Christinna Pedersen
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 37) Aalborg, Denmark
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Retired	11 March 2019
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	2 (WD 10 May 2018) 1 (XD 2 April 2015)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's doubles 2012 London Mixed doubles World Championships 2015 Jakarta Women's doubles 2009 Hyderabad Mixed doubles 2013 Guangzhou Women's doubles 2014 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 2017 Glasgow Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 2011 Qingdao Mixed team 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team European Championships 2012 Karlskrona Women's doubles 2014 Kazan Women's doubles 2014 Kazan Mixed doubles 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Women's doubles 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Mixed doubles 2017 Kolding Women's doubles 2017 Kolding Mixed doubles 2018 Huelva Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 2015 Leuven Mixed team 2017 Lubin Mixed team 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team 2013 Moscow Mixed team European Women's Team Championships 2008 Almere Women's team 2010 Warsaw Women's team 2014 Basel Women's team 2016 Kazan Women's team 2018 Kazan Women's team 2012 Amsterdam Women's team European Junior Championships 2005 Den Bosch Mixed doubles 2005 Den Bosch Mixed team 2005 Den Bosch Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Christinna Pedersen (born 12 May 1986) is a Danish badminton player.^[1]

Career

Christinna Pedersen is a right-handed doubles specialist.

From 2008 onwards, Pedersen paired with Joachim Fischer Nielsen in mixed doubles. The pair gained two European mixed doubles titles, won bronze at the 2009 Hyderabad World Championships and at the 2014 World Championships,^[2] and came third at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[3] Pedersen and Fischer Nielsen also produced strong results on the BWF Super Series circuit, winning a total of three World Superseries Finals and ten Superseries titles, and reaching a career high World Ranking of number 1.

Viewed by Badminton Denmark as a medal contender for the 2020 Olympics, Pedersen will compete in the mixed doubles with Mathias Christiansen as of the end of the 2016/17 season, after Joachim Fischer Nielsen broke his left ankle at the BWF World Championships 2017 in Glasgow.^[4]

In women's doubles, Pedersen has paired with Kamilla Rytter Juhl from 2010 to 2018. Initially, the two athletes also focussed on competing with their respective partners in mixed doubles, however, as of 2015, Juhl has competed exclusively in the women's doubles. The pair won a silver medal at the 2015 World Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2013 Guangzhou World Championship and at the 2017 BWF World Championships. Pedersen and Rytter Juhl have won a total of four European women's doubles titles, one World Superseries Final and five Superseries titles, and have a career highest World Ranking of number 2. The pair won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and, in doing so, became the first Europeans to ever compete in an Olympic women's doubles final. This was also her second olympic medal.

Pedersen currently represents Skovshoved in the Danish Badminton League and lives in Copenhagen, where she trains with the national team. Off the badminton court, Pedersen is a qualified maths, history and food technology teacher.

Pedersen announced her retirement in March 2019 together with Rytter Juhl. The duo journey in badminton will continue in the national tournament.^[5]

Personal life

Pedersen is openly lesbian. She welcomed her first child with her partner Kamilla Rytter Juhl in January 2019.^[6]

Pedersen and Rytter Juhl's autobiography, "Det Unikke Makkerskab" (loosely translated: The unique partnership), written with support from journalist Rasmus M. Bech, was released in Denmark in October 2017. In the book, the couple tell not only of their lives as international badminton players, but of their life together off court; having been a couple since 2009.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21–18, 9–21, 19–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	21–12, 21–12	Bronze

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang	14–21, 21–14, 15–21	Bronze
2015	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei	25–23, 8–21, 15–21	Silver
2017	Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	17–21, 21–19, 14–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	18–21, 21–14, 18–21	Bronze
2014	Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Xu Chen Ma Jin	15–21, 9–21	Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Line Damkjær Kruse Marie Røpke	22–20, 13–21, 21–12	Gold
2014	Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Line Damkjær Kruse Marie Røpke	21–11, 21–11	Gold
2016	Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Eefje Muskens Selena Piek	21–18, 21–17	Gold
2017	Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	21–11, 15–21, 21–11	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Mads Pieler Kolding Kamilla Rytter Juhl	22–24, 21–13, 21–18	Gold
2016	Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen	19–21, 21–13, 21–17	Gold
2017	Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock	17–21, 21–18, 19–21	Silver
2018	Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain	Mathias Christiansen	Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock	18–21, 21–17, 18–21	Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Tine Kruse	Olga Kozlova Nina Vislova	15–13, 7–15, 16–17	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Rasmus Bonde	Robert Adcock Jennifer Wallwork	15–8, 15–5	Gold

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[8]

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	22–20, 21–18	Winner
2018	All England Open	Super 1000	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	21–19, 21–18	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	India Open	Super 500	Mathias Christiansen	Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti	21–14, 21–15	Winner
2018	Korea Open	Super 500	Mathias Christiansen	He Jiting Du Yue	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[9] 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.^[10] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Malaysia Open	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung	21–19, 21–18	Winner
2012	French Open	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Ma Jin Tang Jinhua	12–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2012	World Superseries Finals	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang	16–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2013	India Open	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna	21–12, 21–23, 18–21	Runner-up
2013	Japan Open	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Ma Jin Tang Jinhua	11–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2013	Denmark Open	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua	16–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2013	World Superseries Finals	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Ma Jin Tang Jinhua	21–19, 21–12	Winner
2014	Singapore Open	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua	21–14, 19–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2015	Japan Open	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Zhao Yunlei Zhong Qianxin	12–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2015	Dubai World Superseries Finals	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Luo Ying Luo Yu	21–14, 9–21, 4–14 retired	Runner-up
2016	Japan Open	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	19–21, 21–18, 21–12	Winner
2016	Hong Kong Open	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Huang Dongping Li Yinhui	21–19, 21–10	Winner
2017	All England Open	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee	18–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2017	Singapore Open	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21–18, 14–21, 21–15	Winner
2017	Australian Open	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	10–21, 13–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Denmark Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	21–14, 21–17	Winner
2009	Japan Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	21–13, 16–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2009	Denmark Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg	21–16, 25–27, 21–17	Winner
2009	World Superseries Finals	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta	21–14, 21–18	Winner
2010	Hong Kong Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	22–20, 14–21, 22–20	Winner
2011	Japan Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Chen Hung-ling Chen Wen-hsing	19–21, 21–16, 15–21	Runner-up
2011	Denmark Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Xu Chen Ma Jin	22–20, 21–16	Winner
2011	French Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Xu Chen Ma Jin	21–17, 21–14	Winner
2011	Hong Kong Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	21–15, 17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2011	China Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	11–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2012	World Superseries Finals	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	17–21, 21–12, 21–14	Winner
2013	Malaysia Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	21–13, 21–18	Winner
2013	Indonesia Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	22–24, 22–20, 12–21	Runner-up
2013	China Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	10–21, 21–5, 17–21	Runner-up
2013	World Superseries Finals	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	12–21, 21–19, 21–10	Winner
2014	Malaysia Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Xu Chen Ma Jin	11–21, 21–17, 13–21	Runner-up
2014	India Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na	21–16, 18–21, 21–18	Winner
2014	Indonesia Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Xu Chen Ma Jin	18–21, 21–16, 21–14	Winner
2015	India Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Liu Cheng Bao Yixin	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2015	Japan Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	17–21, 21–18, 23–21	Winner
2015	China Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	19–21, 21–17, 19–21	Runner-up
2016	All England Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto	12–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2016	Denmark Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen	21–16, 22–20	Winner
2017	China Open	Mathias Christiansen	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	15–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2017	Hong Kong Open	Mathias Christiansen	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	15–21, 13–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	London Grand Prix Gold	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Line Damkjær Kruse Marie Røpke	12–21, 21–17, 21–15	Winner
2015	Malaysia Masters	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao	21–14, 21–14	Winner
2015	German Open	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Della Destiara Haris Rosyita Eka Putri Sari	21–18, 17–21, 21–9	Winner
2017	Syed Modi International	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Ashwini Ponnappa N. Sikki Reddy	21–16, 21–18	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Dutch Open	Rasmus Bonde Nissen	Hendri Saputra Li Yujia	21–16, 21–14	Winner
2008	Bitburger Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta	21–8, 17–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2008	Dutch Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Fran Kurniawan Shendy Puspa Irawati	21–17, 21–9	Winner
2011	Swiss Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Nathan Robertson Jenny Wallwork	23–21, 21–14	Winner
2013	Swiss Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Zhang Nan Tang Jinhua	22–20, 21–19	Winner
2015	Malaysia Masters	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto	21–18, 21–18	Winner
2015	German Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Mads Pieler Kolding Kamilla Rytter Juhl	18–21, 17–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Czech International	Line Reimers	Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	2–15, 1–15	Runner-up
2006	Czech International	Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen	Sarah Bok Rachel Howard	17–21, 21–13, 22–20	Winner
2007	Swedish International	Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen	Guo Xin Cai Jiani	13–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2007	Finnish International	Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen	Rachel van Cutsen Paulien van Dooremalen	19–21, 21–10, 21–11	Winner
2007	Polish Open	Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen	Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	17–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2007	Czech International	Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen	Elena Shimko Tatjana Bibik	21–11, 22–20	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Finnish International	Rasmus Bonde	Jonas Rasmussen Britta Andersen	11–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2006	Portugal International	Rasmus Bonde	Rasmus Mangor Andersen Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen	13–21, 21–14, 18–21	Runner-up
2006	Czech International	Rasmus Bonde	Robin Middleton Liza Parker	16–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2007	Swedish International	Rasmus Bonde	Jacob Chemnitz Julie Houmann	21–12, 21–8	Winner
2007	Portugal International	Rasmus Bonde	Mikkel Delbo Larsen Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen	21–12, 21–6	Winner
2007	Czech International	Rasmus Bonde	Anton Nazarenko Elena Chernyavskaya	21–19, 21–12	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series/European Circuit tournament