Helle Nielsen

Helle Nielsen
Personal information
Country Denmark
Born (1981-07-20) 20 July 1981 (age 43)
Brøndby, Denmark
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking14 (WD)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Herning Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liverpool Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Warsaw Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Almere Women's team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Glasgow Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Glasgow Mixed team
BWF profile

Helle Nielsen (born 20 July 1981) is a Danish badminton player.[1] In 1999, she won a silver and two bronzes at the European Junior Badminton Championships in Glasgow, Scotland in the girls doubles, mixed doubles and mixed team respectively.[2] In 2008, she won the bronze medal at the European Championships in mixed doubles with Carsten Mogensen.[3]

Achievements

European Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Denmark Carsten Mogensen England Anthony Clark
England Donna Kellogg 		18–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland Denmark Karina Sørensen Germany Petra Overzier
Germany Anne Hönscheid 		2–15, 15–8, 9–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland Denmark Jonas Glyager Jensen Germany Sebastian Schmidt
Germany Anne Hönscheid 		15–9, 10–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Bitburger Open Denmark Marie Røpke Denmark Line Damkjær Kruse
Denmark Mie Schjoett-Kristensen 		18–21, 21–19, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Bitburger Open Denmark Marie Røpke Indonesia Shendy Puspa Irawati
Indonesia Meiliana Jauhari 		21–15, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Dutch Open Denmark Pernille Harder Denmark Lena Frier Kristiansen
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl 		12–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Denmark Open Denmark Lars Paaske Denmark Thomas Laybourn
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl 		8–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Swedish International Stockholm Denmark Marie Røpke Netherlands Lotte Jonathans
Netherlands Paulien van Dooremalen 		17–21, 21–15, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Norwegian International Denmark Marie Røpke Netherlands Samantha Barning
Netherlands Eefje Muskens 		21–13, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Irish International Denmark Marie Røpke Netherlands Patty Stolzenbach
Netherlands Paulien van Dooremalen 		23–25, 21–17, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Czech International Denmark Marie Røpke Belgium Séverine Corvilain
Belgium Nathalie Descamps 		21–14, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Irish International Denmark Pernille Harder Malaysia Chor Hooi Yee
Malaysia Lim Pek Siah 		15–7, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Dutch International Denmark Majken Vange Russia Elena Sukhareva
Russia Natalya Gorodnicheva 		11–4, 11–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Portugal International Denmark Julie Houmann England Ella Tripp
England Joanne Wright 		11–1, 3–11, 11–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Denmark Majken Vange Japan Akiko Nakashima
Japan Chihiro Ohsaka 		6–11, 10–13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Austrian International Denmark Lene Mørk Russia Marina Yakusheva
Russia Elena Shimko 		7–4, 7–0, 7–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Portugal International Denmark Lene Mørk Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Denmark Lena Frier Kristiansen 		7–2, 7–3, 7–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Irish International Denmark Lene Mørk Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Denmark Lena Frier Kristiansen 		7–3, 7–3, 7–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Czech International Denmark Rasmus Bonde Denmark Mikkel Delbo Larsen
Denmark Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen 		21–12, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Dutch International Denmark Rasmus Bonde Denmark Jacob Chemnitz
Denmark Marie Røpke 		21–15, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Croatian International Denmark Rasmus Andersen France Svetoslav Stoyanov
France Victoria Wright 		12–15, 17–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Dutch International Denmark Peter Steffensen Denmark Jonas Glyager Jensen
Denmark Majken Vange 		11–9, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Portugal International Denmark Carsten Mogensen Sweden Fredrik Bergström
Sweden Johanna Persson 		13–10, 5–11, 7–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Austrian International Denmark Kasper Kiim Jensen Netherlands Dennis Lens
Sweden Johanna Persson 		8–6, 7–8, 4–7, 6–8 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Irish International Denmark Bo Rafn Scotland Robert Blair
England Natalie Munt 		4–7, 7–3, 1–7, 5–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Helle Nielsen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ^ "European Juniors: Germans Capture Four Golds, Danes Only Two". Worldbadminton.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. ^ "2008 European Championships winners". TournamentSoftware.com.