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Peter Gade Christensen Profile

Posted by Lucas Liau Peter Gade 1:43 PM

Name:	Peter Gade Christensen
Country:	Denmark
Gentle:	Male
Height:	183cm
Weight:	73kg
Date of Birth:	14th December 1976
Place of Birth:	Aalborg, Denmark
Type of Match:	Men's Singles
Coach:
Handness:	Right
Highest Ranking:	1 (October 28, 1997)
Current Ranking:	4
Racquet:	Yonex Armortec 700
Shoes:	Yonex SHB-100

Danes play mind games ahead of crucial tie against Malaysia

Posted by Lucas Liau News, Peter Gade 9:04 AM

PETALING JAYA: Top Dane Peter-Gade Christensen is recovering from a migraine attack and may not play in a crucial Sudirman Cup world mixed team badminton championships tie against Malaysia in Guangzhou tonight.

And there are also swirling rumours that Denmark will call up their No. 1 women’s player Tine Rasmussen to boost their side.

Messing with the head: Peter Gade-Christensen is said to be a doubtful starter as he is recovering from migraine. - AFP

But Malaysian singles chief coach Rashid Sidek is not buying any of those. He believes that the Danes are just playing mind games as Malaysia bid to make a major breakthrough in the championships by reaching the semi-finals for the first time.

Malaysia will square off with top seeds Denmark tonight in a tie to decide the Group A runners-up to South Korea. The Koreans beat Hong Kong last night to complete their group fixtures with three wins.

Malaysia and Denmark have two wins each and whoever emerge victorious tonight will get a semi-final tie against defending champions China. The Chinese are assured of a place in the semi-finals after chalking 5-0 wins over Japan and England and they are expected to beat Indonesia tonight to emerge the Group B winners.

Malaysia lost 2-3 to South Korea but bounced back to beat Hong Kong 4-1. The Danes battled to a 3-2 win over Hong Kong but stumbled to a 1-4 defeat by South Korea.

Rashid said that he expected the tie against the Danes to go down to the wire and he hoped everyone would chip in well and play their part.

“We have never beaten Denmark in the Sudirman Cup and I think there is a good chance this time to do so,” he said in a telephone interview yesterday.

On the possibility of Denmark fielding Rasmussen, Rashid said that he did not think so.

“Until last night, we have not seen Rasmussen. I don’t think she will arrive here at the last minute just to play the match against us,” he said.

“Peter-Gade complained of headache in their tie against South Korea and we hear that he has come out of the hospital. I think this is all just talk.

“He will be there on court tomorrow as Denmark cannot afford to keep him out. They are the top seeds and they also have a reputation to protect.”

Rashid added that Malaysia would field their strongest line-up against the Danes.

“I am not expecting any easy match and we should send in our experienced players,” he said.

That mean Ng Hui Lin, who was supposed to play in the mixed doubles, should continue to warm the bench unless doubles chief coach Rexy Mainaky wants Koo Kien Keat and Wong Pei Tty to only concentrate on their doubles matches.

If Rexy takes this option, Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari will partner Hui Lin for the mixed doubles and Kien Keat and Pei Tty will be kept stronger for their partnerships with Tan Boon Heong and Chin Eei Hui respectively.

The Malaysian team took it easy yesterday, restricting themselves to a light training session in the morning.

Badminton: Chong Wei nets first title as the world number one

Posted by Lucas Liau Lee Chong Wei, News, Peter Gade 11:06 AM

IT turned out to be the perfect end to the season for Malaysia’s world number one men’s singles shuttler Lee Chong Wei.

After failures to justify his lofty status as the top player in the world in previous tournaments, Chong Wei got it right with a sensational 21-8, 21-16 win over Denmark’s Peter Gade-Christensen in the final of the Super Series Masters Finals at the Likas Indoor Stadium in Kota Kinabalu yesterday.

The win earned him the biggest tournament prize money of his career — US$40,000.

Malaysia’s also won the men’s and women’s doubles through Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong and Chin Eei Hui-Wong Pei Tty respectively. And the three successes will go into the history books as the country’s best-ever achievement in a major individual championships.

Well done: Peter Gade-Christensen congratulating men’s singles champion Lee Chong Wei after the final yesterday

Yesterday’s breakthrough was meaningful for Chong Wei and he took his time to savour every moment of it — with over 5,000 passionate fans cheering and chanting his name in the packed stadium.

Chong Wei had not won any title since taking the world number one crown from Lin Dan after the loss to the Chinese star in the Beijing Olympics final in August.

Yesterday’s win was also his easiest over Gade-Christensen.

He broke the confidence of the Dane with an explosive start and raced to 12-0 lead in just three minutes. The Dane did his best to recover and give a better fight in the second game but the on-song Chong Wei was not to be denied.

For Chong Wei, it was his third Super Series title this year after the Malaysian and Singapore Opens.

“Finally, the burden is off my shoulder. I have won a title as world number one. But I am surprised I scored an easy win over Peter,” he said.

“I skipped the Hong Kong Open (the last leg of the Super Series) to focus on getting it right here. And I am so happy that it had paid off.”

Soon after his win, Chong Wei called up his coach, Misbun Sidek, who is ill, to share the joyful moment. Misbun had been down with fever since returning from Mecca on Friday and was unable to make the trip to Kota Kinabalu.

Chong Wei agreed that the victory would have meant more to him if Lin Dan were in the competition.

“The competition would have been greater. But I will try my best to maintain this status and hopefully, I will be able to win again when every top player is in the field,” he said.

Chong Wei has set his sights on winning his first All-England title and the World Championships next year. He will take a short break before preparing for the defence of the Malaysian Open title in two weeks’ time.

World number five Gade-Christensen was a shattered man.

“It is not often that I get beaten in this manner. Chong Wei’s performances reminded me of how Lin Dan defeated him to win the Olympic gold medal. Their speed is impressive.”

Peter Gade Christensen Profile

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Danes play mind games ahead of crucial tie against Malaysia

Badminton: Chong Wei nets first title as the world number one

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