Stefan Karlsson (badminton)

Stefan Karlsson
Personal information
Country	Sweden
Born	(1955-11-05) 5 November 1955 (age 69)
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.^[1] He later changed name to Stefan Mellgård.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.

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

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

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
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

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
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	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	Scandinavian Cup	Thomas Kihlström	Steen Fladberg Steen Skovgaard	15–13, 13–15, 15–10	Winner
1983	Chinese Taipei Open	Thomas Kihlström	Hadibowo Bobby Ertanto	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1983	Japan 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
1983	English Masters	Thomas Kihlström	Rudy Heryanto Kartono Hariamanto	12–15, 15–8, 15–11	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
1984	Nordic Championships	Thomas Kihlström	Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen	15–11, 14–18, 18–14	Winner
1985	Swedish Open	Thomas Kihlström	Li Yongbo Di 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