Mads Vestergaard (born 11 March 2002) is a Danish badminton player who specialises in doubles play. He claimed two bronze medals at the 2025 European Championships in the mixed and men's doubles. Vestergaard was part of Danish winning team in the 2024 European Men's Team Championships and 2025 European Mixed Team Championships.

Vestergaard was the champion in the boys' doubles at the 2020 European Junior Championships. He also helps the Danish team to win the mixed team title at that competition.

Career

Vestergaard began playing badminton in Beder-Malling Idrætsforening, where his parents also played. At the age of 10, he moved with his family to Højbjerg, where he enrolled in a local badminton club.

Vestergaard won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles and a silver medal in the women's team event at the 2018 European Junior Championships. Two years later in 2020 European Junior Championships, he won the gold medal with partner William Kryger Boe in the boys' doubles and another gold in the team event.

Vestergaard and Christine Busch won their first BWF 100 title at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters after defeating the Singaporean pair Terry Hee and Jessica Tan in a rubber game. Shortly after that, the four met again at the 2023 Guwahati Masters, and this time, Busch and Vestergaard had to accept defeat.

In 2026, Vestergaard and Busch reached the quarter-finals in the All England Open by beating World mixed doubles number 1 Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping. The next week after, Vestergaard and Lundgaard advanced to the men's doubles final of the Swiss Open but lost out to the Taiwanese twins of Lee Fang-chih and Lee Fang-jen. This pair won their first title at the Malaysia Masters, beating the home pair Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin.

Achievements

European Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2025Forum, Horsens, DenmarkDenmark Daniel LundgaardFrance Christo Popov France Toma Junior Popov21–19, 18–21, 23–25Bronze
2026Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, SpainDenmark Daniel LundgaardEngland Ben Lane England Sean Vendy19–21, 17–21Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2025Forum, Horsens, DenmarkDenmark Christine BuschFrance Thom Gicquel France Delphine Delrue17–21, 18–21Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, EstoniaDenmark Mads MuurholmFrance Fabien Delrue France William Villeger14–21, 16–21Bronze
2020Pajulahti Sports Institute, Lahti, FinlandDenmark William Kryger BoeRussia Egor Kholkin Russia Georgii Lebedev21–15, 22–20Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, EstoniaDenmark Christine BuschFrance Fabien Delrue France Juliette Moinard19–21, 17–21Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2026Swiss OpenSuper 300Denmark Daniel LundgaardChinese Taipei Lee Fang-chih Chinese Taipei Lee Fang-jen18–21, 13–21Runner-up
2026Malaysia MastersSuper 500Denmark Daniel LundgaardMalaysia Goh Sze Fei Malaysia Nur Izzuddin21–16, 21–17Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2023Abu Dhabi MastersSuper 100Denmark Christine BuschSingapore Terry Hee Singapore Jessica Tan20–22, 21–17, 21–18Winner
2023Guwahati MastersSuper 100Denmark Christine BuschSingapore Terry Hee Singapore Jessica Tan19–21, 11–21Runner-up
2026German OpenSuper 300Denmark Christine BuschChina Cheng Xing China Zhang Chi12–21, 17–21Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Turkey InternationalDenmark Mikkel StoffersenTurkey Serdar Koca Turkey Serhat Salim21–19, 21–8Winner
2021Portugal InternationalDenmark Emil LauritzenDenmark Mads Pieler Kolding Denmark Frederik Søgaard17–21, 18–21Runner-up
2021Lithuanian InternationalDenmark Emil LauritzenUkraine Danylo Bosniuk Ukraine Oleksandar Shmundyak21–23, 21–12, 21–18Winner
2021Hungarian InternationalDenmark Emil LauritzenEngland Rory Easton England Zach Russ18–21, 21–13, 21–13Winner
2022Ukraine OpenDenmark Emil LauritzenMalaysia Chia Wei Jie Malaysia Low Hang Yee21–19, 20–22, 21–23Runner-up
2023Polish OpenDenmark Daniel LundgaardChinese Taipei Chang Ko-chi Chinese Taipei Po Li-wei22–20, 16–21, 21–19Winner
2023Mexican InternationalDenmark Daniel LundgaardGermany Bjarne Geiss Germany Jan Colin Völker22–24, 21–19, 21–17Winner
2023Belgian InternationalDenmark Daniel LundgaardDenmark Andreas Søndergaard Denmark Jesper Toft13–21, 24–26Runner-up
2023Scottish OpenDenmark Daniel LundgaardDenmark Andreas Søndergaard Denmark Jesper Toft21–15, 11–21, 21–15Winner
2025Scottish OpenDenmark Daniel LundgaardSouth Korea Lee Jong-min South Korea Wang Chan23–21, 14–21, 21–14Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Turkey InternationalDenmark Sofie NyvangDenmark Mikkel Stoffersen Denmark Susan Ekelund17–21, 21–18, 13–21Runner-up
2021Lithuanian InternationalDenmark Clara LøberKazakhstan Dmitriy Panarin Kazakhstan Kamila Smagulova21–12, 21–16Winner
2021Hungarian InternationalDenmark Clara LøberEngland Rory Easton England Annie Lado18–21, 17–21Runner-up
2022Czech OpenDenmark Christine BuschChinese Taipei Chiu Hsiang-chieh Chinese Taipei Lin Xiao-min21–12, 21–16Winner
2023Estonian InternationalDenmark Christine BuschGermany Malik Bourakkadi Germany Leona Michalski21–13, 21–10Winner
2023Polish OpenDenmark Christine BuschDenmark Jesper Toft Denmark Clara Graversen21–15, 21–13Winner
2023Denmark MastersDenmark Christine BuschIndia N. Sikki Reddy India Rohan Kapoor16–21, 17–21Runner-up
2023Nantes InternationalDenmark Christine BuschIndia Tanisha Crasto India Sai Pratheek K.14–21, 21–14, 21–17Winner
2023Scottish OpenDenmark Christine BuschDenmark Jesper Toft Denmark Clara Graversen21–15, 21–19Winner
2025Scottish OpenDenmark Christine BuschDenmark Rasmus Espersen Denmark Amalie Cecille Kudsk21–23, 21–14, 14–21Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles)

Boys' doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020Slovenia Junior InternationalDenmark William Kryger BoeDenmark Jakob Houe Denmark Mads Juel Møller21–18, 21–13Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020Slovenia Junior InternationalDenmark Clara LøberDenmark Marcus Rindshøj Denmark Mette Werge21–11, 26–28, 21–11Winner

BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

BWF Junior International Series tournament

BWF Junior Future Series tournament

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