With 24 Grand Prix/Super Series titles, including the YONEX OPEN JAPAN in 1998 and also five European Single Champion titles, Denmark’s Peter Gade is one of the most successfull badminton players in the history of the sport.
He top the men’s world ranks from 1998 until 2001, succeeding his very first YONEX All England title in 1999. His devotion, gamesmanship and also down-to-earth mindset have actually made him a superb ambassador and also role model for numerous ambitious gamers.
Peter Høeg Gade (born December 14, 1976, in Aalborg, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional badminton gamer. He currently resides in Holte in Copenhagen. He has 2 youngsters with the former handball player Camilla Høeg.
Gade made his mark in badminton past history with his All England Open Badminton Championships singles title in 1999 and also his five European Championships crowns in the men’s occasion. He covered the positions from 1998 to 2001. With his 22 Grand-Prix titles, he has actually turneded into one of the sport’s most successful gamers. On June 22, 2006, he quickly regained the number one spot in the world rankings. This was achieved after gaining the Singapore Open and also getting to the quarter-final at the Malaysia Open.
With his defeat in the Quarter Finals of the 2012 French Open Gade retired from international competition.
Birth name: Peter Gade Christensen
Birthday: 14th of December 1976 in Aalborg
Residence: Holte (Copenhagen/DK)
Marital Status: two children: Nanna (born October 13th, 2004) and Alma (born October 10th, 2008)
Club: Gentofte BK
Hobby: Music, Wine, Football (Liverpool FC), cooking
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 73 kg
Languages:: Danish, English, German
Highest Worldranking: 1
2010 – European Champion (5th), Copenhagen Masters (10th)
2009 – Korea Open (4th)
2008 – Denmark Open (3th), French Open, Copenhagen Masters
2007 – Malaysia Open (2th), Copenhagen Masters
2006 – European Champion, Singapore Open, Copenhagen Masters
2005 – Korea Open, Copenhagen Masters
2004 – European Champion, Copenhagen Masters
2002 – US Open, Copenhagen Masters
2001 – Copenhagen Masters, Korea Open
2000 – Korea Open, Danish Open, Taiwan Open, European Champion, Copenhagen Masters
1999 – Ipoh Masters, Copenhagen Masters, All-England Open, Japan Open (2th), Word GP-Final
1998 – Japan Open, Swiss Open, Danish Open, Malaysian Open, European Ch.
1997 – German Open, Taiwan Open, Hong Kong Open
1995 – Scottish Open, European-Junior-Champion in MS and MD
1994 – World-Junior-Champion in MD
Medals at World Championships: 1 x Silver (2001) and 4 x Bronze (1999, 2005, 2010 and 2011)
European Champion in Men’s Singles: 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006 and 2010 (5)
Danish National Champion: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011 (10).
IBF World Badminton Player of the year 1998
Special Award of the DBF 2006
Kulturministeriets Idrætspris 2012
Peter Gade: Superstar
Peter Gade may be one of the most popular badminton player in the world. He got in sport’s History thanks to his All-England title in 1999 as well as his five Europeans crowns in the men’s single occasion. The Dane topped the worldranking throughout the years 1998 till 2001. As well as with his 24 Grand-Prix/Superseries titles, Peter Gade stays one of one of the most successful players of perpetuities, which is still really energetic in the International cir-cuit.
Yet Peter is not only a top player. He additionally has a unique dedication to advertise his sport and has actually been included with numerous tasks to create the sport amongst. As well as his fair-play spirit is a renowneded reality of the world.
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