Thomas Laybourn
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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.
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.[1]
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.[1] After the London Olympic, Laybourn retired from the international competitions.[2]
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.[3]
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Nova Widianto Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir |
21–13, 21–17 |  Gold
|
European Championships
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands |
Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen Template:Flagicon Mette Schjoldager |
22–20, 21–15 | Gold
|
| 2010 | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England |
Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Robert Mateusiak Template:Flagicon Nadieżda Kostiuczyk |
21–19, 18–21, 21–12 | Gold
|
| 2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden |
Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Mads Pieler Kolding Template:Flagicon Julie Houmann |
21–16, 19–21, 18–21 |  Bronze
|
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] 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.[5] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Korea Open | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo Template:Flagicon Gao Ling |
20–22, 19–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2008 | Indonesia Open | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo Template:Flagicon Gao Ling |
14–21, 8–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2008 | Denmark Open | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Joachim Fischer Nielsen Template:Flagicon Christinna Pedersen |
14–21, 17–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2008 | World Superseries Masters Finals | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Nova Widianto Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir |
21–19, 18–21, 22–20 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2010 | Malaysia Open | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Tao Jiaming Template:Flagicon Zhang Yawen |
21–19, 18–21, 15–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2010 | Singapore Open | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Nova Widianto Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir |
21–12, 21–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2010 | Denmark Open | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson Template:Flagicon Jenny Wallwork |
21–12, 12–21, 21–9 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2012 | All England Open | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Tontowi Ahmad Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir |
17–21, 19–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
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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
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Dutch Open | Template:Flagicon Peter Steffensen | Template:Flagicon Howard Bach Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan |
8–15, 7–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2006 | Singapore Open | Template:Flagicon Lars Paaske | Template:Flagicon Sigit Budiarto Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele |
8–21, 16–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Dutch Open | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Peter Steffensen Template:Flagicon Lena Frier Kristiansen |
15–11, 15–7 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2005 | All England Open | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson Template:Flagicon Gail Emms |
10–15, 12–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2005 | Thailand Open | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin Template:Flagicon Lee Hyo-jung |
12–15, 12–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2005 | Denmark Open | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Lars Paaske Template:Flagicon Helle Nielsen |
15–8, 15–9 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2006 | Macau Open | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Zhang Jun Template:Flagicon Gao Ling |
21–19, 22–20 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2006 | Denmark Open | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Anthony Clark Template:Flagicon Donna Kellogg |
21–14, 14–21, 20–22 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2007 | Chinese Taipei Open | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa |
18–21, 23–25 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2011 | Bitburger Open | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Chan Peng Soon Template:Flagicon Goh Liu Ying |
18–21, 21–14, 25–27 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2012 | German Open | Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae Template:Flagicon Ha Jung-eun |
21–9, 21–16 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
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IBF International
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Finnish International | Template:Flagicon Jesper Thomsen | Template:Flagicon Mikhail Kelj Template:Flagicon Victor Maljutin |
11–15, 12–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Iceland International | Template:Flagicon Karina Sørensen | Template:Flagicon Aqueel Bhatti Template:Flagicon Emma Hendry |
7–2, 7–4, 7–1 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2003 | Finnish International | Template:Flagicon Julie Houmann | Template:Flagicon Kasper Ødum Template:Flagicon Lene Mørk |
11–5, 11–8 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
Record against selected opponents
Mixed doubles results with Kamilla Rytter Juhl against Superseries Final finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[6]
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- Template:Flagicon He Hanbin & Yu Yang 0–1
- Template:Flagicon Tao Jiaming & Zhang Yawen 0–2
- Template:Flagicon Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei 1–0
- Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo & Ma Jin 1–3
- Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo & Gao Ling 0–4
- Template:Flagicon Zhang Jun & Gao Ling 1–0
- Template:Flagicon Xu Chen & Ma Jin 1–2
- Template:Flagicon Chen Hung-ling & Cheng Wen-hsing 0–1
- Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen & Mette Schjoldager 2–0
- Template:Flagicon Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen 1–3
- Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms 3–4
- Template:Flagicon Anthony Clark & Donna Kellogg 1–1
- Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson & Jenny Wallwork 4–1
- Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Chris Adcock & Imogen Bankier 1–0
- Template:Flagicon Michael Fuchs & Birgit Michels 2–2
- Template:Flagicon Valiyaveetil Diju & Jwala Gutta 3–0
- Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele & Vita Marissa 1–2
- Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan & Anastasia Russkikh 1–0
- Template:Flagicon Nova Widianto & Liliyana Natsir 5–10
- Template:Flagicon Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir 1–3
- Template:Flagicon Hendra Aprida Gunawan & Vita Marissa 2–1
- Template:Flagicon Ko Sung-hyun & Ha Jung-eun 1–2
- Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae & Lee Hyo-jung 1–4
- Template:Flagicon Koo Kien Keat & Wong Pei Tty 2–1
- Template:Flagicon Robert Mateusiak & Nadieżda Zięba 4–0
- Template:Flagicon Hendri Saputra & Li Yujia 4–0
- Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thungthongkam 4–1
References
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External links
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