Flemming Delfs

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Flemming Delfs (born 7 September 1951) is a Danish badminton player who was world no. 1 in 1977. He won the All England Championship, the European and the World Championship in the 1970s.

Career

Delfs is especially noteworthy for winning men's singles[1] at the first IBF World Championships held in Malmö, Sweden in 1977.[2] He dominated that same 1976/1977 season by winning nearly all other noteworthy tournaments, including the All-England Championships.[3] Delfs won three consecutive European men's singles titles in 1976, 1978, and 1980.[4] He played on all four Danish Thomas Cup (men's international) teams between 1972 and 1982, two of which (1973, 1979) reached the championship round before losing to Indonesia.[5] Tall, with an elegant style and powerful backhand, Delfs was a highly impressive player at his best, but typically had difficulty in the hot, humid conditions he encountered in the Far East.[6]

Later life

After ending his active career, Delfs became CEO and co-owner of Patrick Skandinavia A/S the Danish distributor for Patrick.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1977 Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden Template:Flagicon Svend Pri 15–5, 15–6 Gold Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1980 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Rudy Heryanto
Template:Flagicon Kartono 		7–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1979 Tokyo, Japan Template:Flagicon Iie Sumirat 7–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze
1980 Kyoto, Japan Template:Flagicon Masao Tsuchida 10–15, 13–15 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1979 Tokyo, Japan Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Masao Tsuchida
Template:Flagicon Yoshitaka Iino 		13–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze
1980 Kyoto, Japan Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra
Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata 		6–15, 3–15 Silver Silver

European Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1972 Karlskrona Idrottshall, Karlskrona, Sweden Template:Flagicon Klaus Kaagaard 13–18, 15–8, 7–15 Bronze Bronze
1974 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria Template:Flagicon Sture Johnsson 15–4, 6–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze
1976 Fitzwilliam Club, Dublin, Ireland Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen 15–4, 15–7 Gold Gold
1978 Guild Hall, Preston, England Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström 10–15, 15–6, 15–12 Gold Gold
1980 Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands Template:Flagicon Morten Frost 15–4, 1–15, 17–14 Gold Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1974 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen Template:Flagicon Willi Braun
Template:Flagicon Roland Maywald 		8–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze
1980 Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Stefan Karlsson
Template:Flagicon Claes Nordin 		3–15, 13–18 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1969 Sporthal de Vliegermolen, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Netherlands Template:Flagicon Preben Boesen 15–0, 15–1 Gold Gold

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1969 Sporthal de Vliegermolen, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Netherlands Template:Flagicon Hans Røpke Template:Flagicon Keith Arthur
Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens 		15–9, 10–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze

International tournaments (30 titles, 34 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1973 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Rudy Hartono 14–17, 12–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1973 India Open Template:Flagicon Svend Pri 8–15, 7–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1974 Portugal International Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen 5–15, 9–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1974 Nordic Championships Template:Flagicon Svend Pri 15–9, 10–15, 5–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1975 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Sture Johnsson 14–15, 15–0, 15–10 Template:Gold1 Winner
1975 German Open Template:Flagicon Paul Whetnall 15–10, 15–12 Template:Gold1 Winner
1975 Jamaica International Template:Flagicon Jamie Paulson 15–6, 15–2 Template:Gold1 Winner
1975 Nordic Championships Template:Flagicon Sture Johnsson 6–15, 15–12, 3–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1975 Norwegian International Template:Flagicon Sture Johnsson 15–1, 15–5 Template:Gold1 Winner
1976 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Svend Pri 15–9, 5–15, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1976 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens 15–10, 15–1 Template:Gold1 Winner
1976 German Open Template:Flagicon Paul Whetnall 14–17, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1976 Nordic Championships Template:Flagicon Svend Pri 15–4, 15–0 Template:Gold1 Winner
1976 Norwegian International Template:Flagicon Sture Johnsson 4–15, 15–1, 7–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1977 Swedish Open Template:Flagicon Liem Swie King 4–15, 8–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1977 Canadian Open Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström 12–15, 15–7, 15–10 Template:Gold1 Winner
1977 All England Template:Flagicon Liem Swie King 15–17, 15–11, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner
1977 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Svend Pri 15–12, 15–7 Template:Gold1 Winner
1977 Japan Open Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström 15–9, 13–15, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1978 Swedish Open Template:Flagicon Svend Pri 3–15, 8–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1978 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Svend Pri 15–3, 3–15, 15–7 Template:Gold1 Winner
1978 Canadian Open Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström 14–17, 15–11, 18–16 Template:Gold1 Winner
1978 Nordic Championships Template:Flagicon Morten Frost 15–5, 6–15, 4–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1979 Swedish Open Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens 15–7, 15–0 Template:Gold1 Winner
1979 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Morten Frost 15–6, 3–15, 17–15 Template:Gold1 Winner
1979 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Morten Frost 15–7, 15–7 Template:Gold1 Winner
1979 All England Template:Flagicon Liem Swie King 7–15, 8–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1979 Canadian Open Template:Flagicon Morten Frost 7–15, 17–14, 7–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1979 Nordic Championships Template:Flagicon Morten Frost 6–15, 4–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1980 Chinese Taipei Open Template:Flagicon Iie Sumirat 15–7, 8–15, 18–16 Template:Gold1 Winner
1980 Victor Cup Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström 7–15, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1981 Nordic Championships Template:Flagicon Morten Frost 17–18, 5–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1982 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Morten Frost 4–15, 2–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1970 Nordic Championships Template:Flagicon Jørgen Mortensen Template:Flagicon Svend Pri
Template:Flagicon Per Walsøe 		8–15, 8–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1973 Nordic Championships Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen Template:Flagicon Svend Pri
Template:Flagicon Poul Petersen 		16–18, 17–16, 15–10 Template:Gold1 Winner
1974 Portugal International Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen Template:Flagicon David Hunt
Template:Flagicon William Kidd 		12–15, 15–8, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1974 Nordic Championships Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen Template:Flagicon Svend Pri
Template:Flagicon Poul Petersen 		10–15, 6–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1975 Jamaica International Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett
Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens 		15–13, 4–15, 11–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1975 Mexico International Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen Template:Flagicon Sture Johnsson
Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström 		11–15, 15–13, 15–5 Template:Gold1 Winner
1975 Nordic Championships Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen Template:Flagicon Bengt Fröman
Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström 		9–15, 2–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1975 Norwegian International Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen Template:Flagicon Bengt Fröman
Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström 		5–15, 15–5, 18–17 Template:Gold1 Winner
1976 Swedish Open Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen Template:Flagicon Jesper Helledie
Template:Flagicon Jørgen Mortensen 		15–0, 15–2 Template:Gold1 Winner
1976 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen Template:Flagicon Klaus Kaagaard
Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard 		15–6, 15–12 Template:Gold1 Winner
1976 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen Template:Flagicon David Eddy
Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton 		13–15, 11–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1976 Norwegian International Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen Template:Flagicon Bengt Fröman
Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström 		6–15, 12–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1977 Japan Open Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Nobutaka Ikeda
Template:Flagicon Shoichi Toganoo 		15–9, 15–2 Template:Gold1 Winner
1977 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Bengt Fröman
Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström 		6–15, 8–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1977 Nordic Championships Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Bengt Fröman
Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström 		15–4, 12–15, 12–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1978 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra
Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata 		15–6, 15–11 Template:Gold1 Winner
1978 Canadian Open Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Bengt Fröman
Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström 		15–9, 10–15, retired Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1978 Swedish Open Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Bengt Fröman
Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström 		15–18, 15–9, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner
1978 Nordic Championships Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Bengt Fröman
Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström 		15–5, 15–9 Template:Gold1 Winner
1979 Canadian Open Template:Flagicon Morten Frost Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra
Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata 		5–15, 1–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1979 Swedish Open Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Steen Fladberg
Template:Flagicon Morten Frost 		15–12, 12–15, 15–10 Template:Gold1 Winner
1979 Nordic Championships Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Bengt Fröman
Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström 		15–13, 11–15, 14–17 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1980 Copenhagen Cup Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Steen Fladberg
Template:Flagicon Morten Frost 		15–8, 15–6 Template:Gold1 Winner
1980 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra
Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata 		15–10, 10–15, 15–10 Template:Gold1 Winner
1980 Chinese Taipei Open Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Bobby Ertanto
Template:Flagicon Hadibowo 		13–18, 5–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1980 Victor Cup Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström
Template:Flagicon Claes Nordin 		5–15, 17–18 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1981 Japan Open Template:Flagicon Prakash Padukone Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata
Template:Flagicon Lius Pongoh 		4–15, 5–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1981 Nordic Championships Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Steen Fladberg
Template:Flagicon Morten Frost 		9–15, 5–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1972 Canadian Open Template:Flagicon Pernille Kaagaard Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart
Template:Flagicon Eva Twedberg 		15–11, 18–17 Template:Gold1 Winner
1972 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Pernille Kaagaard Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart
Template:Flagicon Eva Twedberg 		15–5, 15–1 Template:Gold1 Winner
1973 Mexico International Template:Flagicon Carlene Starkey Template:Flagicon G. Harris
Template:Flagicon Madalene Steinbroner 		15–12, 15–1 Template:Gold1 Winner

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ Mohapatra, Bikash (07 September 2021). "Happy 70th...To A Forgotten Champion From The 1970s", [Badminton Bladet.DK].
  2. ↑ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 109.
  3. ↑ Davis, 149
  4. ↑ Davis, 115.
  5. ↑ Davis 125-128.
  6. ↑ Davis, 149.
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