Sara Thygesen

Sara Thygesen (born 20 January 1991) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles. She started playing badminton at Gårslev in 2002. She got an award for the best female athlete of the year 2007 in her hometown Fredericia. In 2014, she joined the Denmark national badminton team, then in 2015, she won a gold medal at the European Games with her partner in the mixed doubles Niclas Nøhr.

Career Thygesen competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics partnering Maiken Fruergaard. Her pace at the Games was stopped in the group stage after placing 4th in the group C standings. Thygesen and Fruergaard also at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Achievements

European Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Baku Sports Hall,Baku, Azerbaijan Niclas Nøhr Gaëtan Mittelheisser Audrey Fontaine 21–16, 21–16 Gold Gold

European Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France Maiken Fruergaard Eefje Muskens Selena Piek 17–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze 2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Maiken Fruergaard Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 10–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze 2021 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Maiken Fruergaard Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 16–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze 2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain Maiken Fruergaard Linda Efler Isabel Lohau 22–20, 15–21, 20–22 Bronze Bronze 2025 Forum, Horsens, Denmark Debora Jille Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 14–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France Niclas Nøhr Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 21–19, 13–21, 17–21 Silver Silver

European Junior Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton,Milan, Italy Morten Bodskov Jonas Geigenberger Fabienne Deprez 19–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 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 doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2020 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Maiken Fruergaard Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu 21–18, 11–21, 21–23 Runner-up 2023 U.S. Open Super 300 Maiken Fruergaard Liu Shengshu Tan Ning 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 German Open Super 300 Niclas Nøhr Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai 14–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2018 Orléans Masters Super 100 Niclas Nøhr Peter Käsbauer Olga Konon 21–19, 21–9 Winner 2018 Spain Masters Super 300 Niclas Nøhr Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith 21–19, 21–17 Winner

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

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Scottish Open Niclas Nøhr Robert Blair Imogen Bankier 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2016 Dutch Open Mathias Christiansen Søren Gravholt Maiken Fruergaard 21–18, 20–22, 21–16 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 6 runners-up) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Spanish International Maiken Fruergaard Heather Olver Kate Robertshaw 21–18, 13–21, 20–22 RUnner-up 2014 Dutch International Maiken Fruergaard Samantha Barning Iris Tabeling 16–21, 12–21 RUnner-up 2015 Belgian International Maiken Fruergaard Joyce Choong Wai Chi Yap Cheng Wen 21–18, 21–11 Winner 2016 Swedish Masters Maiken Fruergaard Samantha Barning Iris Tabeling 21–19, 21–17 Winner 2023 Irish Open Maiken Fruergaard Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 21–19, 17–21, 24–22 Winner 2024 Scottish Open Debora Jille Chloe Birch Estelle van Leeuwen 21–14, 10–21, 21–8 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Turkey International Tore Vilhelmsen Viki Indra Okvana Gustiani Megawati 11–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2013 Croatian International Frederik Colberg Niclas Nøhr Rikke Søby Hansen 21–12, 12–21, 9–21 RUnner-up 2014 Orléans International Niclas Nøhr Robert Blair Imogen Bankier 13–21, 21–19, 18–21 Runner-up 2014 Croatian International Niclas Nøhr Mads Pedersen Mai Surrow 21–15, 13–21, 21–18 Winner 2014 Dutch International Niclas Nøhr Robin Tabeling Myke Halkema 21–10, 21–5 Winner 2014 Irish Open Niclas Nøhr Peter Käsbauer Isabel Herttrich 21–10, 21–18 Winner 2015 Italian International Niclas Nøhr Matthew Nottingham Emily Westwood 21–10, 17–21, 21–19 Winner 2016 Finnish International Niclas Nøhr Mathias Christiansen Lena Grebak 21–18, 21–23, 16–21 Runner-up 2016 Irish Open Mathias Christiansen Robin Tabeling Cheryl Seinen 21–16, 21–16 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament