Thomas Laybourn

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Thomas Laybourn
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Laybourn at the 2010 Swiss Opem
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1977-09-30) 30 September 1977 (age 47)
Copenhagen, Denmark [1]
Residence Frederiksberg, Denmark [1]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
HandednessRight [1]
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (6 January 2011)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Hyderabad Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Beijing Mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Den Bosch Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Manchester Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Karlskrona Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 Den BoschMixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Herning Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Liverpool Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Amsterdam Mixed team
BWF profile

Thomas Laybourn (born 30 September 1977) is a retired badminton player from Denmark. He is a World Champion, two times European Champion and was ranked as world number 1 in the mixed doubles in January 2011.

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Career

Laybourn won the 2006 European Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles with partner Kamilla Rytter Juhl. He also competed at the 2006 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles (with Juhl), and were defeated in the quarterfinals by Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms 14–21, 17–21.

Laybourn made his first appearance at the Olympic Games in 2008 Beijing in the mixed doubles event with Juhl. They defeated Singaporean pair Hendri Kurniawan Saputra and Li Yujia in the first round, but lost to Flandy Limpele and Vita Marissa of Indonesia in the quarter-finals with a close rubber games. [2]

His biggest success was the title in the 2009 World Championships in the mixed doubles with partner Kamilla Rytter Juhl. It was the first Danish World Championships win since 2003 when Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen won the men's doubles competition.

In 2012, Laybourn played at the London Olympics, reaching in to the quarter-finals stage with Partner Juhl. The duo beat Valiyaveetil Diju and Jwala Gutta of India, Lee Yong-dae and Ha Jung-eun of South Korea, and defeated by Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia to stand as runners-up in Group C. They then lost to eventual gold medalists Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei of China in the quarter-finals in straight games. [2] After the London Olympic, Laybourn retired from the international competitions. [3]

Laybourn created a site named Badminton Famly to share knowledge, opinions, and tips about badminton. Badminton Famly also active on several platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. [4]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Indonesia.svg Nova Widianto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Liliyana Natsir
21–13, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold

European Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events,
Den Bosch, Netherlands
Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Eriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Schjoldager
22–20, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold
2010 Manchester Evening News Arena,
Manchester, England
Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Poland.svg Robert Mateusiak
Flag of Poland.svg Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
21–19, 18–21, 21–12 Med 1.png Gold
2012 Telenor Arena,
Karlskrona, Sweden
Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Pieler Kolding
Flag of Denmark.svg Julie Houmann
21–16, 19–21, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, [5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. [6] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007 Korea Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Bo
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Ling
20–22, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008 Indonesia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Bo
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Ling
14–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Christinna Pedersen
14–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008 World Superseries Masters Finals Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Indonesia.svg Nova Widianto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Lilyana Natsir
21–19, 18–21, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Malaysia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tao Jiaming
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Yawen
21–19, 18–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 Singapore Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Indonesia.svg Nova Widianto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Lilyana Natsir
21–12, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
Flag of England.svg Jenny Wallwork
21–12, 12–21, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2012 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Indonesia.svg Tontowi Ahmad
Flag of Indonesia.svg Liliyana Natsir
17–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Steffensen Flag of the United States.svg Howard Bach
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Gunawan
8–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2006 Singapore Open Flag of Denmark.svg Lars Paaske Flag of Indonesia.svg Sigit Budiarto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Flandy Limpele
8–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Steffensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Lena Frier Kristiansen
15–11, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
Flag of England.svg Gail Emms
10–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 Thailand Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jae-jin
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyo-jung
12–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Denmark.svg Lars Paaske
Flag of Denmark.svg Helle Nielsen
15–8, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Macau Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Jun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Ling
21–19, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of England.svg Anthony Clark
Flag of England.svg Donna Kellogg
21–14, 14–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2007 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Indonesia.svg Flandy Limpele
Flag of Indonesia.svg Vita Marissa
18–21, 23–25Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011 Bitburger Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Malaysia.svg Chan Peng Soon
Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh Liu Ying
18–21, 21–14, 25–27Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2012 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Yong-dae
Flag of South Korea.svg Ha Jung-eun
21–9, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003 Finnish International Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Thomsen Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Kelj
Flag of Russia.svg Victor Maljutin
11–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001 Iceland International Flag of Denmark.svg Karina Sørensen Flag of England.svg Aqueel Bhatti
Flag of England.svg Emma Hendry
7–2, 7–4, 7–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2003 Finnish International Flag of Denmark.svg Julie Houmann Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Ødum
Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Mørk
11–5, 11–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with Kamilla Rytter Juhl against Superseries Final finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Thomas Laybourn". badminton.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas Laybourn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. Røsler, Manuel; Lin, Jan (18 July 2013). "Thinking out of the box to stay in the game". badmintoneurope.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. "The beginning of the Adventure". badmintonfamly.com. 11 April 2019. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  5. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  6. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  7. "Thomas Laybourn head to head". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 22 September 2006.