Mette Schjoldager


Mette Schjoldager is a Danish badminton player from Viby, Roskilde Municipality, on the island of Zealand.

Career

Schjoldager made her debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Teamed-up with Ann-Lou Jørgensen, they beat Elena Nozdran/Viktoriya Evtushenko of Ukraine in the first round, but was defeated in the second round by Indonesian pair Etty Tantri/Cynthia Tuwankotta. In the mixed doubles, she partnered with Jens Eriksen. The duo had a bye in the first round, beat Michael Keck/Nicol Pitro of German, and were defeated bye Tri Kusharjanto/Minarti Timur of Indonesia in the quarterfinals.
Schjoldager again competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Pernille Harder. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Ra Kyung-min and Lee Kyung-won of Korea in the round of 16. In the mixed doubles with partner Jens Eriksen, they defeated Svetoslav Stoyanov /Victoria Wright of France in the first round and Kim Yong-hyun/Lee Hyo-jung of South Korea in the second. In the quarterfinals, Schjoldager and Eriksen beat Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa of Indonesia 15-12, 15-8 to advance to the semifinals. There, they lost to Zhang Jun/Gao Ling of China 15–9, 15–5. In the bronze medal match, they defeated fellow Danish pair Jonas Rasmussen/Rikke Olsen 15–5, 15–5 to win the bronze medal.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece Jens Eriksen Jonas Rasmussen
Rikke Olsen		15–5, 15–5 Bronze

World Championships

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Jens Eriksen Zhang Jun
Gao Ling		2–15, 12–15 Bronze

World Cup

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Jens Eriksen Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		15–21, 18–21 Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004Queue d’Arve Sport Center,
Geneva, Switzerland		 Pernille Harder Mia Audina
Lotte Bruil		4–15, 9–15 Bronze
2002Baltiska hallen,
Malmö, Sweden		 Pernille Harder Jane F. Bramsen
Ann-Lou Jørgensen		4–7, 1–7, 5–7 Silver

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Maaspoort Sports and Events,
Den Bosch, Netherlands		 Jens Eriksen Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl		20–22, 15–21 Silver
2004Queue d’Arve Sport Center,
Geneva, Switzerland		 Jens Eriksen Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms		16–17, 14–17 Bronze
2002Baltiska hallen,
Malmö, Sweden		 Jens Eriksen Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms		7–5, 7–3, 7–1 Gold
2000Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland		 Jens Eriksen Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen		7–15, 12–15 Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995Športová hala Olympia,
Nitra, Slovakia		 Mette Hansen
–, – Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001Denmark Open Ann-Lou Jørgensen Helene Kirkegaard
Rikke Olsen		2–7, 2–7, 3–7 Runner-up
2001German Open Ann-Lou Jørgensen Helene Kirkegaard
Rikke Olsen		0–7, 7–8, 0–7 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Korea Open Jens Eriksen Nova Widianto
Lilyana Natsir		21–23, 18–21 Runner-up
2005Japan Open Jens Eriksen Sudket Prapakamol
Saralee Thungthongkam		13–15, 17–14, 7–15 Runner-up
2005Korea Open Jens Eriksen Lee Jae-jin
Lee Hyo-jung		14–17, 9–15 Runner-up
2004China Open Jens Eriksen Chen Qiqiu
Zhao Tingting		15–13, 13–15, 15–8 Winner
2003Japan Open Jens Eriksen Zhang Jun
Gao Ling		11–9, 8–11, 9–11 Runner-up
2003Swiss Open Jens Eriksen Kim Yong-hyun
Lee Hyo-jung		11–7, 9–11, 11–5 Winner
2002All England Open Jens Eriksen Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min		3–7, 3–7, 0–7 Runner-up
2001Singapore Open Jens Eriksen Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen		7–2, 4–7, 7–5, 7–5 Winner
2001Swiss Open Jens Eriksen Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen		7–4, 7–2, 7–5 Winner
2000Grand Prix Finals Jens Eriksen Tri Kusharyanto
Minarti Timur		8–7, 7–4, 7–4 Winner
2000Denmark Open Jens Eriksen Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen		10–15, 15–8, 10–15 Runner-up
2000Chinese Taipei Open Jens Eriksen Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen		5–15, 9–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003Spanish International Pernille Harder Ella Tripp
Joanne Wright		15–10, 12–15, 15–8 Winner
1998Scottish International Ann-Lou Jørgensen Lorraine Cole
Tracy Dineen		15–2, 15–11 Winner
1998Spanish International Ann-Lou Jørgensen Julia Chen
Jennifer Wong		15–6, 15–1 Winner
1997Irish International Pernille Harder Britta Andersen
Christina Sørensen		15–2, 15–8 Winner
1996Norwegian International Pernille Harder Johanna Holgersson
Jenny Karlsson		4–9, 9–0, 9–7, 9–8 Winner
1996Austrian International Gitte Jansson Pernille Harder
Majken Vange		6–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1995Irish International Rikke Olsen Pernille Harder
Majken Vange		10–15, 15–4, 9–15 Runner-up
1995Norwegian International Gitte Jansson Pernille Harder
Majken Vange		15–7, 15–12 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Italian International Peter Buur Steffensen Vitalij Durkin
Valeria Sorokina		22–20, 21–12 Winner
2006Southern Pan Am International Leon Aabenhus Mike Beres
Valérie Loker		21–12, 21–19 Winner
1998Scottish International Michael Lamp Ian Sullivan
Gail Emms		15–10, 11–15, 15–12 Winner
1995Norwegian International Janek Roos Thomas Stavngaard
Ann-Lou Jørgensen		12–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1995Czech International Thomas Stavngaard Janek Roos
Pernille Harder		15–4, 4–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1995Austrian International Janek Roos Bjoern Siegemund
Katrin Schmidt		7–15, 15–11, 10–15 Runner-up

Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with Jens Eriksen against Super Series finalists, world Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists: