Thomas Laybourn

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

Thomas Laybourn
Laybourn at the 2010 Swiss Opem
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1977-09-30) 30 September 1977
Copenhagen, Denmark[1]
ResidenceFrederiksberg, Denmark[1]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
HandednessRight[1]
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (6 January 2011)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
2009 Hyderabad Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
2011 Qingdao Mixed team
2005 Beijing Mixed team
European Championships
2006 Den Bosch Mixed doubles
2010 Manchester Mixed doubles
2012 Karlskrona Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
2006 Den Bosch Mixed team
2008 Herning Mixed team
2009 Liverpool Mixed team
2011 Amsterdam Mixed team
BWF profile

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

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Kamilla Rytter Juhl Nova Widianto
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		 Kamilla Rytter Juhl Jens Eriksen
Mette Schjoldager		 22–20, 21–15 Gold
2010 Manchester Evening News Arena,
Manchester, England		 Kamilla Rytter Juhl Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Kostiuczyk		 21–19, 18–21, 21–12 Gold
2012 Telenor Arena,
Karlskrona, Sweden		 Kamilla Rytter Juhl Mads Pieler Kolding
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,[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

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Korea Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Zheng Bo
Gao 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 Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen		 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2008 World Superseries Masters Finals Kamilla Rytter Juhl Nova Widianto
Lilyana Natsir		 21–19, 18–21, 22–20 Winner
2010 Malaysia Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Tao Jiaming
Zhang 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 Robertson
Jenny 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
  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

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Dutch Open Peter Steffensen Howard Bach
Tony Gunawan		 8–15, 7–15 Runner-up
2006 Singapore Open Lars Paaske Sigit Budiarto
Flandy Limpele		 8–21, 16–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Dutch Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Peter Steffensen
Lena Frier Kristiansen		 15–11, 15–7 Winner
2005 All England Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms		 10–15, 12–15 Runner-up
2005 Thailand Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Lee Jae-jin
Lee Hyo-jung		 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up
2005 Denmark Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Lars Paaske
Helle Nielsen		 15–8, 15–9 Winner
2006 Macau Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Zhang Jun
Gao Ling		 21–19, 22–20 Winner
2006 Denmark Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Anthony Clark
Donna Kellogg		 21–14, 14–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2007 Chinese Taipei Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flandy Limpele
Vita Marissa		 18–21, 23–25 Runner-up
2011 Bitburger Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying		 18–21, 21–14, 25–27 Runner-up
2012 German Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Lee Yong-dae
Ha Jung-eun		 21–9, 21–16 Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Finnish International Jesper Thomsen Mikhail Kelj
Victor Maljutin		 11–15, 12–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Iceland International Karina Sørensen Aqueel Bhatti
Emma Hendry		 7–2, 7–4, 7–1 Winner
2003 Finnish International Julie Houmann Kasper Ødum
Lene Mørk		 11–5, 11–8 Winner

Record against selected opponents

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

References
  1. "Thomas Laybourn". badminton.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  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.
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