Helle Nielsen (born 20 July 1981) is a Danish badminton player.[1] In 1999, she won a silver and two bronzes at the European Junior Badminton Championships in Glasgow, Scotland in the girls doubles, mixed doubles and mixed team respectively.[2] In 2008, she won the bronze medal at the European Championships in mixed doubles with Carsten Mogensen.[3]

Helle Nielsen
Personal information
Country Denmark
Born (1981-07-20) 20 July 1981 (age 42)
Brøndby, Denmark
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking14 (WD)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Herning Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liverpool Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Warsaw Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Almere Women's team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Glasgow Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Glasgow Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements edit

European Championships edit

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark   Carsten Mogensen   Anthony Clark
  Donna Kellogg
18–21, 19–21   Bronze

European Junior Championships edit

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland   Karina Sørensen   Petra Overzier
  Anne Hönscheid
2–15, 15–8, 9–15   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland   Jonas Glyager Jensen   Sebastian Schmidt
  Anne Hönscheid
15–9, 10–15, 6–15   Bronze

BWF Grand Prix edit

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Bitburger Open   Marie Røpke   Line Damkjær Kruse
  Mie Schjoett-Kristensen
18–21, 21–19, 21–19   Winner
2008 Bitburger Open   Marie Røpke   Shendy Puspa Irawati
  Meiliana Jauhari
21–15, 21–18   Winner
2004 Dutch Open   Pernille Harder   Lena Frier Kristiansen
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl
12–15, 8–15   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Denmark Open   Lars Paaske   Thomas Laybourn
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl
8–15, 9–15   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series edit

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Swedish International Stockholm   Marie Røpke   Lotte Jonathans
  Paulien van Dooremalen
17–21, 21–15, 21–18   Winner
2009 Norwegian International   Marie Røpke   Samantha Barning
  Eefje Muskens
21–13, 21–18   Winner
2008 Irish International   Marie Røpke   Patty Stolzenbach
  Paulien van Dooremalen
23–25, 21–17, 21–8   Winner
2008 Czech International   Marie Røpke   Séverine Corvilain
  Nathalie Descamps
21–14, 21–15   Winner
2004 Irish International   Pernille Harder   Chor Hooi Yee
  Lim Pek Siah
15–7, 15–6   Winner
2003 Dutch International   Majken Vange   Elena Sukhareva
  Natalya Gorodnicheva
11–4, 11–8   Winner
2003 Portugal International   Julie Houmann   Ella Tripp
  Joanne Wright
11–1, 3–11, 11–3   Winner
2002 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse   Majken Vange   Akiko Nakashima
  Chihiro Ohsaka
6–11, 10–13   Runner-up
2002 Austrian International   Lene Mørk   Marina Yakusheva
  Elena Shimko
7–4, 7–0, 7–5   Winner
2002 Portugal International   Lene Mørk   Kamilla Rytter Juhl
  Lena Frier Kristiansen
7–2, 7–3, 7–0   Winner
2001 Irish International   Lene Mørk   Kamilla Rytter Juhl
  Lena Frier Kristiansen
7–3, 7–3, 7–2   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Czech International   Rasmus Bonde   Mikkel Delbo Larsen
  Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen
21–12, 21–11   Winner
2008 Dutch International   Rasmus Bonde   Jacob Chemnitz
  Marie Røpke
21–15, 21–12   Winner
2004 Croatian International   Rasmus Andersen   Svetoslav Stoyanov
  Victoria Wright
12–15, 17–15   Winner
2003 Dutch International   Peter Steffensen   Jonas Glyager Jensen
  Majken Vange
11–9, 11–6   Winner
2003 Portugal International   Carsten Mogensen   Fredrik Bergström
  Johanna Persson
13–10, 5–11, 7–11   Runner-up
2002 Austrian International   Kasper Kiim Jensen   Dennis Lens
  Johanna Persson
8–6, 7–8, 4–7, 6–8   Runner-up
2001 Irish International   Bo Rafn   Robert Blair
  Natalie Munt
4–7, 7–3, 1–7, 5–7   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Helle Nielsen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ^ "European Juniors: Germans Capture Four Golds, Danes Only Two". Worldbadminton.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. ^ "2008 European Championships winners". TournamentSoftware.com.

External links edit