Stefan Karlsson (badminton)

This article is about the badminton player. For other people of the same name, see Stefan Karlsson.

Stefan Karlsson
Personal information
Country	Sweden
Born	(1955-11-05) 5 November 1955
Career title(s)	1980, 1982 European Champion 1983 All-England Champion
Medal record Men's badminton Representing Sweden World Championships 1985 Calgary Mixed doubles World Games 1981 Santa Clara Men's doubles European Championships 1980 Groningen Men's doubles 1982 Böblingen Men's doubles 1986 Uppsala Men's doubles 1978 Preston Men's doubles 1988 Kristiansand Men's doubles 1986 Uppsala Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1982 Böblingen Mixed team 1988 Kristiansand Mixed team 1978 Preston Mixed team 1980 Groningen Mixed team 1986 Uppsala Mixed team European Junior Championships 1973 Edinburgh Boys' doubles

Stefan Karlsson (born 5 November 1955) is a retired badminton player from Sweden who competed at the highest world level. He later changed name to Stefan Mellgård.

Career

Though he played Thomas Cup singles for Sweden and won the Swedish national singles title twice, his greatest successes came in doubles. He won men's doubles at the biennial European Championships twice, with Claes Nordin in 1980 and with Thomas Kihlström in 1982. In 1983 he shared the prestigious All-England men's doubles title with Kihlström. He won the silver medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Maria Bengtsson.

Achievements

World Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States	Thomas Kihlström	Sun Zhian Yao Ximing	15–12, 4–15, 6–15	Silver

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada	Maria Bengtsson	Park Joo-bong Yoo Sang-hee	10–15, 15–12, 12–15	Silver

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Preston, England	Claes Nordin	Mike Tredgett Ray Stevens	12–15, 15–10, 4–15	Bronze
1980	Groningen, Netherlands	Claes Nordin	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	18–16, 9–15, 15–13	Gold
1982	Böblingen, West Germany	Thomas Kihlström	Mike Tredgett Martin Dew	15–9, 15–3	Gold
1986	Uppsala, Sweden	Thomas Kihlström	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	12–15, 17–18	Silver
1988	Kristiansand, Norway	Peter Axelsson	Jan Paulsen Steen Fladberg	10–15, 15–7, 10–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Uppsala, Sweden	Maria Bengtsson	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	11–15, 12–15	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1973	Edinburgh, Scotland	Willy Nilsson	Jesper Helledie Jacob Dynnes Hansen	15–9, 15–12	Gold

International Tournaments

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	All England Open	Claes Nordin	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	16–17, 3–15	Runner-up
1980	English Masters	Thomas Kihlström	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1981	Copenhagen Cup	Thomas Kihlström	Rudy Heryanto Kartono Hariamanto	15–10, 12–15, 17–15	Winner
1981	Denmark Open	Thomas Kihlström	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	5–15, 18–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1981	Swedish Open	Thomas Kihlström	Hadibowo Bobby Ertanto	15–6, 15–4	Winner
1981	English Masters	Thomas Kihlström	Mike Tredgett Martin Dew	9–15, 15–2, 10–15	Runner-up
1981	India Open	Thomas Kihlström	Rudy Heryanto Kartono Hariamanto	6–15, 15–8, 17–15	Winner
1982	Swedish Open	Thomas Kihlström	Christian Hadinata Lius Pongoh	11–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1982	Hong Kong Open	Thomas Kihlström	Rudy Heryanto Kartono Hariamanto	13–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1982	Scandinavian Cup	Thomas Kihlström	Steen Fladberg Steen Skovgaard	15–13, 13–15, 15–10	Winner
1983	English Masters	Thomas Kihlström	Rudy Heryanto Kartono Hariamanto	12–15, 15–8, 15–11	Winner

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Chinese Taipei Open	Thomas Kihlström	Hadibowo Bobby Ertanto	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1983	Japan Open	Thomas Kihlström	Icuk Sugiarto Rudy Heryanto	18–14, 6–15, 15–6	Winner
1983	Denmark Open	Thomas Kihlström			Winner
1983	Swedish Open	Thomas Kihlström	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	15–4, 13–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1983	All England Open	Thomas Kihlström	Martin Dew Mike Tredgett	15–10, 15–13	Winner
1984	Chinese Taipei Open	Thomas Kihlström	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	15–3, 15–6	Winner
1984	Japan Open	Thomas Kihlström	Martin Dew Steve Baddeley	15–6, 15–6	Winner
1984	Swedish Open	Thomas Kihlström	Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong	8–15, 15–10, 8–15	Runner-up
1985	Swedish Open	Thomas Kihlström	Li Yongbo Ding Qiqing	12–15, 18–14, 15–18	Runner-up
1987	Chinese Taipei Open	Mark Christiansen	Eddy Hartono Liem Swie King	4–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1987	Dutch Open	Mark Christiansen	Rudy Gunawan Bambang Subagio	15–8, 15–2	Winner
1987	Carlton-Intersport Cup	Mark Christiansen	Jesper Knudsen Henrik Svarrer	15–6, 15–10	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Swedish Open	Maria Bengtsson	Lee Deuk-choon Chung Myung-hee	15–5, 11–15, 15–7	Winner
1985	Scandinavian Open	Maria Bengtsson	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	15–8, 5–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1987	Dutch Open	Maria Bengtsson	Mark Christiansen Erica van Dijck	10–15, 15–2, 15–9	Winner
1987	Scandinavian Open	Maria Bengtsson	Li Ang Pan Zhenli	15–12, 7–15, 15–3	Winner
1987	World Grand Prix Finals	Maria Bengtsson	Billy Gilliland Gillian Gowers	15–8, 18–15	Winner

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Nordic Championships	Thomas Kihlström	Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen	15–11, 14–18, 18–14	Winner

External Links

• Stefan Karlsson at BWFBadminton.com
• Stefan Karlsson at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Stefan Karlsson at the International World Games Association