Jim Laugesen
Jim Laugesen is a former Danish badminton player. He was the 1992 World Junior Champion in the mixed doubles event partnered with Rikke Olsen. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia partnered with Michael Søgaard reaching in to the second round. Laugesen was dismissed from the Danmarks Badminton Forbund center in September 2004. He now works as a badminton journalist at TV 2 in Denmark, and as a badminton coach in Gentofte Badminton Klub.
Achievements
European Championships
Men's doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1994 | Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands |  Henrik Svarrer |  Andrei Antropov Nikolai Zuyev | 11–15, 15–6, 7–15 | Bronze |
World Junior Championships
Mixed doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1992 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Rikke Olsen |  Kim Dong-moon Kim Shin-young | 15–11, 18–17 | Gold |
European Junior Championships
Boys' singles| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1993 | Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Rasmus Wengberg | 15–9, 15–10 | Gold |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1993 | Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria | Janek Roos | Thomas Søgaard Thomas Stavngaard | 15–12, 15–9 | Gold |
| 1991 | Budapest, Hungary | Thomas Damgaard | | Bronze |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1995 | Scottish Open |  Peter Knowles | 11–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | German Open | Michael Søgaard | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen | 15–10, 9–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 2001 | Denmark Open | Michael Søgaard | Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske | 5–7, 7–3, 8–6, 3–7, 1–7 | Runner-up |
| 2001 | German Open | Michael Søgaard | Michael Lamp Jonas Rasmussen | 7–1, 7–1, 3–7, 7–4 | Winner |
| 2001 | Swiss Open | Michael Søgaard | Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen | 4–7, 7–2, 1–7, 7–1, 7–3 | Winner |
| 2000 | Dutch Open | Michael Søgaard |  Halim Haryanto Sigit Budiarto | 11–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | German Open | Michael Søgaard | Michael Lamp Jonas Rasmussen | 16–17, 15–10, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1999 | Denmark Open | Michael Søgaard | Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske | 13–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Thailand Open | Michael Søgaard |  Yu Jinhao Chen Qiqiu | 11–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Swiss Open | Michael Søgaard | Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen | 15–6, 12–15, 16–17 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Russian Open | Thomas Stavngaard | Jon Holst-Christensen Michael Søgaard | 9–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | Scottish Open | Thomas Stavngaard | Chen Wei Ji Xinpeng | 15–9, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1996 | Denmark Open | Thomas Stavngaard | Simon Archer Chris Hunt | 17–15, 10–15, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1993 | Denmark Open | Henrik Svarrer | Thomas Lund Jon Holst-Christensen | 5–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
IBF International
Men's singles| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1993 | Czech International | Jan Jørgensen | 6–15, 15–6, 15–1 | Winner |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2003 | Portugal International | Michael Søgaard | Mathias Boe Michael Lamp | 15–7, 15–3 | Winner |
| 1995 | Irish International | Thomas Stavngaard | Jan Jørgensen Peder Nissen | 15–11, 15–0 | Winner |
| 1995 | Norwegian International | Thomas Stavngaard | Jesper Larsen Stellan Österberg | 11–15, 15–10, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1993 | Polish International | Janek Roos | Felix Antonius Denny Kantono | 1–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |