Peter Steffensen
{{short description|Danish badminton player}}
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| birth_name = Peter Buur Steffensen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|12|4}}
| birth_place = West Jutland, Denmark
| residence = Copenhagen, Denmark
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| handedness = Left
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| event = Doubles
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| highest_ranking = 10 (XD, 2006)
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| bwfbadminton_id = 50385
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Peter Buur Steffensen (born 4 December 1979) is a retired Danish badminton player.{{cite web|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/50385/peter-buur-steffensen|title=Profile:Peter BUUR STEFFENSEN|website=bwfbadminton.com|access-date=18 September 2020}}
Career
Steffensen was born and raised in a town in western Jutland near Herning. He has lived in Copenhagen since 2001 and has a professional academic background in Pedagogy. As a player, Peter was playing professionally from 2001 to 2009 on the Danish National Badminton Team, where he played doubles alongside Jonas Rasmussen, Mathias Boe and Thomas Laybourn winning several international titles in Europe in Sweden, Greece and the Netherlands. He won two Danish youth titles in 2001, including the Croatia International. In 2002 he won at the Iceland International and the 2003 Dutch International. In 2005 he represented Denmark at the IBF World Championships in the United States. In 2006 he was successful at the International in Italy, Bulgaria and Finland, managing to position itself as number 10 in the world. In 2008 he won at the Swedish International in Stockholm. He currently serves as a Coach for several of the Danish Badminton clubs, having training experience at Lillerød and KBK Copenhagen, where he served as the Senior Head Coach for the first division.{{cite web|url=http://www.grevebadminton.dk/alle-nyheder/gsb-udvider-traenerteamet-for-senior-og-ungsenior/|title=GSB udvider trænerteamet for senior- og ungsenior…|language=da|website=www.grevebadminton.dk|date=8 June 2020|access-date=19 September 2020}}
Achievements
= IBF Grand Prix =
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2004 | align="left" | Dutch Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Thomas Laybourn | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Gunawan | align="left" | 8–15, 7–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2004 | align="left" | Dutch Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lena Frier Kristiansen | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Thomas Laybourn | align="left" | 11–15, 7–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
= IBF International =
Men's doubles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2008 | align="left" | Swedish International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Andersen | align="left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Mawet | align="left" | 21–12, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2006 | align="left" | Bulgarian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Andersen | align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Andrej Ashmarin | align="left" | 21–12, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2006 | align="left" | Finnish Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Jonas Rasmussen | align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Joakim Andersson | align="left" | 21–9, 21–10 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2002 | align="left" | Iceland International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Dennis Jensen | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Bo Rafn | align="left" | Walkover | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2000 | align="left" | Slovenian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Kristian Langbak | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mathias Boe | align="left" | Walkover | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2008 | align="left" | Swedish International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Julie Houmann | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mads Pieler Kolding | align="left" | 21–8, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2006 | align="left" | Italian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mette Schjoldager | align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Vitalij Durkin | align="left" | 22–20, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2003 | align="left" | Dutch International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Helle Nielsen | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Jonas Glyager Jensen | align="left" | 11–9, 11–6 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2002 | align="left" | Iceland International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Karina Sørensen | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Dennis Jensen | align="left" | Walkover | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2001 | align="left" | Austrian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lene Mørk | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mathias Boe | align="left" | 2–15, 5–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2001 | align="left" | French Open International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lene Mørk | align="left" | {{flagicon|NLD}} Chris Bruil | align="left" | 0–7, 2–7, 1–7 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2001 | align="left" | Croatian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lene Mørk | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Kristian Langbak | align="left" | 15–10, 15–10 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1999 | align="left" | Scottish International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lene Mørk | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Kristian Langbak | align="left" | 9–15, 15–10, 9–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1998 | align="left" | Hungarian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lene Mørk | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Bruun | align="left" | 11–15, 3–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
:{{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament
:{{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF/IBF International Series tournament
:{{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament