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| Born | (2000-07-02) 2 July 2000 Hillerød, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 15 (with Mads Vestergaard, 26 May 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 15 (with Mads Vestergaard, 2 June 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Daniel Lundgaard (born 2 July 2000) is a Danish badminton player.1 He won the bronze medals in the men's doubles at the 2025 and 2026 European Championships with Mads Vestergaard.23
Biography
He is the son of former Danish national men's doubles player Martin Lundgaard Hansen.4
Career
In his junior days, Lundgaard won the men's doubles and mixed doubles titles at the 2017 Danish Junior Cup. He also won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Junior Championships in men's doubles with Jesper Toft.5
In 2019, he partnered with Mathias Thyrri and won the men's doubles title at the Dutch International.6 In 2020, the duo reached the final of the SaarLorLux Open but lost to their compatriots Jeppe Bay and Lasse Mølhede.7
In 2023, he formed a new partnership with Mads Vestergaard and reached four finals in that same year. In 2025, the duo reached the semi-finals of the European Championships but lost out to Christo Popov and Toma Junior Popov, settled for the bronze medal.3 In 2026, Lundgaard and Vestergaard made their first final at the Swiss Open where they lost against the Taiwanese twins of Lee Fang-chih and Lee Fang-jen in two straight games.8 This pair won their first title at the Malaysia Masters, beating the home pair Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin.9
Achievements
European Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2025 | Forum, Horsens, Denmark |  Mads Vestergaard
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 Christo Popov Toma Junior Popov
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21–19, 18–21, 23–25 |  Bronze
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3 |
| 2026 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | Mads Vestergaard
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 Ben Lane Sean Vendy
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19–21, 17–21 | Bronze
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European Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France |
Jesper Toft
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 Thom Gicquel Toma Junior Popov
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14–21, 18–21 | Bronze
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5 |
BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,10 is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.11
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2020 | SaarLorLux Open | Super 100 | Mathias Thyrri
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Jeppe Bay Lasse Mølhede
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13–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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7 |
| 2026 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Mads Vestergaard
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 Lee Fang-chih Lee Fang-jen
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18–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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8 |
| 2026 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Mads Vestergaard
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 Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin
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21–16, 21–17 |  Winner
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9 |
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 2 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2019 | Dutch International | Mathias Thyrri
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 Oliver Leydon-Davis Abhinav Manota
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21–16, 15–21, 21–16 | Winner
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6 |
| 2021 | Denmark Masters | Mathias Thyrri
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Ronan Labar Lucas Corvée
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24–22, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2023 | Polish Open | Mads Vestergaard
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Chang Ko-chi Po Li-wei
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22–20, 16–21, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2023 | Mexican International | Mads Vestergaard
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 Bjarne Geiss Jan Colin Völker
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22–24, 21–19, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2023 | Belgian International | Mads Vestergaard
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Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft
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13–21, 24–26 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Scottish Open | Mads Vestergaard
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Andreas Søndergaard Jesper Toft
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21–15, 11–21, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2025 | Scottish Open | Mads Vestergaard
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 Lee Jong-min Wang Chan
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23–21, 14–21, 21–14 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles)
Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2017 | Danish Junior Cup | Karl Thor Søndergaard
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Andreas Bøgebjerg Oliver Gram
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21–15, 21–12 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2017 | Danish Junior Cup | Amalie Magelund
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Mads Muurholm Malene Kæseler
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21–17, 24–22 | Winner
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
References
- "Daniel Lundgaard | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- "Dansk badmintonprofil vinder EM-guld". DR (in Danish). 13 April 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- Henriksen, Julie (12 April 2025). "Danskeropgør, finaler og en skade: Sådan forløb lørdag ved EM" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- Elkjær, Ronni Burkal (14 October 2020). "Podcast: Dag 2 - Ung HD-debut, faderligt legendebesøg og landstrænerstatus" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- "Badminton. Euro juniors : le doublé pour Gicquel ?" (in French). Le Télégramme. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- Tom (15 April 2019). "New Zealand's Manota and Leydon-Davis end their European tour on a high". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- Petersen, Jacob Qvirin (1 November 2020). "Dansk par triumferer efter slem forskrækkelse" (in Danish). TV 2. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- Chien-chung, Lee; Chen, Christie (15 March 2026). "Taiwanese twins win badminton doubles title at BWF Swiss Open". Focus Taiwan - CNA English News. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- Parkaran, K. (24 May 2026). "Danes beat Sze Fei-Izzuddin to lift Malaysia Masters crown". Free Malaysia Today | FMT. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.