Odense Idrætspark will in two weeks present one of the biggest sporting events on Danish soil in 2010: Denmark Open Super Series. And Tuesday was a bit of tension revealed prior to a long badmintonweek with world class badminton, when the draw was made. The draw showed that early in the tournament, the Danish players will have tough matches - both against foreign stars, but unfortunately also in the national hierarchy.

Men's Single: Gade and Jan Ø in dreammatch in the semifinals
Peter Gade is topseeded in Denmark Open, and the world's No. 2 begins with an opponent from Hong Kong in Wong. Already in the second round can Gade face a Danish opponent with great confidence: Christian Lind Thomsen proved earlier this year that he could tease the best players and have a great Super Series quarter-final on the CV. However it looks like, that the top two Danish gentlemen, Peter Gade and young Jan Ø. Jørgensen, get another Denmark Open meeting. The players face each other in a semifinal, but Jan Ø. Jørgensen must pass among others last year's finalist, Marc Zwiebler.

Peter Gade is top seeded at the Denmark Open. (Photo: BadmintonPhoto)

Women's singles: Tine alone in the main event
While the men's singles series has plenty of Danish bid in the main draw, the second seeded Tine Baun is alone to represent Denmark in the main draw in the women's singles. She needs the next few weeks to get used to eating Thai. Because in the first two rounds, there may well be Thai girls on the menu before Tina Baun hopefully is in the semifinals against Eriko Hirose, who is seeded no 4. Hirose will meet qualifier No. 1 in the first round. And if the young hope, Karina Jørgensen, beats her way through qualifying, she meets Hirose in the main tournament.

Men's Doubles: Tough draw for the new doubles
Also in men's doubles, Denmark has a topseeding. Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen starts with a young Malaysian pair, but in the second round they may get the pleasure of one of the new Danish constellations. Rasmus Bonde and Anders Kristiansen seems to be the opponents and bitter for the four colleagues to run together early in the tournament. It would also appear hard for Jonas Rasmussen and Mads Conrad, who begin their tournament against the tournaments dark horse. Simon Mollyhus has teamed up with the Indonesians Flandy Limpele, who will try to beat the new Danish toppair. If Rasmussen and Conrad will Survive they may in the quarterfinals meet maximum pressure against the Olympic champions, Kido and Setiawan.

Women's Doubles: New duo have to run far
Kamilla Juhl and Christinna Pedersen mixed doubles specialists, but for Denmark Open they also have intension to succeed in women's doubles. Should they get it, they have to run far. Because already in the first round, the Danes will meet a Japanese couple who is seeded six in the tournament and Japanese are notoriously known for playing the ball up and not be afraid to run far. Lena Frier and Marie Røpke will have European opponents at the start of their tournament. First they will meet Bott and Schnaase from Germany, and if they get past them, another German couple is waiting for them in the second round.

Mixed Doubles: Danish toppar can meet in finals
The two strong, Danish mixed doubles can be satisfied with the draw. Seen through the Danish perspective, it could not be better. Joachim Fischer and Christinna Pedersen is in fact ended up in the top half with their fifth seeding, while Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Juhl, seeded four, is in the bottom half. Common to both pairs is that they looks like to have Thai opponents in the quarter-finals. Joachim Fischer and Christinna Pedersen can meet 4th seeded and stongest Thais, while Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Rytter Juhl gets the pleasure of the next best pair who is seeded eight.
Mikkel Delbo and Mie Schjøtt is unseeded in the tournament and already in the second round, the Danes can see the maximum challenged - Top seed the Polish, Greve players are namely as potential adversaries.

Read more about the Denmark Open, click here

The draw, click here