Badminton Magazine - European Championships 2017 by Badminton Denmark

THE PAIR TO BEAT

Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl can claim the honour of being the most European Championships winning Danes ever Page 14

THE RUSSIANS ARE READY

We have talked with Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov about their ambitons and how it all began for the world class menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doubles Page 38

BADMINTON MAGAZINE EUROPEAN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017

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PREFACE

René Toft, President, Badminton Denmark:

A great welcome to the European Championships 2017 in Kolding 7 Jørn Pedersen, Mayor of Kolding:

Welcome to Kolding

Gregory Verpoorten, President of Badminton Europe:

Welcome to the European Championships 2017 in Kolding

The correct focus can secure a record for Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl 14 Former winners

Russian men’s doubles aim to reclaim gold medals in Kolding

Get even more badminton on Badminton Denmark’s social media

Badminton has givin me... Carolina Marin

Lars Lundov, Chief Executive, Sport Event Denmark:

Badminton part of the Danish sporting culture

CATEGORY

Men’s Singles Women’s Singles Mixed Doubles Men’s Doubles Women’s Doubles

Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl can claim the honour of being the most European Championships winning Danes ever, but it requires that they keep focus on court. We have talked to them about being favorites at home court and how they prepare themselves to perform under pressure.

Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov are eager to win the European Championships. We have talked to them about their ambitions and how it all began for the world class men’s double because it was actually a coincidence that they started playing together

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At the age of 23 Carolina Marin has already won the World Championship twice and Olympic gold. The women’s single tells about her best experience with badminton, how it is to be away from home often and why she think the sport is so great.

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A GREAT WELCOME TO THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 IN KOLDING Badminton Denmark has been hosting this championship twice before in Herning in 1995 and 2008. We are now looking forward to arranging this event for the third time - now here in Sydbank Arena, Kolding. We are sure it will be a well and perfectly arranged event in close cooperation with Sport Event Denmark, Kolding Municipality, Trekantomraadet and Kolding Badminton Klub. The European Championships takes place after a great year for Badminton Denmark as we peaked especially with The Thomas Cup victory and two medals at the Olympics.

sure - in spite of that and in spite of home ground - that many quality and world class players from all over Europe will give their best performances to prevent Denmark from repeating that success. Welcome to all players, managers, coaches and technical officials. A special welcome to all the volunteers who make it possible to get through an event like this. I hope to see a lot of spectators in the Sydbank Arena where there will be world class badminton to watch. Good luck to everyone.

Denmark has 24 players participating in the European Championships and many of them represent a lot of victories and medals in the past but there are also players of the future. At last year´s European Championships Denmark won 4 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals but I am

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WELCOME TO KOLDING Some of our guests may never have visited Kolding before, though it is easy enough to find. Kolding is located in the centre of Denmark, in the Triangle Region, which is Denmark’s growth centre and driver within production. It is one of the regions in Northern Europe with the highest growth and influx rates, and it houses a large and varied business community. And this is where you find Kolding. Denmark has strong and proud badminton traditions, both in the women’s and the men’s category, just as a targeted effort is being made in the youth development. Therefore, Kolding Municipality and the Triangle Region of Denmark support the European Championship 2017, and we are used to welcoming international guests. So you can look forward to a great stay. Most athletes associate Kolding with handball, but in recent years we have hosted several large international championships. We hope this experience will benefit the players, officials and audience during the European Championships. Naturally, we would also like to thank Badminton Denmark and the Triangle Region for their collaboration on the European Championships 2017. In addition, Kolding is known for offering room for creativity and for pursuing your ambitions in life. Utilising the many opportunities within design to

create a great product or to implement innovative design processes facilitates development of benefit to you and to your fellow citizens. In Kolding we experience, think and learn about design at the university, the Design City district and Kolding Design School. Even in day care, our children grapple with design and innovation and develop skills that are challenged and further developed in school. All matches are played at the Sydbank Arena not far from the city centre, ensuring that both the audience and players may get a chance to experience our great city. Because Kolding is not just one of the best sports cities in the country: Kolding is a metropolis within shopping, and people travel far to do their shopping here. Both the city centre and the district centred around the shopping centre Kolding Storcenter offer a wide range of shops and cafés. Our great tourist attractions – the royal castle Koldinghus and Trapholt Museum of Modern Art and Design – are visited by around a quarter of a million guests every year. So you can’t go wrong, if you have a couple of hours to spend. I wish you a happy stay – and hope to see you again in Kolding and the Triangle Region. Jørn Pedersen Mayor of Kolding

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WELCOME TO THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 IN KOLDING DEAR BADMINTON FRIENDS Welcome to Denmark! For the first time, the city of Kolding will be hosting a European Championships, and it is my greatest pleasure to welcome all our badminton friends and fans to the 26th edition of the European Championships (#EC17). Badminton Europe´s most prestigious event has returned to Denmark, where the 15th and 21st editions were hosted in Herning not far from Kolding, in 1996 and 2008. This year, we welcome all our European 2016 Olympic medalists after the most successful Olympics for Europe in the history of our sport. Joining them is a new generation of players aiming to medal in 2020 in Tokyo and battling for European medals this year. I am, personally, looking forward to the interesting matches that are awaiting us the next five days.

I want to express my gratitude to Badminton Denmark for organizing these high-level championships. They are, as one of Europe’s three Superseries organizers, extremely experienced and skillful as organizers in putting up a great event, which you all will experience here first hand. On behalf of Badminton Europe, we wish to share our appreciation for the local organizers, volunteers and officials. Also, thank you to our loyal official equipment supplier and partner, YONEX, for the top quality you always bring to our events, and likewise to the many event partners and sponsors without which these championships would not be possible. To all athletes, I wish you the best of luck, a fair championship and a great experience to treasure for years to come! Enjoy your stay in Kolding.

Denmark was crowned the winner at our most recent team event, the 2017 European Mixed Team Championships (#EMTC17), in Lubin. A team performance that clearly showed that Denmark has no intentions of slowing down as Europe’s leading badminton nation. It will be exciting to follow them on home soil, in front of their many fans here in Kolding.

Yours in Badminton,

Gregory Verpoorten President of Badminton Europe

GREORY VERPOORTEN · President of Badminton Europe

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BADMINTON PART OF THE DANISH SPORTING CULTURE Dear athletes, coaches, officials, spectators and Badminton Europe! As an active member of the global sports community, Sport Event Denmark hosts a wide variety of major international sports events and sports congresses each year together with the national federations and host cities. We therefor look forward to demonstrating Denmark’s unparalleled potential to meet your needs and to showing our passion about your sport! Badminton is one of the most popular sports in Denmark and we have a long and strong tradition in hosting major international badminton events. We hosted the BWF World Badminton Championships 2014 and the annual Yonex Denmark Open presented by Danisa. Our Danish players have great well internationally and we have recruited the many volunteers from the local badminton clubs therefor we anticipate that the hearts will beat for your sport at the European Championships

It is our hope that you will have an excellent stay in Denmark and that you will bring back good memories and results from the European Championships 2017 in Kolding.

FACTS: Sport Event Denmark is the national sporting event organisation that offers both financial support and consulting services to organisers of events such as World and European Championships as well as important sports political congresses. Check out our event portfolio on: sporteventdenmark.com Share and contribute with #sporteventDK Lars Lundov Chief Executive Sport Event Denmark

LARS LUNDOV · Chief Executive · Sport Event Denmark

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THE CORRECT FOCUS CAN SECURE A RECORD FOR CHRISTINNA PEDERSEN AND KAMILLA RYTTER JUHL

Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl can claim the honour of being the most European Championships winning Danes ever, but it requires that the first seed women’s doubles show a peak in their performance and keep their focus on court. Because competition is fierce, and the expectations from the surroundings are high. BY J O N A S K I L D E G A A R D

With six European Championships gold medals, Kamilla Rytter Juhl holds the records as the most winning Danish badminton player ever in the European Championships. But if everything works out for her women’s doubles partner, Christinna Pedersen, together they will be able to play their way towards seven European Championships gold medals, and thus share the record. Right now Christinna Pedersen holds five European Championships gold medals, but if she can win

European Championships gold for the third consecutive time with Joachim Fischer and for the fourth time in a row with Kamilla Rytter Juhl, she will offset the record. But although Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl are the favourites to win the European Championships, they’re still in for a tough championship. - It’s not a walk in the park to win the European Championships, and we are aware that we must be close to our maximum to defeat the best European

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women’s doubles, who will be ready to challange us. It would be something else if we were great favourites and able to win while playing at 70 percent, but we must peak and hit our best game to beat the other doubles, Christinna Pedersen says.

EXPECTATIONS FROM THE SURROUNDINGS At the European Championships in 2012, 2014 and 2016 Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl managed to deliver the good badminton for which they are known, and it meant gold medals in all three championships. Thus, they lived up to the expectations of the surroundings and their own ambitions to win medals of the finest calibre. For Superseries tournaments, the expectations of the surroundings and the ambitions of the double itself are also high, but it is rarely considered a disaster, if they fail to win the tournament. The expectations are a great deal higher when they are taking part in the European Championships, and it’s a pressure that Pedersen and Rytter Juhl are working on handling. - Because of our world ranking, this is a tournament that we often are favourites to win. It is a role that we are aware of, because it is us who are being chased by the other doubles. We are the ones who the other doubles want to beat. But I think we’re good at talking about this before the tournament and during the tournament, because it is a pressure, and in the eyes of many, we can only fail if we do not win, Christinna Pedersen says and continues.

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS ACHIEVEMENTS KAMILLA RYTTER JUHL 6 gold medals: 2006: 2008: 2010: 2012: 2014: 2016:

with Thomas Laybourn with Lena Frier Kristiansen with Thomas Laybourn with Christinna Pedersen with Christinna Pedersen with Christinna Pedersen

CHRISTINNA PEDERSEN 5 gold medals: 2012: with Kamilla Rytter Juhl 2014: with Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Joachim Fischer 2016: with Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Joachim Fischer

- It does not take up too much space in our consciousness once the European Championships is underway, but the awareness and talk about it is important for us, because otherwise it might be hard to go to >>

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THE FOCUS MUST BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE TO ACHIEVE THE RECORD Pedersen and Rytter Juhl enjoy playing at home in front of the Danish audience and they are passionated about providing a good experience to their followers, but through the years of participating in the Yonex Denmark Open presented by Danisa, they have learned that before anything else, a strong and full focus is required. - When we play at home, we can come to think that now we must do extra good, to show the Danish audience how good we are. This is also something we talk about every year before Denmark Open that sometimes we must be careful that our focus is not in the wrong place. We do want to show that we are good, but we are only good if we focus on what happens on court, 33-year-old Kamilla Rytter Juhl says.

the European Championships, where we can only do what is expected of us: to win a gold medal. This is not how we see it, and hopefully this was also evident last year when we won, of course, it was a relief, but it was also a great pleasure to win the European Championships. To achieve the same joy of winning this year, Denmark’s best women’s doubles have been preparing for several scenarios in cooperation with the National Head Coach Kenneth Jonassen, who acts as their personal trainer. - Mentally we are preparing by talking a lot with Kenneth, about the thoughts that may arise during the championships matches. There may well be a bit of butterflies in the stomach, if we are in a semifinal and simply need to win, and in that case, it may well be that the legs are not acting quite as you’d like them to. But just the fact that we’ve talked to Kenneth about it means that he can say that we must focus on moving our legs, rather him giving us complicated tactics, Kamilla Rytter Juhl says, and then being complemented by her partner. - It is also about seeing the tournament in a proper light, otherwise it can drain our powers, instead of being an awesome experience. Cause if, in the eyes of many, not winning the gold medal would be a failure, then it would be a heavy burden. We are trying to turn this around, because we see it as something positive that we are at the top of the agenda, since it indicates that we have delivered good results and we are attentive to the little pitfalls that comes with being the favourites, Christinna Pedersen says.

Precisely that, to stay focused on the game also means that their joint record opportunities to be the most European Championships winning Danes ever are not located at the front of their minds. Still, there is room for them to joke about Christinna Pedersen’s ability to equal the record as the most European Championships gold winning Dane ever, an honour which Kamilla Rytter Juhl has had sole ownership of until now. - Kamilla has said that she is resentful that she stopped with mixed doubles, since this has allowed me to gain on her record. Usually we are not the ones to keep statistics about how much we have won, but it’s funny and crazy to think that Kamilla can either keep the record or that we can extend the lead together. But it is going to be really hard in both women’s and mixed doubles to win the gold, since everyone wants to beat us, Christinna Pedersen remarks. Although it is difficult, there is no doubt that the women’s double will do everything to ensure gold medals at the European Championships in Kolding. - It’s great to be at the top of the podium and hear the national anthem. It’s always something that gives you the goose bombs, even if we have been favourites to win. Winning is somewhat of an art form, even though you are favourites, this is a role we take very seriously, Kamilla Rytter Juhl says.

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DET RETTE FOKUS KAN SIKRE REKORD TIL CHRISTINNA PEDERSEN OG KAMILLA RYTTER JUHL

Christinna Pedersen og Kamilla Rytter Juhl kan sammen blive de mest EMguldvindende danskere nogensinde, men det kræver, at den førsteseedede damedouble peaker spillemæssigt og holder deres fokus på banen. For konkurrencen er hård, og forventningerne fra omverdenen er store. AF JONAS KILDEGAARD

Med seks EM-guldmedaljer er Kamilla Rytter Juhl den mest EM-guldvindende danske badmintonspiller nogensinde. Men hvis alt flasker sig for hendes damedoublemakker, Christinna Pedersen, kan de sammen spille sig frem til syv EM-guldmedaljer og dermed dele rekorden. Lige nu har Christinna Pedersen fem EM-guldmedaljer, men hvis hun kan vinde EM-guld for tredje gang i træk med Joachim Fischer og for fjerde gang i træk

med Kamilla Rytter Juhl, vil hun udligne rekorden. Men selvom Christinna Pedersen og Kamilla Rytter Juhl er favoritter til at vinde europamesterskabet, så venter der dem et hårdt mesterskab. - Det er ikke en badebillet at vinde EM, og vi er klar over, at vi skal ligge tæt på vores maksimum for at vinde over de bedste europæiske damedoubler, som kommer for at byde os op til dans. Det ville være noget andet, hvis vi var kæmpefavoritter og kunne

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vinde på 70 procent, men vi skal peake og ramme vores bedste spil for at slå de andre doubler, siger Christinna Pedersen.

STORE FORVENTNINGER FRA OMVERDENEN Til EM i 2012, 2014 og 2016 formåede Christinna Pedersen og Kamilla Rytter Juhl at levere det gode badmintonspil, som de er kendt for, og det resulterede i guldmedaljer til alle tre mesterskaber. Dermed levede de op til omverdenens forventninger og deres egne ambitioner om at vinde medaljerne af den fineste karat. Til Superseries-turneringer er omverdenens forventninger og doublens ambitioner også høje, men det er sjældent en katastrofe, hvis de ikke formår at vinde turneringen. Hertil er forventningerne markant højere til et europamesterskab, og det er et pres, som Pedersen og Rytter Juhl arbejder på at håndtere. - På grund af den position vi har på verdensranglisten, er det en turnering, som vi ofte er favoritter til at vinde. Det er en rolle, som vi er opmærksomme på, for det er os, som bliver jagtet. Det er os, som de andre vil slå. Men jeg synes, at vi er rigtig gode til at snakke om det før turneringen og under turneringen, fordi det er et pres, og i manges øjne kan vi kun fejle, hvis vi ikke vinder, siger Christinna Pedersen og fortsætter. - Det fylder ikke så meget i vores bevidsthed, når først EM er i gang, men bevidstheden og snakken

PRÆSTATIONER VED EM KAMILLA RYTTER JUHL 6 guldmedaljer: 2006: 2008: 2010: 2012: 2014: 2016:

med Thomas Laybourn med Lena Frier Kristiansen med Thomas Laybourn med Christinna Pedersen med Christinna Pedersen med Christinna Pedersen

CHRISTINNA PEDERSEN 5 guldmedaljer: 2012: med Kamilla Rytter Juhl 2014: med Kamilla Rytter Juhl og Joachim Fischer 2016: med Kamilla Rytter Juhl og Joachim Fischer

om det er vigtig for os, for ellers kunne det godt være tungt at tage til EM, hvor vi i gåseøjne kun kan gøre det, som forventes af os, nemlig at vinde en guldmedalje. Men sådan ser vi det ikke, og det var forhåbentlig også til at se og mærke sidste år, da vi >>

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vandt, at selvfølgelig var det en forløsning, men det var også en stor glæde at vinde EM. For at opnå samme glæde i år har Danmarks bedste damedouble forberedt sig på flere scenarier i samarbejde med Cheflandstræner Kenneth Jonassen, der fungerer som deres hovedtræner. - Mentalt forbereder vi os ved at tale meget med Kenneth om de tanker, der kan opstå under kampene til EM. Der kan godt komme en knude i maven, hvis vi står i en semifinale og bare skal vinde, og så kan det godt være, at benene ikke helt kan, som man gerne vil have dem til. Men bare det, at vi har talt med Kenneth om det, gør, at han kan sige, at vi skal have fokus på at bevæge benene, i stedet for at han giver os al mulig kompliceret taktik, siger Kamilla Rytter Juhl, der suppleres af sin makker. - Det handler også om at se turneringen rigtigt, for ellers kan den godt gå ind og tage på kræfterne, i stedet for at den bliver fed at tage til. For hvis man i manges øjne, og måske også i vores egne, kun kan fejle ved ikke at vinde guld, så ville det være en tung byrde. Vi prøver at vende den om, for vi ser det som noget positivt, at vi står øverst i programmet, for det indikerer, at vi har leveret gode resultater, og så er vi opmærksomme på de små faldgruber, der er ved at være favoritter, siger Christinna Pedersen.

FOKUS SKAL VÆRE PÅ DET RETTE STED FOR AT OPNÅ REKORD Pedersen og Rytter Juhl nyder at spille på hjemmebane foran det danske publikum, som de brænder for at give en god oplevelse, men de har også lært gennem flere års deltagelse i Yonex Denmark Open presented by Danisa, at det først og fremmest kræver fuld fokus. - Når vi spiller på hjemmebane, kan vi komme til at tænke, at nu vil vi gøre det ekstra godt, for nu vil vi vise det danske publikum, hvor gode vi er. Så det snakker vi også om hvert år til Denmark Open, at nogle gange skal vi passe på, at vores fokus ikke er de forkerte steder. For vi vil gerne vise, at vi er gode, men det nytter ikke noget, for vi er kun gode, hvis vi fokuserer på det, der sker på banen, siger 33-årige Kamilla Rytter Juhl. Netop det at holde fokus på det spillemæssige gør også, at deres fælles rekordmuligheder for at blive de mest EM-guldvindende danskere nogensinde ikke ligger forrest i bevidstheden. Alligevel er der plads til, at de kan joke om Christinna Pedersens muligheder for

at udligne rekorden som den mest EM-guldvindende dansker nogensinde, som Kamilla Rytter Juhl alene har ejerskabet på indtil nu. - Kamilla har sagt, at hun er ærgerlig over, at hun er stoppet med mixeddouble, for så har jeg kunne hale ind på hendes rekord. Normalt er vi ikke dem, der fører statistik over, hvor lidt og hvor meget vi har vundet, men det er da sjovt og vildt at tænke på, at Kamilla enten kan beholde rekorden, eller at vi kan udvide føringen sammen. Men det bliver rigtig svært både i dame- og mixeddouble at vinde guld, for alle vil gerne slå os, siger Christinna Pedersen. Men selvom det bliver svært, så skal der ikke herske tvivl om, at damedoublen vil gøre alt for at sikre sig guldmedaljerne til EM i Kolding. - Det er fedt at stå øverst på skamlen og høre nationalmelodien. Det er altid noget, som giver kuldegysninger, også selvom vi har været favoritter til at vinde. Det er en kunst at vinde, selvom man er favoritter, så det er en rolle, som vi tager meget seriøst, og som vi forbereder os meget på, inden vi tager til EM, siger Kamilla Rytter Juhl.

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CATEGORY | MEN’S SINGLES

MEN’S SINGLES ENGLAND: RAJIV OUSEPH

Age: 30 years Best European Championships results: Gold: 0 - Silver: 2014 - Bronze: 2010, 2016

GERMANY: MARC ZWIEBLER

Age: 33 years Best European Championships results: Gold: 2012 - Silver: 0 - Bronze: 2010, 2016

DENMARK: VIKTOR AXELSEN

Age: 23 years Best European Championships results: Gold: 2016 - Silver: 0 - Bronze: 2012, 2014

WOMEN’S SINGLES | CATEGORY

WOMEN’S SINGLES SPAIN: CAROLIN MARIN

Age: 23 years Best European Championships results: Gold: 2014, 2016 - Silver: 0 - Bronze: 0

DENMARK: LINE KJÆRSFELDT

Age: 23 years Best European Championships results: Gold: 0 - Silver: 0 - Bronze: 1

SPAIN: BEATRIZ CORRALES

Age: 24 years Best European Championships results: Gold: 0 - Silver: 0 - Bronze: 0

CATEGORY | MIXED DOUBLES

MIXED DOUBLES DENMARK: CHRISTINNA PEDERSEN & JOACHIM FISCHER

Age: 30 years and 38 years Best European Championships results: Gold: 2016, 2014 - Silver: 0 - Bronze: 0

POLAND: NADIEZDA ZIEBA & ROBERT MATEUSIAK

Age: 32 years and 41 years Best European Championships results: Gold: 2012 - Silver: 2010, 2008 - Bronze: 2006

ENGLAND: GABRIELLE ADCOCK & CHRIS ADCOCK

Age: 26 years and 27 years turning 28 on April 27. Best European Championships results: Gold: 0 - Silver: 0 - Bronze: 0

MEN’S DOUBLES | CATEGORY

MEN’S DOUBLES DENMARK: MATHIAS BOE & CARSTEN MOGENSEN

Age: 36 years and 33 years Best European Championships results: Gold: 2012 - Silver: 2010, 2006 - Bronze: 2014

POLAND: VLADIMIR IVANOV & IVAN SOZONOV

Age: 29 years and 27 years Best European Championships results: Gold: 2014 - Silver: 0 - Bronze: 2016

DENMARK: MADS CONRAD-PETERSEN & MADS PIELER KOLDING

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2016, La roche-sur-Yon, Frankrig:

2008, Herning, Denmark:

MS: WS: MD: WD: XD:

Viktor Axelsen, Denmark Carolina Marin, Spain Mads Conrad-Petersen/Mads Pieler Kolding, Den. Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl, Den. Joachim Fischer/Christinna Pedersen, Denmark

Kenneth Jonassen, Denmark Xu Huaiwen, Germany Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen, Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl/Lena Frier Kristiansen, Den. Anthony Clark/Donna Kellogg, England

2014, Kazan, Rusland:

2006, Den Bosch, Netherlands:

MS: WS: MD: WD: XD:

Jan Ø. Jørgensen, Denmark Carolina Marin, Spain Vladimir Ivanov/Ivan Sozonov, Russia Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl, Den. Joachim Fischer/Christinna Pedersen, Denmark

Peter Gade, Denmark Xu Huaiwen, Germany Martin Lundgaard/Jens Eriksen, Denmark Donna Kellogg/Gail Emms, England Thomas Layborn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl, Denmark

2012: Karlskrona, Sweden:

2004, Geneve, Switzerland:

MS: WS: MD: WD: XD:

Marc Zwiebler, Germany Tine Baun, Denmark Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen, Denmark Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl, Den. Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Zieba, Poland

Peter Gade, Denmark Mia Audina Tjiptawan, Netherlands Martin Lundgaard/Jens Eriksen, Denmark Lotte Bruil/Mia Audina, Netherlands Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms, England

2010, Manchester, England:

2002, Malmö, Sweden:

MS: WS: MD: WD: XD:

Peter Gade, Denmark Tine Rasmussen (Baun, red.), Denmark Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen, Denmark Valerija Sorokina/Nina Vislova, Russia Thomas Layborn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl, Denmark

Peter Rasmussen, Denmark Jie Yao, Netherlands Martin Lundgaard/Jens Eriksen, Denmark Jane Bramsen/Ann-Lou Jørgensen, Denmark Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager, Denmark

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2000, Glasgow, Scotland:

1984, Presten, England:

MS: WS: MD: WD: XD:

Peter Gade, Denmark Camilla Martin, Denmark Jens Eriksen/Jesper Larsen, Denmark Donna Kellogg/Joanna Goode, England Michael Søgaard/Rikke Olsen, Denmark

Morten Frost, Denmark Helen Troke, England Martin Dew/Mike Tredgett, England Gillian Clark/Karen Chapman, England Martin Dew/Gillian Gilks, England

1998, Sofia, Bulgaria:

1982, Boblingen, West Germany:

MS: WS: MD: WD:

MS: WS: MD: WD: XD:

XD:

Peter Gade, Denmark Camilla Martin, Denmark Chris Hunt/Simon Archer, England Rikke Olsen (Siegemund, red.)/ Marlene Thomsen, Denmark Michael Søgaard/Rikke Olsen, Denmark

Jens Peter Nierhoff, Denmark Lene Køppen, Denmark Stefan Karlsson/Thomas Kihlström, Sweden Gillian Clark/Gillian Gilks, England Martin Dew/Gillian Gilks, England

1980, Groningen, Netherlands: 1996, Herning, Denmark: MS: WS: MD: WD: XD:

Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Denmark Camilla Martin, Denmark Thomas Lund/Jon Holst-Christensen, Denmark Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen/Marlene Thomsen, Den. Michael Søgaard/Rikke Olsen, Denmark

MS: WS: MD: WD: XD:

Flemming Delfs, Denmark Liselotte Blumer, Switzerland Claes Nordin/Stefan Karlsson, Sweden Jane Webster/Nora Perry, England Mike Tredgett/Nora Perry, England

1978, Presten, England: 1994, Den Bosch, Netherlands: MS: WS: MD: WD: XD:

Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Denmark Lim Xiao Qing, Sweden Chris Hunt/Simon Archer, England Christine Magnusson/Lim Xiao Qing, Sweden Michael Søgaard/Cathrine Bengtsson, Sweden

MS: WS: MD: WD: XD:

Flemming Delfs, Denmark Lene Køppen, Denmark Ray Stevens/Mike Tredgett, England Nora Perry/Anne Statt, England Mike Tredgett/Nora Perry, England

1976, Dublin, Ireland: 1992, Glasgow, Scotland: MS: WS: MD: WD: XD:

Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Denmark Pernille Nedergaard, Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen/Thomas Lund, Denmark Christine Magnusson/Lim Xiao Qing, Sweden Thomas Lund/Pernille Dupint, Denmark

MS: WS: MD: WD: XD:

Flemming Delfs, Denmark Gillian Gilks, England Ray Stevens/Mike Tredgett, England Gillian Gilks, Susan Whetnall, England Derek Talbot/Gillian Gilks, England

1974, Vienna, Austria: 1990, Moscow, Russia: MS: Steve Baddeley, England WS: Pernille Nedergaard, Denmark MD: Jan Paulse/Henrik Svarrer, Denmark WD: Dorte Kjær/Nettie Nielsen, Denmark XD: Jon Holst-Christensen/Grete Mogensen, Denmark

MS: Sture Johnsson, Sweden WS: Gillian Gilks, England MD: Willi Braun/Roland Maywald, Germany WD: Gillian Gilks, Margaret Beck, England XD: Derek Talbot/Gillian Gilks, England

1972, Karlskrona, Sweden: 1988, Kristiansand, Norway: MS: WS: MD: WD: XD:

Darren Hall, England Kirsten Larsen, Denmark Jens Peter Nierhoff/Michael Kjeldsen, Denmark Dorte Kjær/Nettie Nielsen, Denmark Steen Skovgaard/Gillian Clark, England

MS: Wolfgang Bochow, Germany WS: Margaret Beck, England MD: Willi Braun/Roland Maywald, Germany WD: Gillian Gilks/Judy Hashman, England XD: Derek Talbot/Gillian Gilks, England

1970, Port Talbot, Wales: 1986, Uppsala, Sweden: MS: WS: MD: WD: XD:

Morten Frost, Denmark Helen Troke, England Steen Fladberg/Jesper Helledie, Denmark Gillian Clark/Gillian Gowers, England Martin Dew/Gillian Gilks, England

MS: Sture Johnsson, Sweden WS: Eva Twedberg, Sweden MD: Elo Hansen/Per Walsø, Denmark WD: Margaret Boxall/Susan Whetnall, England XD: David Eddy/Susan Whetnall, England

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RUSSIAN MEN’S DOUBLES AIM TO RECLAIM GOLD MEDALS IN KOLDING Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov has established themselves as one of the best men’s doubles in the world. This was clearly proven, when they won the 2016 edition of All England. Another resume highlight for the two is the title as European Champions of 2014, a title they are very keen on reclaiming. But actually it was a mere coincidence that the two came to play badminton together. BY K R I S T I N E L I V L U N D - P E D E R S E N

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The situation does not look very fierce, but the subsequent scenes does. Ivan Sozonov is in pain on the floor grabbing his achilles tendon during the semi finals at the European Championships last year. The game continues until the rally is finished, and a doctor is called on court. Subsequently, he attempts to play on. Desperately wanting to defend his European Championship gold medal. But it is soon clear, that he must give up and say his thanks to opponents Anders Skaarup Rasmussen and Kim Astrup Sorensen. Eventually, he leaves the arena in France in a wheelchair. His Achilles tendon is raptured. - We could not defend the title last year because I got injured, and due to this, we really want to win the European Championships this year. It would mean a lot to both us and our country, Ivan Sozonov remarks. It was a terrible injury, but the 27-year-old Russian recovered in record time and was together with his partner, Vladimir Ivanov, ready to play in the Olympics in Rio. Thus, they are now ready to try to regain their gold medal at the European Championships in Kolding.

BADMINTON PLAYER BY CHANCE That Ivan Sozonov was to become a great badminton player was not written in the stars. He grew up in a village near the Ural mountains far from the capital city of Moscow, a village where there were not many badminton players. Close by, in another city Vladimir Ivanov was living, and although the two were good

friends, a long time would have to pass before the two began playing badminton together. - My father took part in many different sports. I remember it as if he went to a new type of sports every single day. But when I was six years old, he took me to the sports centre, for me to see what playing badminton was like. Later on, he has told me, that he could clearly see that I would be a good player right from the moment when I first laid my hand on the racket, says Sozonov. His father was not alone in believing, that he had a special talent for badminton. A trainer from Moscow had also noticed his qualities. - This guy, the coach, he was one of the best in Russia, and he called my parents when I was 14 years-old and asked if I would move to Moscow to play professional badminton. I had only an hour to make my decision, he explains with a smile. Thus, at age 15 he moved to Moscow on his own. Here he was after a few years coupled up with his old childhood friend in a tournament, and the two did so well that to this day, they still play together. - We only train together for about a week every month since we live with quite some distance from each other. But then we travel the world together and play many tournaments, Ivan Sozonov says.

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COMPLETELY ON TOP One of these trips took them to Birmingham. Just six weeks before the achilles tendon rapture, the two Russian badminton players made it all the way to the top, when they won the All England in 2016. A huge triumph which they celebrated with the legendary victory dance, which is likely to be remembered by many. The victory ensured Ivanov and Sozonov a place in history as the first Russians to win the legendary tournament. - When I go into the arena in Birmingham and see Court 1, I can clearly recall everything from last year. It is one of the most emotional moments of our career, and I will never forget it, says Ivan Sozonov. But even though they won one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest badminton tournaments, they could still easily walk

undisturbed around the streets of Russia. A country where badminton does not yet receive a lot of attention, but where the tendencies are nevertheless heading in the right direction. - We only got brief attention from the Russian media, and maybe we gave ten minutes of interviews in total. Cause only one week after our victory, a football tournament started, and then our victory was forgotten. But awareness of badminton in our country is much higher than it was ten years ago, so maybe it will become better and better, Sozonov explains with a smile. If yet another European Championship gold medal will cause the Russian attention to the rise is hard to say, but it is certain that Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov will do what they can to win it.

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RUSSISK HERREDOUBLE VIL GENVINDE GULD I KOLDING Vladimir Ivanov og Ivan Sozonov har etableret sig som en af de bedste herredoubler i verden. Det blev blandt andet bevist, da de vandt All England i 2016. Der står også europamestre anno 2014 på deres CV, og denne titel vil de meget gerne sikre sig endnu engang. Men faktisk var det et tilfælde, at de to kom til at spille badminton sammen. AF KRISTINE LIV LUND-PEDERSEN

Selve situationen ser ikke særlig voldsom ud, men scenerne, der udspiller sig efterfølgende, gør. Ivan Sozonov vrider sig rundt på gulvet og tager sig til sin akillessene under semifinalen ved EM sidste år. Han

er tydeligt i smerter. Spillet rundt om ham fortsætter, indtil duellen er færdig, og der bliver kaldt en læge på banen. Efterfølgende forsøger han at spille videre, for han vil gerne forsvare sin EM-guldmedalje. Men

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det står hurtigt klart, at han må give fortabt og sige tak for kampen til Anders Skaarup Rasmussen og Kim Astrup Sørensen. Efterfølgende må han forlade arenaen i Frankrig i en rullestol. Hans akillessene er sprunget. - Vi kunne ikke forsvare titlen sidste år, fordi jeg blev skadet, og derfor vil vi rigtig gerne vinde EM i år. Det vil betyde meget for både os og for vores land, siger Ivan Sozonov. Det var en frygtelig skade, men den 27-årige russer kom sig på rekordtid og kunne sammen med sin makker, Vladimir Ivanov, stille op til OL i Rio. Dermed er de nu også klar til at forsøge at genvinde guldet ved EM i Kolding.

BADMINTONSPILLER VED EN TILFÆLDIGHED At Ivan Sozonov skulle blive en stor badmintonspiller stod ikke skrevet i stjernerne. Han voksede op i en landsby tæt ved Uralbjergene langt fra hovedstaden Moskva, hvor der ikke var mange, der spillede badminton. Tæt på i en anden by boede Vladimir Ivanov, og selvom de to var gode venner, skulle der gå lang tid før, at de begyndte at spille badminton sammen. - Min far spillede mange forskellige slags sport. Jeg husker det som om, at han gik til en ny sportsgren hver eneste dag. Da jeg var seks år, tog han mig med i hallen for at prøve, hvordan det var at spille

badminton. Han har fortalt mig, at han kunne se, at jeg ville blive god lige fra, jeg rørte ketsjeren første gang, fortæller Sozonov. Hans far var ikke den eneste, som syntes han havde et særligt badmintontalent. En træner fra Moskva havde også lagt mærke til hans kvaliteter. - Ham her træneren, som var en af de bedste i Rusland, ringede til mine forældre, da jeg var 14 år og spurgte, om jeg ville flytte til Moskva for at spille professionel badminton. Jeg havde kun en time til at beslutte mig, forklarer han med et smil på læben. Som 15-årig flyttede han derfor alene til Moskva. Her blev han efter nogle år sat sammen med sin gamle barndomsven i en turnering, og de to klarede det så godt, at de den dag i dag stadig spiller sammen. - Vi træner kun sammen omkring en uge om måneden, da vi bor et stykke fra hinanden. Men så rejser vi jo verden rundt sammen og spiller mange turneringer, fortæller Ivan Sozonov.

HELT PÅ TOPPEN En af de rejser ledte dem til Birmingham. Bare halvanden måned forinden den sprungne akillessene strøg de to russiske badmintonspillere helt til tops, da de vandt All England i 2016. En kæmpe triumf som de fejrede med den legendariske sejrsdans, mange >>

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sikkert vil huske. Med sejren skrev Ivanov og Sozonov sig ind i historien, som de første russere til at vinde den legendariske turnering. - Når jeg går ind i arenaen i Birmingham og ser Bane 1, så kan jeg huske det hele fra sidste år. Det er noget af det mest følelsesladede i vores karriere, og jeg vil aldrig glemme det, siger Ivan Sozonov. Men selvom de vandt en af verdens største badmintontuneringer, kunne de sagtens gå uforstyrret rundt på gaden i Rusland. Et land der endnu ikke har den helt store opmærksomhed på badminton, men som alligevel er på vej i den rigtige retning. - Vi fik kun kortvarig opmærksomhed fra de russiske medier, og måske gav vi ti minutters interview i alt.

For en uge efter vores sejr begyndte en fodboldturnering, og så var det glemt. Men opmærksomheden omkring badminton i vores land er meget bedre end for ti år siden, så måske bliver det bedre og bedre, forklarer Sozonov med smil. Om endnu en EM-guldmedalje vil få opmærksomheden til at stige i hjemlandet er ikke til at sige, men det er sikkert, at Vladimir Ivanov og Ivan Sozonov vil gøre, hvad de kan for at vinde den.

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GET EVEN MORE BADMINTON ON BADMINTON DENMARK’S SOCIAL MEDIA In Badminton Denmark we love badminton, and we love to present even more badminton for you on our social media. BY J O N A S K I L D E G A A R D

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HAS GIVEN ME… Carolina Marin from Spain is one of the best women’s singles in the world and she has won both the World Championships and the Olympics. Now she is in Kolding to defend her title as European Champion in women’s singles. We have talked to her about what badminton has given her. BY K R I S T I N E L I V L U N D - P E D E R S E N

- Badminton has given me everything. It’s my life. I have grown up playing many hours and I dedicated all that I have to the sport, but it has also given me back so much. - I started to play badminton when I was a child. I went with my best friend Laura to her training session and it surprised me a lot. The racket was different to the others that I knew and I was deeply impressed with the shuttlecock. Few days later I told my parents that I wanted to play that sport and then they let me start to play - Everyone probably could say that the best moment is when you are playing matches on the court during a tournament. But behind it there are a lot of training sessions, many hours of hard work. You must also realize this type of things, because it occupies most of the time. I usually train about six or eight hours, so if you don’t like that different moments, you can’t play this game. - The biggest motivation that I have is to enjoy what I do. I’m lucky because I do what I love. I think that if I wouldn’t like what I do, I never could reach this position. - Being away from home was at the beginning very difficult, because I left home when I was just 14 years. Now it’s normal, I am used to travelling a lot. I go home (Huelva) when I have a few days off and I like to be with my family and my friends. And I take that time to rest and too stop thinking about

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anything. I can go just two or three times in a year, but I try to enjoy it to the fullest. - It’s an honor and a big responsibility to be a main person of the sport in my Country. It’s incredible to win what I have won, but if that serves to make the sport bigger in my country the happiness is even greater. - It’s an incredible sport: It’s explosive but also very tactical, it forces you to be very good technically too. In my opinion it is one of the most complete sports that exist. - My best experience on court is the gold medal in the Olympics. There were so much emotions after a lot of work from my team and me. I still couldn’t realize what I’ve done, I think I will need many years. Off court I like the moment, after the game, when you have won and you analyze what you have done. It’s very important to learn about the game, that’s one of the things that makes you better.

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HAR GIVET MIG… Spanske Carolina Marin er en af de absolut bedste damesinglespillere i verden, og hun har både vundet VM- og OL-guld. Nu er hun i Kolding for at forsvare sin titel som EM-vinder, og vi har talt med hende om, hvad badminton har givet hende. AF KRISTINE LIV LUND-PEDERSEN

- Badminton har givet mig alt. Det er mit liv. Jeg er vokset op med sporten, og jeg har brugt mange timer på den, og jeg har dedikeret alt, hvad jeg har til sporten, men den har også givet mig så meget tilbage. - Jeg startede med at spille badminton, da jeg var lille. Sammen med min bedste ven Laura, tog jeg til hendes badmintontræning, og den overraskede mig meget. Ketcheren var anderledes, end i de andre sportsgrene, som jeg kendte, og jeg var meget imponeret over fjerbolden. Få dage senere fortalte jeg mine forældre, at jeg ville gå til badminton, og de lod mig starte. - Alle vil formentlig sige, at det bedste øjeblik er, når du spiller kampe under en turnering. Men bag det er der en masse træningsarbejde, mange timer med hårdt arbejde. Man må forstå, at det er sådan, for træningen fylder det meste af tiden. Jeg træner normalt seks eller otte timer, så hvis du ikke kan lide de forskellige momenter, kan du ikke dyrke badminton. - Den største motivation jeg har er, at jeg vil nyde, hvad jeg gør. Jeg er heldig, for jeg lever af det, jeg elsker. Jeg tænker, at hvis jeg nu ikke elskede det, jeg lavede, ville jeg ikke være, hvor jeg er i dag. - At være hjemmefra var meget svært i starten, fordi jeg flyttede hjemmefra, da jeg var 14 år. Nu er det fint, og jeg er blevet vant

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- Det er en stor ære og et stort ansvar at være en fremtrædende person for badminton i mit hjemland. Det er en utrolig følelse at vinde, hvad jeg har vundet, men hvis mine resultater kan gøre badminton større i Spanien, er det endnu bedre. - Badminton er en fantastisk sport. Den er eksplosiv, men også meget taktisk. Badminton tvinger dig også til at være meget god teknisk. Det er en af de mest komplette sportsgrene i verden ifølge min mening. - Den bedste oplevelse jeg har haft på banen er, da jeg vandt OL-guld. Der var så mange følelser efter alt det arbejde, som holdet og jeg havde lavet op til. Jeg kan stadig ikke helt fatte, at jeg har vundet, og jeg tror, at jeg skal bruge mange år, før det går op for mig. Udenfor banen er de bedste oplevelser dem efter

kampen, hvor jeg har vundet, og hvor vi analyserer, hvordan jeg spillede. Det er meget vigtigt at lære fra kampene. Det er en af de ting, som er med til at gøre dig bedre.

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