Peter Gade

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Peter Høeg Gade (born 14 December 1976 in Aalborg, Denmark)<ref name=r2/><ref name=r1>BWF World Ranking. Bwfbadminton.org. Retrieved on 2013-01-12.</ref> is a Danish former professional badminton player. He currently resides in Holte in Copenhagen. He has two children with the former handball player Camilla Høeg.

Gade made his mark in badminton history through his All England Open Badminton Championships singles title in 1999 and his five European Championships crowns in the men's singles event. He topped the world rankings from 1998 to 2001. With his 22 Grand-Prix titles, he is one of the sport's most successful players. On 22 June 2006, he briefly recaptured the number one spot in the world rankings. This was achieved after winning the Singapore Open and reaching the quarter-final at the Malaysia Open.

With his defeat in the quarter-finals of the 2012 French Open, Gade retired from international competition.

Player attributesEdit

His playing style is known for fast attacks, smooth footwork and constant pressure. His deception is particularly creative for a world badminton player, and he uses a widely recognised and highly successful "trademark shot" (the so-called "double action" of the racket sends the shuttle to the back of the court, while aiming to bring the player towards the net). With a plethora of deceptive shots, he has been known to win points from more outrageous attempts, such as the reverse forehand and backhand (using the opposite side of the racket head to the one anticipated, to make contact with the shuttlecock at a radically different angle).

Career highlightsEdit

International Tournament winsEdit

Men's singles unless otherwise noted

1994—World-Junior-Champion in men's doubles (partner Peder Nissen)
1995—European-Junior-Championships
1996—Scottish Open
1997—German Open, Taiwan Open, Hong Kong Open
1998—Japan Open, Swiss Open, Danish Open, Malaysian Open, European Championships
1999—All England Open Badminton Championships, Ipoh Masters, Copenhagen Masters, Japan Open, World GrandPrix
2000—Korea Open, Danish Open, Taiwan Open, European Championships, Copenhagen Masters
2001—Copenhagen Masters, Korea Open
2002—European Championships, US Open, Copenhagen Masters
2004—European Championships, Copenhagen Masters
2005—Korea Open, Copenhagen Masters
2006—European Championships, Aviva Singapore Open, Copenhagen Masters
2007—Malaysian Open, Copenhagen Masters
2008—Denmark Open, French Open, Copenhagen Masters<ref>Title number 9 Template:Webarchive, petergade.net, 29 December 2008</ref>
2009—Korea Open
2010—European Championships, Copenhagen Masters

BWF Super SeriesEdit

Legend
1	Winner
2	Runner-up
SF	Semi-finalist
QF	Quarter-finalist
R2	Last 16
R1	Last 32
Q	Qualification
DNP	Did not play

2011Edit

Player	MAS	KOR	ENG	IND	SIN	INA	CHN	JPN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	SSMF	Points
Template:Flagicon Peter Gade	DNP	QF	QF	(2) Lost to Lee Chong Wei 12–21 21–15 15–21	SF	SF	SF	SF	SF		QF	QF	SF

2011 BWF Super Series – Men's Singles Standings

2010Edit

Player	MAS (Jan)	KOR (Jan)	ENG (Mar)	SUI (Mar)	SIN (May)	INA (Jun)	CHN (Sept)	JPN (Sept)	DEN (Oct)	FRA (Nov)	CHN (Dec)	HKG (Dec)	Points
Template:Flagicon Peter Gade	(SF) Lost to Boonsak Ponsana 21–11 12–21 16–21	(2) Lost to Lee Chong Wei 12–21 11–21	(SF) Went down 17–21 14–21 against Lee Chong Wei	(SF) Went down 20–22 17–21 against Chen Long	(SF) Lost to Boonsak Ponsana 22–20 17–21 16–21	DNP	DNP	(SF) Went down 11–21 19–21 against Lin dan	Walkover in the first round	(SF) Lost to Joachim Persson 14–21 21–16 17–21	DNP	DNP (WITHDRAW)

2010 BWF Super Series – Men's Singles Standings

2009Edit

Player	MAS	KOR	ENG	SUI	SIN	INA	CHN	JPN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	Points
Template:Flagicon Peter Gade	SF	1	QF						QF	SF	2	2	15,620

2009 BWF Super Series – Men's Singles Standings

2008Edit

Player	MAS	KOR	ENG	SUI	SIN	INA	CHN	JPN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	Points
Template:Flagicon Peter Gade	DNP	SF	DNP	DNP	SF	R2	DNP	R1	1	1	R2	R2	45,240

2008 BWF Super Series – Men's Singles Standings

2007Edit

Player	MAS	KOR	ENG	SUI	SIN	INA	CHN	JPN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	Points
Template:Flagicon Peter Gade	1	DNP	R1	SF	SF	QF	R2	QF	R2	QF	QF	QF	54,440

2007 BWF Super Series – Men's Singles Standings

OlympicsEdit

Gade represented Denmark in badminton singles in four Summer Olympics (2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012).

2000

He reached the semifinals in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he lost to eventual gold medalist Ji Xinpeng of China. In the bronze medal match, he lost to another Chinese player, Xia Xuanze.

2004<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, he defeated Chien Yu-Hsiu of Chinese Taipei and Nikhil Kanetkar of India in the first two rounds. However, in the quarter-finals, Gade was defeated by the eventual champion, Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia 15–12, 15–12.

2008

Gade stated that one of his final career goals would be a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In an interview, he indicated that it might be one of his final big tournaments although not ruling out the possibility of continuing his career after the games.<ref>Måske er trænertalentet større</ref> He was planning to retire after the Beijing Olympics and begin coaching badminton. Gade won his first match in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in round two after defeating Nabil Lasmari 21–6, 21–4. In the third round Gade faced Shoji Sato. Gade was nearly beaten after losing the first set 21–19 and Shoji Sato having 2 match points in the second with the score at 18–20. However, Gade won the set 22–20 and went on to win the third set 21–15. Gade lost in straight sets to the Chinese champion Lin Dan in the quarter-final.

2012

In the 2012 Summer Olympics he was defeated by Chen Long of China in the quarter-finals.

OtherEdit

Danish National Champion: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011

RetirementEdit

Gade beat two-time Olympic Champion Lin Dan in a farewell exhibition match at the Copenhagen Masters on 27 December 2012 in front of a sold-out crowd at Falconer Salen.<ref>[1] xinhuanet.com retrieved 28 December 2012</ref>

AchievementsEdit

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Peter Gade at 2010 BWF World Championships

BWF World ChampionshipsEdit

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Wembley Arena, London, England	Template:Flagicon Lin Dan	24–22, 7–21, 15–21	Bronze Bronze
2010	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France	Template:Flagicon Chen Jin	21–19, 8–21, 11–21	Bronze Bronze
2005	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States	Template:Flagicon Lin Dan	9–15, 15–13, 11–15	Bronze Bronze
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain	Template:Flagicon Hendrawan	6–15, 16–17	Silver Silver
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Template:Flagicon Fung Permadi	11–15, 15–1, 14–15	Bronze Bronze

European ChampionshipsEdit

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England	Template:Flagicon Jan Ø. Jørgensen	21–14, 21–11	Gold Gold
2006	Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Template:Flagicon Kenneth Jonassen	21–19, 21–18	Gold Gold
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Template:Flagicon Kenneth Jonassen	15–9, 15–10	Gold Gold
2000	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland	Template:Flagicon Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	15–5, 15–11	Gold Gold
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Template:Flagicon Kenneth Jonassen	15–8, 15–4	Gold Gold

World Junior ChampionshipsEdit

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Peder Nissen	Template:Flagicon Eng Hian Template:Flagicon Andreas	15–10, 15–11	Gold Gold

European Junior ChampionshipsEdit

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Nitra, Slovakia	Template:Flagicon Mark Constable	15–9, 12–15, 15–8	Gold Gold

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Nitra, Slovakia	Template:Flagicon Peder Nissen	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen Template:Flagicon Søren Hansen	15–6, 15–6	Gold Gold

BWF Superseries (4 titles, 6 runners-up)Edit

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

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei	11–21, 7–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2011	India Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei	12–21, 21–12, 15–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2010	Superseries Finals	Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei	9–21, 14–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2010	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei	12–21, 11–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2009	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei	13–21, 21–13, 16–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2009	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei	21–18, 10–21, 21–17	Template:Gold1 Winner
2008	Superseries Finals	Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei	8–21, 16–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2008	French Open	Template:Flagicon Taufik Hidayat	16–21, 21–17, 21–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
2008	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Joachim Persson	21–18, 17–21, 21–14	Template:Gold1 Winner
2007	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Bao Chunlai	21–15, 17–21, 21–14	Template:Gold1 Winner

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IBF Grand Prix (17 titles, 8 runners-up)Edit

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

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Kenneth Jonassen	21–10, 21–14	Template:Gold1 Winner
2006	China Masters	Template:Flagicon Chen Jin	19–21, 14–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2005	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	14–17, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2005	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Kenneth Jonassen	7–15, 15–4, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
2004	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Lin Dan	15–9, 5–15, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2002	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Peter Rasmussen	17–14, 15–17, 15–1	Template:Gold1 Winner
2001	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Xiao Hui	15–7, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
2000	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon George Rimarcdi	15–11, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
2000	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Wong Choong Hann	15–9, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
2000	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Rashid Sidek	15–3, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Marleve Mainaky	15–11, 15–3	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Sun Jun	15–3, 15–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Taufik Hidayat	15–11, 7–15, 15–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Sun Jun	11–15, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1998	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Dong Jiong	15–8, 17–14	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Hendrawan	10–15, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1998	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Jeffer Rosobin	15–5, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Sun Jun	15–12, 8–15, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Luo Yigang	15–3, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	7–15, 15–6, 15–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Dong Jiong	17–15, 11–15, 12–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997	German Open	Template:Flagicon Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	12–15, 15–12, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	6–15, 15–7, 2–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Hermawan Susanto	11–15, 11–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	15–10, 18–15	Template:Gold1 Winner

IBF International (1 title)Edit

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Scottish Open	Template:Flagicon Ji Xinpeng	15–8, 15–10	Template:Gold1 Winner

EquipmentEdit

RacketsEdit

Yonex Voltric 80 PG (2012 Copenhagen Masters)
Yonex Voltric Z-FORCE (2012 limited use)
Yonex Voltric 80 (2011–2012)
Yonex Arcsaber 10 PG (2010–2011)
Yonex Arcsaber 10 (2008–2010)
Yonex Armortec 700 new colour (2006–2008)
Yonex Armortec 700 (2005–2006)
Yonex Muscle Power 88 red (2004–2005)
Yonex Muscle Power 77* (2001 limited use)
Yonex Titanium 10 (1999 limited use)
Yonex Isometric Slim 10 (1997–2004)
Yonex Isometric 300 ( – 1997)

bg 80 string

HonorsEdit

Special Award of the DBF 2006.
IBF World Badminton Player of the year 1998<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

Template:Footer All England Open Championships Badminton Singles Men Template:Footer World Badminton Grand Prix Finals Champions Badminton Singles Men Template:Footer European Champions Badminton Singles Men Template:BWF Player of the Year