The Norwegian International in badminton

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...

 is an international open held in Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 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 were halted. It is currently one of the tournaments on the European Badminton Circuit

European Badminton Circuit

In the season 2008/2009 the Badminton Europe Circuits consists of 26 tournaments.This circuit of international tournaments is organized by Badminton Europe. At the end all these tournaments, a ranking will be drawn. The top players of this ranking will meet each other during the Badminton Europe...

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21st century

Below is the list of the past winners in this 21st century.

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
2009	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Hans-Kristian Vittinghus is a Danish badminton player.-Junior:He won 4 junior national titles, 2 in singles in 2003 and 2005 and 2 in men's doubles in 1999 and 2003....	Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk is a female badminton player from Germany.-Career:In 2001 she won the European Junior Championships in women's singles...	Rasmus Bonde    Simon Mollyhus	Helle Nielsen Helle Nielsen -Career:She won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with Carsten Mogensen.-External links:*...     Marie Røpke	Marcus Ellis    Heather Olver
2008	Ville Lang Ville Lång Ville Lång is a male badminton player from Finland. He won Finland's championship in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. In 2003 he won bronze in European Junior Badminton Championships.-References:***...	Zhang Xi	Michael Fuchs    Ingo Kindervater Ingo Kindervater -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Kristof Hopp.-References:...	Anastasia Russkikh Anastasia Russkikh Anastasia Russkikh is an international badminton player from Gatchina, Russia.Russkikh is one of Russia's top badminton players, and is a high-ranking competitor in Women's Doubles competitions...     Irina Hlebko	Michael Fuchs    Annekatrin Lillie
2007	Marc Zwiebler Marc Zwiebler Marc Zwiebler is a male badminton player from Germany. He is currently ranked number 16 in the world and is the third highest-ranked European player behind Peter Høeg Gade....	Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk is a female badminton player from Germany.-Career:In 2001 she won the European Junior Championships in women's singles...	Howard Bach Howard Bach Howard Bach is a Vietnamese-American male badminton player from the United States. He was the 2005 world champion in men's doubles with Tony Gunawan.-Early life:He was born in South Vietnam on 22 February 1979, Howard Bach came to the U.S...     Bob Malaythong	Anastasia Russkikh Anastasia Russkikh Anastasia Russkikh is an international badminton player from Gatchina, Russia.Russkikh is one of Russia's top badminton players, and is a high-ranking competitor in Women's Doubles competitions...     Ekaterina Ananina Ekaterina Ananina -Career:Ananina played the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's singles, and was defeated in the second round by Wong Mew Choo, of Malaysia, 21-14, 22-20. In her home country Russia she won two national titles until 2009.-External links:*...	Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp is a male badminton player from Germany.-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Ingo Kindervater.-References:...     Birgit Overzier
2006	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Hans-Kristian Vittinghus is a Danish badminton player.-Junior:He won 4 junior national titles, 2 in singles in 2003 and 2005 and 2 in men's doubles in 1999 and 2003....	Sara Persson Sara Persson Sara Persson is a female badminton player from Sweden.She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim. In the women's singles event she reached the second round before losing to Wang Chen of Hong Kong. In the 2008 olympic tournament she lost directly in the first round....	Anton Nazarenko    Andrey Ashmarin	Imogen Bankier Imogen Bankier Imogen Bankier is a female badminton player from Scotland. After starting playing the sport at the age of 9, Bankier has won the national championships at every age level from Under 17 upwards. The highlight of her professional career so far was reaching the final of the mixed doubles at the 2011...     Emma Mason	Imam Sodikin Irawan    Elin Bergblom Elin Bergblom Elin Bergblom is a Swedish professional badminton player. She has qualified to play in both singles and doubles, primarily mixed doubles.-Career highlights:...
2005	Eric Pang Eric Pang Eric Pang is a Dutch male badminton player, who became European Youth Champion in 2001.As a part of the BC Amersfoort team Pang reached the final of the European Cup 2007 held in Amersfoort. Together with Lotte Bruil-Jonathans, Yao Jie, Larisa Griga, Dicky Palyama and Chris Bruil. The final was...	Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk is a female badminton player from Germany.-Career:In 2001 she won the European Junior Championships in women's singles...	Vidre Wilbowo    Imam Sodikin Irawan	Nicole Grether Nicole Grether -Career:Grether competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Juliane Schenk. They defeated Michelle Edwards and Chantal Botts of South Africa in the first round but were defeated by Ann-Lou Jørgensen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark in the round of 16.As of 2011 she...     Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk is a female badminton player from Germany.-Career:In 2001 she won the European Junior Championships in women's singles...	Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp is a male badminton player from Germany.-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Ingo Kindervater.-References:...     Birgit Overzier
2004	Björn Joppien Björn Joppien Björn Joppien is a male badminton player from Langenfeld, Germany.-Career:Joppien played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Kasperi Salo of Finland in the first round...	Petra Overzier Petra Overzier Petra Overzier is a German professional badminton player. Her younger sister Birgit Overzier is also a professional badminton player.-Tournament wins:*2006 - Spanish International: Women's singles...	Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp is a male badminton player from Germany.-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Ingo Kindervater.-References:...     Ingo Kindervater Ingo Kindervater -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Kristof Hopp.-References:...	Liza Parker    Suzanne Rayappan Suzanne Rayappan Suzanne Rayappan is a professional badminton player and a member of the English badminton team. She specializes in mixed doubles.-External links:**...	Frederik Bergström    Johanna Persson Johanna Persson Johanna Persson is a female badminton player from Sweden.Persson competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Fredrik Bergström. They defeated Mike Beres and Jody Patrick of Canada in the first round and Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thungthongkam of Thailand in...
2003	Per-Henrik Croona	Tine Rasmussen Tine Rasmussen Tine Baun is a female badminton player from Denmark.Most notably, she has won the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships women's singles title twice in 2008 and 2010....	Lee Jae-jin Lee Jae-jin Lee Jae-jin is a male badminton player from South Korea.-Career:Lee played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Hwang Ji-man...     Ji Man Wang	Jung Eun Ha    Seul Ki Oh	Lee Jae-jin Lee Jae-jin Lee Jae-jin is a male badminton player from South Korea.-Career:Lee played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Hwang Ji-man...     Eun Woo Lee
2002	Kasperi Salo Kasperi Salo Kasperi Salo is a male badminton player from Finland.Salo played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the first round.-References:...		Alexandr Nikolaenko    Nikolaj Nikolaenko	Frida Andreasson    Lina Uhac	Jörgen Olsson    Frida Andreasson
2001	Irwansyah	Anu Weckstrom	Martin Delfs    Jonas Glyager Jensen	Karina Sorensen    Julie Houmann	Tommy Sorensen    Karina Sorensen

External links

• InternationalBadminton.org: 2006 results
• Badminton Europe