| Erland Kops | |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | January 14, 1937 |
| Men's singles & Men's doubles | |
| Country |  Denmark |
Erland Kops (born January 14, 1937) is a former badminton player from Denmark who won numerous international titles from the late 1950's to the early 1970's. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles or two opposing pairs (doubles who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Kops was the first Westerner to win major singles titles in the Far East[1]. 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 1960's[2]. The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international Badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the
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[3]. The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious Badminton tournaments
Kops was included in the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 1997. The Badminton Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Badminton, all-time great coaches and referees and other major contributors to the game
Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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| European Championships | |||
| 2 | Men's doubles | 1970 | Port Talbot, WAL |
| 3 | Men's doubles | 1972 | Karlskrona, SWE |
| Open Championships | |||
| 1 | Singles | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967 | All England Open |
| Men's doubles | 1958, 1967, 1968, 1969 | ||
| 1 | Men's doubles | 1961, 1962 | French Open |
| 2 | Singles | 1957 | All England Open |
| Men's doubles | 1961, 1964, 1965 | ||
References
- ^ Herbert Scheele ed. The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe ( BE) since 1968 and is held once every two years to crown the best The 2nd European Badminton Championships were held in Port Talbot ( Wales) between 17 and 19 April 1970, and hosted by The 3rd European Badminton Championships were held in Karlskrona ( Sweden) between 14 and 16 April 1972, and hosted by The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious Badminton tournaments The French Open in annual Badminton annual tournament held in France since 1909 and hosted by Fédération Française de Badminton (FFBa , The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. 1971) 200, 303.
- ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. , 1983) 123, 155,156.
- ^ Herbert Scheele ed. , The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. 1971) 163-165.
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