Mette Pedersen

Mette Viscovich (née Pedersen; born 30 September 1973) is a retired Danish 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
CountryDenmark
Born (1973-09-30) 30 September 1973
ResidenceCopenhagen, Denmark
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
CoachKenneth Larsen[1]
Women's singles
Highest ranking21[2]
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place1997 GlasgowMixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Hong Kong Women's team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sofia Women's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sofia Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Budapest Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Budapest Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Budapest Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

European Championships

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

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1991 Budapest, Hungary Denmark Anne Søndergaard 5–11, 11–12 Bronze Bronze

Girls' doubles

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

IBF Grand Prix

Women's singles

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

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1996 Irish International Denmark Pernille Harder 6–11, 5–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Austrian International Netherlands Monique Hoogland 11–4, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Hamburg Cup Denmark Pernille Nedergaard 5–11, 5–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 Hamburg Cup Denmark Pernille Nedergaard 8–11, 1–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Irish International Denmark Tanja Berg Denmark Michelle Rasmussen
Denmark Majken Vange		 15–3, 12–15, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Amor International Denmark Tanja Berg Australia Rhonda Cator
Australia Amanda Hardy		 15–2, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Polish International Denmark Majken Vange Indonesia Indarti Issolina
Indonesia Emma Ermawati		 13–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References
  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.

Mette Pedersen at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com

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