Maiken Fruergaard Sørensen (born 11 May 1995) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles play. As a junior player, she was the gold medalists at the 2013 European Junior Championships in the team and mixed doubles events, and in 2014, she entered the national team.

Career

Fruergaard competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics partnering Sara Thygesen. Her pace at the Games was stopped in the group stage after placing 4th in the group C standings.

Achievements

European Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, FranceDenmark Sara ThygesenNetherlands Eefje Muskens Netherlands Selena Piek17–21, 17–21Bronze
2018Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, SpainDenmark Sara ThygesenBulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva10–21, 18–21Bronze
2021Palace of Sports, Kyiv, UkraineDenmark Sara ThygesenBulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva16–21, 10–21Bronze
2022Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, SpainDenmark Sara ThygesenGermany Linda Efler Germany Isabel Lohau22–20, 15–21, 20–22Bronze
2025Forum, Horsens, DenmarkDenmark Natasja AnthonisenBulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva11–21, 16–21Silver

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Aski Sports Hall, Ankara, TurkeyDenmark David DaugaardNetherlands Robin Tabeling Netherlands Myke Halkema21–15, 21–18Gold

BWF World Tour (2 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 Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020Indonesia MastersSuper 500Denmark Sara ThygesenIndonesia Greysia Polii Indonesia Apriyani Rahayu21–18, 11–21, 21–23Runner-up
2023U.S. OpenSuper 300Denmark Sara ThygesenChina Liu Shengshu China Tan Ning19–21, 19–21Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Dutch OpenDenmark Søren GravholtDenmark Mathias Christiansen Denmark Sara Thygesen18–21, 22–20, 16–21Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Spanish InternationalDenmark Sara ThygesenEngland Heather Olver England Kate Robertshaw21–18, 13–21, 20–22Runner-up
2014Dutch InternationalDenmark Sara ThygesenNetherlands Samantha Barning Netherlands Iris Tabeling16–21, 12–21Runner-up
2015Croatian InternationalDenmark Camilla MartensDenmark Julie Finne-Ipsen Denmark Ditte Søby Hansen21–16, 19–21, 21–19Winner
2015Belgian InternationalDenmark Sara ThygesenMalaysia Joyce Choong Wai Chi Malaysia Yap Cheng Wen21–18, 21–11Winner
2016Swedish MastersDenmark Sara ThygesenNetherlands Samantha Barning Netherlands Iris Tabeling21–19, 21–17Winner
2023Irish OpenDenmark Sara ThygesenBulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva21–19, 17–21, 24–22Winner
2024Irish OpenDenmark Natasja AnthonisenEngland Chloe Birch England Estelle van Leeuwen21–19, 21–19Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Norwegian InternationalDenmark Søren GravholtAustralia Sawan Serasinghe Australia Setyana Mapasa17–21, 15–21Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

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