Mathias Christiansen

Mathias Christiansen (born 20 February 1994) is a Danish badminton player who joined the national team in July 2013.^[1] He was the silver medalists in the 2018 and 2024 European Championships, and also the bronze medalists in the 2016, 2017, and 2021 European Championships, as well at the 2023 European Games. He was part of Danish winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Christiansen at the 2017 Indonesia Open

Mathias Christiansen
Christiansen in 2016.
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1994-02-20) 20 February 1994 (age 30) Bornholm, Denmark
Residence	Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Years active	2011–present
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	19 (MD with David Daugaard 21 September 2017) 4 (XD with Christinna Pedersen 25 October 2018) 8 (XD with Alexandra Bøje 25 October 2022)
Current ranking	10 (XD with Alexandra Bøje 20 August 2024)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark Thomas Cup 2016 Kunshan Men's team 2018 Bangkok Men's team 2020 Aarhus Men's team 2022 Bangkok Men's team European Games 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Mixed doubles European Championships 2018 Huelva Mixed doubles 2024 Saarbrücken Mixed doubles 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Mixed doubles 2017 Kolding Men's doubles 2021 Kyiv Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 2017 Lubin Mixed team 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team 2021 Vantaa Mixed team 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team European Men's Team Championships 2016 Kazan Men's team 2018 Kazan Men's team European Junior Championships 2013 Ankara Mixed team 2013 Ankara Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

European Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland	Alexandra Bøje	Robin Tabeling Selena Piek	14–21, 13–21	Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark	David Daugaard	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	10–21, 15–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France	Lena Grebak	Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen	21–15, 18–21, 17–21	Bronze
2018	Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain	Christinna Pedersen	Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock	18–21, 21–17, 18–21	Silver
2021	Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine	Alexandra Bøje	Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith	17–21, 19–21	Bronze
2024	Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany	Alexandra Bøje	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	16–21, 15–21	Silver

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Aski Sports Hall, Ankara, Turkey	David Daugaard	Kasper Antonsen Oliver Babic	17–21, 23–25	Silver

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

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]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	India Open	Super 500	Christinna Pedersen	Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti	21–14, 21–15	Winner
2018	Korea Open	Super 500	Christinna Pedersen	He Jiting Du Yue	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2020	SaarLorLux Open	Super 100	Alexandra Bøje	Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich	21–15, 19–21, 21–11	Winner
2021	Swiss Open	Super 300	Alexandra Bøje	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2021	Orléans Masters	Super 100	Alexandra Bøje	Niclas Nøhr Amalie Magelund	21–13, 21–17	Winner
2021	French Open	Super 750	Alexandra Bøje	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	8–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2023	Spain Masters	Super 300	Alexandra Bøje	Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti	22–20, 21–18	Winner
2023	Singapore Open	Super 750	Alexandra Bøje	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21–14, 20–22, 21–16	Winner
2024	Canada Open	Super 500	Alexandra Bøje	Jesper Toft Amalie Magelund	21–9, 22–24, 12–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries (2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[5] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.^[6] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	China Open	Christinna Pedersen	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	15–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2017	Hong Kong Open	Christinna Pedersen	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	15–21, 13–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 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.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Scottish Open	David Daugaard	Raphael Beck Andreas Heinz	21–13, 21–17	Winner
2016	Dutch Open	David Daugaard	Lee Jhe-huei Lee Yang	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2016	Scottish Open	David Daugaard	Adam Hall Peter Mills	15–21, 21–19, 21–15	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Dutch Open	Sara Thygesen	Søren Gravholt Maiken Fruergaard	21–18, 20–22, 21–16	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 5 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Croatian International	David Daugaard	Theodor Johansen Mads Pedersen	21–8, 21–12	Winner
2014	Hellas International	David Daugaard	Frederik Colberg Mikkel Mikkelsen	0–0 retired	Winner
2014	Belgian International	David Daugaard	Jacco Arends Jelle Maas	11–10, 6–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–9	Winner
2015	Finnish Open	David Daugaard	Andrew Ellis Peter Mills	19–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2015	Italian International	David Daugaard	Kasper Antonsen Niclas Nøhr	22–24, 14–21	Runner-up
2016	Swedish Masters	David Daugaard	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	21–19, 21–23, 21–19	Winner
2016	Finnish Open	David Daugaard	Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha	21–23, 21–12, 21–12	Winner
2016	Spanish International	David Daugaard	Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	10–21, 6–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Orléans International	Lena Grebak	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	11–21, 21–17, 21–19	Winner
2015	Irish Open	Lena Grebak	Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba	19–21, 21–18, 21–18	Winner
2016	Swedish Masters	Lena Grebak	Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba	10–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2016	Austrian Open	Lena Grebak	Matthew Nottingham Emily Westwood	21–17, 21–17	Winner
2016	Orléans International	Lena Grebak	Robin Tabeling Samantha Barning	21–14, 21–13	Winner
2016	Finnish Open	Lena Grebak	Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen	18–21, 23–21, 21–16	Winner
2016	Irish Open	Sara Thygesen	Robin Tabeling Cheryl Seinen	21–16, 21–16	Winner
2019	Hungarian International	Alexandra Bøje	Kim Sa-rang Kim Ha-na	12–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2019	Irish Open	Alexandra Bøje	Ronan Labar Anne Tran	21–12, 21–19	Winner
2019	Scottish Open	Alexandra Bøje	Mathias Bay-Smidt Rikke Søby Hansen	23–21, 21–16	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Mathias Christiansen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
2. "Badminton - CHRISTIANSEN Mathias". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 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.
5. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
6. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links

• Mathias Christiansen at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Mathias Christiansen at BWFBadminton.com
• Mathias Christiansen at Olympedia
• Mathias Christiansen at Olympics.com