Christinna Pedersen

Christinna Pedersen
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	12 May 1986 Aalborg, Denmark
Handedness	Right
Mixed & women's doubles
Highest ranking	1 (in XD) 2 (in WD)
Current ranking	5 (in XD) 4 (in WD) (August 13, 2015)
Medal record Representing  Denmark Women's badminton Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's doubles 2012 London Mixed doubles BWF World Championships 2009 Hyderabad Mixed doubles 2013 Guangzhou Women's doubles 2014 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 2015 Jakarta Women's doubles European Championships 2012 Karlskrona Women's doubles 2014 Kazan Women's doubles 2014 Kazan Mixed doubles 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Women's doubles 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Mixed doubles European Women's Team Championships 2016 Kazan Women's team 2014 Basel Women's team 2010 Warsaw Women's team 2008 Almere Women's team 2012 Amsterdam Women's team
BWF profile

Christinna Pedersen (born May 12, 1986) is an internationally elite badminton player from Aalborg, Denmark.^[1]

Career

Pedersen is a right-handed doubles specialist who has gained the most success in mixed doubles. Pairing with Joachim Fischer Nielsen, she reached the semifinals of the 2009 Hyderabad World Championships and earned the bronze medal. They had less success at the following world championships, but have continued to achieve strong results on the BWF Super Series circuit. They have also won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2014 World Championships, on home soil in Copenhagen.^[2][3]

In women's doubles, Pedersen has paired with Kamilla Rytter Juhl, although both athletes focus on competing with their respective partners in mixed doubles. They won the silver medal at the 2015 World Championships, and a bronze medal in 2013 Guangzhou World Championship.

She won the silver medal in women doubles at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2016 Japan Open Super Series with Kamilla Rytter Juhl and the mixed doubles title at the 2016 Denmark Open Super Series Premier with Joachim Fischer Nielsen. She lives in Copenhagen, where she trains with the national team.

Achievements

Mixed Doubles with Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Year	Tournament	Venue	Round
2014
	2014 Indonesia Super Series Premier	Indonesia	Winner
	2014 European Badminton Championships	Kazan	Winner
	2014 India Super Series	India	Winner
	2014 Malaysia Super Series Premier	Malaysia	Runner-Up
2013
	2013 BWF Super Series Masters Finals	Malaysia	Winner
	2013 China Open Super Series Premier	China	Runner-up
	2013 Indonesia Super Series Premier	Indonesia	Runner-Up
	2013 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold	Basel	Winner
	2013 Malaysia Super Series	Malaysia	Winner
2012
	2012 BWF Super Series Masters Finals	Guangzhou	Winner
2011
	2011 Hong Kong Super Series	Hong Kong	Runner-Up
	2011 China Open Super Series Premier	China	Runner-Up
	2011 French Super Series	France	Winner
	2011 Denmark Super Series Premier	Denmark	Winner
	2011 Japan Super Series	Japan	Runner-Up
	2011 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold	Basel	Winner
2010
	2011 Hong Kong Super Series	Hong Kong	Winner
2009
	2009 Denmark Super Series	Denmark	Winner

Women's Doubles with Kamilla Rytter Juhl

Year	Tournament	Venue	Round
2016
	2016 Japan Super Series	Tokyo	Winner
	2016 Summer Olympics	Rio de Janeiro	Runner-Up
2015
	2015 BWF Super Series Masters Finals	Dubai	Runner-Up
	2015 Japan Super Series	Tokyo	Runner-Up
	2015 BWF World Championships	Jakarta	Runner-Up
2014
	2014 European Badminton Championships	Kazan	Winner
	2014 Singapore Super Series	Singapore	Runner-Up
2013
	2013 BWF Super Series Masters Finals	Malaysia	Winner
	2013 Denmark Super Series Premier	Denmark	Runner-Up
	2013 London Open Grand Prix Gold	London	Winner
	2013 Japan Super Series	Japan	Runner-Up
	2013 India Super Series	India	Runner-Up
2012
	2012 BWF Super Series Masters Finals	Guangzhou	Runner-Up
	2013 French Super Series	France	Runner-Up
	2012 European Badminton Championships	Karlskrona	Winner
	2012 Malaysia Super Series	Malaysia	Winner

References

1. "ClubPeople". Badmintondenmark.com.
2. "doubles mixed results - Badminton - London Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
3. "BWF - Li Ning BWF World Championships 2014 - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2016-02-25.