Tom Bacher

Danish badminton player

Badminton player

Tom Bacher

Personal information
Country| Denmark
Born| (1941-11-16)16 November 1941
Died| 4 October 2017(2017-10-04) (aged 75)
Retired| 1974
Handedness| Right

Medal record

Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Thomas Cup
| 1973 Jakarta | Men's team

Tom Bacher (born 16 November 1941) was a former Danish badminton player. He was a Danish international from the mid 1960s until the mid 1970s.[1] His greatest achievement was winning the 1970 All England Badminton Championships doubles title with Poul Petersen.[2]

## Leaderships roles and death

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Although he is successful as players, he is more well-known for his managerial and leadership roles after he retired when he won Scottish Open in 1974 with Punch Gunalan. Tom was appointed as International Badminton Federation executive board members, deputy seat of IBF councils and became the IBF vice presidents from 1987 until 2003. Tom received the Herbert Scheele Trophy for extensive contribution to the badminton world and received an honorary vice presidents role in 2009.[3] Besides his contribution for IBF, Tom also a former Badminton Europe presidents from 2004 until 2010.[4] Tom died on 4 October 2017 due to unsuccessful emergency heart surgery.[4]

## Achievements

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### International tournaments (10 titles, 8 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year  | Tournament  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1963  | Norwegian International |  Svend Andersen | 15–12, 15–2  |  Winner
1963  | Dutch Open |  Bendt Rose | 15–17, 15–9, 15–8  |  Winner
1966  | Austrian International |  Gottfried Seemann | 15–2, 15–8  |  Winner
1968  | Dutch Open  |  Erland Kops | 8–15, 9–15  |  Runner-up
1969  | Denmark Open |  Svend Pri | 5–15, 7–15  |  Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1963  | Norwegian International |  Svend Andersen |  Bengt-Ake Jonsson
Ingemar Eliasson | 14–17, 7–15  |  Runner-up
1967  | Nordic Championships |  Jørgen Mortensen |  Henning Borch
Erland Kops | 5–15, 16–18  |  Runner-up
1968  | Dutch Open |  Erland Kops |  Alan Parsons
William Kerr | 15–4, 15–10  |  Winner
1968  | Norwegian International  |  Klaus Kaagaard |  Kurt Johnsson
Sture Johnsson | 15–9, 15–7  |  Winner
1968  | Austrian International |  Poul Petersen |  Klaus Katzor
Edgar Michalowski | 15–3, 15–1  |  Winner
1969  | German Open |  Poul Petersen  |  Henning Borch
Jørgen Mortensen | 3–15, 15–10, 6–15  |  Runner-up
1969  | Dutch Open  |  Erland Kops  |  Chavalert Chumkum
Sangob Rattanusorn | 15–9, 1–15, 9–15  |  Runner-up
1970 | All England Open |  Poul Petersen  |  David Eddy
Roger Powell | 15–11, 15–0  |  Winner
1970  | Belgian International |  Poul Petersen  |  David Horton
Elliot Stuart | 15–5, 10–15, 1–15  |  Runner-up
1972  | Austrian International  |  Poul Petersen  |  Franz Beinvogl
Siegfried Betz | 15–5, 15–3  |  Winner
1974  | Scottish Open |  Punch Gunalan |  Ray Stevens
Mike Tredgett | 15–9, 15–8  |  Winner

Mixed doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1968  | Norwegian International  |  Jette Føge |  Klaus Kaagaard
Lonny Funch | 2–15, 15–13, 7–15  |  Runner-up
1968  | Austrian International |  Bente Jeppesen |  Hermann Fröhlich
Lore König | 13–15, 15–3, 15–5  |  Winner

## References

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1. ^ "Tom Bacher". Badminton Denmark.
2. ^ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
3. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (5 October 2017). "BWF Salutes Tom Bacher". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
4. ^ a b Thrane, John (17 November 2021). "Tom Bacher ville være fyldt 80 år den 16. November 2021". badmintonmuseet.dk (in Danish). Badminton Museet. Retrieved 14 May 2025.

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All England Open badminton men's doubles champions

* 1899:  Stewart Marsden Massey & D. Oakes (ENG)
* 1900:  Herbert Mellersh & F. S. Collier (ENG)
* 1901:  Herbert Mellersh & F. S. Collier (ENG)
* 1902:  Herbert Mellersh & F. S. Collier (ENG)
* 1903:  Stewart Marsden Massey & Edward Huson (ENG)
* 1904:  Albert Prebble & Henry Norman Marrett (ENG)
* 1905:  C. T. J. Barnes & Stewart Marsden Massey (ENG)
* 1906:  Henry Norman Marrett & George Thomas (ENG)
* 1907:  Albert Prebble & Norman Wood (ENG)
* 1908:  Henry Norman Marrett & George Thomas (ENG)
* 1909:  Frank Chesterton & Albert Prebble (ENG)
* 1910:  Henry Norman Marrett & George Thomas (ENG)
* 1911:  Percy Fitton & Edward Hawthorn (ENG)
* 1912:  Henry Norman Marrett & George Thomas (ENG)
* 1913:  Frank Chesterton & George Thomas (ENG)
* 1914:  Frank Chesterton & George Thomas (ENG)
* 1920:  Archibald Frank Engelbach & Raoul du Roveray (ENG)
* 1921:  George Thomas & Frank Hodge (ENG)
* 1922:  Frank Devlin (IRE) & Guy A. Sautter (ENG)
* 1923:  Frank Devlin & Gordon 'Curly' Mack (IRE)
* 1924:  George Thomas & Frank Hodge (ENG)
* 1925:  Arthur Kenneth Jones & Herbert Uber (ENG)
* 1926:  Frank Devlin & Gordon 'Curly' Mack (IRE)
* 1927:  Frank Devlin & Gordon 'Curly' Mack (IRE)
* 1928:  George Thomas & Frank Hodge (ENG)
* 1929:  Frank Devlin & Gordon 'Curly' Mack (IRE)
* 1930:  Frank Devlin & Gordon 'Curly' Mack (IRE)
* 1931:  Frank Devlin & Gordon 'Curly' Mack (IRE)
* 1932:  Donald C. Hume & Raymond M. White (ENG)
* 1933:  Donald C. Hume & Raymond M. White (ENG)
* 1934:  Donald C. Hume & Raymond M. White (ENG)
* 1935:  Donald C. Hume & Raymond M. White (ENG)
* 1936:  Leslie Nichols & Ralph Nichols (ENG)
* 1937:  Leslie Nichols & Ralph Nichols (ENG)
* 1938:  Leslie Nichols & Ralph Nichols (ENG)
* 1939:  Thomas Boyle & James Rankin (IRE)
* 1947:  Poul Holm & Tage Madsen (DEN)
* 1948:  Preben Dabelsteen & Børge Frederiksen (DEN)
* 1949:  Ooi Teik Hock & Teoh Seng Khoon (MAL)
* 1950:  Preben Dabelsteen & Jørn Skaarup (DEN)
* 1951:  David E. L. Choong & Eddy Choong (MAL)
* 1952:  David E. L. Choong & Eddy Choong (MAL)
* 1953:  David E. L. Choong & Eddy Choong (MAL)
* 1954:  Ong Poh Lim & Ooi Teik Hock (MAL)
* 1955:  Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Finn Kobberø (DEN)
* 1956:  Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Finn Kobberø (DEN)
* 1957:  Joseph Cameron Alston (USA) & Heah Hock Aun (MAL)
* 1958:  Erland Kops & Poul-Erik Nielsen (DEN)
* 1959:  Lim Say Hup & Teh Kew San (MAL)
* 1960:  Finn Kobberø & Poul-Erik Nielsen (DEN)
* 1961:  Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Finn Kobberø (DEN)
* 1962:  Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Finn Kobberø (DEN)
* 1963:  Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Finn Kobberø (DEN)
* 1964:  Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Finn Kobberø (DEN)
* 1965:  Ng Boon Bee & Tan Yee Khan (MAS)
* 1966:  Ng Boon Bee & Tan Yee Khan (MAS)
* 1967:  Henning Borch & Erland Kops (DEN)
* 1968:  Henning Borch & Erland Kops (DEN)
* 1969:  Henning Borch & Erland Kops (DEN)
* 1970:  Tom Bacher & Poul Petersen (DEN)
* 1971:  Punch Gunalan & Ng Boon Bee (MAS)
* 1972:  Ade Chandra & Christian Hadinata (INA)
* 1973:  Ade Chandra & Christian Hadinata (INA)
* 1974:  Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi (INA)
* 1975:  Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi (INA)
* 1976:  Bengt Fröman & Thomas Kihlström (SWE)
* 1977:  Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi (INA)
* 1978:  Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi (INA)
* 1979:  Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi (INA)
* 1980:  Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi (INA)
* 1981:  Rudy Heryanto & Hariamanto Kartono (INA)
* 1982:  Jalani Sidek & Razif Sidek (MAS)
* 1983:  Stefan Karlsson & Thomas Kihlström (SWE)
* 1984:  Rudy Heryanto & Hariamanto Kartono (INA)
* 1985:  Kim Moon-soo & Park Joo-bong (KOR)
* 1986:  Kim Moon-soo & Park Joo-bong (KOR)
* 1987:  Li Yongbo & Tian Bingyi (CHN)
* 1988:  Li Yongbo & Tian Bingyi (CHN)
* 1989:  Lee Sang-bok & Park Joo-bong (KOR)
* 1990:  Kim Moon-soo & Park Joo-bong (KOR)
* 1991:  Li Yongbo & Tian Bingyi (CHN)
* 1992:  Rudy Gunawan & Eddy Hartono (INA)
* 1993:  Jon Holst-Christensen & Thomas Lund (DEN)
* 1994:  Rudy Gunawan & Bambang Suprianto (INA)
* 1995:  Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja (INA)
* 1996:  Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja (INA)
* 1997:  Ha Tae-kwon & Kang Kyung-jin (KOR)
* 1998:  Lee Dong-soo & Yoo Yong-sung (KOR)
* 1999:  Tony Gunawan & Candra Wijaya (INA)
* 2000:  Ha Tae-kwon & Kim Dong-moon (KOR)
* 2001:  Tony Gunawan & Halim Haryanto (INA)
* 2002:  Ha Tae-kwon & Kim Dong-moon (KOR)
* 2003:  Sigit Budiarto & Candra Wijaya (INA)
* 2004:  Jens Eriksen & Martin Lundgaard Hansen (DEN)
* 2005:  Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng (CHN)
* 2006:  Jens Eriksen & Martin Lundgaard Hansen (DEN)
* 2007:  Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong (MAS)
* 2008:  Jung Jae-sung & Lee Yong-dae (KOR)
* 2009:  Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng (CHN)
* 2010:  Lars Paaske & Jonas Rasmussen (DEN)
* 2011:  Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen (DEN)
* 2012:  Jung Jae-sung & Lee Yong-dae (KOR)
* 2013:  Liu Xiaolong & Qiu Zihan (CHN)
* 2014:  Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan (INA)
* 2015:  Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen (DEN)
* 2016:  Vladimir Ivanov & Ivan Sozonov (RUS)
* 2017:  Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (INA)
* 2018:  Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (INA)
* 2019:  Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan (INA)
* 2020:  Hiroyuki Endo & Yuta Watanabe (JPN)
* 2021:  Hiroyuki Endo & Yuta Watanabe (JPN)
* 2022:  Muhammad Shohibul Fikri & Bagas Maulana (INA)
* 2023:  Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto (INA)
* 2024:  Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto (INA)
* 2025:  Kim Won-ho & Seo Seung-jae (KOR)

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