0 +2 Saina Nehwal 2 2 1 +1 P. V. Sindhu 7 1 6 –5

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Minatsu Mitani 2 0 2 –2 Nozomi Okuhara 3 0 3 –3 Akane Yamaguchi 6 0 6 –6 An Se-young 3 0 3 –3 Sung Ji-hyun 2 0 2 –2 Carolina Marín 5 1 4 –3 Ratchanok Intanon 6 0 6 –6