Mads Pieler Kolding

Mads Pieler Kolding
Kolding (left) with his doubles partner Mads Conrad-Petersen at 2019 Indonesia Open
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1988-01-27) 27 January 1988 (age 36) Holbæk, Denmark
Height	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Retired	4 November 2021
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	4 (MD with Mads Conrad-Petersen 14 May 2018) 9 (XD with Kamilla Rytter Juhl 23 April 2015)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark Sudirman Cup 2011 Qingdao Mixed team Thomas Cup 2016 Kunshan Men's team 2012 Wuhan Men's team 2018 Bangkok Men's team 2020 Aarhus Men's team European Championships 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Men's doubles 2012 Karlskrona Mixed doubles 2014 Kazan Men's doubles 2014 Kazan Mixed doubles 2017 Kolding Men's doubles 2018 Huelva Men's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 2015 Leuven Mixed team 2017 Lubin Mixed team 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team 2021 Vantaa Mixed team European Men's Team Championships 2014 Basel Men's team 2016 Kazan Men's team 2018 Kazan Men's team European Junior Championships 2007 Völklingen Boys' doubles 2007 Völklingen Mixed doubles 2007 Völklingen Mixed team
BWF profile

Mads Pieler Kolding (born 27 January 1988) is a Danish badminton player who specializes in doubles.^[1] He won the gold medal at the 2016 European Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Mads Conrad-Petersen.^[2] He was also a part of the Denmark national team who won the 2016 Thomas Cup.^[3] Kolding announced his retirement from the international badminton on 4 November 2021.^[4]

Achievements

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gymnastics Center Kazan, Kazan, Russia	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	13–21, 16–21	Silver
2016	Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	14–21, 21–18, 21–13	Gold
2017	Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	16–21, 20–22	Silver
2018	Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	15–21, retired	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden	Julie Houmann	Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba	12–21, 22–24	Silver
2014	Gymnastics Center Kazan, Kazan, Russia	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen	24–22, 13–21, 18–21	Silver

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Hermann-Neuberger-Halle, Völklingen, Germany	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Chris Adcock Peter Mills	16–21, 15–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Hermann-Neuberger-Halle, Völklingen, Germany	Line Damkjær Kruse	Christian Larsen Joan Christiansen	13–21, 21–12, 17–21	Bronze

BWF Superseries (3 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[5] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.^[6] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	India Open	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Chai Biao Hong Wei	18–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2015	French Open	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	14–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2017	Hong Kong Open	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	12–21, 18–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Bitburger Open	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	21–11, 21–16	Winner
2013	Scottish Open	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	Walkover	Winner
2015	German Open	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	22–20, 21–19	Winner
2015	Bitburger Open	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	21–18, 21–18	Winner
2017	German Open	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	17–21, 13–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Dutch Open	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Marcus Ellis Gabrielle White	21–15, 21–13	Winner
2015	German Open	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen	21–18, 21–17	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (14 titles, 5 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Hungarian International	Peter Mørk	Sartono Ekopranoto Andi Hartono Tandaputra	21–15, 21–15	Winner
2007	Hellas International	Mikkel Elbjørn	Au Kok Leong Goh Ying Jin	19–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2009	Scottish International	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Chris Langridge Robin Middleton	19–21, 26–24, 21–16	Winner
2009	Dutch International	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder	21–14, 22–20	Winner
2009	Croatian International	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato	21–15, 21–19	Winner
2009	Czech International	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Mikkel Elbjørn Christian John Skovgaard	21–14, 17–21, 21–9	Winner
2009	Irish International	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Marcus Ellis Peter Mills	21–18, 21–11	Winner
2010	Dutch International	Mads Conrad-Petersen	Mikkel Elbjørn Christian John Skovgaard	21–17, 21–14	Winner
2012	Denmark International	Christian John Skovgaard	Kasper Antonsen Rasmus Bonde	21–17, 21–10	Winner
2021	Portugal International	Frederik Søgaard	Emil Lauritzen Mads Vestergaard	21–17, 21–18	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Hungarian International	Line Damkjær Kruse	Zhang Yi Cai Jiani	15–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2007	Hellas International	Line Damkjær Kruse	Jeppe Lund Louise Hansen	Walkover	Winner
2008	Finnish International	Line Damkjær Kruse	Fran Kurniawan Shendy Puspa Irawati	12–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2010	Swedish International	Britta Andersen	Valeriy Atrashchenkov Elena Prus	18–21, 21–18, 21–17	Winner
2010	Turkey International	Julie Houmann	Baptiste Carême Laura Choinet	21–12, 21–18	Winner
2011	Austrian International	Julie Houmann	Wong Wai Hong Chau Hoi Wah	17–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2011	Denmark International	Julie Houmann	Rasmus Bonde Maria Helsbøl	21–13, 21–15	Winner
2012	Swedish Masters	Julie Houmann	Nathan Robertson Jenny Wallwork	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2012	Denmark International	Julie Houmann	Kim Astrup Line Kjærsfeldt	21–19, 21–9	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "Profile of the day: Mads Pieler Kolding". ClubPeople. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
2. "'Viktor-ious' Danes Dominate – Finals: European Championships 2016". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
3. "Denmark clinches Europe's maiden title". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
4. Elkjær, Ronni Burkal (4 November 2021). "Mads Kolding stopper sin internationale karriere". Badminton Danmark (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
5. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
6. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links

• Mads Pieler Kolding at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Mads Pieler Kolding at BWFBadminton.com
• Mads Pieler Kolding on Instagram