Lars Paaske

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Lars Paaske
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1976-01-18) 18 January 1976 (age 49)
Hørsholm, Denmark
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Birmingham Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Madrid Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Jakarta Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Guangzhou Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Herning Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Manchester Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Malmö Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Geneva Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 MalmöMixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 GenevaMixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 Herning Mixed team
BWF profile

Lars Paaske (born 18 January 1976) is a badminton player from Denmark.

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Career

He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Jonas Rasmussen. After an initial bye in the first round, then were defeated in the next round by Yim Bang-eun and Kim Yong-hyun of Korea. Paaske then competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in men's doubles again with partner Jonas Rasmussen where they were chasing the one medal lacking in their collection: An Olympic medal. The pair lost in the semi-final, and then again in the match for 3rd place to finish with a disappointing 4th spot.

Paaske won the gold medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Jonas Rasmussen. [1]

History

Lars Paaske had his breakthrough with Martin Lundgaard, they won Denmark Open in 1999 and repeated the success 2001.

In 2002 Paaske changed partner and paired with Jonas Rasmussen and this proved to be a good idea. While only in their second season, Passke and Rasmussen won the 2003 World Championship in Birmingham. This was the first time in 20 years that the title was won by Denmark. The same year, Paaske and Rasmussen achieved yet another historical result by winning China Open and were thereby the first Europeans to win the title. The following 12 months Paaske and Rasmussen held the number one position on the world ranking list. Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen have never lost a match when representing the Danish National team in the Thomas Cup.

Lars Paaske played well on National ground, winning the Denmark Open MD title with Jonas Rasmussen in 2004 and 2006 and in 2007 they came second.

In 2008 Paaske became European Champion in MD and now Paaske and Rasmussen are chasing the missing medal in their collection, an Olympic medal. Lars Paaske represented Denmark in Sydney in 2000 together with Martin Lundgaard, in 2004 together with Jonas Rasmussen and in 2008 in Beijing also with Jonas Rasmussen.

In March 2010, Paaske and Rasmussen beat fellow countrymen Boe & Morgenson to win the 2010 All England Open in Men's doubles.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of Indonesia.svg Sigit Budiarto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Candra Wijaya
15–7, 13–15, 15–13 Med 1.png Gold
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of England.svg Robert Blair
Flag of England.svg Anthony Clark
21–23, 21–17, 17–21 Med 3.png Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002 Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of England.svg Anthony Clark
Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
3–7, 7–1, 1–7, 6–8 Med 3.png Bronze
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of England.svg Anthony Clark
Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
15–11, 5–15, 11–15 Med 3.png Bronze
2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Lundgaard Hansen
21–19, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold
2010 Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Boe
Flag of Denmark.svg Carsten Mogensen
24–22, 22–20 Med 1.png Gold

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, [2] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, [3] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 Malaysia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of Indonesia.svg Markis Kido
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hendra Setiawan
10–21, 22–20, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008 Japan Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of Indonesia.svg Mohammad Ahsan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Bona Septano
21–17, 15–21, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2009 Hong Kong Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Jae-sung
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Yong-dae
21–13, 15–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Boe
Flag of Denmark.svg Carsten Mogensen
21–23, 21–19, 26–24Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

IBF/BWF World Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Lundgaard Hansen Flag of Malaysia.svg Choong Tan Fook
Flag of Malaysia.svg Lee Wan Wah
4–15, 15–6, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Lundgaard Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg Jim Laugesen
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard
15–13, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001 Japan Open Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Lundgaard Hansen Flag of Indonesia.svg Sigit Budiarto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Candra Wijaya
7–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Lundgaard Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Christensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Larsen
4–7, 7–3, 5–7, 7–4, 5–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Lundgaard Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg Jim Laugesen
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard
7–5, 3–7, 6–8, 7–3, 7–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of Denmark.svg Jim Laugesen
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard
10–15, 15–9, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2003 Singapore Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Lundgaard Hansen
9–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2003 China Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of Malaysia.svg Choong Tan Fook
Flag of Malaysia.svg Lee Wan Wah
15–12, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of Indonesia.svg Markis Kido
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hendra Setiawan
15–6, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cai Yun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fu Haifeng
10–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 Thailand Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Jae-sung
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jae-jin
11–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of Malaysia.svg Chan Chong Ming
Flag of Malaysia.svg Koo Kien Keat
6–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2006Singapore Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Laybourn Flag of Indonesia.svg Sigit Budiarto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Flandy Limpele
8–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2006Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Boe
Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim Fischer Nielsen
18–21, 21–10, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2007 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of Indonesia.svg Markis Kido
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hendra Setiawan
17–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jane F. Bramsen Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen
Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jorgensen
12–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jane F. Bramsen Flag of Denmark.svg Janek Roos
Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
15–10, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Helle Nielsen Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Laybourn
Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl
8–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996 Slovak Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Mikla Flag of Austria.svg Harald Koch
Flag of Austria.svg Jurgen Koch
11–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Mikla Flag of England.svg Steve Isaac
Flag of England.svg Neil Waterman
15–5, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 Norwegian International Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Mikla Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Lamp
Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Lundgaard Hansen
15–9, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996 Slovak Open Flag of Denmark.svg Sarah Jonsson Flag of Slovenia.svg Andrej Pohar
Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Pohar
15–8, 16–18, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jane F. Bramsen Flag of Scotland.svg Russell Hogg
Flag of England.svg Tracy Hutchinson
15–6, 15–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 Polish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jane F. Bramsen Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Mikla
Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jorgensen
17–16, 4–15, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 Norwegian International Flag of Denmark.svg Jane F. Bramsen Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Bergström
Flag of Sweden.svg Jenny Karlsson
8–15, 15–10, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Invitation tournament

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003 Copenhagen Masters Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of Indonesia.svg Halim Haryanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Candra Wijaya
11–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008Copenhagen Masters Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Boe
Flag of Denmark.svg Carsten Mogensen
14–21, 21–13, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2009Copenhagen Masters Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Boe
Flag of Denmark.svg Carsten Mogensen
21–16, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005 Copenhagen Masters Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Schjoldager Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
Flag of England.svg Gail Emms
12–15, 13–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

References

  1. "2008 European Championships winners". tournamentsoftware.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  2. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
  3. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.