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Niclas Nøhr
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1991-08-02) 2 August 1991 (age 33)
Møn, Denmark
ResidenceJersie, Denmark
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Years active2010–2022
Retired19 April 2022
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking32 (MD with Kasper Antonsen 22 September 2016)
16 (XD with Sara Thygesen 13 September 2018)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Mixed doubles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Milan Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Milan Boys' doubles
BWF profile

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]

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

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European Games

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Mixed doubles

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

European Championships

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Mixed doubles

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

European Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

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

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

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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 Denmark Sara Thygesen England Marcus Ellis
England Lauren Smith
21–19, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Orléans Masters Super 100 Denmark Sara Thygesen Germany Peter Käsbauer
Germany Olga Konon
21–19, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 German Open Super 300 Denmark Sara Thygesen Malaysia Goh Soon Huat
Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai
14–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Orléans Masters Super 100 Denmark Amalie Magelund Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark Alexandra Bøje
13–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Spain Masters Super 300 Denmark Amalie Magelund Indonesia Rinov Rivaldy
Indonesia Pitha Haningtyas Mentari
18–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (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.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Scottish Open Denmark Sara Thygesen Scotland Robert Blair
Scotland Imogen Bankier
18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Cyprus International Denmark Mads Pedersen Indonesia Didit Juang Indrianto
Indonesia Seiko Wahyu Kusdianto
15–21, 21–15, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Croatian International Denmark Mads Pedersen Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Rasmus Fladberg
21–18, 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Cyprus International Denmark Theis Christiansen Russia Nikolaj Nikolaenko
Russia Nikolai Ukk
21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Portugal International Denmark Mads Pedersen Denmark Mats Bue
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
28–26, 16–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Polish International Denmark Kasper Antonsen Poland Paweł Pietryja
Poland Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
17–21, 21–8, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Italian International Denmark Kasper Antonsen Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark David Daugaard
24–22, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Turkey International Denmark Kasper Antonsen Poland Adam Cwalina
Poland Przemysław Wacha
21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Hellas Open Denmark Kasper Antonsen Finland Henri Aarnio
Finland Iikka Heino
21–17, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Cyprus International Denmark Lena Grebak Russia Denis Grachev
Russia Anastasia Chervyakova
21–13, 18–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Cyprus International Denmark Joan Christiansen Russia Nikolaj Nikolaenko
Russia Anastasia Chervyakova
23–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Croatian International Denmark Rikke Søby Hansen Denmark Frederik Colberg
Denmark Sara Thygesen
12–21, 21–12, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Orléans International Denmark Sara Thygesen Scotland Robert Blair
Scotland Imogen Bankier
13–21, 21–19, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Croatian International Denmark Sara Thygesen Denmark Mads Pedersen
Denmark Mai Surrow
21–15, 13–21 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Dutch International Denmark Sara Thygesen Netherlands Robin Tabeling
Netherlands Myke Halkema
21–10, 21–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Irish Open Denmark Sara Thygesen Germany Peter Käsbauer
Germany Isabel Herttrich
21–10, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Italian International Denmark Sara Thygesen England Matthew Nottingham
England Emily Westwood
21–10, 17–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Finnish International Denmark Sara Thygesen Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark Lena Grebak
21–18, 21–23, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Denmark Masters Denmark Amalie Magelund Denmark Jeppe Bay
Denmark Sara Lundgaard
15–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ a b "Players: Niclas Nohr". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Danish pair leap to mixed Badminton gold". 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. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". 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. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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