Frederik Søgaard
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| Birth name | Frederik Søgaard Mortensen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 1997 Nyborg, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Ullerslev, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 13 (MD with Rasmus Kjær, 27 August 2024) 37 (MD with David Daugaard, 23 July 2019) 184 (XD with Alexandra Bøje, 18 February 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 16 (MD with Rasmus Kjær, 15 April 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Frederik Søgaard Mortensen (born 25 July 1997) is a Danish badminton player.[1] He was the bronze medalists in the 2024 and 2025 European Championships.[2][3] Søgaard was part of the Denmark winning team at the 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025 European Mixed Team, as well at the 2020 and 2024 European Men's Team Championships. In his junior, he was the silver medalist in the boys' doubles at the 2015 World Junior Championships and in the mixed doubles at the 2015 European Junior Championships and also won bronzes in the boys' doubles and the team events at the European Junior Championships.[4]
Achievements
European Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2024 | Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany |
 Rasmus Kjær
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Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft
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15–21, 16–21 |  Bronze
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[2] |
| 2025 | Forum, Horsens, Denmark | Rasmus Kjær
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 Éloi Adam Léo Rossi
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21–17, 14–21, 0–2 retired | Bronze
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[3][5] |
World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna, Lima, Peru |
Joel Eipe
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 He Jiting Zheng Siwei
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14–21, 16–21 |  Silver
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European Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland |
Mathias Bay-Smidt
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 Ben Lane Sean Vendy
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15–21, 21–19, 18–21 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland |
Sara Lundgaard
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 Max Weißkirchen Eva Janssens
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21–19, 12–21, 18–21 | Silver
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BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.[7]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Scottish Open | Super 100 | David Daugaard
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Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge
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21–23, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2023 | Canada Open | Super 500 | Rasmus Kjær
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Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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25–23, 16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Hylo Open | Super 300 | Rasmus Kjær
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Ben Lane Sean Vendy
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21–18, 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 5 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2014 | Finnish International | Mathias Bay-Smidt
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Kasper Antonsen Oliver Babic
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25–23, 15–21, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2016 | Slovenia International | Mathias Bay-Smidt
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 Joshua Magee Sam Magee
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9–21, 22–20, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Czech International | Mathias Bay-Smidt
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 Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han
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17–21, 22–20, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Portugal International | Mathias Bay-Smidt
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Lu Chen Ye Hong-wei
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21–23, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Belgian International | David Daugaard
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 Jacco Arends Ruben Jille
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21–11, 18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Hungarian International | David Daugaard
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 Miłosz Bochat Adam Cwalina
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15–21, 21–12, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2021 | Portugal International | Mads Pieler Kolding
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Emil Lauritzen Mads Vestergaard
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21–17, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2022 | Polish Open | Rasmus Kjær
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Su Ching-heng Ye Hong-wei
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21–16, 17–21, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2022 | Dutch International | Rasmus Kjær
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Alex Green Jonty Russ
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21–9, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2022 | Irish Open | Rasmus Kjær
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 Ayato Endo Yuta Takei
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18–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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[8] |
| 2022 | Welsh International | Rasmus Kjær
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Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft
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21–19, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2022 | Canadian International | Rasmus Kjær
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Mahiro Kaneko Hashiru Shimono
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21–17, 21–17 | Winner
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[9] |
| 2023 | Denmark Masters | Rasmus Kjær
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Lu Ming-che Tang Kai-wei
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21–5, 21–16 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Players: Frederik Søgaard". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b Petersen, Jacob Qvirin (14 April 2024). "Astrup og Skaarup vinder EM-guld" (in Danish). TV 2 Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Line Kjærsfeldt vinder EM-guld: Se alle danske medaljetagere". Sport.dk (in Danish). 14 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ Røsler, Manuel (17 November 2015). "Silver medal for Søgaard & Eipe". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Badminton (Euro) : Delrue perd son titre, Adam en finale" (in French). Courrier picard. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Fuchs, Thomas (19 November 2022). "Two title debuts in Dublin". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Rasmussen, Claus (11 December 2022). "Double victory in Canada" (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
External links
- Frederik Søgaard at BWFBadminton.com
- Frederik Søgaard at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)