Martin Lundgaard Hansen


Martin Lundgaard Hansen is a badminton player from Denmark. He started his career in badminton as a singles player, and was competed in the 1993 IBF World Championships. But as the years went by, he made a choice to play doubles. Teamed-up with Lars Paaske, they emerged as the men's doubles champion at the 1999, 2001 Denmark Open, and in 2000, he and Paaske participated at the Olympic Games. The career highlights for Hansen was when he partnered with Jens Eriksen. The duo won the 2004 and 2006 All England Open, won gold at the European Championships, and was at the time a half years as No.1 in the world.

Career

2000 Summer Olympics

Hansen made his debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney, competed in the men's doubles event partnered with Lars Paaske. He and Paaske beat the Bulgarian pair Mikhail Popov/Svetoslav Stojanov in the first round, but was defeated by Ricky Subagja/Rexy Mainaky of Indonesia in the second round.

2004 Summer Olympics

Hansen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles with partner Jens Eriksen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Howard Bach/Kevin Han of the United States in the second. In the quarterfinals, Hansen and Eriksen beat the second seeded from China Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng 3–15, 15–11, 15–8. They lost the semifinal to Lee Dong-soo/Yoo Yong-sung of Korea 15–9, 5–15, 3–15 and the bronze medal match against Eng Hian/Flandy Limpele of Indonesia 13–15, 7-15 to finish fourth place.

2008 Summer Olympics

Hansen again qualified to compete at the Olympic Games for three consecutive times, and was partnered with Jens Eriksen. The duo were defeated in the early stage by the second seeded Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng with the score 12–21, 11–21.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain Jens Eriksen Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
21–23, 16–21 Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Jens Eriksen Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
14–21, 12–21 Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Messecenter,
Herning, Denmark
Jens Eriksen Lars Paaske
Jonas Rasmussen
19–21, 16–21 Silver
2006Maaspoort Sports and Events,
Den Bosch, Netherlands
Jens Eriksen Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
21–15, 21–17 Gold
2004Queue d’Arve Sport Center,
Geneva, Switzerland
Jens Eriksen Anthony Clark
Nathan Robertson
15–3, 15–9 Gold
2002Baltiska hallen,
Malmö, Sweden
Jens Eriksen Anthony Clark
Nathan Robertson
7–4, 1–7, 7–3, 2–7, 7–3 Gold

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991Budapest, Hungary Peter Christensen Vladislav Druzchenko
Valeriy Strelcov
15–7, 15–10 Gold

BWF Superseries

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 Superseries has two level such as 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
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Denmark Open Jens Eriksen Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
21–14, 14–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2007Swiss Open Jens Eriksen Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
21–17, 16–21, 12–21 Runner-up

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006China Masters Jens Eriksen Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
21–17, 21–17 Winner
2006All England Open Jens Eriksen Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah
15–6, 14–17, 15–2 Winner
2005China Open Jens Eriksen Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
16–17, 15–11, 13–15 Runner-up
2005Hong Kong Open Jens Eriksen Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
13–15, 9–15 Runner-up
2005Japan Open Jens Eriksen Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
15–10, 15–3 Winner
2005German Open Jens Eriksen Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
15–6, 3–15, 10–15 Runner-up
2005Korea Open Jens Eriksen Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
7–15, 15–13, 15–13 Winner
2004Singapore Open Jens Eriksen Alvent Yulianto
Luluk Hadiyanto
2–15, 9–15 Runner-up
2004All England Open Jens Eriksen Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah
9–15, 15–13, 15–3 Winner
2003Singapore Open Jens Eriksen Lars Paaske
Jonas Rasmussen
15–9, 15–10 Winner
2002Dutch Open Jens Eriksen Kim Dong-moon
Ha Tae-kwon
8–15, 8–15 Runner-up
2002Swiss Open Jens Eriksen Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
7–5, 5–7, 2–7, 5–7 Runner-up
2001Denmark Open Lars Paaske Jim Laugesen
Michael Søgaard
7–5, 3–7, 6–8, 7–3, 7–1 Winner
2001Dutch Open Lars Paaske Jesper Christensen
Jesper Larsen
4–7, 7–3, 5–7, 7–4, 5–7 Runner-up
2001Japan Open Lars Paaske Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
7–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1999Denmark Open Lars Paaske Jim Laugesen
Michael Søgaard
15–13, 15–10 Winner
1999Dutch Open Lars Paaske Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah
4–15, 15–6, 9–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999Dutch Open Pernille Harder Chen Qiqiu
Chen Lin
11–15, 15–9, 10–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1995Amor International Peter Rasmussen7–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1995Portugal International Henrik Sørensen15–7, 15–9 Winner
1994Hungarian International Robert Nock15–13, 15–11 Winner
1994Portugal International Jan Jørgensen15–6, 15–8 Winner

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998Scottish International Michael Lamp Anthony Clark
Ian Sullivan
15–10, 15–5 Winner
1998Norwegian International Michael Lamp Jesper Mikla
Lars Paaske
9–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1997BMW Open Janek Roos Dharma Gunawi
Yoseph Phoa
15–9, 15–10 Winner
1995Portugal International Henrik Sørensen Jan Jørgensen
Peder Nissen
15–7, 15–4 Winner
1992Norwegian International Michael Søgaard Rikard Ronnblom
Erik Soderberg
15–6, 15–7 Winner
1991Norwegian International Christian Jakobsen Jan-Eric Antonsson
Stellan Österberg
6–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1990Amor International Michael Bisgaard Claus Simonsen
Morten Sandal
Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994Portugal International Rikke Olsen Thomas Damgaard
Helene Kirkegaard
15–12, 15–7 Winner
1991Amor International Rikke Broen Alex Meijer
Nicole van Hooren
9–15, 11–15 Runner-up