Niels Christian Kaldau
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| Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 December 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Niels Christian Kaldau (born 22 December 1974) is a male badminton player from Denmark.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]European Championships
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands |  Kenneth Jonassen
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19–21, 16–21 |  Bronze
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IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | German Open | Kenneth Jonassen
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1–7, 8–7, 6–8, 7–4, 5–7 |  Runner-up
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| 2002 | German Open |  Björn Joppien
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15–6, 15–11 |  Winner
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| 2005 | Thessaloniki World Grand Prix | Anders Boesen
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9–15, 15–13, 15–8 | Winner
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IBF International
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | Hungarian International | Peter Janum
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5–15, 3–15 | Runner-up
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| 1997 | Spanish International |  Ricardo Fernandes
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15–3, 15–9 | Winner
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| 1997 | Slovak Open | Soren Hansen
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15–5, 15–5 | Winner
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| 1997 | Amor International |  Chris Bruil
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7–9, 6–9, 9–4, 9–6, 3–9 | Runner-up
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| 1997 | Peru International |  Rasmus Wengberg
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15–17, 12–15 | Runner-up
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| 1997 | Iceland International | Joachim Fischer Nielsen
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15–12, 15–1 | Winner
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| 1998 | Portugal International |  Darren Hall
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18–16, 15–9 | Winner
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| 1998 | French Open | Joris van Soerland
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15–4, 15–6 | Winner
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| 1998 | Amor Tournament |  Ruud Kuijten
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15–12, 15–3 | Winner
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| 1999 | Austrian International | Rehan Khan
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15–10, 15–10 | Winner
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| 2001 | Croatian International | Oliver Pongratz
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11–15, 5–15 | Runner-up
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| 2001 | Austrian International | Kenneth Jonassen
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10–15, 7–15 | Runner-up
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| 2001 | BMW Open | Xie Yangchun
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7–3, 1–7, 7–8, 7–5, 7–3 | Winner
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| 2002 | Portugal International |  Hariawan
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7–3, 7–5, 7–4 | Winner
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| 2002 | BMW Open |  Chen Gang
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7–15, 15–8, 14–17 | Runner-up
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| 2003 | Portugal International |  Irwansyah
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15–4, 15–13 | Winner
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| 2004 | Bitburger Open |  Bobby Milroy
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15–12, 15–3 | Winner
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| 2007 | Mauritius International |  Sho Sasaki
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10–21, 3–21 | Runner-up
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1995 | Austrian International | Marek Bujak
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Allan Borch Janek Roos
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10–15, 9–15 | Runner-up
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| 1997 | Peru International | Gerben Bruijstens
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Iain Sydie Rasmus Wengberg
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7–15, 2–15 | Runner-up
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| 1997 | Iceland International | Joachim Fischer Nielsen
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 Árni Þór Hallgrímsson Broddi Kristjánsson
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15–5, 15–7 | Winner
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1997 | Peru International | Pernille Harder
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 Gustavo Salazar Lorena Blanco
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15–12, 15–9 | Winner
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References
[edit]- ^ "2006 European Championships winners". tournamentsoftware.com.
External links
[edit]- BWF Player Profile
- Niels Christian Kaldau at BWFBadminton.com
- Niels Christian Kaldau at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
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