Henning Borch
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Henning Borch is a former world class badminton
player from Denmark
who won major tournaments from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. In the 1964 Borch reached the men's singles final at the prestigious All-England Championships
, narrowly losing to fellow countryman Knud Aage Nielsen
. His most impressive achievement was sharing three consecutive All-England men's doubles titles with Erland Kops
from 1967 to 1969. Borch took part in five consecutive Thomas Cup
(men's international team) campaigns for Denmark between 1960 and 1973.
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 major tournaments from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. In the 1964 Borch reached the men's singles final at the prestigious All-England 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...
, narrowly losing to fellow countryman Knud Aage Nielsen
Knud Aage Nielsen
Knud Aage Nielsen is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.Nielsen won the All England Open Badminton Championships, considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's singles in 1964...
. His most impressive achievement was sharing three consecutive All-England men's doubles titles with Erland Kops
Erland Kops
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...
from 1967 to 1969. Borch took part in five consecutive 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) campaigns for Denmark between 1960 and 1973.