Mathias Boe is a Danish former badminton player who reached World No. 1 in men's doubles with partner Carsten Mogensen and won an Olympic silver medal at the 2012 London Games.
Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen reached world number one together in November 2010 and spent the following years as one of the most decorated European doubles pairings in the game, winning Olympic silver at London 2012, World Championship silver in 2013, and helping Denmark claim the Thomas Cup for the first time ever in 2016.. He built a long partnership with Carsten Mogensen that would become one of the most successful men's doubles pairings of the 2010s, the two reaching World No. 1 together on November 11, 2010. Boe and Mogensen enjoyed a hugely productive 2010-2011 stretch, winning the Denmark Super Series, French Super Series, Super Series Finals, and the prestigious All England Open, before reaching the pinnacle of their partnership at the 2012 London Olympics, where they won the silver medal in men's doubles. They followed that with a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships in Guangzhou and a bronze the following year on home soil in Copenhagen. Boe and Mogensen won European Championship gold in both 2012 and 2017, and gold at the inaugural 2015 European Games, while also helping Denmark win the Thomas Cup for the first time in 2016. Boe retired in April 2020 with 609 career match wins in men's doubles, one of the most decorated pairings in Danish badminton history, and later became men's doubles coach for the Indian national badminton team.
Reaching World No. 1 in men's doubles and winning Olympic silver at London 2012, both alongside partner Carsten Mogensen
How They Played
Left-handed doubles specialist known for sharp net play and tactical variation
Lasting Impact
Part of one of the most successful men's doubles partnerships in Danish badminton history
Career Honours
- Olympic silver, men's doubles (2012)
- World Championship silver (2013)
- 2x European champion, men's doubles (2012, 2017)
- European Games gold (2015)
- 2x Thomas Cup gold with Denmark (2016, 2016)