| Thomas Laybourn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Laybourn at the 2010 Swiss Opem | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1977-09-30)30 September 1977 (age 48) Copenhagen, Denmark[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Frederiksberg, Denmark[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 (6 January 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomas Laybourn (born 30 September 1977) is a retiredbadminton player fromDenmark. He is aWorld Champion, two timesEuropean Champion and was ranked as world number 1 in the mixed doubles in January 2011.
Laybourn won the2006 European Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles with partnerKamilla Rytter Juhl. He also competed at the2006 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles (with Juhl), and were defeated in the quarterfinals byNathan Robertson andGail Emms 14–21, 17–21.
Laybourn made his first appearance at the Olympic Games in2008 Beijing in the mixed doubles event with Juhl. They defeated Singaporean pairHendri Kurniawan Saputra andLi Yujia in the first round, but lost toFlandy Limpele andVita Marissa of Indonesia in the quarter-finals with a close rubber games.[2]
His biggest success was the title in the2009 World Championships in the mixed doubles with partner Kamilla Rytter Juhl. It was the first Danish World Championships win since 2003 whenLars Paaske andJonas Rasmussen won the men's doubles competition.
In 2012, Laybourn played at theLondon Olympics, reaching in to the quarter-finals stage with Partner Juhl. The duo beatValiyaveetil Diju andJwala Gutta of India,Lee Yong-dae andHa Jung-eun of South Korea, and defeated byTontowi Ahmad andLiliyana Natsir of Indonesia to stand as runners-up in Group C. They then lost to eventual gold medalistsZhang Nan andZhao 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 namedBadminton Famly to share knowledge, opinions, and tips about badminton. Badminton Famly also active on several platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook.[4]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium,Hyderabad, India |  Kamilla Rytter Juhl |  Nova WidiantoLiliyana Natsir | 21–13, 21–17 |  Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Jens EriksenMette Schjoldager | 22–20, 21–15 | Gold |
| 2010 | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England | Kamilla Rytter Juhl |  Robert MateusiakNadieżda Kostiuczyk | 21–19, 18–21, 21–12 | Gold |
| 2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Mads Pieler KoldingJulie Houmann | 21–16, 19–21, 18–21 |  Bronze |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels areSuperseries 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
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Korea Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl |  Zheng BoGao Ling | 20–22, 19–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2008 | Indonesia Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Zheng Bo Gao Ling | 14–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Denmark Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Joachim Fischer NielsenChristinna Pedersen | 14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | World Superseries Masters Finals | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Nova WidiantoLilyana Natsir | 21–19, 18–21, 22–20 |  Winner |
| 2010 | Malaysia Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Tao JiamingZhang Yawen | 21–19, 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Singapore Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir | 21–12, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2010 | Denmark Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl |  Nathan RobertsonJenny Wallwork | 21–12, 12–21, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2012 | All England Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir | 17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theBWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton 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 |
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| 2004 | Dutch Open | Peter Steffensen |  Howard BachTony Gunawan | 8–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Singapore Open | Lars Paaske | Sigit BudiartoFlandy Limpele | 8–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Dutch Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Peter SteffensenLena Frier Kristiansen | 15–11, 15–7 | Winner |
| 2005 | All England Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Nathan RobertsonGail Emms | 10–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Thailand Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl |  Lee Jae-jinLee Hyo-jung | 12–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Denmark Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Lars PaaskeHelle Nielsen | 15–8, 15–9 | Winner |
| 2006 | Macau Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Zhang JunGao Ling | 21–19, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2006 | Denmark Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Anthony ClarkDonna Kellogg | 21–14, 14–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Chinese Taipei Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Flandy LimpeleVita Marissa | 18–21, 23–25 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Bitburger Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl |  Chan Peng SoonGoh Liu Ying | 18–21, 21–14, 25–27 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | German Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Lee Yong-daeHa Jung-eun | 21–9, 21–16 | Winner |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Finnish International | Jesper Thomsen |  Mikhail KeljVictor Maljutin | 11–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | Iceland International | Karina Sørensen | Aqueel BhattiEmma Hendry | 7–2, 7–4, 7–1 | Winner |
| 2003 | Finnish International | Julie Houmann | Kasper ØdumLene Mørk | 11–5, 11–8 | Winner |
Mixed doubles results withKamilla Rytter Juhl against Superseries Final finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[7]
He Hanbin &Yu Yang 0–1Tao Jiaming &Zhang Yawen 0–2Zhang Nan &Zhao Yunlei 1–0Zheng Bo &Ma Jin 1–3 Zheng Bo &Gao Ling 0–4Zhang Jun &Gao Ling 1–0Xu Chen & Ma Jin 1–2
Chen Hung-ling &Cheng Wen-hsing 0–1Jens Eriksen &Mette Schjoldager 2–0Joachim Fischer Nielsen &Christinna Pedersen 1–3Nathan Robertson &Gail Emms 3–4Anthony Clark &Donna Kellogg 1–1 Nathan Robertson &Jenny Wallwork 4–1/
Chris Adcock &Imogen Bankier 1–0
Michael Fuchs &Birgit Michels 2–2
Valiyaveetil Diju &Jwala Gutta 3–0Flandy Limpele &Vita Marissa 1–2/Hendra Setiawan &Anastasia Russkikh 1–0Nova Widianto &Liliyana Natsir 5–10Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir 1–3Hendra Aprida Gunawan & Vita Marissa 2–1Ko Sung-hyun &Ha Jung-eun 1–2Lee Yong-dae &Lee Hyo-jung 1–4Koo Kien Keat &Wong Pei Tty 2–1Robert Mateusiak &Nadieżda Zięba 4–0
Hendri Saputra &Li Yujia 4–0
Sudket Prapakamol &Saralee Thungthongkam 4–1
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