Mathias Boe

Mathias Boe
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1980-07-11) 11 July 1980 (age 44)
Frederikssund, Denmark
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Spouse
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(m. 2023)​
Retired23 April 2020
HandednessLeft
Men's doubles
Highest ranking1 (with Carsten Mogensen 11 November 2010)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Men's doubles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Guangzhou Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kunshan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Wuhan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bangkok Men's team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Men's doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Karlskrona Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kolding Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Den Bosch Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Manchester Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Kazan Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Moscow Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Thessalonica Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Almere Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Warsaw Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Amsterdam Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Basel Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Liévin Men's team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Glasgow Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 1999 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Glasgow Mixed team
BWF profile

Mathias Boe (born 11 July 1980) is a Danish former badminton player. He was the gold medalist at the 2015 European Games, two time European champions winning in 2012 and 2017, and the silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] Boe was a part of the 2016 Thomas Cup winning team.[2][3]

Personal life

Boe was in an eleven year relationship with Indian actress Taapsee Pannu and was engaged to her for nine years before getting married.[4] Following a court marriage in December 2023,[5] Boe married Pannu on 23 March 2024 in a traditional wedding ceremony in Udaipur.[6][7]

Career

He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Championships in men's doubles with Carsten Mogensen.[8]

In 2010, Mogensen and Boe won the titles at the Denmark and French Opens and also the Superseries Final held in Taipei. One year later Mogensen and Boe won the All England Open.

With Mogensen, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles at the 2012 Olympics. He took the silver medal with Mogensen in the 2013 World Championships while losing to Muhammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the final.

Boe announced in February 2020, that the Thomas Cup or Olympic Games would be his last tournament, but in April 2020, he decided to retire as professional badminton player at the age of 39. He revealed that, mentally, he is lately simply too exhausted both in training and competition.[9]

He was the men's doubles coach for the India national badminton team. Post the defeat of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in the Quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics 2024, he announced his retirement from all roles related to Badminton.[10]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain Denmark Carsten Mogensen China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng 		16–21, 15–21 Silver

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China Denmark Carsten Mogensen Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		13–21, 21–23 Silver Silver
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark Carsten Mogensen South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong 		12–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

European Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Denmark Carsten Mogensen Russia Vladimir Ivanov
Russia Ivan Sozonov 		21–8, 21–13 Gold Gold

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events,
Den Bosch, Netherlands 		Denmark Carsten Mogensen Denmark Jens Eriksen
Denmark Martin Lundgaard Hansen 		15–21, 17–21 Silver Silver
2010 Manchester Evening News Arena,
Manchester, England 		Denmark Carsten Mogensen Denmark Lars Paaske
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen 		22–24, 20–22 Silver Silver
2012 Telenor Arena,
Karlskrona, Sweden 		Denmark Carsten Mogensen Germany Michael Fuchs
Germany Oliver Roth 		21–11, 21–11 Gold Gold
2014 Gymnastics Center,
Kazan, Russia 		Denmark Carsten Mogensen Russia Vladimir Ivanov
Russia Ivan Sozonov 		19–21, 21–18, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2017 Sydbank Arena,
Kolding, Denmark 		Denmark Carsten Mogensen Denmark Mads Conrad-Petersen
Denmark Mads Pieler Kolding 		21–16, 22–20 Gold Gold

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland Denmark Kasper Kiim Jensen Poland Przemysław Wacha
Poland Piotr Żołądek 		15–3, 15–8 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland Denmark Karina Sørensen Germany Sebastian Schmidt
Germany Anne Hönscheid 		15–5, 15–4 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[12]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Swiss Open Super 300 Denmark Carsten Mogensen Thailand Tinn Isriyanet
Thailand Kittisak Namdash 		21–15, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 All England Open Super 1000 Denmark Carsten Mogensen Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 		18–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Canada Open Super 100 Denmark Mads Conrad-Petersen Japan Hiroki Okamura
Japan Masayuki Onodera 		21–12, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Russian Open Super 100 Denmark Mads Conrad-Petersen Japan Keiichiro Matsui
Japan Yoshinori Takeuchi 		21–18, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 China Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae 		21–17, 17–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Korea Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae 		21–12, 24–22 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Swiss Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong 		14–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Denmark Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong 		22–20, 14–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 World Superseries Masters Finals Denmark Carsten Mogensen South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae 		15–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 All England Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Denmark Lars Paaske
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen 		23–21, 19–21, 24–26 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Denmark Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Indonesia Markis Kido
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		21–13, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 French Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Germany Ingo Kindervater
Germany Johannes Schottler 		21–15, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 World Superseries Finals Denmark Carsten Mogensen South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae 		21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Korea Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae 		6–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 All England Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong 		15–21, 21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 China Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong 		21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 World Superseries Finals Denmark Carsten Mogensen China Chai Biao
China Guo Zhendong 		25–23, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Indonesia Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae 		21–23, 21–19, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 China Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Lee Yong-dae 		21–15, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 World Superseries Finals Denmark Carsten Mogensen Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Kenichi Hayakawa 		21–17, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Korea Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Lee Yong-dae 		21–19, 13–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Korea Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen China Fu Haifeng
China Hong Wei 		21–12, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 India Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen China Liu Xiaolong
China Qiu Zihan 		17–21, 21–15, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 French Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Kenichi Hayakawa 		18–21, 21–9, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 All England Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen China Fu Haifeng
China Zhang Nan 		21–17, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Hong Kong Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong 		7–21, 21–18, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 French Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Thailand Bodin Isara
Thailand Nipitphon Phuangphuapet 		19–21, 21–18, 3–0 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 China Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 		18–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Hong Kong Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Japan Takeshi Kamura
Japan Keigo Sonoda 		19–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Singapore Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen 		21–13, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Indonesia Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen 		19–21, 21–19, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Korea Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 		21–19, 19–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 French Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Chinese Taipei Lee Jhe-huei
Chinese Taipei Lee Yang 		19–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 China Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 		19–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

Boe with his partner Carsten Mogensen at the 2014 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 German Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Denmark Jesper Larsen 		15–6, 17–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 U.S. Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen United States Howard Bach
United States Tony Gunawan 		5–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Singapore Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Indonesia Sigit Budiarto
Indonesia Candra Wijaya 		15–8, 8–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Chinese Taipei Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen United States Tony Gunawan
United States Halim Haryanto 		13–15, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Swiss Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Malaysia Chan Chong Ming
Malaysia Koo Kien Keat 		14–17, 15–8, 14–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Bulgaria Open Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen Denmark Anders Kristiansen
Denmark Simon Mollyhus 		18–21, 21–18, 25–23 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Denmark Open Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen Denmark Lars Paaske
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen 		21–18, 10–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Bitburger Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen England Robert Blair
England David Lindley 		21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Chinese Taipei Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen United States Tony Gunawan
Indonesia Candra Wijaya 		22–20, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Bitburger Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Germany Kristof Hopp
Germany Johannes Schottler 		21–11, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Bulgaria Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Indonesia Fran Kurniawan
Indonesia Rendra Wijaya 		25–23, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Bitburger Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Germany Ingo Kindervater
Germany Johannes Schottler 		21–16, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 London Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Indonesia Berry Angriawan
Indonesia Ricky Karanda Suwardi 		21–13, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 U.S. Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Thailand Maneepong Jongjit
Thailand Nipitphon Phuangphuapet 		17–21, 21–15, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Syed Modi International Denmark Carsten Mogensen Russia Vladimir Ivanov
Russia Ivan Sozonov 		21–9, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 U.S. Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi 		21–11, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Syed Modi International Denmark Carsten Mogensen Chinese Taipei Lu Ching-yao
Chinese Taipei Yang Po-han 		21–14, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 U.S. Open Denmark Majken Vange Canada William Milroy
Canada Denyse Julien 		7–2, 7–3, 7–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/European Circuit

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Romanian International Denmark Michael Jensen Austria Harald Koch
Austria Jürgen Koch 		15–4, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Slovenian International Denmark Michael Jensen Denmark Kristian Langbak
Denmark Peter Steffensen 		Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Dutch International Denmark Thomas Hovgaard Denmark Martin Delfs
Denmark Jonas Glyager Jensen 		15–4, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Austrian International Denmark Thomas Hovgaard Poland Michał Łogosz
Poland Robert Mateusiak 		13–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Portugal International Denmark Michael Lamp Denmark Jim Laugesen
Denmark Michael Søgaard 		7–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Spanish International Denmark Michael Lamp Russia Stanislav Pukhov
Russia Nikolai Zuyev 		15–4, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Spanish Open Denmark Carsten Mogensen England Richard Eidestedt
England Robin Middleton 		21–4, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Denmark Carsten Mogensen Germany Kristof Hopp
Germany Ingo Kindervater 		22–24, 21–12, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Italian International Denmark Carsten Mogensen Indonesia Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki
Indonesia Rian Sukmawan 		21–18, 16–21, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Spanish International Denmark Mads Conrad-Petersen Denmark Joel Eipe
Denmark Rasmus Kjær 		21–11, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Portugal International Denmark Karina Sørensen Ukraine Valeriy Strelcov
Ukraine Natalia Golovkina 		15–4, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Dutch International Denmark Karina Sørensen Netherlands Tijs Creemers
Netherlands Betty Krab 		15–8, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Romanian International Denmark Britta Andersen Denmark Michael Jensen
Denmark Lene Mørk 		15–7, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Czech International Denmark Britta Andersen Denmark Jonas Glyager Jensen
Denmark Lene Mørk 		16–17, 15–7, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Slovenian International Denmark Britta Andersen Scotland Russell Hogg
Scotland Kirsteen McEwan 		15–9, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Austrian International Denmark Britta Andersen Denmark Peter Steffensen
Denmark Lene Mørk 		15–2, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 BMW International Denmark Rikke Olsen England Nathan Robertson
England Gail Emms 		9–11, 11–3, 9–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series / European Circuit tournament

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