Peter Gade

Peter Høeg Gade
Personal information
Birth name	Peter Gade Christensen
Born	December 14, 1976 (1976-12-14) Aalborg, Denmark
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg (160 lb; 11.5 st)
Country	Denmark
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest Ranking	1 (October 28, 1997)
Current Ranking	4 (October 27, 2011)
Medal record Competitor for Denmark Men's badminton World Championships Silver 2001 Seville Men's singles Bronze 2011 London Men's singles Bronze 2010 Paris Men's singles Bronze 2005 Anaheim Men's singles Bronze 1999 Copenhagen Men's singles Sudirman Cup Silver 2011 Qingdao Team
BWF Profile

Peter Høeg Gade (born December 14, 1976, in Aalborg, Denmark) is a Danish professional badminton player. He currently resides in Holte in Copenhagen. He has two children with the former handball player Camilla Høeg.

Gade 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. He 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. 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.

Player attributes

His playing style is known for fast attacks, smooth footwork and constant pressure. 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, while aiming to bring the player towards the net). With a plethora of deceptive 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 to the one anticipated, to make contact with the shuttlecock at a radically different angle).

Career highlights

International Tournament wins

Mens' singles unless otherwise noted

• 1994—World-Junior-Champion in men's doubles (partner Peder Nissen)
• 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
• 2009—Korea Open
• 2010—European Championships, Copenhagen Masters

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

2010

Player	MAS (Jan)	KOR (Jan)	ENG (Mar)	SUI (Mar)	SIN (May)	INA (Jun)	CHN (Sept)	JPN (Sept)	DEN (Oct)	FRA (Nov)	CHN (Dec)	HKG (Dec)	Points
Peter Gade	(2) Lost to Lee Chong Wei 12–21 11–21	(SF) Lost to Boonsak Ponsana 21–11 12–21 16–21	(SF) Went down 17–21 14–21 against Lee Chong Wei	(SF) Went down 20–22 17–21 against Chen Long	(SF) Lost to Boonsak Ponsana 22–20 17–21 16–21	DNP	DNP	(SF) Went down 11–21 19–21 against Lin dan	Walkover in the first round	(SF) Lost to Joachim Persson 14–21 21–16 17–21	DNP	DNP (WITHDRAW)

2010 BWF Super Series – Men Single's Standings

2009

Player	MAS	KOR	ENG	SUI	SIN	INA	CHN	JPN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	Points
Peter Gade	SF	1	QF						QF	SF		2	15,620

2009 BWF Super Series – Men Single's Standings

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

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

Olympics

Gade represented Denmark in badminton singles in three summer Olympics (2000, 2004 and 2008).

He reached the semifinals in the 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 quarter finals, 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. 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 match points in the second with the score at 18–20. However, Gade won the set 22–20 and went on to win the third set 21–15. Gade lost in straight sets to the 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 three instances.

Other

• Danish National Champion: 2000, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
• Runner up of the 2008 BWF Super Series Masters Finals
• Medals at World Championships: Silver (2001) and Bronze (1999,2005,2010 and 2011)

Equipment

Rackets

• Yonex Voltric 80
• Yonex Arcsaber 10 PG
• Yonex Arcsaber 10
• Yonex Armortec 700
• Yonex Muscle Power 88
• Yonex Muscle Power 77
• Yonex Isometric Slim 10
• Yonex Carbonex 7000 Plus

Shoes

• Yonex SHB-98MX
• Yonex SHB-100 MX
• Yonex SHB-91 MX

Honors

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

External links

• Official site
• BWF Profile: Peter Gade Badminton World Federation
• DBF Profile Danmarks Badminton Forbund