Tine Baun

Tine Baun
Tine Baun in 2013
Personal information
Birth name	Tine Rasmussen
Country	Denmark
Born	(1979-07-21) 21 July 1979 (age 42) Hørsholm, Denmark
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Career record	331 Win, 166 Loss
Highest ranking	1 (6 November 2008)
Current ranking	Retired (in 2013[1])
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 2010 Paris Women's singles Sudirman Cup 2011 Qingdao Mixed team 2005 Beijing Mixed team European Championships 2010 Manchester Women's singles 2012 Karlskrona Women's singles 2008 Herning Women's singles European Women's Team Championships 2010 Warsaw Women's team 2008 Almere Women's team 2012 Amsterdam Women's team European Junior Championships 1997 Nymburk Mixed team 1997 Nymburk Girls' singles
BWF profile

Tine Baun (née Rasmussen; born 21 July 1979) is a former badminton player from Denmark. Most notably, she won the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships women's singles title three times in 2008, 2010, and 2013 – the last of these being her final tournament before retirement.

Career summary[]

Baun started playing badminton since she was 7 years old. She played at Lynge, a small club in North Zealand, Denmark. She said she really liked traveling around the world and learning other cultures through sports.

Baun made her international debut in 1996 at the Denmark Open, and since finishing her last education in 1999, she started playing full time in badminton.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Baun was eliminated by Petya Nedelcheva of Bulgaria players in round 32

As for Baun's record in the BWF Super Series, she won the 2007 Japan Open, beating all Chinese-born players from the first match, including the 1st seed, Zhang Ning of China, in the quarterfinal. She also won the 2008 Singapore Super Series, beating Zhou Mi of Hongkong in the final.

She won the silver medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships after losing from Xu Huaiwen of (Germany) in the final with rubber set.^[2]

Baun also played at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing as the 6th seed. She beat Akvile Stapusaityte from Lithuania in the round of 32, but again had to "go home" early, losing to Maria Kristin Yulianti of Indonesia 21–18, 19–21, 14–21 in the round of 16.

Baun had claimed three titles in 2009, the Malaysia Open by beating the 1st seeded, Zhou Mi of Hongkong in the final, Korea Open by beating Pi Hongyan of France and Denmark Open by beating the 1st seeded, Wang Yihan of China. She played in 2009 All England Super Series as the first seed. She reached the final by beating two youngsters in the quarterfinal and semi-final, but failed to retain her title after losing to another youngster from China, Wang Yihan, in rubber set, 19–21, 23–21, 11–21.

Baun won the gold medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships after beating Juliane Schenk of (Germany) in the final. In the 2012 European Badminton Championships, she defended her title against the same opponent.

in 2010 she won a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships held in Paris, France after in the semi-finals she lost to Wang Lin of China with score 11–21, 8–21.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she reached the quarter finals, losing to Saina Nehwal of India 2–0.^[3]

After progressing no further than the quarter finals in any Super Series tournament of 2012 and 2013, she ended her career high by winning the prestigious All England Open against 18-year-old Ratchanok Inthanon of Thailand. It was her third All England title and fourth time reaching the final.

After retiring, she joined the Europe All Stars Team to participate in the Axiata Cup 2013. In the preliminary round, she was defeated by Ratchanok Inthanon from Thailand in three sets, 21–9, 13–21, 12–21.

In August 2013, Baun played at the Indian Badminton League for the Mumbai Masters team, earning a reported salary of $30,000.

Personal life[]

Rasmussen married Martin Baun, her physiotherapist, in May 2010.^[4]

Achievements[]

BWF World Championships[]

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France	Wang Lin	11–21, 8–21	Bronze

European Championships[]

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden	Juliane Schenk	21–19, 16–21, 21–19	Gold
2010	Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England	Juliane Schenk	21–19, 14–21, 21–18	Gold
2008	Messecenter Herning, Herning, Denmark	Xu Huaiwen	21–12, 12–21, 17–21	Silver

European Junior Championships[]

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Nymburk, Czech Republic	Judith Meulendijks	11–6, 9–12, 6–11	Silver

BWF Superseries[]

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels, the Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, introduced in 2011, with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year's end.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	All England Open	Ratchanok Intanon	21–14, 16–21, 21–10	Winner
2011	Hong Kong Open	Wang Xin	17–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2011	Singapore Open	Wang Xin	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2010	All England Open	Wang Yihan	21–14, 18–21, 21–19	Winner
2009	Denmark Open	Wang Yihan	21–14, 19–21, 21–14	Winner
2009	Korea Open	Pi Hongyan	21–19, 21–19	Winner
2009	Malaysia Open	Zhou Mi	21–17, 15–21, 21–16	Winner
2009	All England Open	Wang Yihan	19–21, 23–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2008	Singapore Open	Zhou Mi	21–19, 21–17	Winner
2008	All England Open	Lu Lan	21–11, 18–21, 22–20	Winner
2008	Malaysia Open	Zhu Lin	18–21, 21–19, 21–18	Winner
2007	Japan Open	Xie Xingfang	21–15, 21–17	Winner

  Superseries tournament

  Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Grand Prix[]

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	China Masters	Wang Xin	19–21, 9–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

IBF International[]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Swedish International Stockholm	Petra Overzier	21–18, 21–16	Winner
2005	Italian International	Anu Nieminen	11–4, 11–5	Winner
2004	Swedish International Stockholm	Xu Huaiwen	11–7, 4–11, 11–6	Winner
2003	Irish Open	Kelly Morgan	11–9, 11–5	Winner
2003	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Jeanine Cicognini	11–3, 11–3	Winner
2003	Norwegian International	Petya Nedelcheva	11–7, 11–5	Winner
2002	Scottish International		9–11, 11–8, 3–11	Runner-up
2002	Norwegian International	Petya Nedelcheva	3–11, 13–12, 11–8	Winner
2001	French International	Brenda Beenhakker	2–7, 6–8, 7–5, 1–7	Runner-up
1997	BMW Open International		12–9, 11–9	Winner

Record against selected opponents[]

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.^[5]

Career overview[]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Tine Baun at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com