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| Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-08-19)19 August 1997 (age 28) Solrød Strand, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Solrød Strand, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 270 wins, 147 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 11 (3 September 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 20 (18 November 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mia Blichfeldt (born 19 August 1997) is a Danishbadminton player.[1][2] She won the gold medals at the2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' singles event,[3] and later at the2019 Minsk European Games in the women's singles event.[4]
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Blichfeldt started to play badminton at the Solrød Strand badminton club at the age of nine, and began playing competitively at the age of eleven. She made her international debut in 2013, representing her country at the2013,2014,2015 World Junior Championships, and2014 Summer Youth Olympics. She won the gold medal at the2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' singles event, also helping her team take the bronze.[5]
At the age of sixteen, she claimed her first international title at the 2013Norwegian International, beating top seedOlga Golovanova of Russia in the final.[6] In 2014, she won theDanish National Championships.
In 2017, she reached the final of theScottish Open, but lost in the final to host playerKirsty Gilmour with a score of 21–23, 12–21.
In 2018, Blichfeldt reached the semi-finals of theEuropean Championships, but was stopped by the host player and 2016 Olympic gold medallistCarolina Marín, thus having to settle for a bronze medal. At the same year, she won her first Super 100 title at theDutch Open, when she defeatedQi Xuefei with a score of 21–16, 21–18.
In 2019, Blichfeldt won theSpain Masters, a Super 300 tournament, by beating compatriotLine Kjærsfeldt with a score of 21–14, 21–14 in the final. She clinched the gold at the2019 Minsk European Games, defeating Scotland'sKirsty Gilmour with a score of 21–16, 21–17. At the2019 BWF World Championships, she made her first-ever World Championship quarterfinal by beating eighth seedSaina Nehwal in the Round of 16.[7] However, she lost in the quarterfinals to the Chinese fourth seed and eventual bronze medallistChen Yufei.[8]
In 2020, Blichfeldt along with the Denmark team won the2020 European Women's Team Championships.[9]
In 2021, Blichfeldt competed in the2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she was seeded thirteenth. She topped her group in the Group Stage, beating Bulgaria'sLinda Zetchiri and Australia'sChen Hsuan-yu, to make the Round of 16. However, she lost in the Round of 16 to the then reigning World Champion and eventual bronze medallistP. V. Sindhu of India.[10]
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Falcon Club,Minsk, Belarus |  Kirsty Gilmour | 21–16, 21–17 |  Gold |
| 2023 | Arena Jaskółka,Tarnów, Poland |  Carolina Marín | 15–21, 14–21 |  Silver |
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,Huelva, Spain | Carolina Marín | 17–21, 16–21 |  Bronze |
| 2022 | Polideportivo Municipal Gallur,Madrid, Spain |  Kirsty Gilmour | 19–21, 21–19, 10–21 | Bronze |
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Regional Sport Centrum Hall,Lubin, Poland |  Julie Dawall Jakobsen | 21–14, 21–10 | Gold |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton 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.[12]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2018 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 |  Shiori Sato | 18–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up | |
| 2018 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Minatsu Mitani | 21–9, 21–23, 8–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2018 | Dutch Open | Super 100 |  Qi Xuefei | 21–16, 21–18 |  Winner | |
| 2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Line Kjærsfeldt | 21–14, 21–14 | Winner | |
| 2023 | Swiss Open | Super 300 |  Pornpawee Chochuwong | 16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2024 | German Open | Super 300 |  Nguyễn Thùy Linh | 21–11, 21–9 | Winner | |
| 2024 | Hylo Open | Super 300 |  Malvika Bansod | 21–10, 21–15 | Winner | |
| 2025 | Hylo Open | Super 500 |  Putri Kusuma Wardani | 21–11, 7–21, 21–12 | Winner | [13] |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theBWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) and played from 2007 to 2017.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Scottish Open | Kirsty Gilmour | 21–23, 12–21 | Runner-up |
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Norwegian International |  Olga Golovanova | 19–21, 21–16, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2014 | Norwegian International |  Akvile Stapusaityte | 21–18, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2015 | Slovenia International |  Marija Ulitina | 21–17, 17–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Portugal International |  Chloe Birch | 21–12, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2017 | Swedish International | Sofie Holmboe Dahl | 21–19, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2017 | Spanish International | Evgeniya Kosetskaya | 21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2019 | Denmark International | Natsuki Oie | 21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
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Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of6 November 2022.[14]
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