Tommy Sørensen

Tommy Sørensen (born 1 April 1979) is a Danish badminton player from Triton Aalborg Club.[2] Sørensen is a triple World Senior Champion, having won title in men's doubles and twice in mixed doubles events.

Tommy Sørensen
Tommy Sørensen (middle) with gold medal
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1979-04-01) 1 April 1979
HandednessRight
Doubles
Highest ranking12 (in MD with Jesper Thomsen)[1]
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Senior Championships
2015 Helsingborg Mixed doubles 35+
2019 Katowice Men's doubles 35+
2019 Katowice Mixed doubles 35+
BWF profile

Sørensen started playing badminton at the age of 3 and won 2 youth titles in his teens. He was particularly successful in the year 2001 when he won titles in Scotland, Norway and Slovakia. He became World Senior Champion for the first time in 2015 by winning title in mixed doubles discipline.[3] In 2019 he became World Champion again in mixed doubles and men's doubles categories. He currently works as a Tail Inspector in Løgstrup in daily basis and trains in the badminton club Triton in Aalborg playing in 1st division badminton for the club.[4][5]

Achievements

World Senior Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Event Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Spodek,
Katowice, Poland		 Men's doubles 35+ Jesper Thomsen Casper Lund
Niels Christian Blittrup		 21–18, 21–19 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Event Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Spodek,
Katowice, Poland		 Mixed doubles 35+ Lisbeth T. Haagensen Atipong Kitjanon
Molthila Kitjanon		 21–11, 15–21, 21–15 Gold
2015 Helsingborg Arena,
Helsingborg, Sweden		 Mixed doubles 35+ Lisbeth T. Haagensen Thorsten Hukriede
Michaela Hukriede		 21–17, 21–12 Gold

IBF Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Dutch Open Jesper Thomsen Carsten Mogensen
Rasmus Andersen		 12–15, 11–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Dutch Open Britta Andersen Svetoslav Stoyanov
Victoria Wright		 15–8, 8–15, 8–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Czech International Thomas Røjkjær Jensen Manuel Dubrulle
Mihail Popov		 10–15, 3–15 Runner-up
2002 Polish International

Jesper Thomsen

Michał Łogosz
Robert Mateusiak

 7–1, 3–7, 3–7, 7–3, 3–7 Runner-up
2002 Scottish International Jesper Thomsen Jesper Christensen
Jesper Larsen		 6–15, 9–15 Runner-up
2001 Scottish International Jesper Thomsen Kyle Hunter
Mike Beres		 7–3, 7–0, 7–0 Winner
2001 Slovak International Jesper Thomsen Graeme Smith
Graham Simpson		 7–2, 7–2, 7–3 Winner
1999 Norwegian International Thomas Røjkjær Jensen Yim Bang-eun
Kim Yong-hyun		 4–15, 9–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Norwegian International Karina Sørensen Jörgen Olsson
Frida Andreasson		 2–7, 8–7, 7–5, ?, ? Winner

References
  1. Christine Schulz, Mette (17 August 2019). "Jesper gjorde det: Blev verdensmester i badminton". ugeavisen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. "Profile : Tommy SØRENSEN". bwfbadminton.com. BWF. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. Dabelsteen, Per (27 September 2015). "VM for veteraner:Verdensmester igen efter 18 års pause". badmintonbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. Linddahl, Marie (13 August 2019). "Fra halmester til verdensmester:Tommy har vundet VM i badminton". www.tvmidtvest.dk (in Danish). Event occurs at 19:09. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. Bagge, Henrik (13 August 2019). "Løgstrups halinspektør er verdensmester i badminton". fjendsfolkeblad.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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