Tommy Sørensen

Tommy Sørensen
Tommy Sørensen (middle) with gold medal
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1979-04-01) 1 April 1979 (age 45)
HandednessRight
Doubles
Highest ranking12 (in MD with Jesper Thomsen)[1]
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Senior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Helsingborg Mixed doubles 35+
Gold medal – first place 2019 Katowice Men's doubles 35+
Gold medal – first place 2019 Katowice Mixed doubles 35+
BWF profile

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.

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+ Denmark Jesper Thomsen Denmark Casper Lund
Denmark Niels Christian Blittrup 		21–18, 21–19 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Event Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Spodek,
Katowice, Poland 		Mixed doubles 35+ Denmark Lisbeth T. Haagensen Thailand Atipong Kitjanon
Thailand Molthila Kitjanon 		21–11, 15–21, 21–15 Gold Gold
2015 Helsingborg Arena,
Helsingborg, Sweden 		Mixed doubles 35+ Denmark Lisbeth T. Haagensen Germany Thorsten Hukriede
Germany Michaela Hukriede 		21–17, 21–12 Gold 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 Denmark Jesper Thomsen Denmark Carsten Mogensen
Denmark Rasmus Andersen 		12–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Dutch Open Denmark Britta Andersen France Svetoslav Stoyanov
France Victoria Wright 		15–8, 8–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Bulgarian International Denmark Thomas Røjkjær Jensen Russia Alexandr Shchepalkin
Russia Evgenij Isakov 		12–15, 15–4, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Czech International Denmark Thomas Røjkjær Jensen France Manuel Dubrulle
France Mihail Popov 		10–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Polish International Denmark Jesper Thomsen Poland Michał Łogosz
Poland Robert Mateusiak 		7–1, 3–7, 3–7, 7–3, 3–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Scottish International Denmark Jesper Thomsen Denmark Jesper Christensen
Denmark Jesper Larsen 		6–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Scottish International Denmark Jesper Thomsen Canada Kyle Hunter
Canada Mike Beres 		7–3, 7–0, 7–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Slovak International Denmark Jesper Thomsen Scotland Graeme Smith
Scotland Graham Simpson 		7–2, 7–2, 7–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Norwegian International Denmark Thomas Røjkjær Jensen South Korea Yim Bang-eun
South Korea Kim Yong-hyun 		4–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Norwegian International Denmark Karina Sørensen Sweden Jörgen Olsson
Sweden Frida Andreasson 		2–7, 8–7, 7–5, ?, ? 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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.