Michael Søgaard

Michael Søgaard (born 4 February 1969) is a Danish badminton player.

Career Søgaard made his debut at the national team in 1992. Since then he has won many tournaments for Denmark. Played for the Kastrup-Magleby BK, he has won ten National Championships titles, three bronze medals at the World Championships, and won the mixed doubles title at the World Grand Prix Finals.

Summer Olympics He played badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles. In men's doubles, Søgaard and his partner Henrik Svarrer were defeated in the round of 16 by Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky of Indonesia 15-10, 15-7. He also competed in mixed doubles with partner Rikke Olsen. They were defeated in quarterfinals by Chen Xingdong and Peng Xingyong of China 15-10, 6-15, 18-15.

He also competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles. In men's doubles, Søgaard and his partner Jim Laugesen were defeated in the round of 16 by Tony Gunawan and Candra Wijaya of Indonesia 15-9, 15-7. He also competed in mixed doubles with partner Rikke Olsen. They reached the semifinals and they were defeated by Zhang Jun and Gao Ling of China 10-15, 15-6, 17-16. They also lost the bronze medal match against Simon Archer and Joanne Goode of Great Britain 15-4, 12-15, 17-14.

Titles Søgaard won the European Badminton Championships four consecutive times in mixed doubles. In 1994 with Catrine Bengtsson of Sweden, and in 1996, 1998 and 2000 with Rikke Olsen.

Achievements

World Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Rikke Olsen Liu Yong Ge Fei 10–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze 1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Rikke Olsen Simon Archer Joanne Goode 5–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze 2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Rikke Olsen Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 7–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Thomas Lund Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto 2–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Rikke Olsen Sandiarto Minarti Timur 6–15, 15–13, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Herning Badminton Klub,Herning, Denmark Henrik Svarrer Thomas Lund Jon Holst-Christensen 15–10, 12–15, 17–18 Silver Silver 1998 Winter Sports Palace,Sofia, Bulgaria Jon Holst-Christensen Simon Archer Chris Hunt 8–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Maaspoort,Den Bosch, Netherlands Catrine Bengtsson Christian Jakobsen Lotte Olsen 15–6, 15–9 Gold Gold 1996 Herning Badminton KlubHerning, Denmark Rikke Olsen Simon Archer Julie Bradbury 18–16, 15–2 Gold Gold 1998 Winter Sports Palace,Sofia, Bulgaria Rikke Olsen Michael Keck Erica van den Heuvel 15–7, 6–15, 15–11 Gold Gold 2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,Glasgow, Scotland Rikke Olsen Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager 15–7, 15–12 Gold Gold 2002 Baltiska hallen,Malmö, Sweden Rikke Olsen Nathan Robertson Gail Emms 8–6, 2–7, 1–7, 5–7 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1987 Hali Mery, Warsaw, Poland Pontus Jäntti 5–15, 9–15 Silver Silver

Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1987 Hali Mery, Warsaw, Poland Jens Maibom Frederik Lindqvist Thomas Olsen 17–15, 13–15, 15–8 Gold Gold

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 1997 All England Open Jon Holst-Christensen Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin 11–15, 16–17 Runner-up 1997 Russian Open Jon Holst-Christensen Jim Laugesen Thomas Stavngaard 15–9, 15–13 Winner 1997 Denmark Open Jon Holst-Christensen Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen 14–17, 15–8, 18–13 Winner 1998 Brunei Open Denny Kantono Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto 2–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1999 Swiss Open Jim Laugesen Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen 15–6, 12–15, 16–17 Runner-up 1999 Thailand Open Jim Laugesen Chen Qiqiu Yu Jinhao 11–15, 13–15 Runner-up 1999 Denmark Open Jim Laugesen Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske 13–15, 10–15 Runner-up 2000 German Open Jim Laugesen Michael Lamp Jonas Rasmussen 16–17, 15–10, 15–7 Winner 2000 Dutch Open Jim Laugesen Sigit Budiarto Halim Haryanto 11–15, 4–15 Runner-up 2001 Swiss Open Jim Laugesen Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen 4–7, 7–2, 1–7, 7–1, 7–3 Winner 2001 German Open Jim Laugesen Michael Lamp Jonas Rasmussen 7–1, 7–1, 3–7, 7–4 Winner 2001 Denmark Open Jim Laugesen Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske 5–7, 7–3, 8–6, 3–7, 1–7 Runner-up 2002 German Open Jim Laugesen Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 15–10, 9–15, 6–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Malaysia Open Gillian Gowers Paulus Firman S. Herawati 18–13, 15–13 Winner 1993 U.S. Open Gillian Gowers Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson 7–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1993 German Open Gillian Gowers Thomas Lund Erica van den Heuvel 4–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1994 Chinese Taipei Open Gillian Gowers Peter Axelsson Marlene Thomsen 18–14, 15–10 Winner 1994 Japan Open Gillian Gowers Jon Holst-Christensen Catrine Bengtsson 7–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1994 Korea Open Gillian Gowers Peter Axelsson Marlene Thomsen 15–12, 15–9 Winner 1994 China Open Gillian Gowers Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen 3–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1996 Chinese Taipei Open Rikke Olsen Liu Jianjun Sun Man 15–3, 7–15, 15–12 Winner 1996 Malaysia Open Rikke Olsen Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 7–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1996 Russian Open Rikke Olsen Chen Xingdong Peng Xinyong 15–11, 12–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1996 Denmark Open Rikke Olsen Thomas Stavngaard Ann Jørgensen 15–5, 15–1 Winner 1996 China Open Rikke Olsen Chen Xingdong Peng Xinyong 10–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1996 Hong Kong Open Rikke Olsen Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen 15–8, 15–11 Winner 1996 World Grand Prix Finals Rikke Olsen Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 15–10, 15–11 Winner 1997 German Open Rikke Olsen Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen 11–15, 15–12, 6–15 Runner-up 1997 Denmark Open Rikke Olsen Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen 6–15, 14–18 Runner-up 1997 Thailand Open Rikke Olsen Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen 15–5, 15–3 Winner 1998 All England Open Rikke Olsen Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 2–15, 15–11, 5–15 Runner-up 1998 Swiss Open Rikke Olsen Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen 13–18, 15–8, 15–3 Winner 1998 Malaysia Open Rikke Olsen Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 8–15, 18–15, 15–18 Runner-up 1998 Brunei Open Rikke Olsen Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen 13–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1998 Singapore Open Rikke Olsen Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 10–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1998 Denmark Open Rikke Olsen Jon Holst-Christensen Ann Jørgensen 6–15, 14–15 Runner-up 1998 Indonesia Open Rikke Olsen Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 15–10, 8–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1998 Hong Kong Open Rikke Olsen Simon Archer Joanne Goode 8–15, 15–7, 15–8 Winner 1999 Swiss Open Rikke Olsen Simon Archer Joanne Goode 5–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1999 Malaysia Open Rikke Olsen Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 15–4, 15–7 Winner 1999 Thailand Open Rikke Olsen Liu Yong Ge Fei 12–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1999 Singapore Open Rikke Olsen Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 4–15, 8–15 Runner-up 2000 Chinese Taipei Open Rikke Olsen Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager 15–5, 15–9 Winner 2000 Indonesia Open Rikke Olsen Simon Archer Joanne Goode 13–15, 15–11, 4–15 Runner-up 2000 Denmark Open Rikke Olsen Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager 15–10, 8–15, 15–10 Winner 2001 All England Open Rikke Olsen Zhang Jun Gao Ling 15–10, 8–15, 9–15 Runner-up 2001 Swiss Open Rikke Olsen Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager 4–7, 7–2, 5–7, 2–7 Runner-up 2001 Singapore Open Rikke Olsen Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager 2–7, 7–4, 5–7, 5–7 Runner-up 2001 China Open Rikke Olsen Liu Yong Chen Lin 7–4, 7–8, 7–8, 5–7 Runner-up 2001 German Open Rikke Olsen Michael Lamp Ann-Lou Jørgensen 7–1, 7–4, 7–1 Winner 2002 Korea Open Rikke Olsen Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 1–7, 3–7, 5–7 Runner-up

IBF International Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1987 Norwegian International Stellan Österberg 15–8, 18–17 Winner 1988 Polish International Peter Axelsson 10–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1989 Norwegian International Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 15–18, 10–15 Runner-up

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Malta International Martin Skovgaard Hannes Fuchs Jürgen Koch 11–15, 15–4, 15–2 Winner 1992 Norwegian International Martin Lundgaard Hansen Rikard Ronnblom Erik Soderberg 15–6, 15–7 Winner 1994 Copenhagen Masters Henrik Svarrer Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 10–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1995 Nordic Championships Henrik Svarrer Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15–9, 15–8 Winner 1995 Copenhagen Masters Henrik Svarrer Simon Archer Chris Hunt 15–7, 15–7 Winner 1997 Nordic Championships Jon Holst-Christensen Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen walkover Runner-up 2000 BMW International Joachim Fischer Nielsen Henrik Andersson Fredrik Bergström 15–10, 15–8 Winner 2001 BMW International Michael Lamp Manuel Dubrulle Mihail Popov 7–3, 5–7, 7–4, 7–0 Winner 2003 Portugal International Jim Laugesen Mathias Boe Michael Lamp 15–7, 15–3 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Stockholm International Charlotte Madsen Jan-Eric Antonsson Charlotta Wihlborg 15–12, 10–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1995 Nordic Championships Rikke Olsen Christian Jakobsen Lotte Olsen 15–10, 15–2 Winner