Tommy Sørensen

Tommy Sørensen
Tommy Sørensen (middle) with gold medal
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1979-04-01) 1 April 1979 (age 45)
Handedness	Right
Doubles
Highest ranking	12 (in MD with Jesper Thomsen)[1]
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark World Senior Championships 2015 Helsingborg Mixed doubles 35+ 2019 Katowice Men's doubles 35+ 2019 Katowice Mixed doubles 35+
BWF profile

Tommy Sørensen (born 1 April 1979) is a Danish badminton player from Triton Aalborg Club.[2] Sørensen is a triple World Senior Champion, having won title in men's doubles and twice in mixed doubles events.

Sørensen started playing badminton at the age of 3 and won 2 youth titles in his teens. He was particularly successful in the year 2001 when he won titles in Scotland, Norway and Slovakia. He became World Senior Champion for the first time in 2015 by winning title in mixed doubles discipline.[3] In 2019 he became World Champion again in mixed doubles and men's doubles categories. He currently works as a Tail Inspector in Løgstrup in daily basis and trains in the badminton club Triton in Aalborg playing in 1st division badminton for the club.[4][5]

Achievements

World Senior Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Event	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Spodek, Katowice, Poland	Men's doubles 35+	Jesper Thomsen	Casper Lund Niels Christian Blittrup	21–18, 21–19	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Event	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Spodek, Katowice, Poland	Mixed doubles 35+	Lisbeth T. Haagensen	Atipong Kitjanon Molthila Kitjanon	21–11, 15–21, 21–15	Gold
2015	Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg, Sweden	Mixed doubles 35+	Lisbeth T. Haagensen	Thorsten Hukriede Michaela Hukriede	21–17, 21–12	Gold

IBF Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Dutch Open	Jesper Thomsen	Carsten Mogensen Rasmus Andersen	12–15, 11–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Dutch Open	Britta Andersen	Svetoslav Stoyanov Victoria Wright	15–8, 8–15, 8–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Bulgarian International	Thomas Røjkjær Jensen	Alexandr Shchepalkin Evgenij Isakov	12–15, 15–4, 15–10	Winner
2003	Czech International	Thomas Røjkjær Jensen	Manuel Dubrulle Mihail Popov	10–15, 3–15	Runner-up
2002	Polish International	Jesper Thomsen	Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak	7–1, 3–7, 3–7, 7–3, 3–7	Runner-up
2002	Scottish International	Jesper Thomsen	Jesper Christensen Jesper Larsen	6–15, 9–15	Runner-up
2001	Scottish International	Jesper Thomsen	Kyle Hunter Mike Beres	7–3, 7–0, 7–0	Winner
2001	Slovak International	Jesper Thomsen	Graeme Smith Graham Simpson	7–2, 7–2, 7–3	Winner
1999	Norwegian International	Thomas Røjkjær Jensen	Yim Bang-eun Kim Yong-hyun	4–15, 9–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Norwegian International	Karina Sørensen	Jörgen Olsson Frida Andreasson	2–7, 8–7, 7–5, ?, ?	Winner

References

1. Christine Schulz, Mette (17 August 2019). "Jesper gjorde det: Blev verdensmester i badminton". ugeavisen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
2. "Profile : Tommy SØRENSEN". bwfbadminton.com. BWF. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
3. Dabelsteen, Per (27 September 2015). "VM for veteraner:Verdensmester igen efter 18 års pause". badmintonbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
4. Linddahl, Marie (13 August 2019). "Fra halmester til verdensmester:Tommy har vundet VM i badminton". www.tvmidtvest.dk (in Danish). Event occurs at 19:09. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
5. Bagge, Henrik (13 August 2019). "Løgstrups halinspektør er verdensmester i badminton". fjendsfolkeblad.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 October 2020.