Thomas Laybourn

Thomas Laybourn

Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1977-09-30) 30 September 1977 Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Handedness	Right
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1 (in XD)
Current ranking	20 (12 January 2013)
BWF profile

Thomas Laybourn (born 30 September 1977) is a male badminton player from Denmark.

Laybourn won the 2006 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with partner Kamilla Rytter Juhl.^[1] He also competed at the 2006 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles (with Kamilla Rytter Juhl), and were defeated in the quarterfinals by Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms 21-14, 21-17.

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

Record Against Selected Opponents

Mixed Doubles results with Kamilla Rytter Juhl against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.^[2]

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 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 & Imogen Bankier 1–0
Michael Fuchs & Birgit Michels 2–2
Valiyaveetil Diju & Jwala Gutta 3–0
Flandy Limpele & Vita Marissa 1–2
/ Hendra Setiawan & Anastasia Russkikh 1–0
Nova Widianto & Lilyana Natsir 5–10
Tantowi Ahmad & Lilyana 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 & Nadiezda Zieba 4–0
Hendri Kurniawan Saputra & Li Yujia 4–0
Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thoungthongkam 4–1

References

↑ "2006 European Championships winners". tournamentsoftware.com.
↑ "tournamentsoftware.com". tournamentsoftware.com. 22 September 2006.

External links

World Badminton Champions in Mixed Doubles

1977: Steen Skovgaard & Lene Køppen (DEN)
1978 (WBF): Pichai Kongsirithavorn & Petchroong Liengtrakulngam (THA)
1979 (WBF): Ng Chun Ching & Chan Lim Chee (HKG)
1980: Christian Hadinata & Imelda Wiguno (INA)
1983: Thomas Kihlström (SWE) & Nora Perry (ENG)
1985: Park Joo-bong & Yoo Sang-hee (KOR)
1987: Wang Pengren & Shi Fangjing (CHN)
1989: Park Joo-bong & Chung Myung-hee (KOR)
1991: Park Joo-bong & Chung Myung-hee (KOR)
1993: Thomas Lund (DEN) & Catrine Bengtsson (SWE)
1995: Thomas Lund & Marlene Thomsen (DEN)
1997: Liu Yong & Ge Fei (CHN)
1999: Kim Dong-moon & Ra Kyung-min (KOR)
2001: Zhang Jun & Gao Ling (CHN)
2003: Kim Dong-moon & Ra Kyung-min (KOR)
2005: Nova Widianto & Liliyana Natsir (INA)
2006: Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms (ENG)
2007: Nova Widianto & Liliyana Natsir (INA)
2009: Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN)
2010: Zheng Bo & Ma Jin (CHN)
2011: Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei (CHN)
2013: Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir (INA)
2014: Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei (CHN)
2015: Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei (CHN)

BWF Super Series Masters Finals Champions in Mixed Doubles

2008: Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN) 2009: Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen (DEN) 2010: Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei (CHN) 2011: Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei (CHN) 2012: Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen (DEN) 2013: Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen (DEN) 2014: Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei (CHN) 2015: Chris Adcock & Gabby Adcock (ENG)

European Badminton Champions in Mixed Doubles

1968: Anthony D. Jordan & Susan Whetnall (ENG)
1970: David Eddy & Susan Whetnall (ENG)
1972: Derek Talbot & Gillian Gilks (ENG)
1974: Derek Talbot & Gillian Gilks (ENG)
1976: Derek Talbot & Gillian Gilks (ENG)
1978: Mike Tredgett & Nora Perry (ENG)
1980: Mike Tredgett & Nora Perry (ENG)
1982: Martin Dew & Gillian Gilks (ENG)
1984: Martin Dew & Gillian Gilks (ENG)
1986: Martin Dew & Gillian Gilks (ENG)
1988: Steen Fladberg (DEN) & Gillian Clark (ENG)
1990: Jon Holst-Christensen & Grete Mogensen (DEN)
1992: Thomas Lund & Pernille Dupont (DEN)
1994: Michael Søgaard (DEN) & Catrine Bengtsson (SWE)
1996: Michael Søgaard & Rikke Olsen (DEN)
1998: Michael Søgaard & Rikke Olsen (DEN)
2000: Michael Søgaard & Rikke Olsen (DEN)
2002: Jens Eriksen & Mette Schjoldager (DEN)
2004: Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms (ENG)
2006: Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN)
2008: Anthony Clark & Donna Kellogg (ENG)
2010: Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN)
2012: Robert Mateusiak & Nadieżda Zięba (POL)
2014: Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen (DEN)
2016: Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen (DEN)

World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of December 8, 2016

Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles

Lee C W Chen L J Ø Jørgensen V Axelsen Lin D Son W-h Tian HW Chou T-c Angus Ng K L Shi YQ	Tai T-y C Marín R Intanon N Okuhara Sung J-h Sun Y 1 Li XR 1 A Yamaguchi 1 S Nehwal 3 P V Sindhu	Goh V S / Tan W K M Boe / C Mogensen Chai B / Hong W M F Gideon / K S Sukamuljo T Kamura / K Sonoda Fu HF / Zhang N M Ahsan / H Setiawan 1 A Pratama / R K Suwardi 1 Li JH / Liu YC V Ivanov / I Sozonov	M Matsutomo / A Takahashi K Rytter Juhl / C Pedersen Jung K-e / Shin S-c Luo Ying / Luo Yu N K Maheswari / G Polii Chang Y-n / Lee S-h N Fukuman / K Yonao Chen QC / Jia YF S Matsuo / M Naito P Supajirakul / S Taerattanachai	Ko S-h / Kim H-n T Ahmad / L Natsir Zeng SW / Chen QC P Jordan / D Susanto Chan P S / Goh L Y J Fischer Nielsen / C Pedersen Lu K / Huang YQ C Adcock / G Adcock 1 Tan K M / Lai P J 1 Xu C / Ma J

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