# Mathias Boe

Mathias Boe (born 11 July 1980) is a Danish former badminton player. He was the gold medalist at the 2015 European Games, two time European champions winning in 2012 and 2017, and the silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Boe was a part of the 2016 Thomas Cup winning team.

## Personal life

Boe was in an eleven year relationship with Indian actress Taapsee Pannu and was engaged to her for nine years before getting married. Following a court marriage in December 2023, Boe married Pannu on 23 March 2024 in a traditional wedding ceremony in Udaipur.

## Career

He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Championships in men's doubles with Carsten Mogensen.
In 2010, Mogensen and Boe won the titles at the Denmark and French Opens and also the Superseries Final held in Taipei. One year later Mogensen and Boe won the All England Open.
With Mogensen, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles at the 2012 Olympics. He took the silver medal with Mogensen in the 2013 World Championships while losing to Muhammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the final.
Boe announced in February 2020, that the Thomas Cup or Olympic Games would be his last tournament, but in April 2020, he decided to retire as professional badminton player at the age of 39. He revealed that, mentally, he is lately simply too exhausted both in training and competition.
He was the men's doubles coach for the India national badminton team. Post the defeat of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in the Quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics 2024, he announced his retirement from all roles related to Badminton.

## Achievements
### Olympic Games

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain | Carsten Mogensen | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 16–21, 15–21 | Silver |

### World Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China | Carsten Mogensen | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | 13–21, 21–23 | Silver |
| 2014 | Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Carsten Mogensen | Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong | 12–21, 18–21 | Bronze |

### European Games

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan | Carsten Mogensen | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov | 21–8, 21–13 | Gold |

### European Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2006 | Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands | Carsten Mogensen | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | 15–21, 17–21 | Silver |
| 2010 | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England | Carsten Mogensen | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen | 22–24, 20–22 | Silver |
| 2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden | Carsten Mogensen | Michael Fuchs Oliver Roth | 21–11, 21–11 | Gold |
| 2014 | Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia | Carsten Mogensen | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov | 19–21, 21–18, 18–21 | Bronze |
| 2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark | Carsten Mogensen | Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding | 21–16, 22–20 | Gold |

### European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1999 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | Kasper Kiim Jensen | Przemysław Wacha Piotr Żołądek | 15–3, 15–8 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1999 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | Karina Sørensen | Sebastian Schmidt Anne Hönscheid | 15–5, 15–4 | Gold |

### BWF World Tour (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Carsten Mogensen | Tinn Isriyanet Kittisak Namdash | 21–15, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2018 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Carsten Mogensen | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Canada Open | Super 100 | Mads Conrad-Petersen | Hiroki Okamura Masayuki Onodera | 21–12, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2019 | Russian Open | Super 100 | Mads Conrad-Petersen | Keiichiro Matsui Yoshinori Takeuchi | 21–18, 21–13 | Winner |

### BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2008 | China Open | Carsten Mogensen | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | 21–17, 17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Korea Open | Carsten Mogensen | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | 21–12, 24–22 | Winner |
| 2009 | Swiss Open | Carsten Mogensen | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong | 14–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Denmark Open | Carsten Mogensen | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong | 22–20, 14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | World Superseries Masters Finals | Carsten Mogensen | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | 15–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | All England Open | Carsten Mogensen | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen | 23–21, 19–21, 24–26 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Denmark Open | Carsten Mogensen | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 21–13, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2010 | French Open | Carsten Mogensen | Ingo Kindervater Johannes Schottler | 21–15, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2010 | World Superseries Finals | Carsten Mogensen | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | 21–17, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2011 | Korea Open | Carsten Mogensen | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | 6–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | All England Open | Carsten Mogensen | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong | 15–21, 21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2011 | China Open | Carsten Mogensen | Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong | 21–17, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2011 | World Superseries Finals | Carsten Mogensen | Chai Biao Guo Zhendong | 25–23, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2012 | Indonesia Open | Carsten Mogensen | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | 21–23, 21–19, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | China Open | Carsten Mogensen | Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae | 21–15, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2012 | World Superseries Finals | Carsten Mogensen | Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa | 21–17, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2013 | Korea Open | Carsten Mogensen | Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae | 21–19, 13–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Korea Open | Carsten Mogensen | Fu Haifeng Hong Wei | 21–12, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2014 | India Open | Carsten Mogensen | Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan | 17–21, 21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2014 | French Open | Carsten Mogensen | Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa | 18–21, 21–9, 21–7 | Winner |
| 2015 | All England Open | Carsten Mogensen | Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan | 21–17, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2015 | Hong Kong Open | Carsten Mogensen | Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong | 7–21, 21–18, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | French Open | Carsten Mogensen | Bodin Isara Nipitphon Phuangphuapet | 19–21, 21–18, 3–0 retired | Winner |
| 2016 | China Open | Carsten Mogensen | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 18–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Hong Kong Open | Carsten Mogensen | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda | 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Singapore Open | Carsten Mogensen | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen | 21–13, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2017 | Indonesia Open | Carsten Mogensen | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen | 19–21, 21–19, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Korea Open | Carsten Mogensen | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 21–19, 19–21, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2017 | French Open | Carsten Mogensen | Lee Jhe-huei Lee Yang | 19–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | China Open | Carsten Mogensen | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 19–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Superseries Finals tournament
    BWF Superseries Premier tournament
    BWF Superseries tournament

### BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2004 | German Open | Carsten Mogensen | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Jesper Larsen | 15–6, 17–14 | Winner |
| 2004 | U.S. Open | Carsten Mogensen | Howard Bach Tony Gunawan | 5–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Singapore Open | Carsten Mogensen | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | 15–8, 8–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Chinese Taipei Open | Carsten Mogensen | Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto | 13–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Swiss Open | Carsten Mogensen | Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat | 14–17, 15–8, 14–17 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Bulgaria Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Anders Kristiansen Simon Mollyhus | 18–21, 21–18, 25–23 | Winner |
| 2006 | Denmark Open | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen | 21–18, 10–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Bitburger Open | Carsten Mogensen | Robert Blair David Lindley | 21–17, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2008 | Chinese Taipei Open | Carsten Mogensen | Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya | 22–20, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2008 | Bitburger Open | Carsten Mogensen | Kristof Hopp Johannes Schottler | 21–11, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2008 | Bulgaria Open | Carsten Mogensen | Fran Kurniawan Rendra Wijaya | 25–23, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2010 | Bitburger Open | Carsten Mogensen | Ingo Kindervater Johannes Schottler | 21–16, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2013 | London Open | Carsten Mogensen | Berry Angriawan Ricky Karanda Suwardi | 21–13, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2014 | U.S. Open | Carsten Mogensen | Maneepong Jongjit Nipitphon Phuangphuapet | 17–21, 21–15, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Syed Modi International | Carsten Mogensen | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov | 21–9, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2016 | U.S. Open | Carsten Mogensen | Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi | 21–11, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2017 | Syed Modi International | Carsten Mogensen | Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han | 21–14, 21–15 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2001 | U.S. Open | Majken Vange | William Milroy Denyse Julien | 7–2, 7–3, 7–1 | Winner |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series/European Circuit

Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2000 | Romanian International | Michael Jensen | Harald Koch Jürgen Koch | 15–4, 15–3 | Winner |
| 2000 | Slovenian International | Michael Jensen | Kristian Langbak Peter Steffensen | Walkover | Winner |
| 2001 | Dutch International | Thomas Hovgaard | Martin Delfs Jonas Glyager Jensen | 15–4, 15–9 | Winner |
| 2001 | Austrian International | Thomas Hovgaard | Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak | 13–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 2003 | Portugal International | Michael Lamp | Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard | 7–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 2003 | Spanish International | Michael Lamp | Stanislav Pukhov Nikolai Zuyev | 15–4, 15–9 | Winner |
| 2007 | Spanish Open | Carsten Mogensen | Richard Eidestedt Robin Middleton | 21–4, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2007 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Carsten Mogensen | Kristof Hopp Ingo Kindervater | 22–24, 21–12, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2007 | Italian International | Carsten Mogensen | Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki Rian Sukmawan | 21–18, 16–21, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2019 | Spanish International | Mads Conrad-Petersen | Joel Eipe Rasmus Kjær | 21–11, 21–10 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2000 | Portugal International | Karina Sørensen | Valeriy Strelcov Natalia Golovkina | 15–4, 15–12 | Winner |
| 2000 | Dutch International | Karina Sørensen | Tijs Creemers Betty Krab | 15–8, 15–9 | Winner |
| 2000 | Romanian International | Britta Andersen | Michael Jensen Lene Mørk | 15–7, 15–8 | Winner |
| 2000 | Czech International | Britta Andersen | Jonas Glyager Jensen Lene Mørk | 16–17, 15–7, 15–7 | Winner |
| 2000 | Slovenian International | Britta Andersen | Russell Hogg Kirsteen McEwan | 15–9, 15–3 | Winner |
| 2001 | Austrian International | Britta Andersen | Peter Steffensen Lene Mørk | 15–2, 15–5 | Winner |
| 2002 | BMW International | Rikke Olsen | Nathan Robertson Gail Emms | 9–11, 11–3, 9–11 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series / European Circuit tournament