Flemming Delfs

Flemming Delfs

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Personal information
Born	(1951-09-07) 7 September 1951
Sport
Country	Denmark
Sport	Badminton
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking	1 (1977)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing Denmark World Championships Gold medal – first place 1977 Malmö Men's Singles Bronze medal – third place 1980 Jakarta Men's doubles World Cup Silver medal – second place 1980 Kyoto Men's doubles Bronze medal – third place 1979 Tokyo Men's singles Bronze medal – third place 1980 Kyoto Men's singles Bronze medal – third place 1979 Tokyo Men's doubles Thomas Cup Silver medal – second place 1973 Jakarta Men's team Silver medal – second place 1979 Jakarta Men's team Bronze medal – third place 1982 London Men's team European Championships Gold medal – first place 1976 Dublin Men's singles Gold medal – first place 1978 Preston Men's singles Gold medal – first place 1980 Groningen Men's singles Gold medal – first place 1976 Dublin Mixed team Gold medal – first place 1978 Preston Mixed team Gold medal – first place 1980 Groningen Mixed team Silver medal – second place 1972 Karlskrona Mixed team Silver medal – second place 1974 Vienna Mixed team Bronze medal – third place 1972 Karlskrona Men's singles Bronze medal – third place 1974 Vienna Men's singles Bronze medal – third place 1974 Vienna Men's doubles Bronze medal – third place 1980 Groningen Men's doubles European Junior Championships Gold medal – first place 1969 Voorburg Boys' singles Bronze medal – third place 1969 Voorburg Boys' doubles

Flemming Delfs (born 7 September 1951) is a Danish badminton player who was world no. 1 in 1977. He won the All England Championship, the European and the World Championship in the 1970s.

Career

Delfs is especially noteworthy for winning men's singles at the first IBF World Championships held in Malmö, Sweden in 1977. He dominated that same 1976/1977 season by winning nearly all other noteworthy tournaments, including the All-England Championships. Delfs won three consecutive European men's singles titles in 1976, 1978, and 1980. He played on all four Danish Thomas Cup (men's international) teams between 1972 and 1982, two of which (1973, 1979) reached the championship round before losing to Indonesia. Tall, with an elegant style and powerful backhand, Delfs was a highly impressive player at his best, but typically had difficulty in the hot, humid conditions he encountered in the Far East.

Later life

After ending his active career, Delfs became CEO and co-owner of Patrick Skandinavia A/S the Danish distributor for Patrick.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden	Svend Pri	15–5, 15–6	Gold Gold

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Steen Skovgaard	Rudy Heryanto Kartono	7–15, 7–15	Bronze Bronze

World Cup

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Tokyo, Japan	Iie Sumirat	7–15, 7–15	Bronze Bronze
1980	Kyoto, Japan	Masao Tsuchida	10–15, 13–15	Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Tokyo, Japan	Steen Skovgaard	Masao Tsuchida Yoshitaka Iino	13–15, 10–15	Bronze Bronze
1980	Kyoto, Japan	Steen Skovgaard	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	6–15, 3–15	Silver Silver

European Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Karlskrona Idrottshall, Karlskrona, Sweden	Klaus Kaagaard	13–18, 15–8, 7–15	Bronze Bronze
1974	Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria	Sture Johnsson	15–4, 6–15, 8–15	Bronze Bronze
1976	Fitzwilliam Club, Dublin, Ireland	Elo Hansen	15–4, 15–7	Gold Gold
1978	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Thomas Kihlström	10–15, 15–6, 15–12	Gold Gold
1980	Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands	Morten Frost	15–4, 1–15, 17–14	Gold Gold

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria	Elo Hansen	Willi Braun Roland Maywald	8–15, 6–15	Bronze Bronze
1980	Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands	Steen Skovgaard	Stefan Karlsson Claes Nordin	3–15, 13–18	Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1969	Sporthal de Vliegermolen, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Netherlands	Preben Boesen	15–0, 15–1	Gold Gold

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1969	Sporthal de Vliegermolen, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Netherlands	Hans Røpke	Keith Arthur Ray Stevens	15–9, 10–15, 10–15	Bronze Bronze

International tournaments (30 titles, 34 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1973	Denmark Open	Rudy Hartono	14–17, 12–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1973	India Open	Svend Pri	8–15, 7–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1974	Portugal International	Elo Hansen	5–15, 9–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1974	Nordic Championships	Svend Pri	15–9, 10–15, 5–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1975	Dutch Open	Sture Johnsson	14–15, 15–0, 15–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1975	German Open	Paul Whetnall	15–10, 15–12	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1975	Jamaica International	Jamie Paulson	15–6, 15–2	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1975	Nordic Championships	Sture Johnsson	6–15, 15–12, 3–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1975	Norwegian International	Sture Johnsson	15–1, 15–5	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1976	Denmark Open	Svend Pri	15–9, 5–15, 10–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1976	Dutch Open	Ray Stevens	15–10, 15–1	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1976	German Open	Paul Whetnall	14–17, 10–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1976	Nordic Championships	Svend Pri	15–4, 15–0	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1976	Norwegian International	Sture Johnsson	4–15, 15–1, 7–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1977	Swedish Open	Liem Swie King	4–15, 8–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1977	Canadian Open	Thomas Kihlström	12–15, 15–7, 15–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1977	All England	Liem Swie King	15–17, 15–11, 15–8	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1977	Denmark Open	Svend Pri	15–12, 15–7	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1977	Japan Open	Thomas Kihlström	15–9, 13–15, 10–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1978	Swedish Open	Svend Pri	3–15, 8–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1978	Dutch Open	Svend Pri	15–3, 3–15, 15–7	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1978	Canadian Open	Thomas Kihlström	14–17, 15–11, 18–16	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1978	Nordic Championships	Morten Frost	15–5, 6–15, 4–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1979	Swedish Open	Ray Stevens	15–7, 15–0	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1979	Dutch Open	Morten Frost	15–6, 3–15, 17–15	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1979	Denmark Open	Morten Frost	15–7, 15–7	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1979	All England	Liem Swie King	7–15, 8–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1979	Canadian Open	Morten Frost	7–15, 17–14, 7–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1979	Nordic Championships	Morten Frost	6–15, 4–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1980	Chinese Taipei Open	Iie Sumirat	15–7, 8–15, 18–16	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1980	Victor Cup	Thomas Kihlström	7–15, 10–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1981	Nordic Championships	Morten Frost	17–18, 5–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982	Scottish Open	Morten Frost	4–15, 2–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Nordic Championships	Jørgen Mortensen	Svend Pri Per Walsøe	8–15, 8–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1973	Nordic Championships	Elo Hansen	Svend Pri Poul Petersen	16–18, 17–16, 15–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1974	Portugal International	Elo Hansen	David Hunt William Kidd	12–15, 15–8, 10–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1974	Nordic Championships	Elo Hansen	Svend Pri Poul Petersen	10–15, 6–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1975	Jamaica International	Elo Hansen	Mike Tredgett Ray Stevens	15–13, 4–15, 11–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1975	Mexico International	Elo Hansen	Sture Johnsson Thomas Kihlström	11–15, 15–13, 15–5	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1975	Nordic Championships	Elo Hansen	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	9–15, 2–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1975	Norwegian International	Elo Hansen	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	5–15, 15–5, 18–17	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1976	Swedish Open	Elo Hansen	Jesper Helledie Jørgen Mortensen	15–0, 15–2	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1976	Dutch Open	Elo Hansen	Klaus Kaagaard Steen Skovgaard	15–6, 15–12	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1976	Denmark Open	Elo Hansen	David Eddy Eddy Sutton	13–15, 11–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1976	Norwegian International	Elo Hansen	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	6–15, 12–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1977	Japan Open	Steen Skovgaard	Nobutaka Ikeda Shoichi Toganoo	15–9, 15–2	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1977	Denmark Open	Steen Skovgaard	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	6–15, 8–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1977	Nordic Championships	Steen Skovgaard	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	15–4, 12–15, 12–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1978	Denmark Open	Steen Skovgaard	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–6, 15–11	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1978	Canadian Open	Steen Skovgaard	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	15–9, 10–15, retired	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1978	Swedish Open	Steen Skovgaard	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	15–18, 15–9, 15–8	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1978	Nordic Championships	Steen Skovgaard	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	15–5, 15–9	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1979	Canadian Open	Morten Frost	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	5–15, 1–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1979	Swedish Open	Steen Skovgaard	Steen Fladberg Morten Frost	15–12, 12–15, 15–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1979	Nordic Championships	Steen Skovgaard	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	15–13, 11–15, 14–17	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1980	Copenhagen Cup	Steen Skovgaard	Steen Fladberg Morten Frost	15–8, 15–6	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1980	Denmark Open	Steen Skovgaard	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–10, 10–15, 15–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1980	Chinese Taipei Open	Steen Skovgaard	Bobby Ertanto Hadibowo	13–18, 5–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1980	Victor Cup	Steen Skovgaard	Thomas Kihlström Claes Nordin	5–15, 17–18	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1981	Japan Open	Prakash Padukone	Christian Hadinata Lius Pongoh	4–15, 5–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1981	Nordic Championships	Steen Skovgaard	Steen Fladberg Morten Frost	9–15, 5–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Canadian Open	Pernille Kaagaard	Elliot Stuart Eva Twedberg	15–11, 18–17	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1972	U.S. Open	Pernille Kaagaard	Elliot Stuart Eva Twedberg	15–5, 15–1	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1973	Mexico International	Carlene Starkey	G. Harris Madalene Steinbroner	15–12, 15–1	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

External links

• Flemming Delfs's Profile - Badminton.dk Archived 2010-10-05 at the Wayback Machine