Mads Vestergaard
{{short description|Danish badminton player}}
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| country = Denmark
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|3|11}}
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| event = Men's & Mixed doubles
| highest_ranking = 25 (MD with Daniel Lundgaard, 27 May 2025)
18 (XD with Christine Busch, 15 April 2025)
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| current_ranking = 27 (with Daniel Lundgaard)
23 (with Christine Busch)
| date_of_current_ranking = 3 June 2025
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{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}
{{MedalCountry | {{DEN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}
{{MedalBronze | 2025 Horsens | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalBronze | 2025 Horsens | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalCompetition | European Men's Team Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2024 Łódź | Men's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | European Mixed Team Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2025 Baku |Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | European Junior Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2020 Lahti | Boys' doubles }}
{{MedalGold | 2020 Lahti | Mixed team }}
{{MedalSilver | 2018 Tallinn | Mixed team }}
{{MedalBronze | 2018 Tallinn | Boys' doubles }}
{{MedalBronze | 2018 Tallinn | Mixed doubles }}
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Mads Vestergaard (born 11 March 2002) is a Danish badminton player who specialises in doubles play.{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/60507/mads-vestergaard|title=Mads Vestergaard - Overview|website=Badminton World Federation|access-date=25 November 2024}} He claimed two bronze medals at the 2025 European Championships in the mixed and men's doubles. Vestergaard was part of Danish winning team in the 2024 European Men's Team Championships and 2025 European Mixed Team Championships.
Vestergaard was the champion in the boys' doubles at the 2020 European Junior Championships. He also helps the Danish team to win the mixed team title at that competition.
Career
Vestergaard began playing badminton in Beder-Malling Idrætsforening, where his parents also played. At the age of 10, he moved with his family to Højbjerg, where he enrolled in a local badminton club.{{cite web|first=Amanda|last=Nygaard Frisk|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/jpaarhus/ECE13262581/badmintonspiller-er-aarets-talent/|title=Badmintonspiller er årets talent|newspaper=Jyllands-Posten|language=da|date=8 September 2021|access-date=25 November 2024}}
Vestergaard won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles and a silver medal in the women's team event at the 2018 European Junior Championships.{{Cite web |title=Young Danish Pair Makes a Mark - World Juniors |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2019/10/16/young-danish-pair-makes-a-mark-world-juniors/ |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=bwfbadminton.com}} Two years later in 2020 European junior championships, he won the gold medal with partner William Kryger Boe in boys' doubles and another gold in the team event.
Vestergaard and Busch won their first BWF 100 title at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters after defeating the Singaporean pair Jessica Tan and Terry Hee in a rubber set. Shortly after that, the four met again at the 2023 Guwahati Masters, and this time, Busch and Vestergaard had to accept defeat.{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=David |date=2023-10-22 |title='We made too many errors': Terry Hee, Jessica Tan lose in Abu Dhabi Masters badminton final |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/we-made-too-many-errors-terry-hee-jessica-tan-lose-in-abu-dhabi-masters-badminton-final |access-date=2024-06-01 |work=The Straits Times |issn=0585-3923}}{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=David |date=2023-12-10 |title=Singapore's Terry Hee and Jessica Tan overcome nightmare conditions to win Guwahati Masters title |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/singapore-s-terry-hee-and-jessica-tan-overcome-nightmare-conditions-to-win-guwahati-masters-title |access-date=2024-06-01 |work=The Straits Times |issn=0585-3923}}
Achievements
= European Championships =
Men's doubles
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! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2025 | align="left" | Forum, Horsens, Denmark | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Daniel Lundgaard | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Christo Popov | align="left" | 21–19, 18–21, 23–25 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze |
Mixed doubles
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! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2025 | align="left" | Forum, Horsens, Denmark | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Christine Busch | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Thom Gicquel | align="left" | 17–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze |
= European Junior Championships =
Boys' doubles
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! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mads Muurholm | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Fabien Delrue | align="left" | 14–21, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze |
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| align="center" | 2020 | align="left" | Pajulahti Sports Institute, Lahti, Finland | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} William Kryger Boe | align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Egor Kholkin | align="left" | 21–15, 22–20 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold |
Mixed doubles
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! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Christine Busch | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Fabien Delrue | align="left" | 19–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Beonze Bronze |
= BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up) =
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}} 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.{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}
Mixed doubles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | Abu Dhabi Masters | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Christine Busch | align="left" | {{flagicon|SGP}} Terry Hee | align="left" | 20–22, 21–17, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | Guwahati Masters | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Christine Busch | align="left" | {{flagicon|SGP}} Terry Hee | align="left" | 19–21, 11–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
= BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 6 runners-up) =
Men's doubles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Turkey International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mikkel Stoffersen | align="left" | {{flagicon|TUR}} Serdar Koca | align="left" | 21–19, 21–8 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Portugal International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Emil Lauritzen | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mads Pieler Kolding | align="left" | 17–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
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| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Lithuanian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Emil Lauritzen | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} Danylo Bosniuk | align="left" | 21–23, 21–12, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Hungarian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Emil Lauritzen | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Rory Easton | align="left" | 18–21, 21–13, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | Ukraine Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Emil Lauritzen | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Chia Wei Jie | align="left" | 21–19, 20–22, 21–23 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
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| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Polish Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Daniel Lundgaard | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chang Ko-chi | align="left" | 22–20, 16–21, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Mexican International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Daniel Lundgaard | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Bjarne Geiss | align="left" | 22–24, 21–19, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Belgian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Daniel Lundgaard | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Andreas Søndergaard | align="left" | 13–21, 24–26 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
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| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Scottish Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Daniel Lundgaard | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Andreas Søndergaard | align="left" | 21–15, 11–21, 21–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
Mixed doubles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Turkey International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Sofie Nyvang | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mikkel Stoffersen | align="left" | 17–21, 21–18, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
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| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Lithuanian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Clara Løber | align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Dmitriy Panarin | align="left" | 21–12, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Hungarian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Clara Løber | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Rory Easton | align="left" | 18–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
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| align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | Czech Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Christine Busch | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chiu Hsiang-chieh | align="left" | 21–12, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Estonian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Christine Busch | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Malik Bourakkadi | align="left" | 21–13, 21–10 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Polish Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Christine Busch | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Jesper Toft | align="left" | 21–15, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Denmark Masters | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Christine Busch | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} N. Sikki Reddy | align="left" | 16–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
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| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Nantes International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Christine Busch | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Tanisha Crasto | align="left" | 14–21, 21–14, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Scottish Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Christine Busch | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Jesper Toft | align="left" | 21–15, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament
= BWF Junior International (2 titles) =
Boys' doubles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2020 | align="left" | Slovenia Junior International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} William Kryger Boe | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Jakob Houe | align="left" | 21–18, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
Mixed doubles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2020 | align="left" | Slovenia Junior International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Clara Løber | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Marcus Rindshøj | align="left" | 21–11, 26–28, 21–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
: {{Color box|#AE9C45|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
: {{Color box|#C6D4E1|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
: {{Color box|#BDB8AD|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Series tournament
: {{Color box|#EBE7E0|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
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