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| Birth name | Peter Gade Christensen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 14, 1976 Aalborg, Denmark[1] |
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| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (160 lb; 11.5 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest Ranking | 1 (October 28, 1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ranking | 4 (October 27, 2011[2]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Høeg Gade (born December 14, 1976, in Aalborg, Denmark)[2][1] is a Danish professional badminton player. He currently{when}} 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.
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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).
Mens' singles unless otherwise noted
| Legend | |
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| 1 | Winner |
| 2 | Runner-up |
| SF | Semi-finalist |
| QF | Quarter-finalist |
| R2 | Last 16 |
| R1 | Last 32 |
| Q | Qualification |
| DNP | Did not play |
| 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 |
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| 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
| Player | MAS | KOR | ENG | SUI | SIN | INA | CHN | JPN | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG | Points |
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| Peter Gade | SF | 1 | QF | QF | SF | 2 | 15,620 |
2009 BWF Super Series – Men Single's Standings
| Player | MAS | KOR | ENG | SUI | SIN | INA | CHN | JPN | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG | Points |
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| Peter Gade | DNP | SF | DNP | DNP | SF | R2 | DNP | R1 | 1 | 1 | R2 | R2 | 45,240 |
2008 BWF Super Series – Men Single's Standings
| Player | MAS | KOR | ENG | SUI | SIN | INA | CHN | JPN | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG | Points |
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| Peter Gade | 1 | DNP | R1 | SF | SF | QF | R2 | QF | R2 | QF | QF | QF | 54,440 |
2007 BWF Super Series – Men Single's Standings
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.[4] 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.
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