Thomas Laybourn
Danish badminton player

Thomas Laybourn

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Danish badminton player
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30 September 1977(Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark)
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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. 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.

  • China He Hanbin & Yu Yang 0–1
  • China Tao Jiaming & Zhang Yawen 0–2
  • China Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei 1–0
  • China Zheng Bo & Ma Jin 1–3
  • China Zheng Bo & Gao Ling 0–4
  • China Zhang Jun & Gao Ling 1–0
  • China Xu Chen & Ma Jin 1–2
  • Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-ling & Cheng Wen-hsing 0–1
  • Denmark Jens Eriksen & Mette Schjoldager 2–0
  • Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen 1–3
  • England Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms 3–4
  • England Anthony Clark & Donna Kellogg 1–1
  • England Nathan Robertson & Jenny Wallwork 4–1
  • England/Scotland Chris Adcock & Imogen Bankier 1–0
  • Germany Michael Fuchs & Birgit Michels 2–2
  • India Valiyaveetil Diju & Jwala Gutta 3–0
  • Indonesia Flandy Limpele & Vita Marissa 1–2
  • Indonesia/Russia Hendra Setiawan & Anastasia Russkikh 1–0
  • Indonesia Nova Widianto & Lilyana Natsir 5–10
  • Indonesia Tantowi Ahmad & Lilyana Natsir 1–3
  • Indonesia Hendra Aprida Gunawan & Vita Marissa 2–1
  • South Korea Ko Sung-hyun & Ha Jung-eun 1–2
  • South Korea Lee Yong-dae & Lee Hyo-jung 1–4
  • Malaysia Koo Kien Keat & Wong Pei Tty 2–1
  • Poland Robert Mateusiak & Nadiezda Zieba 4–0
  • Singapore Hendri Kurniawan Saputra & Li Yujia 4–0
  • Thailand Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thoungthongkam 4–1