Mette Sørensen

Mette Sørensen (born 28 May 1975) is a retired female Danish badminton player.^[1] While competing in 2000 Olympics, she lost in the third round to 4th seeded Ye Zhaoying of China.^[2] She married Dutch born Danish badminton player Quinten van Dalm^[3]

Mette Sørensen
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1975-05-28) 28 May 1975 (age 47) Northern Jutland, Denmark
Residence	Brønderslev, Denmark
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Handedness	Right
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 1999 Copenhagen Women's singles Sudirman Cup 2001 Seville Mixed team 1997 Glasgow Mixed team Uber Cup 2000 Kualalumpur Women's team 1998 Hongkong Women's team European Championships 2000 Glasgow Women's singles 1998 Sofia Women's singles European Mixed Team Championships 2000 Glasgow Mixed team 1998 Sofia Mixed team European Junior Championships 1993 Sofia Girls' doubles 1993 Sofia Mixed team 1993 Sofia Girls' singles
BWF profile

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Dai Yun	8–11, 12–13	Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Camilla Martin	7–11, 11–12	Bronze
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Marina Andrievskaya	7–11, 4–11	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria	Marina Andrievskaja	11–7, 11–3	Gold

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria	Rikke Olsen	Lone Sørensen   Sara Runesten	15–10, 15–5	Gold

IBF Grand Prix

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	U.S. Open	Ra Kyung-min	8–6, 4–7, 3–7	Runner-up
1998	Indonesia Open	Mia Audina	0–11, 6–11	Runner-up
1997	Russian Open	Mette Pedersen	3–11, 2–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Swiss Open	Rikke Olsen	Ann Jørgensen   Majken Vange	15–2, 15–0	Winner

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Hamburg Cup	Anne Søndergaard	11–6, 3–11, 5–11	Runner-up
1995	Czech International	Elena Rybkina	12–10, 7–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1995	Malmö International	Michelle Rasmussen	11–4, 11–3	Winner
1994	Czech International	Irina Serova	8–11, 1–11	Runner-up
1993	Czech International	Irina Yakusheva	8–11, 11–7, 11–0	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Malmö International	Michelle Rasmussen	Maria Bengtsson   Margit Borg	9–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1994	Czech International	Lone Sørensen	Neli Boteva   Diana Koleva	17–14, 15–11	Winner
1994	Polish International	Lone Sørensen	Eny Oktavianti   Nonong Denis Zanati	15–11, 15–8	Winner

References

1. "Mette SØRENSEN – Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
2. Ritzau, ed. (18 September 2000). "Kineser sendte Mette Sørensen ud". www.bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 June 2020.
3. Henning, Hansen (4 August 2004). "Guld på hjemmefronten". nordjyske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 24 June 2020.

External links

Mette Sørensen at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com