Mia Blichfeldt
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| Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1997 Solrød Strand, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Solrød Strand, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 193 wins, 91 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 11 (3 September 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 18 (17 March 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 started to playing 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 helps the team took the bronze.[5]
At the age of sixteen, she claimed her first international title at the 2013 Norwegian International beating top seeded Olga Golovanova of Russia in the final.[6] In 2014, she won the Danish national championship.
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 her steps were stopped by the host player who was also a 2016 Rio Olympic gold medalist Carolina Marin and had to settle for a bronze medal. At the same year, she won her first Super 100 title at Dutch Open when she defeated Chinese player Qi Xuefei with a score of 21–16, 21–18.
In 2019, Blichfeldt won the Spain Masters a Super 300 level tournament, by beating Line Kjærsfeldt with a score of 21–14, 21–14 in the final. She clinched the gold at the 2019 Minsk European Games defeated Kirsty Gilmour of Great Britain with a score of 21–16, 21–17.
In 2020 she along with the Denmark team won the 2020 European Women's Team Championships.[7]
Achievements[]
European Games[]
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus |  Kirsty Gilmour
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21–16, 21–17 |  Gold
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European Championships[]
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Palacio de Deportes de Huelva, Huelva, Spain |  Carolina Marín
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17–21, 16–21 |  Bronze
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European Junior Championships[]
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland |  Julie Dawall Jakobsen
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21–14, 21–10 | Gold
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BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)[]
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 |  Shiori Sato
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18–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2018 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Minatsu Mitani
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21–9, 21–23, 8–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Dutch Open | Super 100 |  Qi Xuefei
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21–16, 21–18 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Line Kjærsfeldt
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21–14, 21–14 | Winner
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BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)[]
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Scottish Open |  Kirsty Gilmour
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21–23, 12–21 | Runner-up
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- 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 |
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| 2013 | Norwegian International |  Olga Golovanova
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19–21, 21–16, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2014 | Norwegian International |  Akvile Stapusaityte
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21–18, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2015 | Slovenia International |  Marija Ulitina
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21–17, 17–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Portugal International |  Chloe Birch
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21–12, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2017 | Swedish International | Sofie Holmboe Dahl
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21–19, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2017 | Spanish International | Evgeniya Kosetskaya
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21–12, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2019 | Denmark International | Natsuki Oie
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21–18, 21–18 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Career overview[]
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References[]
- ^ "Players: Mia Blichfeldt". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Mia Blichfeldt Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Blichfeldt vinder tredje danske guld ved European Games" (in Danish). TV 2 Sport. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ Arndal, Peter (15 June 2017). "Badmintonspiller Mia Blichfeldt har Girlpower". kvindesport.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ Røsler, Manuel (18 November 2013). "Marathon man Kasper Lehikoinen". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ Rasmussen, Claus (16 February 2020). "Dansk EM-guld nummer 13 og 14". sn.dk (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links[]
- Mia Blichfeldt at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Solrød Municipality
- Danish female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
- European Games gold medalists for Denmark
- European Games medalists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Denmark