Sara Thygesen


Sara Thygesen is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles play. She started playing badminton at Gårslev in 2002. She got an awards best female athlete of the year 2007 in her hometown Fredericia. In 2014, she joined Denmark national badminton team, then in 2015, she won a gold medal at the European Games with her partner in mixed doubles Niclas Nøhr.

Achievements

European Games

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Baku Sports Hall,
Baku, Azerbaijan
Niclas Nøhr Gaetan Mittelheisser
Audrey Fontaine
21–16, 21–16 Gold

European Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Palacio de Deportes de Huelva,
Huelva, Spain
Maiken Fruergaard Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
10–21, 18–21 Bronze
2016Vendéspace,
La Roche-sur-Yon, France
Maiken Fruergaard Eefje Muskens
Selena Piek
17–21, 17–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Vendéspace,
La Roche-sur-Yon, France
Niclas Nøhr Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen
21–19, 13–21, 17–21 Silver

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton,
Milan, Italy
Morten Bodskov Jonas Geigenberger
Fabienne Deprez
19–21, 15–21 Bronze

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

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020Indonesia MastersSuper 500 Maiken Fruergaard Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu
21–18, 11–21, 21–23 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Spain MastersSuper 300 Niclas Nøhr Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith
21–19, 21–17 Champion
2018Orleans MastersSuper 100 Niclas Nøhr Peter Käsbauer
Olga Konon
21–19, 21–9 Champion
2018German OpenSuper 300 Niclas Nøhr Goh Soon Huat
Shevon Jemie Lai
14–21, 20–22 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation since 2007.
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Dutch Open Mathias Christiansen Soren Gravholt
Maiken Fruergaard
21–18, 20–22, 21–16 Winner
2014Scottish Open Niclas Nøhr Robert Blair
Imogen Bankier
18–21, 14–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 6 runners-up)

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Swedish Masters Maiken Fruergaard Samantha Barning
Iris Tabeling
21–19, 21–17 Winner
2015Belgian International Maiken Fruergaard Joyce Choong Wai Chi
Yap Cheng Wen
21–18, 21–11 Winner
2014Dutch International Maiken Fruergaard Samantha Barning
Iris Tabeling
16–21, 12–21 RUnner-up
2013Spanish International Maiken Fruergaard Heather Olver
Kate Robertshaw
21–18, 13–21, 20–22 RUnner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Irish Open Mathias Christiansen Robin Tabeling
Cheryl Seinen
21–16, 21–16 Winner
2016Finnish International Niclas Nøhr Mathias Christiansen
Lena Grebak
21–18, 21–23, 16–21 Runner-up
2015Italian International Niclas Nøhr Matthew Nottingham
Emily Westwood
21–10, 17–21, 21–19 Winner
2014Irish Open Niclas Nøhr Peter Kaesbauer
Isabel Herttrich
21–10, 21–18 Winner
2014Dutch International Niclas Nøhr Robin Tabeling
Myke Halkema
21–10, 21–5 Winner
2014Croatian International Niclas Nøhr Mads Pedersen
Mai Surrow
21–15, 13–21, 21–18 Winner
2014Orleans International Niclas Nøhr Robert Blair
Imogen Bankier
13–21, 21–19, 18–21 Runner-up
2013Croatian International Frederik Colberg Niclas Nøhr
Rikke S. Hansen
21–12, 12–21, 9–21 RUnner-up
2009Turkey International Tore Vilhelmsen Viki Indra Okvana
Gustiani Megawati
11–21, 18–21 Runner-up