Christinna Pedersen

Christinna Pedersen (born 12 May 1986) is a Danish internationally elite badminton player.[1]

Christinna Pedersen
Personal information
Country Denmark
Born (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986
Aalborg, Denmark
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Retired11 March 2019
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking2 (WD 10 May 2018)
1 (XD 2 April 2015)
BWF profile

Career

Christinna Pedersen is a right-handed doubles specialist.

From 2008 onwards, Pedersen paired with Joachim Fischer Nielsen in mixed doubles. The pair gained two European mixed doubles titles, won bronze at the 2009 Hyderabad World Championships and at the 2014 World Championships,[2] and came third at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] Pedersen and Fischer Nielsen also produced strong results on the BWF Super Series circuit, winning a total of three World Superseries Finals and ten Superseries titles, and reaching a career high World Ranking of number 1.

Viewed by Badminton Denmark as a medal contender for the 2020 Olympics, Pedersen will compete in the mixed doubles with Mathias Christiansen as of the end of the 2016/17 season, after Joachim Fischer Nielsen broke his left ankle at the BWF World Championships 2017 in Glasgow.[4]

In women's doubles, Pedersen has paired with Kamilla Rytter Juhl from 2010 to 2018. Initially, the two athletes also focussed on competing with their respective partners in mixed doubles, however, as of 2015, Juhl has competed exclusively in the women's doubles. The pair won a silver medal at the 2015 World Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2013 Guangzhou World Championship and at the 2017 BWF World Championships. Pedersen and Rytter Juhl have won a total of four European women's doubles titles, one World Superseries Final and five Superseries titles, and have a career highest World Ranking of number 2. The pair won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and, in doing so, became the first Europeans to ever compete in an Olympic women's doubles final. Pedersen is also the only Danish badminton player to have won two Olympic medals.

Pedersen currently represents Skovshoved in the Danish Badminton League and lives in Copenhagen, where she trains with the national team. Off the badminton court, Pedersen is a qualified maths, history and food technology teacher.

Pedersen announced her retirement in March 2019 together with Rytter Juhl. The duo journey in badminton will continue in the national tournament.[5]

Personal life

Pedersen is openly lesbian. She welcomed her first child with her partner Kamilla Rytter Juhl in January 2019. [6]

Pedersen and Rytter Juhl's autobiography, "Det Unikke Makkerskab" (loosely translated: The unique partnership), written with support from journalist Rasmus M. Bech, was released in Denmark in October 2017. In the book, the couple tell not only of their lives as international badminton players, but of their life together off court; having been a couple since 2009.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Kamilla Rytter Juhl Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
21–18, 9–21, 19–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Wembley Arena, London, England Joachim Fischer Nielsen Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
21–12, 21–12 Bronze

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Kamilla Rytter Juhl Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
17–21, 21–19, 14–21 Bronze
2015 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Kamilla Rytter Juhl Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei
25–23, 8–21, 15–21 Silver
2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China Kamilla Rytter Juhl Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang
14–21, 21–14, 15–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen Xu Chen
Ma Jin
15–21, 9–21 Bronze
2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Joachim Fischer Nielsen Nova Widianto
Lilyana Natsir
18–21, 21–14, 18–21 Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
21–11, 15–21, 21–11 Gold
2016 Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France Kamilla Rytter Juhl Eefje Muskens
Selena Piek
21–18, 21–17 Gold
2014 Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia Kamilla Rytter Juhl Line Damkjaer Kruse
Marie Roepke
21–11, 21–11 Gold
2012 Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden Kamilla Rytter Juhl Line Damkjaer Kruse
Marie Roepke
22–20, 13–21, 21–12 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Palacio de Deportes de Huelva, Huelva, Spain Mathias Christiansen Chris Adcock
Gabrielle Adcock
18–21, 21–17, 18–21 Silver
2017 Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen Chris Adcock
Gabrielle Adcock
17–21, 21–18, 19–21 Silver
2016 Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France Joachim Fischer Nielsen Niclas Nohr
Sara Thygesen
19–21, 21–13, 21–17 Gold
2014 Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia Joachim Fischer Nielsen Mads Pieler Kolding
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
22–24, 21–13, 21–18 Gold

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Tine Kruse Nina Vislova
Olga Kozlova
15–13, 7–15, 16–17 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Rasmus Bonde Robert Adcock
Jennifer Wallwork
15–8, 15–5 Gold

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] 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.[8]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 All England Open Super 1000 Kamilla Rytter Juhl Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
21–19, 21–18 Winner
2018 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Kamilla Rytter Juhl Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
22–20, 21–18 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Korea Open Super 500 Mathias Christiansen He Jiting
Du Yue
18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2018 India Open Super 500 Mathias Christiansen Praveen Jordan
Melati Daeva Oktavianti
21–14, 21–15 Winner

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.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Australian Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
10–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2017 Singapore Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
21–18, 14–21, 21–15 Winner
2017 All England Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Chang Ye-na
Lee So-hee
18–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2016 Hong Kong Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Huang Dongping
Li Yinhui
21–19, 21–10 Winner
2016 Japan Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
19–21, 21–18, 21–12 Winner
2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals Kamilla Rytter Juhl Luo Ying
Luo Yu
21–14, 9–21, 4–14 Retired Runner-up
2015 Japan Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Zhao Yunlei
Zhong Qianxin
12–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2014 Singapore Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Bao Yixin
Tang Jinhua
21–14, 19–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2013 World Superseries Finals Kamilla Rytter Juhl Ma Jin
Tang Jinhua
21–19, 21–12 Winner
2013 Denmark Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Bao Yixin
Tang Jinhua
16–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2013 Japan Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Ma Jin
Tang Jinhua
11–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2013 India Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Miyuki Maeda
Satoko Suetsuna
21–12, 21–23, 18–21 Runner-up
2012 World Superseries Finals Kamilla Rytter Juhl Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang
16–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2012 French Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Ma Jin
Tang Jinhua
12–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2012 Malaysia Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Ha Jung-eun
Kim Min-jung
21–19, 21–18 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Hong Kong Open Mathias Christiansen Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
15–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2017 China Open Mathias Christiansen Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
15–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2016 Denmark Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Zheng Siwei
Chen Qingchen
21–16, 22–20 Winner
2016 All England Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Praveen Jordan
Debby Susanto
12–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2015 China Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
19–21, 21–17, 19–21 Runner-up
2015 Japan Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
17–21, 21–18, 23–21 Winner
2015 India Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Liu Cheng
Bao Yixin
19–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2014 Indonesia Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Xu Chen
Ma Jin
18–21, 21–16, 21–14 Winner
2014 India Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Ko Sung-hyun
Kim Ha-na
21–16, 18–21, 21–18 Winner
2014 Malaysia Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Xu Chen
Ma Jin
11–21, 21–17, 13–21 Runner-up
2013 World Superseries Finals Joachim Fischer Nielsen Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
12–21, 21–19, 21–10 Winner
2013 China Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
10–21, 21–5, 17–21 Runner-up
2013 Indonesia Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
22–24, 22–20, 12–21 Runner-up
2013 Malaysia Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying
21–13, 21–18 Winner
2012 World Superseries Finals Joachim Fischer Nielsen Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
17–21, 21–12, 21–14 Winner
2011 China Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
11–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2011 Hong Kong Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
21–15, 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2011 French Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Xu Chen
Ma Jin
21–17, 21–14 Winner
2011 Denmark Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Xu Chen
Ma Jin
22–20, 21–16 Winner
2011 Japan Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Chen Hung-ling
Chen Wen-hsing
19–21, 21–16, 15–21 Runner-up
2010 Hong Kong Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
22–20, 14–21, 22–20 Winner
2009 World Superseries Finals Joachim Fischer Nielsen V Diju
Jwala Gutta
21–14, 21–18 Winner
2009 Denmark Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Anthony Clark
Donna Kellogg
21–16, 25–27, 21–17 Winner
2009 Japan Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Songphon Anugritayawon
Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
21–13, 16–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2008 Denmark Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
21–14, 21–17 Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Syed Modi International Kamilla Rytter Juhl Ashwini Ponnappa
N. Sikki Reddy
21–16, 21–18 Winner
2015 German Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Della Destiara Haris
Rosyita Eka Putri Sari
21–18, 17–21, 21–9 Winner
2015 Malaysia Masters Kamilla Rytter Juhl Naoko Fukuman
Kurumi Yonao
21–14, 21–14 Winner
2013 London Grand Prix Gold Kamilla Rytter Juhl Line Damkjaer Kruse
Marie Roepke
12–21, 21–17, 21–15 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 German Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Mads Pieler Kolding
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
18–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2015 Malaysia Masters Joachim Fischer Nielsen Praveen Jordan
Debby Susanto
21–18, 21–18 Winner
2013 Swiss Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Zhang Nan
Tang Jinhua
22–20, 21–19 Winner
2011 Swiss Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Nathan Robertson
Jenny Wallwork
23–21, 21–14 Winner
2008 Dutch Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Fran Kurniawan
Shendy Puspa Irawati
21–17, 21–9 Winner
2008 Bitburger Open Joachim Fischer Nielsen Diju Valiyaveetil
Jwala Gutta
21–8, 17–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2007 Dutch Open Rasmus Bonde Nissen Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Li Yujia
21–16, 21–14 Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Czech International Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen Elena Shimko
Tatjana Bibik
21–11, 22–20 Winner
2007 Polish Open Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen Kamila Augustyn
Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
17–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2007 Finnish International Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen Rachel van Cutsen
Paulien van Dooremalen
19–21, 21–10, 21–11 Winner
2007 Swedish International Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen Guo Xin
Cai Jiani
13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2006 Czech International Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen Sarah Bok
Rachel Howard
17–21, 21–13, 22–20 Winner
2005 Czech International Line Reimers Kamila Augustyn
Nadiezda Kostiuczyk
2–15, 1–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Czech International Rasmus Bonde Anton Nazarenko
Elena Chernyavskaya
21–19, 21–12 Winner
2007 Portugal International Rasmus Bonde Mikkel Delbo Larsen
Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen
21–12, 21–6 Winner
2007 Swedish International Rasmus Bonde Jacob Chemnitz
Julie Houmann
21–12, 21–8 Winner
2006 Czech International Rasmus Bonde Robin Middleton
Liza Parker
16–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2006 Portugal International Rasmus Bonde Rasmus Mangor Andersen
Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen
13–21, 21–14, 18–21 Runner-up
2006 Finnish International Rasmus Bonde Jonas Rasmussen
Britta Andersen
11–21, 15–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series/European Circuit tournament

References

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