Anders Boesen

Anders Boesen
Personal information
Birth nameAnders Ploug Boesen
CountryDenmark
Born (1976-03-06) 6 March 1976 (age 48)
Copenhagen, Denmark[1]
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking3[2]
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Senior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Helsingborg Men's singles 35+
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Helsingborg Men's doubles 35+
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Guangzhou Men's team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Malmö Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Geneva Men's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Malmö Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Geneva Mixed team
BWF profile

Anders Ploug Boesen (born 6 March 1976) is a former professional badminton player from Denmark.[3] He has represented Denmark in international tournaments such as in World Championships, Sudirman Cup, Thomas Cup and European Championships.[1]

Anders Boesen completed his medical studies in 2006, and later finished his surgical training subspecialized in arthroscopic surgery and sports traumatology at Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Amager-Hvidovre, in 2017.[4] He now works as a sports doctor in F.C. Copenhagen together with his brother Morten Boesen who is also a Danish former badminton player.[5]

Achievements

World Senior Championships

Year Venue Event Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Helsingborg Arena,
Helsingborg, Sweden 		Men's singles 35+ – Russia Stanislav Pukhov 16–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2015 Helsingborg Arena,
Helsingborg, Sweden 		Men's doubles 35+ Denmark Andreas Borella United States Tony Gunawan
Indonesia Flandy Limpele 		10–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland Denmark Peter Gade 6–15, 2–15 Bronze Bronze
2002 Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden Denmark Peter Rasmussen 7–5, 5–7, 7–5, 4–7, 5–7 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2005 Thessaloniki World Grand Prix Denmark Niels Christian Kaldau 15–9, 13–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Dutch Open Denmark Kenneth Jonassen 6–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Swiss Open South Korea Lee Hyun-il 10–15, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 U.S Open Indonesia Ardy Wiranata 15–10, 1–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2005 Belgian International Germany Björn Joppien 15–3, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Hungarian International England Anthony Bush 15–9, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Czech International Denmark Thomas Søgaard 4–15, 14–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ^ a b "Player: Anders Boesen". www.mypad.net. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Badminton Olympic Team Send-off". badmintonottawa.com. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Anders BOESEN – Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. ^ Thomsen, Lars Nyholm. "Anders Ploug Boesen". www.hvidovrehospital.dk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Træningskamp flyttet!". www.fck.dk (in Danish). 11 July 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

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