Jim Laugesen

Jim Laugesen (born 10 November 1974) is a Danish former 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 (DBS) 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 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 Gold

European Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1993 Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria Rasmus Wengberg 15–9, 15–10 Gold Gold

Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 BMTE-Törley impozáns sportcsarnokában,Budapest, Hungary Thomas Damgaard Vladislav Druzchenko Valeriy Strelcov 16–18, 7–15 Bronze Bronze 1993 Hristo Botev Hall,Sofia, Bulgaria Janek Roos Thomas Søgaard Thomas Stavngaard 15–12, 15–9 Gold Gold

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 Peter Knowles 11–15, 7–15 Runner-up

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Denmark Open Henrik Svarrer Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 5–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1996 Denmark Open Thomas Stavngaard Simon Archer Chris Hunt 17–15, 10–15, 15–7 Winner 1996 Scottish Open Thomas Stavngaard Chen Wei Ji Xinpeng 15–9, 15–11 Winner 1997 Russian Open Thomas Stavngaard Jon Holst-Christensen Michael Søgaard 9–15, 13–15 Runner-up 1999 Swiss Open Michael Søgaard Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen 15–6, 12–15, 16–17 Runner-up 1999 Thailand Open Michael Søgaard Chen Qiqiu Yu Jinhao 11–15, 13–15 Runner-up 1999 Denmark Open Michael Søgaard Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske 13–15, 10–15 Runner-up 2000 German Open Michael Søgaard Michael Lamp Jonas Rasmussen 16–17, 15–10, 15–7 Winner 2000 Dutch Open Michael Søgaard Sigit Budiarto Halim Haryanto 11–15, 4–15 Runner-up 2001 Swiss Open Michael Søgaard Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen 4–7, 7–2, 1–7, 7–1, 7–3 Winner 2001 German Open Michael Søgaard Michael Lamp Jonas Rasmussen 7–1, 7–1, 3–7, 7–4 Winner 2001 Denmark Open Michael Søgaard Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske 5–7, 7–3, 8–6, 3–7, 1–7 Runner-up 2002 German Open Michael Søgaard Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 15–10, 9–15, 6–15 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 1993 Polish International Janek Roos Felix Antonius Denny Kantono 1–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1995 Norwegian International Thomas Stavngaard Jesper Larsen Stellan Österberg 11–15, 15–10, 15–12 Winner 1995 Irish International Thomas Stavngaard Jan Jørgensen Peder Nissen 15–11, 15–0 Winner 2003 Portugal International Michael Søgaard Mathias Boe Michael Lamp 15–7, 15–3 Winner