Peter Steffensen
Personal information
Birth namePeter Buur Steffensen
Country Denmark
Born (1979-12-04) 4 December 1979
West Jutland, Denmark
ResidenceCopenhagen, Denmark
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
HandednessLeft
Doubles
Highest ranking10 (XD, 2006)
BWF profile

Peter Buur Steffensen (born 4 December 1979) is a retired Danish badminton player.[2]

Career

Steffensen was born and raised in a town in western Jutland near Herning. He has lived in Copenhagen since 2001 and has a professional academic background in Pedagogy. As a player, Peter was playing professionally from 2001 to 2009 on the Danish National Badminton Team, where he played doubles alongside Jonas Rasmussen, Mathias Boe and Thomas Laybourn winning several international titles in Europe in Sweden, Greece and the Netherlands. He won two Danish youth titles in 2001, including the Croatia International. In 2002 he won at the Iceland International and the 2003 Dutch International. In 2005 he represented Denmark at the IBF World Championships in the United States. In 2006 he was successful at the International in Italy, Bulgaria and Finland, managing to position itself as number 10 in the world. In 2008 he won at the Swedish International in Stockholm. He currently serves as a Coach for several of the Danish Badminton clubs, having training experience at Lillerød and KBK Copenhagen, where he served as the Senior Head Coach for the first division.[3]

Achievements

IBF Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Dutch Open Denmark Thomas Laybourn United States Tony Gunawan
United States Howard Bach
8–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Dutch Open Denmark Lena Frier Kristiansen Denmark Thomas Laybourn
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
11–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Swedish International Denmark Rasmus Andersen Belgium Frédéric Mawet
Belgium Wouter Claes
21–12, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Bulgarian International Denmark Rasmus Andersen Russia Andrej Ashmarin
Russia Anton Nazarenko
21–12, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Finnish Open Denmark Jonas Rasmussen Sweden Joakim Andersson
China Zhang Yi
21–9, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Iceland International Denmark Dennis Jensen Denmark Bo Rafn
Denmark Michael Christensen
Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Slovenian International Denmark Kristian Langbak Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Michael Jensen
Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Swedish International Denmark Julie Houmann Denmark Mads Pieler Kolding
Denmark Line Damkjær Kruse
21–8, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Italian International Denmark Mette Schjoldager Russia Vitalij Durkin
Russia Valeria Sorokina
22–20, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Dutch International Denmark Helle Nielsen Denmark Jonas Glyager Jensen
Denmark Majken Vange
11–9, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Iceland International Denmark Karina Sørensen Denmark Dennis Jensen
Denmark Stine Borgström
Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Austrian International Denmark Lene Mørk Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Britta Andersen
2–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 French Open International Denmark Lene Mørk Netherlands Chris Bruil
Netherlands Lotte Jonathans
0–7, 2–7, 1–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Croatian International Denmark Lene Mørk Denmark Kristian Langbak
Denmark Britta Andersen
15–10, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Scottish International Denmark Lene Mørk Denmark Kristian Langbak
Denmark Britta Andersen
9–15, 15–10, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 Hungarian International Denmark Lene Mørk Denmark Martin Bruun
Denmark Sara Runesten
11–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF/IBF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "VEB har ny herredouble på plads". nordjyske.dk (in Danish). 6 March 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. "Profile:Peter BUUR STEFFENSEN". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. "GSB udvider trænerteamet for senior- og ungsenior…". www.grevebadminton.dk (in Danish). 8 June 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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