Sara Thygesen

Summary

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.[1]

Sara Thygesen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1991-01-20) 20 January 1991 (age 33)
Fredericia, Denmark
ResidenceFrederiksberg, Denmark
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Years active2008–present
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking14 (WD with Maiken Fruergaard 15 January 2019)
15 (XD with Mathias Christiansen 12 October 2017)
Current ranking20 (WD with Maiken Fruergaard 2 January 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Mixed doubles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Huelva Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Kyiv Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Madrid Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Basel Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kazan Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kazan Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Liévin Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Łódź Women's team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Milan Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Milan Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career edit

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.[2]

Achievements edit

European Games edit

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

European Championships edit

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
2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain
  Maiken Fruergaard   Gabriela Stoeva
  Stefani Stoeva
10–21, 18–21   Bronze
2021 Palace of Sports,
Kyiv, Ukraine
  Maiken Fruergaard   Gabriela Stoeva
  Stefani Stoeva
16–21, 10–21   Bronze
2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain   Maiken Fruergaard   Linda Efler
  Isabel Lohau
22–20, 15–21, 20–22   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

European Junior Championships edit

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

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up) edit

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] 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.[4]

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) edit

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 (8 titles, 6 runners-up) edit

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

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Sara Thygesen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Thygesen Sara". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links edit

  • Sara Thygesen at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com