Niels Christian Kaldau

Niels Christian Kaldau
Personal information
Born (1974-12-22) 22 December 1974
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryDenmark
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
European Championships
2006 Den Bosch Men's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
2006 Thessalonica Men's team

Niels Christian Kaldau (born 22 December 1974) is a male badminton player from Denmark.

Career

Kaldau won the Portuguese Badminton Champs in 1998, 2002 and 2003, the German Open in 2002, the Bitburger Open in 2004 and the Spanish International Badminton Tournament in 2005.

He won the bronze medal at the 2006 European Badminton Championships in men's singles.[1]

Achievements

European Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands Kenneth Jonassen 19–21, 16–21 Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 German Open Kenneth Jonassen 1–7, 8–7, 6–8, 7–4, 5–7 Runner-up
2002 German Open Björn Joppien 15–6, 15–11 Winner
2005 Thessaloniki World Grand Prix Anders Boesen 9–15, 15–13, 15–8 Winner

IBF International

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1996 Hungarian International Peter Janum 5–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1997 Spanish International Ricardo Fernandes 15–3, 15–9 Winner
1997 Slovak Open Soren Hansen 15–5, 15–5 Winner
1997 Amor International Chris Bruil 7–9, 6–9, 9–4, 9–6, 3–9 Runner-up
1997 Peru International Rasmus Wengberg 15–17, 12–15 Runner-up
1997 Iceland International Joachim Fischer Nielsen 15–12, 15–1 Winner
1998 Portugal International Darren Hall 18–16, 15–9 Winner
1998 French Open Joris van Soerland 15–4, 15–6 Winner
1998 Amor Tournament Ruud Kuijten 15–12, 15–3 Winner
1999 Austrian International Rehan Khan 15–10, 15–10 Winner
2001 Croatian International Oliver Pongratz 11–15, 5–15 Runner-up
2001 Austrian International Kenneth Jonassen 10–15, 7–15 Runner-up
2001 BMW Open Xie Yangchun 7–3, 1–7, 7–8, 7–5, 7–3 Winner
2002 Portugal International Hariawan 7–3, 7–5, 7–4 Winner
2002 BMW Open Chen Gang 7–15, 15–8, 14–17 Runner-up
2003 Portugal International Irwansyah 15–4, 15–13 Winner
2004 Bitburger Open Bobby Milroy 15–12, 15–3 Winner
2007 Mauritius International Sho Sasaki 10–21, 3–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Austrian International Marek Bujak Allan Borch
Janek Roos
10–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1997 Peru International Gerben Bruijstens Iain Sydie
Rasmus Wengberg
7–15, 2–15 Runner-up
1997 Iceland International Joachim Fischer Nielsen Árni Þór Hallgrímsson
Broddi Kristjánsson
15–5, 15–7 Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Peru International Pernille Harder Gustavo Salazar
Lorena Blanco
15–12, 15–9 Winner

References

  1. ^ "2006 European Championships winners". tournamentsoftware.com.