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 The 20th European Badminton Championships were held in Den Bosch, Netherlands, between 12 and 16 April 2006. Medalists Results Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Medal count References Extern ...

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 The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in the mixed doubles event with Juhl. They defeated Singaporean pair

Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Hendri Kurniawan Saputra (born 12 May 1981) is an Indonesian-born Singaporean retired badminton player. Career Saputra and his brother, Hendra Wijaya, joined the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) in 2000 and both became Singapore citize ...

and Li Yujia in the first round, but lost to

Flandy Limpele Flandy Limpele (born 9 February 1974) is an Indonesian former badminton player and coach. He competed in four Summer Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing 2008. Career Player A doubles specialist, at various times ...

and Vita Marissa of Indonesia in the quarter finals with a close rubber games. 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. After the London Olympic, Laybourn retired from the international competitions. 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.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

''Mixed doubles''

European Championships

''Mixed doubles''

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the

Badminton World Federation The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member ...

(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. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year. ''Mixed doubles'' : 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

(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'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with Kamilla Rytter Juhl against Superseries Final finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists. * He Hanbin & Yu Yang 0–1 * Tao Jiaming & Zhang Yawen 0–2 * Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei 1–0 * Zheng Bo & Ma Jin 1–3 * Zheng Bo & Gao Ling 0–4 * Zhang Jun & Gao Ling 1–0 * Xu Chen & Ma Jin 1–2 * Chen Hung-ling & Cheng Wen-hsing 0–1 * Jens Eriksen &

Mette Schjoldager Mette Schjoldager (born 21 April 1977) is a Danish badminton player from Viby, Roskilde Municipality, on the island of Zealand. Career Schjoldager made her debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Teamed-up with Ann-Lou Jørgensen, they beat ...

2–0 * Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen 1–3 * Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms 3–4 * Anthony Clark & Donna Kellogg 1–1 * Nathan Robertson & Jenny Wallwork 4–1 * /

Chris Adcock Christopher Thomas Adcock (born 27 April 1989) is a retired English badminton player. Adcock is currently sponsored by Yonex and YC Sports and plays for the University of Nottingham-based NBL team. He entered the National team in 2006, and late ...

& Imogen Bankier 1–0 * Michael Fuchs &

Birgit Michels Birgit Michels ( Overzier; born 28 September 1984) is a German badminton player. She competed for Germany at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles. In 2008, she competed with Kristof Hopp, and in 2012 she competed with Michae ...

2–2 * Valiyaveetil Diju & Jwala Gutta 3–0 *

& Vita Marissa 1–2 * / Hendra Setiawan & Anastasia Russkikh 1–0 * Nova Widianto & Liliyana Natsir 5–10 * Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir 1–3 * Hendra Aprida Gunawan & Vita Marissa 2–1 * Ko Sung-hyun & Ha Jung-eun 1–2 * Lee Yong-dae & Lee Hyo-jung 1–4 * Koo Kien Keat & Wong Pei Tty 2–1 *

Robert Mateusiak Robert Bogumił Mateusiak (born 13 January 1976) is a Polish retired badminton player. Career Łogosz and Mateusiak won bronze medals at the European Championships in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006. Partnered with Nadieżda Zięba in the mixed d ...

& Nadieżda Zięba 4–0 *

Hendri Saputra Hendri Kurniawan Saputra (born 12 May 1981) is an Indonesian-born Singaporean retired badminton player. Career Saputra and his brother, Hendra Wijaya, joined the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) in 2000 and both became Singapore citizen ...

& Li Yujia 4–0 *

Sudket Prapakamol Sudket Prapakamol ( th, สุดเขต ประภากมล; ; born 8 February 1980) is a badminton player from Thailand. He is a police lieutenant and a sportsman like his brother. He has a Bachelor's degree from the University of the Th ...

& Saralee Thungthongkam 4–1

References

External links

Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laybourn, Thomas 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Copenhagen Danish male badminton players Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of Denmark World No. 1 badminton players