Mads Vestergaard
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| Born | 11 March 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 25 (MD with Daniel Lundgaard, 27 May 2025) 18 (with Christine Busch, 15 April 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 26 (MD with Daniel Lundgaard) 24 (XD with Christine Busch) (21 October 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Mads Vestergaard (born 11 March 2002) is a Danish badminton player who specialises in doubles play.[1] He claimed two bronze medals at the 2025 European Championships in the mixed and men's doubles. Vestergaard was part of Danish winning team in the 2024 European Men's Team Championships and 2025 European Mixed Team Championships.
Vestergaard was the champion in the boys' doubles at the 2020 European Junior Championships. He also helps the Danish team to win the mixed team title at that competition.
Career
[edit | edit source]Vestergaard began playing badminton in Beder-Malling Idrætsforening, where his parents also played. At the age of 10, he moved with his family to Højbjerg, where he enrolled in a local badminton club.[2]
Vestergaard won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles and a silver medal in the women's team event at the 2018 European Junior Championships.[3] Two years later in 2020 European junior championships, he won the gold medal with partner William Kryger Boe in boys' doubles and another gold in the team event.
Vestergaard and Busch won their first BWF 100 title at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters after defeating the Singaporean pair Jessica Tan and Terry Hee in a rubber set. Shortly after that, the four met again at the 2023 Guwahati Masters, and this time, Busch and Vestergaard had to accept defeat.[4][5]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]European Championships
[edit | edit source]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2025 | Forum, Horsens, Denmark | Denmark Daniel Lundgaard | France Christo Popov France Toma Junior Popov |
21–19, 18–21, 23–25 | Bronze Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Forum, Horsens, Denmark | Denmark Christine Busch | France Thom Gicquel France Delphine Delrue |
17–21, 18–21 | Bronze Bronze |
European Junior Championships
[edit | edit source]Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia | Denmark Mads Muurholm | France Fabien Delrue France William Villeger |
14–21, 16–21 | Bronze Bronze |
| 2020 | Pajulahti Sports Institute, Lahti, Finland | Denmark William Kryger Boe | Russia Egor Kholkin Russia Georgii Lebedev |
21–15, 22–20 | Gold Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia | Denmark Christine Busch | France Fabien Delrue France Juliette Moinard |
19–21, 17–21 | Beonze Bronze |
BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit | edit source]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Abu Dhabi Masters | Super 100 | Denmark Christine Busch | Singapore Terry Hee Singapore Jessica Tan |
20–22, 21–17, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2023 | Guwahati Masters | Super 100 | Denmark Christine Busch | Singapore Terry Hee Singapore Jessica Tan |
19–21, 11–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 7 runners-up)
[edit | edit source]Men's doubles
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Mixed doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles)
[edit | edit source]Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Slovenia Junior International | Denmark William Kryger Boe | Denmark Jakob Houe Denmark Mads Juel Møller |
21–18, 21–13 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Slovenia Junior International | Denmark Clara Løber | Denmark Marcus Rindshøj Denmark Mette Werge |
21–11, 26–28, 21–11 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
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External links
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