Thomas Laybourn


Thomas Laybourn is a badminton player from Denmark.

Career

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, 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. It was the first Danish World Championship win since 2003 when Paaske and Rasmussen won the men's doubles competition.

Achievements

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004Dutch Open Peter Steffensen Tony Gunawan
Howard Bach		8–15, 7–15 Runner-up
2006Singapore Open Lars Paaske Sigit Budiarto
Flandy Limpele		8–21, 16–21 Runner-up

Record Against Selected Opponents

Mixed doubles results with Kamilla Rytter Juhl against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.