Peter Gade

Peter Høeg Gade (born 14 December 1976) is a Danish former professional badminton player. He currently resides in Holte, North of Copenhagen. He has two children with the former handball player Camilla Høeg.

Gade made his mark in badminton history through his All England Open Badminton Championships singles title in 1999 and his five European Championships crowns in the men's singles event. He topped the world rankings from 1998 to 2001. With his 22 Grand-Prix titles, he is one of the sport's most successful players. On 22 June 2006, he briefly recaptured the number one spot in the world rankings. This was achieved after winning the Singapore Open and reaching the quarter-final at the Malaysia Open.

With his defeat in the quarter-finals of the 2012 French Open, Gade retired from international competition.

Player attributes His playing style is known for fast attacks, footwork and constant pressure. His deception is particularly creative for a world badminton player, and he uses a widely recognised "trademark shot" (the so-called "double action" of the racket sends the shuttle to the back of the court, while aiming to bring the player towards the net). With a plethora of deceptive shots, he has been known to win points from more outrageous attempts, such as the reverse forehand and backhand (using the opposite side of the racket head to the one anticipated, to make contact with the shuttlecock at a radically different angle).

Career highlights

International Tournament wins Men's singles unless otherwise noted 1994—World-Junior-Champion in men's doubles (partner Peder Nissen) 1995—European-Junior-Championships 1996—Scottish Open 1997—German Open, Taiwan Open, Hong Kong Open 1998—Japan Open, Swiss Open, Danish Open, Malaysian Open, European Championships 1999—All England Open Badminton Championships, Ipoh Masters, Copenhagen Masters, Japan Open, World GrandPrix 2000—Korea Open, Danish Open, Taiwan Open, European Championships, Copenhagen Masters 2001—Copenhagen Masters, Korea Open 2002—European Championships, US Open, Copenhagen Masters 2004—European Championships, Copenhagen Masters 2005—Korea Open, Copenhagen Masters 2006—European Championships, Aviva Singapore Open, Copenhagen Masters 2007—Malaysian Open, Copenhagen Masters 2008—Denmark Open, French Open, Copenhagen Masters 2009—Korea Open 2010—European Championships, Copenhagen Masters

BWF Super Series

2011 PlayerMASKORENGINDSININACHNJPNDENFRACHNHKGSSMFPoints Peter GadeDNPQFQF(2) Lost to Lee Chong Wei 12–21 21–15 15–21SFSFSFSFSFQFQFSF 2011 BWF Super Series – Men's Singles Standings

2010 2010 BWF Super Series – Men's Singles Standings

2009 PlayerMASKORENGSUISININACHNJPNDENFRACHNHKGPoints Peter GadeSF1QFQFSF2215,620 2009 BWF Super Series – Men's Singles Standings

2008 2008 BWF Super Series – Men's Singles Standings

2007 2007 BWF Super Series – Men's Singles Standings

Olympics Gade represented Denmark in badminton singles in four Summer Olympics (2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012).

2000

He reached the semifinals in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he lost to eventual gold medalist Ji Xinpeng of China. In the bronze medal match, he lost to another Chinese player, Xia Xuanze.

2004

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, he defeated Chien Yu-Hsiu of Chinese Taipei and Nikhil Kanetkar of India in the first two rounds. However, in the quarter-finals, Gade was defeated by the eventual champion, Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia 15–12, 15–12.

2008

Gade stated that one of his final career goals would be a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In an interview, he indicated that it might be one of his final big tournaments although not ruling out the possibility of continuing his career after the games. He was planning to retire after the Beijing Olympics and begin coaching badminton. Gade won his first match in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in round two after defeating Nabil Lasmari 21–6, 21–4. In the third round Gade faced Shoji Sato. Gade was nearly beaten after losing the first set 21–19 and Shoji Sato having 2 match points in the second with the score at 18–20. However, Gade won the set 22–20 and went on to win the third set 21–15. Gade lost in straight sets to the Chinese champion Lin Dan in the quarter-final.

2012

In the 2012 Summer Olympics he was defeated by Chen Long of China in the quarter-finals.

Other Danish National Champion: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011

Retirement Gade beat two-time Olympic Champion Lin Dan in a farewell exhibition match at the Copenhagen Masters on 27 December 2012 in front of a sold-out crowd at Falconer Salen.

Achievements

BWF World Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2011 Wembley Arena, London, England Lin Dan 24–22, 7–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze 2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France Chen Jin 21–19, 8–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze 2005 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States Lin Dan 9–15, 15–13, 11–15 Bronze Bronze 2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Hendrawan 6–15, 16–17 Silver Silver 1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Fung Permadi 11–15, 15–1, 14–15 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2010 Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England Jan Ø. Jørgensen 21–14, 21–11 Gold Gold 2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands Kenneth Jonassen 21–19, 21–18 Gold Gold 2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland Kenneth Jonassen 15–9, 15–10 Gold Gold 2000 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 15–5, 15–11 Gold Gold 1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Kenneth Jonassen 15–8, 15–4 Gold Gold

World Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Peder Nissen Eng Hian Andreas 15–10, 15–11 Gold Gold

European Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1995 Nitra, Slovakia Mark Constable 15–9, 12–15, 15–8 Gold Gold

Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Nitra, Slovakia Peder Nissen Jonas Rasmussen Søren Hansen 15–6, 15–6 Gold Gold

BWF Superseries (4 titles, 6 runners-up) The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, introduced in 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year's end.

Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2011 Indonesia Open Lee Chong Wei 11–21, 7–21 Runner-up 2011 India Open Lee Chong Wei 12–21, 21–12, 15–21 Runner-up 2010 Superseries Finals Lee Chong Wei 9–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2010 Korea Open Lee Chong Wei 12–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2009 Hong Kong Open Lee Chong Wei 13–21, 21–13, 16–21 Runner-up 2009 Korea Open Lee Chong Wei 21–18, 10–21, 21–17 Winner 2008 Superseries Finals Lee Chong Wei 8–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2008 French Open Taufik Hidayat 16–21, 21–17, 21–7 Winner 2008 Denmark Open Joachim Persson 21–18, 17–21, 21–14 Winner 2007 Malaysia Open Bao Chunlai 21–15, 17–21, 21–14 Winner BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

IBF Grand Prix (17 titles, 8 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2006 Singapore Open Kenneth Jonassen 21–10, 21–14 Winner 2006 China Masters Chen Jin 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2005 Swiss Open Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 14–17, 10–15 Runner-up 2005 Korea Open Kenneth Jonassen 7–15, 15–4, 15–5 Winner 2004 All England Open Lin Dan 15–9, 5–15, 8–15 Runner-up 2002 U.S. Open Peter Rasmussen 17–14, 15–17, 15–1 Winner 2001 Korea Open Xiao Hui 15–7, 15–6 Winner 2000 Denmark Open George Rimarcdi 15–11, 15–12 Winner 2000 Chinese Taipei Open Wong Choong Hann 15–9, 15–5 Winner 2000 Korea Open Rashid Sidek 15–3, 15–11 Winner 1999 Grand Prix Finals Marleve Mainaky 15–11, 15–3 Winner 1999 Japan Open Sun Jun 15–3, 15–10 Winner 1999 All England Open Taufik Hidayat 15–11, 7–15, 15–10 Winner 1998 Grand Prix Finals Sun Jun 11–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1998 Denmark Open Dong Jiong 15–8, 17–14 Winner 1998 Singapore Open Hendrawan 10–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1998 Malaysia Open Jeffer Rosobin 15–5, 15–12 Winner 1998 Swiss Open Sun Jun 15–12, 8–15, 15–11 Winner 1998 Japan Open Luo Yigang 15–3, 15–11 Winner 1997 Hong Kong Open Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 7–15, 15–6, 15–4 Winner 1997 Denmark Open Dong Jiong 17–15, 11–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1997 German Open Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 12–15, 15–12, 15–12 Winner 1997 U.S. Open Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 6–15, 15–7, 2–15 Runner-up 1997 Malaysia Open Hermawan Susanto 11–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1997 Chinese Taipei Open Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 15–10, 18–15 Winner

IBF International (1 title) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1996 Scottish Open Ji Xinpeng 15–8, 15–10 Winner

Equipment

Rackets Yonex Voltric 80 PG (2012 Copenhagen Masters) Yonex Voltric Z-FORCE (2012 limited use) Yonex Voltric 80 (2011–2012) Yonex Arcsaber 10 PG (2010–2011) Yonex Arcsaber 10 (2008–2010) Yonex Armortec 700 new colour (2006–2008) Yonex Armortec 700 (2005–2006) Yonex Muscle Power 88 red (2004–2005) Yonex Muscle Power 77* (2001 limited use) Yonex Titanium 10 (1999 limited use) Yonex Isometric Slim 10 (1997–2004) Yonex Isometric 300 ( – 1997)

bg 80 string

Honors Special Award of the DBF 2006. IBF World Badminton Player of the year 1998