Henning Borch
Personal information
Nickname	Pytte[1]
Country	Denmark
Born	(1938-03-09)9 March 1938
Died	12 June 2024(2024-06-12) (aged 86)
Career title	1967, 1968, 1969All England
Medal record Men'sbadminton Representing Denmark Thomas Cup 1964 Tokyo Men's team 1973 Jakarta Men's team European Championships 1970 Port Talbot Men's doubles

Henning Borch (9 March 1938 – 12 June 2024^[2]) was a former world classbadminton player fromDenmark who won major tournaments from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Borch representedAmager Badminton Club in the domestic competitions throughout his flourished career.^[1] In the 1964 Borch reached the men's singles final at the prestigiousAll-England Championships, narrowly losing to fellow countrymanKnud Aage Nielsen.^[3] His most impressive achievement was sharing three consecutive All-England men's doubles titles withErland Kops from 1967 to 1969.^[4] Borch took part in five consecutiveThomas Cup (men's international team) campaigns for Denmark between 1960 and 1973.

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Afan Lido,Port Talbot, Wales	Erland Kops	Elo Hansen Per Walsøe	9–15, 15–2, 10–15	Silver

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1963	German Open	Erland Kops	2–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1963	Dutch Open	Hans Henrik Svendsen	15–9, 15–4	Winner
1963	Nordic Championships	Knud Aage Nielsen	8–15, 15–6, 16–17	Runner-up
1964	All England Open	Knud Aage Nielsen	15–8, 15–17, 4–15	Runner-up
1964	Dutch Open	Oon Chong Teik	15–5, 18–15	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1959	All England Open	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Lim Say Hup Teh Kew San	2–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1959	Swedish Open	Knud Aage Nielsen	Berndt Dahlberg Bertil Glans	15–6, 13–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1962	Swedish Open	Knud Aage Nielsen	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Finn Kobberø	14–15, 15–7, 4–15	Runner-up
1963	Swedish Open	Knud Aage Nielsen	Erland Kops Poul-Erik Nielsen	15–11, 15–9	Winner
1963	German Open	Jørgen Mortensen	Erland Kops Poul-Erik Nielsen	5–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1963	Dutch Open	Jørgen Mortensen	Hugh Findlay Tony Jordan	11–15, 17–15, 15–9	Winner
1963	Nordic Championships	Knud Aage Nielsen	Berndt Dahlberg Bertil Glans	18–13, 18–15	Winner
1964	Dutch Open	Jørgen Mortensen	Oon Chong Jin Oon Chong Teik	15–9, 15–9	Winner
1965	Swedish Open	Jørgen Mortensen	Erland Kops Knud Aage Nielsen	12–15, 16–18	Runner-up
1966	Swedish Open	Jørgen Herlevsen	Erland Kops Klaus Kaagaard	18–13, 15–8	Winner
1966	Nordic Championships	Erland Kops	Per Walsøe Svend Pri	18–16, 15–8	Winner
1967	Swedish Open	Erland Kops	Per Walsøe Svend Pri	2–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1967	All England Open	Erland Kops	Per Walsøe Svend Pri	15–8, 15–12	Winner
1967	Nordic Championships	Erland Kops	Tom Bacher Jørgen Mortensen	15–5, 18–16	Winner
1968	Swedish Open	Erland Kops	Per Walsøe Poul-Erik Nielsen	15–7, 15–11	Winner
1968	Denmark Open	Erland Kops	Ippei Kojima Issei Nichino	15–17, 16–17	Runner-up
1968	All England Open	Erland Kops	Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan	15–6, 15–4	Winner
1968	Nordic Championships	Erland Kops	Per Walsøe Svend Pri	12–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1969	German Open	Jørgen Mortensen	Tom Bacher Poul Petersen	15–3, 10–15, 15–6	Winner
1969	All England Open	Erland Kops	David Eddy Roger Powell	13–15, 15–10, 15–9	Winner
1969	Nordic Championships	Erland Kops	Per Walsøe Svend Pri	5–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1970	Denmark Open	Erland Kops	Per Walsøe Svend Pri	17–15, 10–15, 15–2	Winner
1971	Swedish Open	Erland Kops	Per Walsøe Svend Pri	11–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1972	Nordic Championships	Erland Kops	Svend Pri Poul Petersen	15–10, 12–15, 9–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1963	Nordic Championships	Ulla Rasmussen	Ole Mertz Karin Jørgensen	15–13, 15–8	Winner
1965	Swedish Open	Ulla Strand	Berndt Dahlberg Gunilla Dahlström	15–9, 15–9	Winner
1966	Swedish Open	Ulla Strand	Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	7–15, 15–9, 8–15	Runner-up
1966	Nordic Championships	Karin Jørgensen	Per Walsøe Ulla Strand	1–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1967	Swedish Open	Ulla Strand	Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	6–15, 15–11, 4–15	Runner-up
1967	Nordic Championships	Lizbeth von Barnekow	Erland Kops Ulla Strand	15–8, 14–17, 13–15	Runner-up
1969	Denmark Open	Imre Rietveld Nielsen	Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15–12, 15–7	Winner
1969	Nordic Championships	Imre Rietveld Nielsen	Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	12–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1970	Denmark Open	Imre Rietveld Nielsen	Klaus Kaagaard Ulla Strand	11–15, 18–13, 10–15	Runner-up
1974	Swedish Open	Ulla Strand	Roland Maywald Brigitte Steden	7–15, 6–15	Runner-up

• 1938 births
• 2024 deaths
• Danish male badminton players
• 20th-century Danish sportsmen

• CS1 Danish-language sources (da)
• Articles with short description
• Short description is different from Wikidata
• Short description matches Wikidata
• Place of birth missing