Mads Pieler Kolding (born 27 January 1988) is a Danish badminton player who specializes in doubles.[1] He won the gold medal at the 2016 European Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Mads Conrad-Petersen.[2] He was also a part of the Denmark national team who won the 2016 Thomas Cup.[3] Kolding announced his retirement from the international badminton on 4 November 2021.[4]

Mads Pieler Kolding
Kolding (left) with his doubles partner Mads Conrad-Petersen at 2019 Indonesia Open
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1988-01-27) 27 January 1988 (age 36)
Holbæk, Denmark
Height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Retired4 November 2021
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking4 (MD with Mads Conrad-Petersen 14 May 2018)
9 (XD with Kamilla Rytter Juhl 23 April 2015)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kunshan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Wuhan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Karlskrona Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Kazan Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Kazan Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kolding Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Huelva Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Basel Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kazan Men's team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Völklingen Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Völklingen Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Völklingen Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

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European Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gymnastics Center Kazan,
Kazan, Russia
  Mads Conrad-Petersen   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
13–21, 16–21   Silver
2016 Vendéspace,
La Roche-sur-Yon, France
  Mads Conrad-Petersen   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
14–21, 21–18, 21–13   Gold
2017 Sydbank Arena,
Kolding, Denmark
  Mads Conrad-Petersen   Mathias Boe
  Carsten Mogensen
16–21, 20–22   Silver
2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain
  Mads Conrad-Petersen   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
15–21, retired   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Telenor Arena,
Karlskrona, Sweden
  Julie Houmann   Robert Mateusiak
  Nadieżda Zięba
12–21, 22–24   Silver
2014 Gymnastics Center Kazan,
Kazan, Russia
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
24–22, 13–21, 18–21   Silver

European Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Hermann-Neuberger-Halle,
Völklingen, Germany
  Mads Conrad-Petersen   Chris Adcock
  Peter Mills
16–21, 15–21   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Hermann-Neuberger-Halle,
Völklingen, Germany
  Line Damkjær Kruse   Christian Larsen
  Joan Christiansen
13–21, 21–12, 17–21   Bronze

BWF Superseries (3 runners-up)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[5] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[6] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 India Open   Mads Conrad-Petersen   Chai Biao
  Hong Wei
18–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2015 French Open   Mads Conrad-Petersen   Lee Yong-dae
  Yoo Yeon-seong
14–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2017 Hong Kong Open   Mads Conrad-Petersen   Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
12–21, 18–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

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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.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Bitburger Open   Mads Conrad-Petersen   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
21–11, 21–16   Winner
2013 Scottish Open   Mads Conrad-Petersen   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Walkover   Winner
2015 German Open   Mads Conrad-Petersen   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
22–20, 21–19   Winner
2015 Bitburger Open   Mads Conrad-Petersen   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
21–18, 21–18   Winner
2017 German Open   Mads Conrad-Petersen   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
17–21, 13–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Dutch Open   Kamilla Rytter Juhl   Marcus Ellis
  Gabrielle White
21–15, 21–13   Winner
2015 German Open   Kamilla Rytter Juhl   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
21–18, 21–17   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (14 titles, 5 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Hungarian International   Peter Mørk   Sartono Ekopranoto
  Andi Hartono Tandaputra
21–15, 21–15   Winner
2007 Hellas International   Mikkel Elbjørn   Au Kok Leong
  Goh Ying Jin
19–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2009 Scottish International   Mads Conrad-Petersen   Chris Langridge
  Robin Middleton
19–21, 26–24, 21–16   Winner
2009 Dutch International   Mads Conrad-Petersen   Ruud Bosch
  Koen Ridder
21–14, 22–20   Winner
2009 Croatian International   Mads Conrad-Petersen   Naoki Kawamae
  Shoji Sato
21–15, 21–19   Winner
2009 Czech International   Mads Conrad-Petersen   Mikkel Elbjørn
  Christian John Skovgaard
21–14, 17–21, 21–9   Winner
2009 Irish International   Mads Conrad-Petersen   Marcus Ellis
  Peter Mills
21–18, 21–11   Winner
2010 Dutch International   Mads Conrad-Petersen   Mikkel Elbjørn
  Christian John Skovgaard
21–17, 21–14   Winner
2012 Denmark International   Christian John Skovgaard   Kasper Antonsen
  Rasmus Bonde
21–17, 21–10   Winner
2021 Portugal International   Frederik Søgaard   Emil Lauritzen
  Mads Vestergaard
21–17, 21–18   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Hungarian International   Line Damkjær Kruse   Zhang Yi
  Cai Jiani
15–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2007 Hellas International   Line Damkjær Kruse   Jeppe Lund
  Louise Hansen
Walkover   Winner
2008 Finnish International   Line Damkjær Kruse   Fran Kurniawan
  Shendy Puspa Irawati
12–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2010 Swedish International   Britta Andersen   Valeriy Atrashchenkov
  Elena Prus
18–21, 21–18, 21–17   Winner
2010 Turkey International   Julie Houmann   Baptiste Carême
  Laura Choinet
21–12, 21–18   Winner
2011 Austrian International   Julie Houmann   Wong Wai Hong
  Chau Hoi Wah
17–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2011 Denmark International   Julie Houmann   Rasmus Bonde
  Maria Helsbøl
21–13, 21–15   Winner
2012 Swedish Masters   Julie Houmann   Nathan Robertson
  Jenny Wallwork
17–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2012 Denmark International   Julie Houmann   Kim Astrup
  Line Kjærsfeldt
21–19, 21–9   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Profile of the day: Mads Pieler Kolding". ClubPeople. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. ^ "'Viktor-ious' Danes Dominate – Finals: European Championships 2016". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Denmark clinches Europe's maiden title". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. ^ Elkjær, Ronni Burkal (4 November 2021). "Mads Kolding stopper sin internationale karriere". Badminton Danmark (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  6. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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