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Mette Pedersen

Mette Viscovich (née Pedersen; born 30 September 1973) is a Danish retired badminton player from Skovshoved, Useedet club. Trained at Nørre Broby, she has represented her country in big competitions such as World championships, Sudirman cup, Uber cup and European championships as well. She is known for her modest attacking play with fine technical skills; masked with good strokes and good net play.[3][4]

Mette Pedersen
Personal information
Born (1973-09-30) 30 September 1973 (age 52)
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryDenmark
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Coached byKenneth Larsen[1]
Women's singles
Highest ranking21[2]
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place1997 GlasgowMixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place2000 Kuala LumpurWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place1998 Hong KongWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place1996 Hong KongWomen's team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1998 SofiaWomen's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 SofiaMixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 BudapestGirls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place1991 BudapestGirls' singles
Bronze medal – third place1991 BudapestMixed team

Achievements

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European Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Wales Kelly Morgan 9–12, 8–11 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1991 BMTE-Törley impozáns sportcsarnokában, Budapest, Hungary Denmark Anne Søndergaard 5–11, 11–12 Bronze Bronze

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 BMTE-Törley impozáns sportcsarnokában,
Budapest, Hungary		 Denmark Trine Pedersen England Alison Humby
England Joanne Wright		 15–8, 15–6 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1995 Hamburg Cup Denmark Pernille Nedergaard 5–11, 5–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Russian Open Denmark Mette Sørensen 11–3, 11–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Denmark Open Denmark Camilla Martin 2–11, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Polish Open Denmark Majken Vange Indonesia Emma Ermawati
Indonesia Indarti Issolina		 13–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1993 Hamburg Cup Denmark Pernille Nedergaard 8–11, 1–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Austrian International Netherlands Monique Hoogland 11–4, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Irish International Denmark Pernille Harder 6–11, 5–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Amor International Denmark Tanja Berg Australia Rhonda Cator
Australia Amanda Hardy		 15–2, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Irish International Denmark Tanja Berg Denmark Michelle Rasmussen
Denmark Majken Vange		 15–3, 12–15, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

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  1. ↑ Ritzau, ed. (9 March 2000). "Badminton: Ny sejr til Mette Pedersen". jyllands-posten.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Idskov (12 May 2000). "Mette Pedersen stopper efter Uber Cup". www.bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Profile:Mette PEDERSEN". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Sten Rudi, Thomsen (10 May 1999). "Badminton: Denmark's WC Team". jyllands-posten.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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Mette Pedersen at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)


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