Mia Blichfeldt
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 26)
Solrød Strand, Denmark
ResidenceSolrød Strand, Denmark
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Years active2013
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record246 wins, 129 losses
Highest ranking11 (3 September 2019)
Current ranking18 (2 January 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Women's singles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Huelva Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Madrid Women's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Basel Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kazan Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kazan Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Liévin Women's team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lubin Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lubin Mixed team
BWF profile

Mia Blichfeldt (born 19 August 1997) is a Danish badminton player.[1][2] She won the gold medals at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' singles event,[3] and later at the 2019 Minsk European Games in the women's singles event.[4]

Career summary

Blichfeldt at the 2018 Dutch Open

Blichfeldt started to play badminton in Solrød Strand badmintonclub at the age of nine, and began playing competitively at the age of eleven. She made her international debut in 2013, representing her country at the 2013, 2014, 2015 World Junior Championships, and 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. She won the gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' singles event, also helping her team take the bronze.[5]

At the age of sixteen, she claimed her first international title at the 2013 Norwegian International, beating top seed Olga Golovanova of Russia in the final.[6] In 2014, she won the Danish National Championships.

In 2017, she reached the final of the Scottish Open, but lost in the final to host player Kirsty Gilmour with a score of 21–23, 12–21.

In 2018, Blichfeldt reached the semi-finals of the European Championships, but was stopped by the host player and 2016 Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marín, thus having to settle for a bronze medal. At the same year, she won her first Super 100 title at the Dutch Open, when she defeated Qi Xuefei with a score of 21–16, 21–18.

In 2019, Blichfeldt won the Spain Masters, a Super 300 tournament, by beating compatriot Line Kjærsfeldt with a score of 21–14, 21–14 in the final. She clinched the gold at the 2019 Minsk European Games, defeating Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour with a score of 21–16, 21–17. At the 2019 BWF World Championships, she made her first-ever World Championship quarterfinal by beating eighth seed Saina Nehwal in the Round of 16.[7] However, she lost in the quarterfinals to the Chinese fourth seed and eventual bronze medallist Chen Yufei.[8]

In 2020, Blichfeldt along with the Denmark team won the 2020 European Women's Team Championships.[9]

In 2021, Blichfeldt competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she was seeded thirteenth. She topped her group in the Group Stage, beating Bulgaria's Linda Zetchiri and Australia's Chen Hsuan-yu, to make the Round of 16. However, she lost in the Round of 16 to the then reigning World Champion and eventual bronze medallist P. V. Sindhu of India. [10]

Achievements

European Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus United Kingdom Kirsty Gilmour 21–16, 21–17 Gold Gold
2023 Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland Spain Carolina Marín 15–21, 14–21 Silver Silver

European Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Spain Carolina Marín 17–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain Scotland Kirsty Gilmour 19–21, 21–19, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland Denmark Julie Dawall Jakobsen 21–14, 21–10 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[12]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Orléans Masters Super 100 Japan Shiori Sato 18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Spain Masters Super 300 Japan Minatsu Mitani 21–9, 21–23, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Dutch Open Super 100 China Qi Xuefei 21–16, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Spain Masters Super 300 Denmark Line Kjærsfeldt 21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Swiss Open Super 300 Thailand Pornpawee Chochuwong 16–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

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

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Scottish Open Scotland Kirsty Gilmour 21–23, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Norwegian International Russia Olga Golovanova 19–21, 21–16, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Norwegian International Lithuania Akvile Stapusaityte 21–18, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Slovenia International Ukraine Marija Ulitina 21–17, 17–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Portugal International England Chloe Birch 21–12, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Swedish International Denmark Sofie Holmboe Dahl 21–19, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Spanish International Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya 21–12, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Denmark International Japan Natsuki Oie 21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Career overview

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 6 November 2022.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Players: Mia Blichfeldt". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Mia Blichfeldt Full Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Blichfeldt vinder tredje danske guld ved European Games" (in Danish). TV 2 Sport. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  5. ^ Arndal, Peter (15 June 2017). "Badmintonspiller Mia Blichfeldt har Girlpower" (in Danish). Kvindesport.dk. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  6. ^ Røsler, Manuel (18 November 2013). "Marathon man Kasper Lehikoinen". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  7. ^ "BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal misses 9th successive quarters berth after defeat to Mia Blichfeldt". India Today. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  8. ^ "China's Chen Yufei reaches women's semifinals at badminton worlds". China Internet Information Center. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  9. ^ Rasmussen, Claus (16 February 2020). "Dansk EM-guld nummer 13 og 14" (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  10. ^ "PV Sindhu beats Mia Blichfeldt to move into Tokyo Olympics badminton quarter-finals". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  11. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  12. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Mia Blichfeldt Head To Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

External links

European Games badminton women's singles champions
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