Peter Gade

Peter Høeg Gade (born 14 December 1976 in Aalborg, Denmark)^[1][3] is a Danish former professional badminton player. He currently resides in Holte in Copenhagen. He has two children with the former handball player Camilla Høeg.

Peter Gade
Gade in August 2005
Personal information
Birth name	Peter Gade Christensen
Country	Denmark
Born	(1976-12-14) 14 December 1976 (age 48) Aalborg, Denmark[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Career record	517 Wins, 155 Losses
Highest ranking	1 (28 October 1997[2])
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 2001 Seville Men's singles 1999 Copenhagen Men's singles 2005 Anaheim Men's singles 2010 Paris Men's singles 2011 London Men's singles Sudirman Cup 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team 2011 Qingdao Mixed team 2001 Seville Mixed team 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team 2005 Beijing Mixed team Thomas Cup 2004 Jakarta Men's team 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team 1998 Hong Kong Men's team 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2012 Wuhan Men's team European Championships 1998 Sofia Men's singles 2000 Glasgow Men's singles 2004 Geneva Men's singles 2006 Den Bosch Men's singles 2010 Manchester Men's singles European Mixed Team Championships 1998 Sofia Mixed team 2000 Glasgow Mixed team 2004 Geneva Mixed team 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team 2009 Liverpool Mixed team European Men's Team Championships 2006 Thessalonica Men's team 2008 Almere Men's team 2010 Warsaw Men's team World Junior Championships 1994 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles European Junior Championships 1995 Nitra Boys' singles 1995 Nitra Boys' doubles 1995 Nitra Mixed team
BWF profile

Gade made his mark in badminton history through his All England Open Badminton Championships singles title in 1999 and his five European Championships crowns in the men's singles event. He topped the world rankings from 1998 to 2001. With his 22 Grand-Prix titles, he is one of the sport's most successful players. On 22 June 2006, he briefly recaptured the number one spot in the world rankings. This was achieved after winning the Singapore Open and reaching the quarter-final at the Malaysia Open.

With his defeat in the quarter-finals of the 2012 French Open, Gade retired from international competition.

Player attributes

His playing style is known for fast attacks, smooth footwork and constant pressure. His deception is particularly creative for a world badminton player, and he uses a widely recognised and highly successful "trademark shot" (the so-called "double action" of the racket sends the shuttle to the back of the court, while aiming to bring the player towards the net). With a plethora of deceptive shots, he has been known to win points from more outrageous attempts, such as the reverse forehand and backhand (using the opposite side of the racket head to the one anticipated, to make contact with the shuttlecock at a radically different angle).

Career highlights

International Tournament wins

Men's singles unless otherwise noted

• 1994—World-Junior-Champion in men's doubles (partner Peder Nissen)
• 1995—European-Junior-Championships
• 1996—Scottish Open
• 1997—German Open, Taiwan Open, Hong Kong Open
• 1998—Japan Open, Swiss Open, Danish Open, Malaysian Open, European Championships
• 1999—All England Open Badminton Championships, Ipoh Masters, Copenhagen Masters, Japan Open, World GrandPrix
• 2000—Korea Open, Danish Open, Taiwan Open, European Championships, Copenhagen Masters
• 2001—Copenhagen Masters, Korea Open
• 2002—European Championships, US Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2004—European Championships, Copenhagen Masters
• 2005—Korea Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2006—European Championships, Aviva Singapore Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2007—Malaysian Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2008—Denmark Open, French Open, Copenhagen Masters^[4]
• 2009—Korea Open
• 2010—European Championships, Copenhagen Masters

BWF Super Series

Legend
1	Winner
2	Runner-up
SF	Semi-finalist
QF	Quarter-finalist
R2	Last 16
R1	Last 32
Q	Qualification
DNP	Did not play

2011

Player	MAS	KOR	ENG	IND	SIN	INA	CHN	JPN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	SSMF	Points
Peter Gade	DNP	QF	QF	(2) Lost to Lee Chong Wei 12–21 21–15 15–21	SF	SF	SF	SF	SF		QF	QF	SF

2011 BWF Super Series – Men's Singles Standings

2010

Player	MAS (Jan)	KOR (Jan)	ENG (Mar)	SUI (Mar)	SIN (May)	INA (Jun)	CHN (Sept)	JPN (Sept)	DEN (Oct)	FRA (Nov)	CHN (Dec)	HKG (Dec)	Points
Peter Gade	(SF) Lost to Boonsak Ponsana 21–11 12–21 16–21	(2) Lost to Lee Chong Wei 12–21 11–21	(SF) Went down 17–21 14–21 against Lee Chong Wei	(SF) Went down 20–22 17–21 against Chen Long	(SF) Lost to Boonsak Ponsana 22–20 17–21 16–21	DNP	DNP	(SF) Went down 11–21 19–21 against Lin dan	Walkover in the first round	(SF) Lost to Joachim Persson 14–21 21–16 17–21	DNP	DNP (WITHDRAW)

2010 BWF Super Series – Men's Singles Standings

2009

Player	MAS	KOR	ENG	SUI	SIN	INA	CHN	JPN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	Points
Peter Gade	SF	1	QF						QF	SF	2	2	15,620

2009 BWF Super Series – Men's Singles Standings

2008

Player	MAS	KOR	ENG	SUI	SIN	INA	CHN	JPN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	Points
Peter Gade	DNP	SF	DNP	DNP	SF	R2	DNP	R1	1	1	R2	R2	45,240

2008 BWF Super Series – Men's Singles Standings

2007

Player	MAS	KOR	ENG	SUI	SIN	INA	CHN	JPN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	Points
Peter Gade	1	DNP	R1	SF	SF	QF	R2	QF	R2	QF	QF	QF	54,440

2007 BWF Super Series – Men's Singles Standings

Olympics

Gade represented Denmark in badminton singles in four Summer Olympics (2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012).

2000

He reached the semifinals in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he lost to eventual gold medalist Ji Xinpeng of China. In the bronze medal match, he lost to another Chinese player, Xia Xuanze.

2004^[5]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, he defeated Chien Yu-Hsiu of Chinese Taipei and Nikhil Kanetkar of India in the first two rounds. However, in the quarter-finals, Gade was defeated by the eventual champion, Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia 15–12, 15–12.

2008

Gade stated that one of his final career goals would be a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In an interview, he indicated that it might be one of his final big tournaments although not ruling out the possibility of continuing his career after the games.^[6] He was planning to retire after the Beijing Olympics and begin coaching badminton. Gade won his first match in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in round two after defeating Nabil Lasmari 21–6, 21–4. In the third round Gade faced Shoji Sato. Gade was nearly beaten after losing the first set 21–19 and Shoji Sato having 2 match points in the second with the score at 18–20. However, Gade won the set 22–20 and went on to win the third set 21–15. Gade lost in straight sets to the Chinese champion Lin Dan in the quarter-final.

2012

In the 2012 Summer Olympics he was defeated by Chen Long of China in the quarter-finals.

Other

• Danish National Champion: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011

Retirement

Gade beat two-time Olympic Champion Lin Dan in a farewell exhibition match at the Copenhagen Masters on 27 December 2012 in front of a sold-out crowd at Falconer Salen.^[7]

Achievements

Peter Gade at 2010 BWF World Championships

BWF World Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Wembley Arena, London, England	Lin Dan	24–22, 7–21, 15–21	Bronze
2010	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France	Chen Jin	21–19, 8–21, 11–21	Bronze
2005	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States	Lin Dan	9–15, 15–13, 11–15	Bronze
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain	Hendrawan	6–15, 16–17	Silver
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Fung Permadi	11–15, 15–1, 14–15	Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	21–14, 21–11	Gold
2006	Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Kenneth Jonassen	21–19, 21–18	Gold
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Kenneth Jonassen	15–9, 15–10	Gold
2000	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	15–5, 15–11	Gold
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Kenneth Jonassen	15–8, 15–4	Gold

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Peder Nissen	Eng Hian Andreas	15–10, 15–11	Gold

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Nitra, Slovakia	Mark Constable	15–9, 12–15, 15–8	Gold

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Nitra, Slovakia	Peder Nissen	Jonas Rasmussen Søren Hansen	15–6, 15–6	Gold

BWF Superseries (4 titles, 6 runners-up)

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: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, introduced in 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year's end.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Indonesia Open	Lee Chong Wei	11–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2011	India Open	Lee Chong Wei	12–21, 21–12, 15–21	Runner-up
2010	Superseries Finals	Lee Chong Wei	9–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2010	Korea Open	Lee Chong Wei	12–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2009	Hong Kong Open	Lee Chong Wei	13–21, 21–13, 16–21	Runner-up
2009	Korea Open	Lee Chong Wei	21–18, 10–21, 21–17	Winner
2008	Superseries Finals	Lee Chong Wei	8–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2008	French Open	Taufik Hidayat	16–21, 21–17, 21–7	Winner
2008	Denmark Open	Joachim Persson	21–18, 17–21, 21–14	Winner
2007	Malaysia Open	Bao Chunlai	21–15, 17–21, 21–14	Winner

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

IBF Grand Prix (17 titles, 8 runners-up)

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

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Singapore Open	Kenneth Jonassen	21–10, 21–14	Winner
2006	China Masters	Chen Jin	19–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2005	Swiss Open	Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	14–17, 10–15	Runner-up
2005	Korea Open	Kenneth Jonassen	7–15, 15–4, 15–5	Winner
2004	All England Open	Lin Dan	15–9, 5–15, 8–15	Runner-up
2002	U.S. Open	Peter Rasmussen	17–14, 15–17, 15–1	Winner
2001	Korea Open	Xiao Hui	15–7, 15–6	Winner
2000	Denmark Open	George Rimarcdi	15–11, 15–12	Winner
2000	Chinese Taipei Open	Wong Choong Hann	15–9, 15–5	Winner
2000	Korea Open	Rashid Sidek	15–3, 15–11	Winner
1999	Grand Prix Finals	Marleve Mainaky	15–11, 15–3	Winner
1999	Japan Open	Sun Jun	15–3, 15–10	Winner
1999	All England Open	Taufik Hidayat	15–11, 7–15, 15–10	Winner
1998	Grand Prix Finals	Sun Jun	11–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1998	Denmark Open	Dong Jiong	15–8, 17–14	Winner
1998	Singapore Open	Hendrawan	10–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1998	Malaysia Open	Jeffer Rosobin	15–5, 15–12	Winner
1998	Swiss Open	Sun Jun	15–12, 8–15, 15–11	Winner
1998	Japan Open	Luo Yigang	15–3, 15–11	Winner
1997	Hong Kong Open	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	7–15, 15–6, 15–4	Winner
1997	Denmark Open	Dong Jiong	17–15, 11–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1997	German Open	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	12–15, 15–12, 15–12	Winner
1997	U.S. Open	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	6–15, 15–7, 2–15	Runner-up
1997	Malaysia Open	Hermawan Susanto	11–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1997	Chinese Taipei Open	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	15–10, 18–15	Winner

IBF International (1 title)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Scottish Open	Ji Xinpeng	15–8, 15–10	Winner

Equipment

Rackets

• Yonex Voltric 80 PG (2012 Copenhagen Masters)
• Yonex Voltric Z-FORCE (2012 limited use)
• Yonex Voltric 80 (2011–2012)
• Yonex Arcsaber 10 PG (2010–2011)
• Yonex Arcsaber 10 (2008–2010)
• Yonex Armortec 700 new colour (2006–2008)
• Yonex Armortec 700 (2005–2006)
• Yonex Muscle Power 88 red (2004–2005)
• Yonex Muscle Power 77* (2001 limited use)
• Yonex Titanium 10 (1999 limited use)
• Yonex Isometric Slim 10 (1997–2004)
• Yonex Isometric 300 ( – 1997)

• bg 80 string

Honors

• Special Award of the DBF 2006.
• IBF World Badminton Player of the year 1998^[8]