Michael Søgaard

Michael Skals Søgaard (born 4 February 1969) is a badminton player from Denmark.^[1]

Michael Søgaard
Personal information
Birth name	Michael Skals Søgaard
Country	Denmark
Born	(1969-02-04) 4 February 1969 (age 56) Sønderborg, Syddanmark, Denmark
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Men's & mixed doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 1997 Glasgow Mixed doubles 1999 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 2001 Seville Mixed doubles World Cup 1994 Ho Chi Minh Men's doubles 1996 Jakarta Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team 1993 Birmingham Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team 1997 Glasgow Mixed team 2001 Seville Mixed team Thomas Cup 1996 Hong Kong Men's team 1998 Hong Kong Men's team 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team European Championships 1994 Den Bosch Mixed doubles 1996 Herning Mixed doubles 1998 Sofia Mixed doubles 2000 Glasgow Mixed doubles 1996 Herning Men's doubles 1998 Sofia Men's doubles 2002 Malmö Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1996 Herning Mixed team 1998 Sofia Mixed team 2000 Glasgow Mixed team 2002 Malmö Mixed team 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team European Junior Championships 1987 Warsaw Boys' doubles 1987 Warsaw Boys' singles
BWF profile

Career

Søgaard made his debut at the national team in 1992. Since then he has won many tournaments for Denmark. Played for the Kastrup-Magleby BK, he has won ten National Championships titles, three bronze medals at the World Championships, and won the mixed doubles title at the World Grand Prix Finals.^[2]

Summer Olympics

He played badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles. In men's doubles, Søgaard and his partner Henrik Svarrer were defeated in the round of 16 by Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky of Indonesia 15-10, 15-7. He also competed in mixed doubles with partner Rikke Olsen. They were defeated in quarterfinals by Chen Xingdong and Peng Xingyong of China 15-10, 6-15, 18-15.

He also competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles. In men's doubles, Søgaard and his partner Jim Laugesen were defeated in the round of 16 by Tony Gunawan and Candra Wijaya of Indonesia 15-9, 15-7. He also competed in mixed doubles with partner Rikke Olsen. They reached the semifinals and they were defeated by Zhang Jun and Gao Ling of China 10-15, 15-6, 17-16. They also lost the bronze medal match against Simon Archer and Joanne Goode of Great Britain 15-4, 12-15, 17-14.

Titles

Søgaard won the European Badminton Championships four consecutive times in mixed doubles. In 1994 with Catrine Bengtsson of Sweden, and in 1996, 1998 and 2000 with Rikke Olsen.

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland	Rikke Olsen	Liu Yong Ge Fei	10–15, 9–15	Bronze
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Rikke Olsen	Simon Archer Joanne Goode	5–15, 9–15	Bronze
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain	Rikke Olsen	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	7–15, 9–15	Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Thomas Lund	Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto	2–15, 10–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Rikke Olsen	Sandiarto Minarti Timur	6–15, 15–13, 8–15	Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark	Henrik Svarrer	Thomas Lund Jon Holst-Christensen	15–10, 12–15, 17–18	Silver
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Jon Holst-Christensen	Simon Archer Chris Hunt	8–15, 8–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Catrine Bengtsson	Christian Jakobsen Lotte Olsen	15–6, 15–9	Gold
1996	Herning Badminton Klub Herning, Denmark	Rikke Olsen	Simon Archer Julie Bradbury	18–16, 15–2	Gold
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Rikke Olsen	Michael Keck Erica van den Heuvel	15–7, 6–15, 15–11	Gold
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Rikke Olsen	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	15–7, 15–12	Gold
2002	Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden	Rikke Olsen	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	8–6, 2–7, 1–7, 5–7	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Hali Mery, Warsaw, Poland	Pontus Jäntti	5–15, 9–15	Silver

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Hali Mery, Warsaw, Poland	Jens Maibom	Frederik Lindqvist Thomas Olsen	17–15, 13–15, 15–8	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	All England Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin	11–15, 16–17	Runner-up
1997	Russian Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Jim Laugesen Thomas Stavngaard	15–9, 15–13	Winner
1997	Denmark Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	14–17, 15–8, 18–13	Winner
1998	Brunei Open	Denny Kantono	Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto	2–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1999	Swiss Open	Jim Laugesen	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	15–6, 12–15, 16–17	Runner-up
1999	Thailand Open	Jim Laugesen	Chen Qiqiu Yu Jinhao	11–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1999	Denmark Open	Jim Laugesen	Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske	13–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2000	German Open	Jim Laugesen	Michael Lamp Jonas Rasmussen	16–17, 15–10, 15–7	Winner
2000	Dutch Open	Jim Laugesen	Sigit Budiarto Halim Haryanto	11–15, 4–15	Runner-up
2001	Swiss Open	Jim Laugesen	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	4–7, 7–2, 1–7, 7–1, 7–3	Winner
2001	German Open	Jim Laugesen	Michael Lamp Jonas Rasmussen	7–1, 7–1, 3–7, 7–4	Winner
2001	Denmark Open	Jim Laugesen	Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske	5–7, 7–3, 8–6, 3–7, 1–7	Runner-up
2002	German Open	Jim Laugesen	Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	15–10, 9–15, 6–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Malaysia Open	Gillian Gowers	Paulus Firman S. Herawati	18–13, 15–13	Winner
1993	U.S. Open	Gillian Gowers	Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson	7–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1993	German Open	Gillian Gowers	Thomas Lund Erica van den Heuvel	4–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1994	Chinese Taipei Open	Gillian Gowers	Peter Axelsson Marlene Thomsen	18–14, 15–10	Winner
1994	Japan Open	Gillian Gowers	Jon Holst-Christensen Catrine Bengtsson	7–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1994	Korea Open	Gillian Gowers	Peter Axelsson Marlene Thomsen	15–12, 15–9	Winner
1994	China Open	Gillian Gowers	Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen	3–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1996	Chinese Taipei Open	Rikke Olsen	Liu Jianjun Sun Man	15–3, 7–15, 15–12	Winner
1996	Malaysia Open	Rikke Olsen	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	7–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1996	Russian Open	Rikke Olsen	Chen Xingdong Peng Xinyong	15–11, 12–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1996	Denmark Open	Rikke Olsen	Thomas Stavngaard Ann Jørgensen	15–5, 15–1	Winner
1996	China Open	Rikke Olsen	Chen Xingdong Peng Xinyong	10–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1996	Hong Kong Open	Rikke Olsen	Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen	15–8, 15–11	Winner
1996	World Grand Prix Finals	Rikke Olsen	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	15–10, 15–11	Winner
1997	German Open	Rikke Olsen	Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen	11–15, 15–12, 6–15	Runner-up
1997	Denmark Open	Rikke Olsen	Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen	6–15, 14–18	Runner-up
1997	Thailand Open	Rikke Olsen	Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen	15–5, 15–3	Winner
1998	All England Open	Rikke Olsen	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	2–15, 15–11, 5–15	Runner-up
1998	Swiss Open	Rikke Olsen	Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen	13–18, 15–8, 15–3	Winner
1998	Malaysia Open	Rikke Olsen	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	8–15, 18–15, 15–18	Runner-up
1998	Brunei Open	Rikke Olsen	Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen	13–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1998	Singapore Open	Rikke Olsen	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	10–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1998	Denmark Open	Rikke Olsen	Jon Holst-Christensen Ann Jørgensen	6–15, 14–15	Runner-up
1998	Indonesia Open	Rikke Olsen	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	15–10, 8–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1998	Hong Kong Open	Rikke Olsen	Simon Archer Joanne Goode	8–15, 15–7, 15–8	Winner
1999	Swiss Open	Rikke Olsen	Simon Archer Joanne Goode	5–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1999	Malaysia Open	Rikke Olsen	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	15–4, 15–7	Winner
1999	Thailand Open	Rikke Olsen	Liu Yong Ge Fei	12–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1999	Singapore Open	Rikke Olsen	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	4–15, 8–15	Runner-up
2000	Chinese Taipei Open	Rikke Olsen	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	15–5, 15–9	Winner
2000	Indonesia Open	Rikke Olsen	Simon Archer Joanne Goode	13–15, 15–11, 4–15	Runner-up
2000	Denmark Open	Rikke Olsen	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	15–10, 8–15, 15–10	Winner
2001	All England Open	Rikke Olsen	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	15–10, 8–15, 9–15	Runner-up
2001	Swiss Open	Rikke Olsen	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	4–7, 7–2, 5–7, 2–7	Runner-up
2001	Singapore Open	Rikke Olsen	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	2–7, 7–4, 5–7, 5–7	Runner-up
2001	China Open	Rikke Olsen	Liu Yong Chen Lin	7–4, 7–8, 7–8, 5–7	Runner-up
2001	German Open	Rikke Olsen	Michael Lamp Ann-Lou Jørgensen	7–1, 7–4, 7–1	Winner
2002	Korea Open	Rikke Olsen	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	1–7, 3–7, 5–7	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Norwegian International	Stellan Österberg	15–8, 18–17	Winner
1988	Polish International	Peter Axelsson	10–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1989	Norwegian International	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	15–18, 10–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Malta International	Martin Skovgaard	Hannes Fuchs Jürgen Koch	11–15, 15–4, 15–2	Winner
1992	Norwegian International	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Rikard Ronnblom Erik Soderberg	15–6, 15–7	Winner
1994	Copenhagen Masters	Henrik Svarrer	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	10–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1995	Nordic Championships	Henrik Svarrer	Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–9, 15–8	Winner
1995	Copenhagen Masters	Henrik Svarrer	Simon Archer Chris Hunt	15–7, 15–7	Winner
1997	Nordic Championships	Jon Holst-Christensen	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	walkover	Runner-up
2000	BMW International	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Henrik Andersson Fredrik Bergström	15–10, 15–8	Winner
2001	BMW International	Michael Lamp	Manuel Dubrulle Mihail Popov	7–3, 5–7, 7–4, 7–0	Winner
2003	Portugal International	Jim Laugesen	Mathias Boe Michael Lamp	15–7, 15–3	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Stockholm International	Charlotte Madsen	Jan-Eric Antonsson Charlotta Wihlborg	15–12, 10–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1995	Nordic Championships	Rikke Olsen	Christian Jakobsen Lotte Olsen	15–10, 15–2	Winner