Thomas Laybourn | |
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Personal information | |
Born | September 30, 1977 Copenhagen, Denmark |
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Country | Denmark |
Handedness | Right |
Mixed doubles | |
Highest Ranking | 1 (in XD) |
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 is the first Danish World Championship win since 2003 when Paaske and Rasmussen won the mens doubles competition.
Mixed Doubles results with Kamilla Rytter Juhl against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[2]