Erland Kops
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Erland Kops is a former badminton
player from Denmark
who won numerous major international singles and doubles titles from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Kops was the first Westerner to win major singles titles in the Far East. He combined abundant speed, power, and stamina with impressive shot-making virtuosity. Despite some disappointing results in Thomas Cup
(men's international team) competition, Kops was clearly the dominant men's singles player of the early and mid-1960s.
He is one of the most successful players ever in the All England Open Badminton Championships
with 11 titles between 1958 and 1969, 7 of them in men's singles and 4 in men's doubles.
Kops was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 1997.
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player from Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
who won numerous major international singles and doubles titles from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Kops was the first Westerner to win major singles titles in the Far East. He combined abundant speed, power, and stamina with impressive shot-making virtuosity. Despite some disappointing results in Thomas Cup
Thomas Cup
The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation , the sport's global governing body...
(men's international team) competition, Kops was clearly the dominant men's singles player of the early and mid-1960s.
He is one of the most successful players ever in the All England Open Badminton Championships
All England Open Badminton Championships
The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...
with 11 titles between 1958 and 1969, 7 of them in men's singles and 4 in men's doubles.
Kops was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 1997.
Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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| Danish National Championships Danish National Badminton Championships The Danish National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized to crown the best badminton players in Denmark since the season 1930/1931.-21st century:Below is the list of the past winners in this 21st century.-References:*... |
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| 1 | Singles | 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967 | Copenhagen |
| Men's doubles | 1961, 1965, 1968, 1969 | ||
| Nordic Championships Nordic Championships (badminton) The Nordic Championships in badminton was an international open held in the Scandinavian states from 1962 until 1999.Between 1962 and 1988 it was held annually. Afterwards it took place biennually, which increased to 3 years once with the change from the even years up to 1992 into odd years... |
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| 1 | Singles | Various locations | |
| Men's doubles | 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971 | ||
| Mixed doubles | 1965, 1967 | ||
| European Championships European Badminton Championships The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe . The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition is held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe.... |
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| 2 | Men's doubles | 1970 1970 European Badminton Championships The 2nd European Badminton Championships were held in Port Talbot , between 17 and 19 April 1970, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Welsh Badminton Union.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:... |
Port Talbot, WAL |
| 3 | Men's doubles | 1972 1972 European Badminton Championships The 3rd European Badminton Championships were held in Karlskrona , between 14 and 16 April 1972, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Svenska Badmintonförbundet.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:... |
Karlskrona, SWE |
| Open Championships | |||
| 1 | Singles | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967 | All England Open All England Open Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898... |
| Men's doubles | 1958, 1967, 1968, 1969 | ||
| 2 | Singles | 1957 | All England Open |
| Men's doubles | 1961, 1964, 1965 | ||
| 1 | Singles | 1961 | French Open French Open (badminton) The French Open is an annual Badminton tournament held in France since 1909 and hosted by the Fédération Française de Badminton . The 2009 edition will be held from the 27th of October to the 1st of November.... |
| Men's doubles | 1961 | ||
| Mixed doubles | 1966 | ||
| 1 | Singles | 1961, 1963, 1967 | Canadian Open Canadian Open (badminton) The Canadian Open in badminton is an international open held in Canada since 1957. The tournament is traditionally held every year in September.... |
| Men's doubles | 1963 | ||
| Mixed doubles | 1963 | ||
| 1 | Singles | 1968 | Denmark Open |
| Men's doubles | 1970 | ||
| 1 | Singles | 1967, 1968 | Dutch Open Dutch Open (badminton) The Dutch Open is an annual badminton tournament held in the Netherlands since 1932 and currently organized by Nederlandse Badminton Bond . It is a part of the European Badminton Circuit.-Past winners:-External links:**... |
| Men's doubles | 1958, 1967 | ||
| 1 | Singles | 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968 | German Open German Open (badminton) The German Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Germany since 1955 and organized by German Badminton Association or Deustcher Badminton Verband .... |
| Men's doubles | 1963, 1964 | ||
| 1 | Singles | 1967 | Malaysia Open Malaysia Open (badminton) The Malaysia Open is an annual badminton event that commonly held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tournament has been held since 1937 and has been played in different locations such as Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Penang, Selangor, Kuantan.... |
| 1 | Singles | 1965 | Mexican Open |
| Men's doubles | 1965 | ||
| 1 | Singles | 1962 | Mexico City International |
| Men's doubles | 1962 | ||
| 1 | Singles | 1968 | Norwegian International Norwegian International Championships (badminton) The Norwegian International in badminton is an international open held in Norway since 1954. In the first years only the pure man disciplines were played, but since 1959 women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles were also played. In 1957, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1979 and 1990 the championships... |
| Men's doubles | 1968 | ||
| 1 | Singles | 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 | Swedish Open Swedish Open (badminton) The Swedish Open was an open badminton tournament that was annually held from 1956 to 1999 after which the organizer, Svenska Badmintonförbundet, could no longer find a suitable sponsor. To some extent it has been replaced by the Swedish International Stockholm tournament.-Winners:... |
| Men's doubles | 1965, 1968, 1969 | ||
| 1 | Singles | 1960 | Swiss Open Swiss Open (badminton) The Swiss Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Switzerland since 1955 and become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007. 2011 the tournament was dropped down to a Grand Prix Gold event.-Previous winners:-Performances by nation:... |
| Men's doubles | 1960 | ||
| Mixed doubles | 1960 | ||
| 1 | Singles | 1963, 1965, 1967 | U.S. Open U.S. Open Badminton Championships The U.S. Open Badminton Championships is an annual badminton tournament first held in 1954 when the American Badminton Association opened the U.S. National Badminton Championships to foreign competition. For the full list of winners see List of U.S. Open Badminton champions.-21st century:-External... |
| Men's doubles | 1963, 1967 | ||
| Mixed doubles | 1969 | ||
| Other National Championships | |||
| 1 | Singles | 1960 | All-India Championships |
| Men's doubles | 1960 | ||
| 1 | Singles | 1959 | Thailand National Championships |