Niclas Nøhr

Niclas Nøhr (born 2 August 1991) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles play.^[1] He started playing badminton at Møn badminton club. In 2012, he joined Denmark national badminton team, and in 2015, he won a gold medal at the European Games with his mixed doubles partner Sara Thygesen.^[1][2]

Niclas Nøhr
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1991-08-02) 2 August 1991 (age 32) Møn, Denmark
Residence	Jersie, Denmark
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Years active	2010–2022
Retired	19 April 2022
Handedness	Left
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	32 (MD with Kasper Antonsen 22 September 2016) 16 (XD with Sara Thygesen 13 September 2018)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark European Games 2015 Baku Mixed doubles European Championships 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team 2021 Vantaa Mixed team European Junior Championships 2009 Milan Mixed team 2009 Milan Boys' doubles
BWF profile

After one year of a knee operation, he returned to the court. He said; "I'm just happy that my family, friends, and especially my girlfriend has supported me in such a hard time."^[3]

Nøhr announced his retirement from international tournaments through his Instagram account on 19 April 2022. He later started a new journey as a coach at the Hvidovre club, and also joining Australia coaching team in preparation for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.^[4][5]

Achievements

European Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan	Sara Thygesen	Gaëtan Mittelheisser   Audrey Fontaine	21–16, 21-16	Gold

European Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France	Sara Thygesen	Joachim Fischer Nielsen   Christinna Pedersen	21–19, 13–21, 17–21	Silver

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy	Steffen Rasmussen	Sylvain Grosjean   Sam Magee	23–25, 17–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[6] 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.^[7]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Spain Masters	Super 300	Sara Thygesen	Marcus Ellis   Lauren Smith	21–19, 21–17	Winner
2018	Orléans Masters	Super 100	Sara Thygesen	Peter Käsbauer   Olga Konon	21–19, 21–9	Winner
2018	German Open	Super 300	Sara Thygesen	Goh Soon Huat   Shevon Jemie Lai	14–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2021	Orléans Masters	Super 100	Amalie Magelund	Mathias Christiansen   Alexandra Bøje	13–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2021	Spain Masters	Super 300	Amalie Magelund	Rinov Rivaldy   Pitha Haningtyas Mentari	18–21, 15–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Scottish Open	Sara Thygesen	Robert Blair   Imogen Bankier	18–21, 14–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Cyprus International	Mads Pedersen	Didit Juang Indrianto   Seiko Wahyu Kusdianto	15–21, 21–15, 19–21	Runner-up
2011	Croatian International	Mads Pedersen	Kim Astrup   Rasmus Fladberg	21–18, 19–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2011	Cyprus International	Theis Christiansen	Nikolaj Nikolaenko   Nikolai Ukk	21–17, 21–13	Winner
2011	Portugal International	Mads Pedersen	Mats Bue   Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	28–26, 16–21, 21–17	Winner
2015	Polish International	Kasper Antonsen	Paweł Pietryja   Wojciech Szkudlarczyk	17–21, 21–8, 21–12	Winner
2015	Italian International	Kasper Antonsen	Mathias Christiansen   David Daugaard	24–22, 21–14	Winner
2015	Turkey International	Kasper Antonsen	Adam Cwalina   Przemysław Wacha	21–16, 21–15	Winner
2017	Hellas Open	Kasper Antonsen	Henri Aarnio   Iikka Heino	21–17, 21–12	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Cyprus International	Lena Grebak	Denis Grachev   Anastasia Chervyakova	21–13, 18–21, 21–12	Winner
2011	Cyprus International	Joan Christiansen	Nikolaj Nikolaenko   Anastasia Chervyakova	23–21, 21–18	Winner
2013	Croatian International	Rikke Søby Hansen	Frederik Colberg   Sara Thygesen	12–21, 21–12, 21–9	Winner
2014	Orléans International	Sara Thygesen	Robert Blair   Imogen Bankier	13–21, 21–19, 18–21	Runner-up
2014	Croatian International	Sara Thygesen	Mads Pedersen   Mai Surrow	21–15, 13–21 21–18	Winner
2014	Dutch International	Sara Thygesen	Robin Tabeling   Myke Halkema	21–10, 21–5	Winner
2014	Irish Open	Sara Thygesen	Peter Käsbauer   Isabel Herttrich	21–10, 21–18	Winner
2015	Italian International	Sara Thygesen	Matthew Nottingham   Emily Westwood	21–10, 17–21, 21–19	Winner
2016	Finnish International	Sara Thygesen	Mathias Christiansen   Lena Grebak	21–18, 21–23, 16–21	Runner-up
2021	Denmark Masters	Amalie Magelund	Jeppe Bay   Sara Lundgaard	15–21, 14–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Niclas Nohr". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
2. . Baku 2015. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. "Comeback kids Jacco Arends and Niclas Nøhr". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
4. Nøhr, Niclas [@niclas_noehr] (19 April 2022). "8 years at the Danish National centre, and the last practice has been done. Since 2010 i have travelled..." – via Instagram.
5. "Nathan Tang's family breaking tradition for Commonwealth Games debut". Badminton Oceania. 19 July 2022. from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
6. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). . Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
7. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

• Niclas Nøhr at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com