Mette Sørensen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1975-05-28) 28 May 1975
Northern Jutland, Denmark
ResidenceBrønderslev, Denmark
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
HandednessRight
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place1997 GlasgowMixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2000 Kualalumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hongkong Women's team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Glasgow Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sofia Women's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sofia Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sofia Girls' doubles
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sofia Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sofia Girls' singles
BWF profile

Mette Sørensen (born 28 May 1975) is a retired female Danish badminton player.[1] While competing in 2000 Olympics, she lost in the third round to 4th seeded Ye Zhaoying of China.[2] She married Dutch born Danish badminton player Quinten van Dalm[3]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark China Dai Yun 8–11, 12–13 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Denmark Camilla Martin 7–11, 11–12 Bronze Bronze
2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Sweden Marina Andrievskaya 7–11, 4–11 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1993 Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria Russia Marina Andrievskaja 11–7, 11–3 Gold Gold

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Hristo Botev Hall,
Sofia, Bulgaria		 Denmark Rikke Olsen Denmark Lone Sørensen
Denmark Sara Runesten		 15–10, 15–5 Gold Gold

IBF Grand Prix

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 U.S. Open South Korea Ra Kyung-min 8–6, 4–7, 3–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 Indonesia Open Indonesia Mia Audina 0–11, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Russian Open Denmark Mette Pedersen 3–11, 2–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Swiss Open Denmark Rikke Olsen Denmark Ann Jørgensen
Denmark Majken Vange		 15–2, 15–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1996 Hamburg Cup Denmark Anne Søndergaard 11–6, 3–11, 5–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Czech International Russia Elena Rybkina 12–10, 7–11, 4–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Malmö International Denmark Michelle Rasmussen 11–4, 11–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Czech International Austria Irina Serova 8–11, 1–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 Czech International Russia Irina Yakusheva 8–11, 11–7, 11–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Malmö International Denmark Michelle Rasmussen Sweden Maria Bengtsson
Sweden Margit Borg		 9–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 Czech International Denmark Lone Sørensen Bulgaria Neli Boteva
Bulgaria Diana Koleva		 17–14, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Polish International Denmark Lone Sørensen Indonesia Eny Oktavianti
Indonesia Nonong Denis Zanati		 15–11, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. ↑ "Mette SØRENSEN – Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Ritzau, ed. (18 September 2000). "Kineser sendte Mette Sørensen ud". www.bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Henning, Hansen (4 August 2004). "Guld på hjemmefronten". nordjyske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 24 June 2020.

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