Jim Laugesen

Jim Laugesen
Personal information
Country  Denmark
Born (1974-11-10) 10 November 1974
Gentofte, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Handedness Right
Event Men's singles & doubles
BWF profile

Jim Laugesen (born 10 November 1974) is a former Danish badminton player.[1] He was the 1992 World Junior Champion in the mixed doubles event partnered with Rikke Olsen.[2] He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia partnered with Michael Søgaard reaching in to the second round.[3] Laugesen was dismissed from the Danmarks Badminton Forbund (DBS) center in September 2004.[4] He now works as a badminton journalist at TV 2 in Denmark, and as a badminton coach in Gentofte Badminton Klub.[5][6]

Achievements

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Den Bosch, Netherlands Denmark Henrik Svarrer Russia Andrei Antropov
Russia Nikolai Zuyev
11–15, 15–6, 7–15 Bronze

World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Jakarta, Indonesia Denmark Rikke Olsen South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Kim Shin-young
15–11, 18–17 Gold

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1993 Sofia, Bulgaria Sweden Rasmus Wengberg 15–9, 15–10 Gold

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Sofia, Bulgaria Denmark Janek Roos Denmark Thomas Søgaard
Denmark Thomas Stavngaard
15–12, 15–9 Gold
1991 Budapest, Hungary Denmark Thomas Damgaard
Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1995 Scottish Open England Peter Knowles 11–15, 7–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 German Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Lars Paaske
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen
15–10, 9–15, 6–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Denmark Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Denmark Lars Paaske
5–7, 7–3, 8–6, 3–7, 1–7 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 German Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Michael Lamp
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen
7–1, 7–1, 3–7, 7–4 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Swiss Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Jens Eriksen
Denmark Jesper Larsen
4–7, 7–2, 1–7, 7–1, 7–3 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Dutch Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Indonesia Halim Haryanto
Indonesia Sigit Budiarto
11–15, 4–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 German Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Michael Lamp
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen
16–17, 15–10, 15–7 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Denmark Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Denmark Lars Paaske
13–15, 10–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Thailand Open Denmark Michael Søgaard China Yu Jinhao
China Chen Qiqiu
11–15, 13–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Swiss Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Jens Eriksen
Denmark Jesper Larsen
15–6, 12–15, 16–17 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Russian Open Denmark Thomas Stavngaard Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
Denmark Michael Søgaard
9–15, 13–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Scottish Open Denmark Thomas Stavngaard China Chen Wei
China Ji Xinpeng
15–9, 15–11 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Denmark Open Denmark Thomas Stavngaard England Simon Archer
England Chris Hunt
17–15, 10–15, 15–7 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Denmark Open Denmark Henrik Svarrer Denmark Thomas Lund
Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
5–15, 5–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1993 Czech International Denmark Jan Ø. Jørgensen 6–15, 15–6, 15–1 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Portugal International Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Michael Lamp
15–7, 15–3 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Irish International Denmark Thomas Stavngaard Denmark Jan Ø. Jørgensen
Denmark Peder Nissen
15–11, 15–0 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Norwegian International Denmark Thomas Stavngaard Denmark Jesper Larsen
Sweden Stellan Österberg
11–15, 15–10, 15–12 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Polish International Denmark Janek Roos Indonesia Felix Antonius
Indonesia Denny Kantono
1–15, 7–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. "Players: Jim Laugesen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. "Viktor kan skrive badminton-historie" (in Danish). Fyens Stiftstidende. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. "OL 2000 - 18 danske deltagere". www.badmintonpeople.dk (in Danish). Badminton Danmark. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. "Fyreseddel til topspiller" (in Danish). BT. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. "42-årig ekspert udfordrede dansk landsholdsspiller – så tog hun ham på ordet". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV 2. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. "Tidligere ungdomseuropamester skifter til Gentofte: Jim Laugesen får det bedste ud af mig" (in Danish). BadmintonBladet.dk. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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