Carsten Mogensen

Carsten Mogensen (born 24 July 1983) is a former badminton player from Denmark. He was the gold medalist at the 2015 European Games, two time European champions winning in 2012 and 2017, and the silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Mogensen was a former world number 1 in the BWF World ranking together with Mathias Boe.^[2][3]

Carsten Mogensen
Mogensen at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1983-07-24) 24 July 1983 (age 41) Roskilde, Denmark
Residence	Charlottenlund, Denmark
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Retired	7 July 2020[1]
Handedness	Right
Coach	Claus Poulsen
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	1 (with Mathias Boe 11 November 2010)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 2012 London Men's doubles World Championships 2013 Guangzhou Men's doubles 2014 Copenhagen Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 2011 Qingdao Mixed team 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team Thomas Cup 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team 2012 Wuhan Men's team European Games 2015 Baku Men's doubles European Championships 2012 Karlskrona Men's doubles 2017 Kolding Men's doubles 2006 Den Bosch Men's doubles 2010 Manchester Men's doubles 2008 Herning Mixed doubles 2014 Kazan Men's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 2015 Leuven Mixed team 2017 Lubin Mixed team 2013 Moscow Mixed team European Men's Team Championships 2006 Thessalonica Men's team 2008 Almere Men's team 2010 Warsaw Men's team 2012 Amsterdam Men's team 2014 Basel Men's team 2016 Kazan Men's team 2020 Liévin Men's team European Junior Championships 2001 Spała Boys' doubles 2001 Spała Mixed doubles 2001 Spała Mixed team
BWF profile

Early life

Mogensen was born in Roskilde,^[4] a city on the island of Zealand and is currently living in nearby Greve.^[5]

Career

He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles, with Mathias Boe.^[6] Two years later he won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with Helle Nielsen. In 2010, Mogensen and Boe won the titles at the Denmark Super Series, French Super Series and the Super Series Final held in Taipei. One year later Mogensen and Boe won the All England Super Series. After that they won the Li Ning China Open 2011 and the Li Ning BWF World Superseries Finals 2011. In 2012, Mogensen and Boe won the silver medal in men's doubles at the Olympics in London. He also took the silver medal at the 2013 BWF World Championships. In 2014 Li-Ning BWF World Championships he and Boe was defeated by the world number 1 Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong from Korea in two straight game at the semifinals, then he and Boe just taken the bronze medal in that world championships.^[7] In March 2015, Mogensen and Boe again won the All England Super Series.

While in Kazan with the national team at the 2016 European Men's Team Championship, Mogensen suffered an intracranial aneurysm and had to undergo brain surgery.^[8]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain	Mathias Boe	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	16–21, 15–21	Silver

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China	Mathias Boe	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	13–21, 21–23	Silver
2014	Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Mathias Boe	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	12–21, 18–21	Bronze

European Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan	Mathias Boe	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	21–8, 21–13	Gold

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Mathias Boe	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	15–21, 17–21	Silver
2010	Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England	Mathias Boe	Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	22–24, 20–22	Silver
2012	Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden	Mathias Boe	Michael Fuchs Oliver Roth	21–11, 21–11	Gold
2014	Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia	Mathias Boe	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	19–21, 21–18, 18–21	Bronze
2017	Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark	Mathias Boe	Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding	21–16, 22–20	Gold

Mixed doubles

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

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Spała Olympic Center, Spała, Poland	Rasmus Andersen	Peter Hasbak Rune Ulsing	15–9, 15–11	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Spała Olympic Center, Spała, Poland	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Rasmus Andersen Mette Nielsen	15–8, 9–15, 15–17	Silver

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[10]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Swiss Open	Super 300	Mathias Boe	Tinn Isriyanet Kittisak Namdash	21–15, 21–11	Winner
2018	All England Open	Super 1000	Mathias Boe	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	18–21, 17–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	China Open	Mathias Boe	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	21–17, 17–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2009	Korea Open	Mathias Boe	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	21–12, 24–22	Winner
2009	Swiss Open	Mathias Boe	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	14–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2009	Denmark Open	Mathias Boe	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	22–20, 14–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2009	World Superseries Masters Finals	Mathias Boe	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	15–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2010	All England Open	Mathias Boe	Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	23–21, 19–21, 24–26	Runner-up
2010	Denmark Open	Mathias Boe	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	21–13, 21–12	Winner
2010	French Open	Mathias Boe	Ingo Kindervater Johannes Schottler	21–15, 21–9	Winner
2010	World Superseries Finals	Mathias Boe	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	21–17, 21–15	Winner
2011	Korea Open	Mathias Boe	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	6–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2011	All England Open	Mathias Boe	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	15–21, 21–18, 21–18	Winner
2011	China Open	Mathias Boe	Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong	21–17, 21–13	Winner
2011	World Superseries Finals	Mathias Boe	Chai Biao Guo Zhendong	25–23, 21–17	Winner
2012	Indonesia Open	Mathias Boe	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	21–23, 21–19, 11–21	Runner-up
2012	China Open	Mathias Boe	Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae	21–15, 21–14	Winner
2012	World Superseries Finals	Mathias Boe	Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa	21–17, 21–19	Winner
2013	Korea Open	Mathias Boe	Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae	21–19, 13–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2014	Korea Open	Mathias Boe	Fu Haifeng Hong Wei	21–12, 21–17	Winner
2014	India Open	Mathias Boe	Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan	17–21, 21–15, 21–15	Winner
2014	French Open	Mathias Boe	Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa	18–21, 21–9, 21–7	Winner
2015	All England Open	Mathias Boe	Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan	21–17, 22–20	Winner
2015	Hong Kong Open	Mathias Boe	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	7–21, 21–18, 18–21	Runner-up
2016	French Open	Mathias Boe	Bodin Isara Nipitphon Phuangphuapet	19–21, 21–18, 3–0 retired	Winner
2016	China Open	Mathias Boe	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	18–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2016	Hong Kong Open	Mathias Boe	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2017	Singapore Open	Mathias Boe	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	21–13, 21–14	Winner
2017	Indonesia Open	Mathias Boe	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	19–21, 21–19, 18–21	Runner-up
2017	Korea Open	Mathias Boe	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21–19, 19–21, 21–15	Winner
2017	French Open	Mathias Boe	Lee Jhe-huei Lee Yang	19–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2017	China Open	Mathias Boe	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	19–21, 11–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

Mogensen with his partner Mathias Boe at the 2014 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	German Open	Mathias Boe	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Jesper Larsen	15–6, 17–14	Winner
2004	U.S. Open	Mathias Boe	Howard Bach Tony Gunawan	5–15, 7–15	Runner-up
2005	Singapore Open	Mathias Boe	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	15–8, 8–15, 7–15	Runner-up
2005	Chinese Taipei Open	Mathias Boe	Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto	13–15, 13–15	Runner-up
2006	Swiss Open	Mathias Boe	Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat	14–17, 15–8, 14–17	Runner-up
2007	Bitburger Open	Mathias Boe	Robert Blair David Lindley	21–17, 21–15	Winner
2008	Chinese Taipei Open	Mathias Boe	Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	22–20, 21–14	Winner
2008	Bitburger Open	Mathias Boe	Kristof Hopp Johannes Schottler	21–11, 21–15	Winner
2008	Bulgaria Open	Mathias Boe	Fran Kurniawan Rendra Wijaya	25–23, 21–16	Winner
2010	Bitburger Open	Mathias Boe	Ingo Kindervater Johannes Schottler	21–16, 21–16	Winner
2013	London Open	Mathias Boe	Berry Angriawan Ricky Karanda Suwardi	21–13, 21–16	Winner
2014	U.S. Open	Mathias Boe	Maneepong Jongjit Nipitphon Phuangphuapet	17–21, 21–15, 18–21	Runner-up
2015	Syed Modi International	Mathias Boe	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	21–9, 22–20	Winner
2016	U.S. Open	Mathias Boe	Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	21–11, 22–20	Winner
2017	Syed Modi International	Mathias Boe	Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han	21–14, 21–15	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	German Open	Rikke Olsen	Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting	12–15, 15–8, 15–9	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/European Circuit

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Slovenian International	Rasmus Andersen	José Antonio Crespo Sergio Llopis	15–4, 15–7	Winner
2003	French International	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Stanislav Pukhov Nikolai Zuyev	15–13, 15–9	Winner
2003	Dutch International	Rasmus Andersen	Tommy Sørensen Jesper Thomsen	15–12, 15–11	Winner
2007	Spanish Open	Mathias Boe	Richard Eidestedt Robin Middleton	21–4, 21–10	Winner
2007	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Mathias Boe	Kristof Hopp Ingo Kindervater	22–24, 21–12, 21–9	Winner
2007	Italian International	Mathias Boe	Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki Rian Sukmawan	21–18, 16–21, 21–11	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Portugal International	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Fredrik Bergström Jenny Karlsson	3–7, 7–2, 4–7, 4–7	Runner-up
2002	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Jonas Glyager Jensen Majken Vange	5–11, 8–11	Runner-up
2003	Portugal International	Helle Nielsen	Fredrik Bergström Johanna Persson	13–10, 5–11, 7–11	Runner-up
2003	French International	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Jörgen Olsson Frida Andreasson	11–5, 9–11, 7–11	Runner-up
2003	Croatian International	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Rasmus Andersen Lena Frier Kristiansen	11–2, 11–3	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series / European Circuit tournament

References

1. Zhang, Kevin (8 July 2020). "Former Men's doubles World no. 1 Carsten Mogensen announces retirement". Badminton Planet. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
2. Hearn, Don (1 March 2019). "Two-time champions to split after final All England". www.badzine.net. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
3. Green, Lloyd (2 March 2019). "Boe and Mogensen Set For Swansong at All England". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
4. Bech, Rasmus. "Profile of the day: Carsten Mogensen". Badminton.dk. Badminton Denmark. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
5. "Carsten Mogensen – Career overview". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
6. "2006 European Championships winners". Tournamentsoftware.com.
7. "Carsten Mogensen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
8. "Carsten Mogensen stable after brain surgery½". badmintonplanet.com. Badmintonplanet.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
9. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
10. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.

External links

• Media related to Carsten Mogensen at Wikimedia Commons
• Carsten Mogensen on Facebook (With Boe)
• Carsten MOGENSEN at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
• Carsten MOGENSEN at BWFBadminton.com
• Carsten Mogensen at BadmintonEurope.com
• Carsten Mogensen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Carsten Mogensen at Badminton.dk