Danish golfer makes history with hat-trick of championships

Elsewhere, Denmark’s men’s basketball gets its biggest ever result in the Euro qualifications by upsetting Lithuania

Nov 30, 2020

Emily Kristine Pedersen made Danish history over the weekend by winning her third tournament title in as many weeks.

Pedersen, 24, won the Ladies European Tour finale at the Open de España after winning back-to-back titles in Saudi Arabia over the previous two weekends.

No Dane has ever won three tournaments in a row on the top level of European golf – Thomas Bjørn and Iben Tinning both managed two wins on the trot.

Pedersen also won the Czech Open in August, bringing her season total to four titles.

Going down in hoop history
Elsewhere, the Danish men’s basketball team also enjoyed a legendary weekend in the FIBA European Championship qualifiers.

First they beat Lithuania, the eighth-best team in the world, 80-76 in what has been described as the biggest result in Danish history.

A few nights later, the Danes followed that up by inching past another top-10 nation, the Czech Republic, by a score of 91-90.

The Czech Republic will co-host the 2022 Euros and are ranked ninth in the world.

In comparison, Denmark are ranked 59th in the world.

The two wins mean that Denmark sit second in Group C behind leaders Belgium with two rounds to go.

TOP STORIES

“Talents, start using AI tools now,” says Siri and Change.org founder

In an exclusive interview with The Copenhagen Post, the founder of Siri and Change.org, and currently VP of AI Experience at Airbnb, gives young talents advice on how to deal with the job market changed by artificial intelligence.
Testing free school meals for 20,000 kids and tax deduction for homeowners in 2025 Finance Act

The government has reached an agreement on next year’s Finance Act with SF and Radikale Venstre. A test on free school meals for a limited number of children will be introduced. Homeowners will get more options for deductions for home improvements
Make your voice heard as an expat

In my last op-ed, I made the case that we, expats living in Denmark, need to step up if we want to tackle the headaches that seem baked into expat life—e.g., counterintuitive laws and endless paperwork. With almost 16% of Denmark’s population made up of internationals, we actually have the numbers to influence real change. But after publishing the last op-ed, several readers contacted me and asked: Okay, but what can we actually do?
Danish politicians will double life science exports in a few years

“Strategy for life science” is a policy agreement to support the pharmaceutical industry’s opportunities to double exports to DKK 350 billion towards 2030
Royal House unveils new portraits of King Frederik and Queen Mary

Ten months after Frederik went from crown prince to king, new civil portraits of the new royal couple have been taken.
“Without internationals, we wouldn’t have the people we need,” says Fujifilm

Fujifilm’s Hillerød facility thrives with a diverse workforce, employing over 1,800 people from more than 65 nationalities. Morten Munk, Director of Global Alliance Management, highlights how the company’s rapid growth relies on attracting international talent due to Denmark’s limited pool of scientific professionals.

Connect club

Connect Club is your gateway to a vibrant programme of events and an international community in Denmark.

5 Dec: A guided tour of Christiansborg

Career

“Talents, start using AI tools now,” says Siri and Change.org founder

In an exclusive interview with The Copenhagen Post, the founder of Siri and Change.org, and currently VP of AI Experience at Airbnb, gives young talents advice on how to deal with the job market changed by artificial intelligence.
“Without internationals, we wouldn’t have the people we need,” says Fujifilm

Fujifilm’s Hillerød facility thrives with a diverse workforce, employing over 1,800 people from more than 65 nationalities. Morten Munk, Director of Global Alliance Management, highlights how the company’s rapid growth relies on attracting international talent due to Denmark’s limited pool of scientific professionals.
“Now the biggest challenge is to retain internationals”, says Ferring

Mads Hougaard, senior HR director at the pharmaceutical company, explains that “it is also a challenge for society itself. I think collaboration between institutions, companies, and stakeholders could be beneficial.”

Want to advertise your job with CPH Post?

Jobs