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Peter Gade (born December 14 , 1976 ) sometimes '''P.G. Christensen''' is a professional Badminton player from Terndrup , Denmark . He currently resides in Charlottenlund , Copenhagen with his girlfriend Camilla Høeg. He has 1 child, Nanna, born in 2004 and plays for Team Aarhus.

Peter Gade entered sport's History thanks to his All-England title in 1999 and his three european crowns in the men`s single event. The Dane topped the worldranking during the years 1998 until 2001 . With his fourteen Grand-Prix titles, he remains one of the most successful players of all times, who is still very active in the international circuit.

Gade played Badminton At The 2004 Summer Olympics in men' singles, defeating Chien Yu-Hsiu of Chinese Taipei and Nikhil Kanetkar of India in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Gade was defeated by Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia 15-12, 15-12.

His playing style is composed of fast attacks and deceptive shots.


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Tournament wins

  • 2005 - Korea Open, Copenhagen Masters

  • 2004 - European Champion, Copenhagen Masters

  • 2002 - US Open, Copenhagen Masters

  • 2001 - Copenhagen Masters, Korea Open

  • 2000 - Korea Open, Danish Open, Taiwan Open, European Champion, Copenhagen Masters

  • 1999 - Ipoh Masters, Copenhagen Masters, All-England Open, Japan Open, Word GP-Final

  • 1998 - Japan Open, Swiss Open, Danish Open, Malaysian Open, European Ch.

  • 1997 - German Open, Taiwan Open, Hong Kong Open

  • 1995 - Scottish Open, European-Junior-Champion in MS

  • 1994 - World-Junior-Champion in MD



Other

  • Danish National Champion: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005

  • IBF World Badminton Player of the year 1998



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