Mette Sørensen

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Mette Sørensen (born 28 May 1975) is a retired female Danish badminton player.[1] While competing in 2000 Olympics, she lost in the third round to 4th seeded Ye Zhaoying of China.[2] She married Dutch born Danish badminton player Quinten van Dalm[3]

Mette Sørensen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1975-05-28) 28 May 1975 (age 49)
Northern Jutland, Denmark
ResidenceBrønderslev, Denmark
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
HandednessRight
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2000 Kualalumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hongkong Women's team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Glasgow Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sofia Women's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sofia Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sofia Girls' doubles
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sofia Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sofia Girls' singles
BWF profile

Achievements

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World Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Dai Yun 8–11, 12–13   Bronze

European Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria   Camilla Martin 7–11, 11–12   Bronze
2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland   Marina Andrievskaya 7–11, 4–11   Bronze

European Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1993 Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria   Marina Andrievskaya 11–7, 11–3   Gold

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Hristo Botev Hall,
Sofia, Bulgaria
  Rikke Olsen   Lone Sørensen
  Sara Runesten
15–10, 15–5   Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1996 Hamburg Cup   Anne Søndergaard 11–6, 3–11, 5–11   Runner-up
1997 Russian Open   Mette Pedersen 3–11, 2–11   Runner-up
1998 Indonesia Open   Mia Audina 0–11, 6–11   Runner-up
2001 U.S. Open   Ra Kyung-min 8–6, 4–7, 3–7   Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Swiss Open   Rikke Olsen   Ann Jørgensen
  Majken Vange
15–2, 15–0   Winner

IBF International

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1993 Czech International   Irina Yakusheva 8–11, 11–7, 11–0   Winner
1994 Czech International   Irina Serova 8–11, 1–11   Runner-up
1995 Malmö International   Michelle Rasmussen 11–4, 11–3   Winner
1995 Czech International   Elena Rybkina 12–10, 7–11, 4–11   Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Polish International   Lone Sørensen   Eny Oktavianti
  Nonong Denis Zanati
15–11, 15–8   Winner
1994 Czech International   Lone Sørensen   Neli Boteva
  Diana Koleva
17–14, 15–11   Winner
1995 Malmö International   Michelle Rasmussen   Maria Bengtsson
  Margit Borg
9–15, 8–15   Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ "Mette SØRENSEN – Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ Ritzau, ed. (18 September 2000). "Kineser sendte Mette Sørensen ud". www.bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. ^ Henning, Hansen (4 August 2004). "Guld på hjemmefronten". nordjyske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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Mette Sørensen at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com