Carsten Mogensen (born 24 July 1983) is a former badminton player from Denmark. He was the gold medalist at the 2015 European Games, two time European champions winning in 2012 and 2017, and the silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Mogensen was a former world number 1 in the BWF World ranking together with Mathias Boe.[2][3]

Carsten Mogensen
Mogensen at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1983-07-24) 24 July 1983 (age 41)
Roskilde, Denmark
ResidenceCharlottenlund, Denmark
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Retired7 July 2020[1]
HandednessRight
CoachClaus Poulsen
Men's doubles
Highest ranking1 (with Mathias Boe 11 November 2010)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Men's doubles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Guangzhou Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Wuhan Men's team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Men's doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Karlskrona Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kolding Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Den Bosch Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Manchester Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Herning Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Kazan Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Moscow Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Thessalonica Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Almere Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Warsaw Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Amsterdam Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Basel Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Liévin Men's team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Spała Boys' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2001 Spała Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2001 Spała Mixed team
BWF profile

Early life

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Mogensen was born in Roskilde,[4] a city on the island of Zealand and is currently living in nearby Greve.[5]

Career

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He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles, with Mathias Boe.[6] Two years later he won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with Helle Nielsen. In 2010, Mogensen and Boe won the titles at the Denmark Super Series, French Super Series and the Super Series Final held in Taipei. One year later Mogensen and Boe won the All England Super Series. After that they won the Li Ning China Open 2011 and the Li Ning BWF World Superseries Finals 2011. In 2012, Mogensen and Boe won the silver medal in men's doubles at the Olympics in London. He also took the silver medal at the 2013 BWF World Championships. In 2014 Li-Ning BWF World Championships he and Boe was defeated by the world number 1 Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong from Korea in two straight game at the semifinals, then he and Boe just taken the bronze medal in that world championships.[7] In March 2015, Mogensen and Boe again won the All England Super Series.

While in Kazan with the national team at the 2016 European Men's Team Championship, Mogensen suffered an intracranial aneurysm and had to undergo brain surgery.[8]

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain   Mathias Boe   Cai Yun
  Fu Haifeng
16–21, 15–21   Silver

BWF World Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China   Mathias Boe   Mohammad Ahsan
  Hendra Setiawan
13–21, 21–23   Silver
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Mathias Boe   Lee Yong-dae
  Yoo Yeon-seong
12–21, 18–21   Bronze

European Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan   Mathias Boe   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
21–8, 21–13   Gold

European Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events,
Den Bosch, Netherlands
  Mathias Boe   Jens Eriksen
  Martin Lundgaard Hansen
15–21, 17–21   Silver
2010 Manchester Evening News Arena,
Manchester, England
  Mathias Boe   Lars Paaske
  Jonas Rasmussen
22–24, 20–22   Silver
2012 Telenor Arena,
Karlskrona, Sweden
  Mathias Boe   Michael Fuchs
  Oliver Roth
21–11, 21–11   Gold
2014 Gymnastics Center,
Kazan, Russia
  Mathias Boe   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
19–21, 21–18, 18–21   Bronze
2017 Sydbank Arena,
Kolding, Denmark
  Mathias Boe   Mads Conrad-Petersen
  Mads Pieler Kolding
21–16, 22–20   Gold

Mixed doubles

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

European Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Spała Olympic Center,
Spała, Poland
  Rasmus Andersen   Peter Hasbak
  Rune Ulsing
15–9, 15–11   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Spała Olympic Center,
Spała, Poland
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl   Rasmus Andersen
  Mette Nielsen
15–8, 9–15, 15–17   Silver

BWF World Tour

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The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Swiss Open Super 300   Mathias Boe   Tinn Isriyanet
  Kittisak Namdash
21–15, 21–11   Winner
2018 All England Open Super 1000   Mathias Boe   Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
18–21, 17–21   Runner-up

BWF Superseries

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

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 China Open   Mathias Boe   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
21–17, 17–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2009 Korea Open   Mathias Boe   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
21–12, 24–22   Winner
2009 Swiss Open   Mathias Boe   Koo Kien Keat
  Tan Boon Heong
14–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2009 Denmark Open   Mathias Boe   Koo Kien Keat
  Tan Boon Heong
22–20, 14–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2009 World Superseries Masters Finals   Mathias Boe   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
15–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2010 All England Open   Mathias Boe   Lars Paaske
  Jonas Rasmussen
23–21, 19–21, 24–26   Runner-up
2010 Denmark Open   Mathias Boe   Markis Kido
  Hendra Setiawan
21–13, 21–12   Winner
2010 French Open   Mathias Boe   Ingo Kindervater
  Johannes Schottler
21–15, 21–9   Winner
2010 World Superseries Finals   Mathias Boe   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
21–17, 21–15   Winner
2011 Korea Open   Mathias Boe   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
6–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2011 All England Open   Mathias Boe   Koo Kien Keat
  Tan Boon Heong
15–21, 21–18, 21–18   Winner
2011 China Open   Mathias Boe   Ko Sung-hyun
  Yoo Yeon-seong
21–17, 21–13   Winner
2011 World Superseries Finals   Mathias Boe   Chai Biao
  Guo Zhendong
25–23, 21–17   Winner
2012 Indonesia Open   Mathias Boe   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
21–23, 21–19, 11–21   Runner-up
2012 China Open   Mathias Boe   Ko Sung-hyun
  Lee Yong-dae
21–15, 21–14   Winner
2012 World Superseries Finals   Mathias Boe   Hiroyuki Endo
  Kenichi Hayakawa
21–17, 21–19   Winner
2013 Korea Open   Mathias Boe   Ko Sung-hyun
  Lee Yong-dae
21–19, 13–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2014 Korea Open   Mathias Boe   Fu Haifeng
  Hong Wei
21–12, 21–17   Winner
2014 India Open   Mathias Boe   Liu Xiaolong
  Qiu Zihan
17–21, 21–15, 21–15   Winner
2014 French Open   Mathias Boe   Hiroyuki Endo
  Kenichi Hayakawa
18–21, 21–9, 21–7   Winner
2015 All England Open   Mathias Boe   Fu Haifeng
  Zhang Nan
21–17, 22–20   Winner
2015 Hong Kong Open   Mathias Boe   Lee Yong-dae
  Yoo Yeon-seong
7–21, 21–18, 18–21   Runner-up
2016 French Open   Mathias Boe   Bodin Isara
  Nipitphon Phuangphuapet
19–21, 21–18, 3–0 retired   Winner
2016 China Open   Mathias Boe   Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
18–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2016 Hong Kong Open   Mathias Boe   Takeshi Kamura
  Keigo Sonoda
19–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2017 Singapore Open   Mathias Boe   Li Junhui
  Liu Yuchen
21–13, 21–14   Winner
2017 Indonesia Open   Mathias Boe   Li Junhui
  Liu Yuchen
19–21, 21–19, 18–21   Runner-up
2017 Korea Open   Mathias Boe   Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
21–19, 19–21, 21–15   Winner
2017 French Open   Mathias Boe   Lee Jhe-huei
  Lee Yang
19–21, 21–23   Runner-up
2017 China Open   Mathias Boe   Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
19–21, 11–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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Mogensen with his partner Mathias Boe at the 2014 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 German Open   Mathias Boe   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Jesper Larsen
15–6, 17–14   Winner
2004 U.S. Open   Mathias Boe   Howard Bach
  Tony Gunawan
5–15, 7–15   Runner-up
2005 Singapore Open   Mathias Boe   Sigit Budiarto
  Candra Wijaya
15–8, 8–15, 7–15   Runner-up
2005 Chinese Taipei Open   Mathias Boe   Tony Gunawan
  Halim Haryanto
13–15, 13–15   Runner-up
2006 Swiss Open   Mathias Boe   Chan Chong Ming
  Koo Kien Keat
14–17, 15–8, 14–17   Runner-up
2007 Bitburger Open   Mathias Boe   Robert Blair
  David Lindley
21–17, 21–15   Winner
2008 Chinese Taipei Open   Mathias Boe   Tony Gunawan
  Candra Wijaya
22–20, 21–14   Winner
2008 Bitburger Open   Mathias Boe   Kristof Hopp
  Johannes Schottler
21–11, 21–15   Winner
2008 Bulgaria Open   Mathias Boe   Fran Kurniawan
  Rendra Wijaya
25–23, 21–16   Winner
2010 Bitburger Open   Mathias Boe   Ingo Kindervater
  Johannes Schottler
21–16, 21–16   Winner
2013 London Open   Mathias Boe   Berry Angriawan
  Ricky Karanda Suwardi
21–13, 21–16   Winner
2014 U.S. Open   Mathias Boe   Maneepong Jongjit
  Nipitphon Phuangphuapet
17–21, 21–15, 18–21   Runner-up
2015 Syed Modi International   Mathias Boe   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
21–9, 22–20   Winner
2016 U.S. Open   Mathias Boe   Takuro Hoki
  Yugo Kobayashi
21–11, 22–20   Winner
2017 Syed Modi International   Mathias Boe   Lu Ching-yao
  Yang Po-han
21–14, 21–15   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 German Open   Rikke Olsen   Chen Qiqiu
  Zhao Tingting
12–15, 15–8, 15–9   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/European Circuit

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Slovenian International   Rasmus Andersen   José Antonio Crespo
  Sergio Llopis
15–4, 15–7   Winner
2003 French International   Joachim Fischer Nielsen   Stanislav Pukhov
  Nikolai Zuyev
15–13, 15–9   Winner
2003 Dutch International   Rasmus Andersen   Tommy Sørensen
  Jesper Thomsen
15–12, 15–11   Winner
2007 Spanish Open   Mathias Boe   Richard Eidestedt
  Robin Middleton
21–4, 21–10   Winner
2007 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse   Mathias Boe   Kristof Hopp
  Ingo Kindervater
22–24, 21–12, 21–9   Winner
2007 Italian International   Mathias Boe   Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki
  Rian Sukmawan
21–18, 16–21, 21–11   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Portugal International   Kamilla Rytter Juhl   Fredrik Bergström
  Jenny Karlsson
3–7, 7–2, 4–7, 4–7   Runner-up
2002 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse   Kamilla Rytter Juhl   Jonas Glyager Jensen
  Majken Vange
5–11, 8–11   Runner-up
2003 Portugal International   Helle Nielsen   Fredrik Bergström
  Johanna Persson
13–10, 5–11, 7–11   Runner-up
2003 French International   Kamilla Rytter Juhl   Jörgen Olsson
  Frida Andreasson
11–5, 9–11, 7–11   Runner-up
2003 Croatian International   Kamilla Rytter Juhl   Rasmus Andersen
  Lena Frier Kristiansen
11–2, 11–3   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series / European Circuit tournament

References

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  2. ^ Hearn, Don (1 March 2019). "Two-time champions to split after final All England". www.badzine.net. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ^ Green, Lloyd (2 March 2019). "Boe and Mogensen Set For Swansong at All England". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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