Peter Gade

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Peter Gade

Personal information
Birth name	Peter Gade Christensen
Date of birth	December 14, 1976 (1976-12-14) (age 32)
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg (160 lb; 11.5 st)
Men's singles
Country	Denmark
Handedness	Right
Highest Ranking	1 (October 28, 1997[1])
Current Ranking	2 (April 30, 2009[2])
BWF Profile

Peter Høeg Gade (born December 14, 1976 in Terndrup, Denmark), born Peter Gade Christensen, is a professional badminton player. He currently resides near Charlottenlund in Copenhagen with his wife, accomplished handball player Camilla Høeg. Together they have a daughter, Nanna, born in 2004.

Gade has made his mark in badminton history through his All England Open Badminton Championships singles title in 1999 and his four European Championships crowns in the men's single event. The Dane topped the world rankings from 1998 to 2001. With his 16 Grand-Prix titles, he has become one of the most successful players of all time. Well into his 30s, Gade remains very active on the international circuit. On June 22, 2006, he briefly recaptured the number one spot in the world rankings. This was achieved after winning the Singapore Open and reaching the quarter-final at the Malaysia Open.

Contents [hide] 1 Player attributes 2 Career highlights 2.1 International Tournament wins 2.2 BWF Super Series 2.2.1 2009 2.2.2 2008 2.2.3 2007 2.3 Olympics 2.4 Other 3 Equipment 3.1 Rackets 3.2 Shoes 4 Honors 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Player attributes

His playing style is known for fast attacks, smooth footwork, constant pressure, and deceptive shots. His deception is particularly creative for a world badminton player, and he uses a widely recognised and highly successful "trademark shot" (the so-called double action of the racket sends the shuttle to the back of the court, whilst aiming to bring the player towards the net, away from the shuttlecock's true destination). With a plethora of deceptive and confusing shots, he has been known to win points from more outrageous attempts, such as the reverse forehand (using the opposite side of the racket head than the one anticipated, to make contact with the shuttlecock at a radically different angle). His fast attacking and constant pressure are partially due to his relative height and jump beofre playing smash shots. At the club level he plays for Team Skælskør Slagelse.

[edit] Career highlights

[edit] International Tournament wins

Mens' singles unless otherwise noted

• 1994—World-Junior-Champion in men's doubles
• 1995—Scottish Open, European-Junior-Championships
• 1997—German Open, Taiwan Open, Hong Kong Open
• 1998—Japan Open, Swiss Open, Danish Open, Malaysian Open, European Championships
• 1999—All England Open Badminton Championships, Ipoh Masters, Copenhagen Masters, Japan Open, World GrandPrix
• 2000—Korea Open, Danish Open, Taiwan Open, European Championships, Copenhagen Masters
• 2001—Copenhagen Masters, Korea Open
• 2002—US Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2004—European Championships, Copenhagen Masters
• 2005—Korea Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2006—European Championships, Aviva Singapore Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2007—Malaysian Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2008—Denmark Open, French Open, Copenhagen Masters^[3]
• 2009—Korea Open

[edit] BWF Super Series

Legend
1	Winner
2	Runner-up
SF	Semi-finalist
QF	Quarter-finalist
R2	Last 16
R1	Last 32
Q	Qualification
DNP	Did not play

[edit] 2009

Player	MAS	KOR	ENG	SUI	SIN	INA	CHN	JPN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	Points
Peter Gade	SF	1	QF										15,620

2009 BWF Super Series - Men Single's Standings

[edit] 2008

Player	MAS	KOR	ENG	SUI	SIN	INA	CHN	JPN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	Points
Peter Gade	DNP	SF	DNP	DNP	SF	R2	DNP	R1	1	1	R2	R2	45,240

2008 BWF Super Series - Men Single's Standings

[edit] 2007

Player	MAS	KOR	ENG	SUI	SIN	INA	CHN	JPN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	Points
Peter Gade	1	DNP	R1	SF	SF	QF	R2	QF	R2	QF	QF	QF	54,440

2007 BWF Super Series - Men Single's Standings

[edit] Olympics

Peter Gade has represented Denmark in Badminton Singles for the two previous summer Olympics (2000 and 2004). Gade reached the semifinals in 2000 Summer Olympics, where he lost to eventual gold medalist Ji Xinpeng of China. In the bronze medal match, he lost to another Chinese player, Xia Xuanze. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, he defeated Chien Yu-Hsiu of Chinese Taipei and Nikhil Kanetkar of India in the first two rounds. However, in the quarterfinals, Gade was defeated by the eventual champion, Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia 15–12, 15–12.

Gade stated that one of his final career goals would be a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In an interview, he indicated that it might be one of his final big tournaments although not ruling out the possibility of continuing his career after the games.^[4] He was planning to retire after the Beijing Olympics and begin coaching badminton. Gade won his first match in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in round two after defeating Nabil Lasmari 21-6, 21-4. In the third round Gade faced Shoji Sato. Gade was nearly beaten after losing the first set 21-19 and Shoji Sato having 2 matchpoints in the second with the score at 18-20. However Gade ultimately won the set 22-20. Gade thereafter won the third set 21-15. Gade lost in straight sets to Chinese champion Lin Dan in the quarter-final. Interestingly, Gade lost to the eventual winner in all three Olympic contests he entered. Furthermore, he was the closest to beating them in the eventual winners' tournament path in all 3 instances.

[edit] Other

• Danish National Champion: 2000, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
• Runner up of the 2008 BWF Super Series Masters Finals
• Medals at World Championships: Silver (2001) and Bronze (1999 and 2005)

[edit] Equipment

[edit] Rackets

• Yonex Arcsaber 10
• Yonex Muscle Power 88
• Yonex Armortec 700

[edit] Shoes

• SHB-100 MX

[edit] Honors

• Special Award of the DBF 2006
• IBF World Badminton Player of the year 1998