Danish Joergensen wins Copenhagen Masters badminton tournament

Denmark's Jan Oe. Joergensen beat compatriot and world No. 4 Peter Gade to claim the Copenhagen Masters 2011 badminton title here on Thursday. Joergensen outplayed Gade 14-21, 25-23, 22-20 to win the crown for the second time in front of a sell-out crowd at the Falconer Center arena in the Danish capital. The result was a shock loss for Gade, a former world No. 1, who has previously won the Copenhagen Masters ten times, and was favorite at this year's tournament. Meanwhile, Denmark's Tine Baun lost in straight sets to Thailand's Inthanon Ratchanok in the tournament's women's singles final. Baun, ranked fifth, and a previous two-time Copenhagen Masters winner, lost 21-17, 21-15 to the 16 year-old Thai player who is ranked 13th in the world. There was better luck for the host nation in the men's doubles and mixed doubles finals, with Danish teams taking both titles. Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen beat Malaysia's Zakry Latif and Fairzizuan Tazari 21-18, 21-9 to win their first ever Copenhagen Masters doubles title. Meanwhile, Joachim Fischer and Christinna Pedersen beat unseeded Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thoungthongkam of Thailand 21-13, 21-17 to take the mixed doubles victory. Fisher and Pedersen, ranked world No. 3, were named Denmark's badminton players of the year following a vote by fans later on Thursday.