Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen

Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen (born 22 September 1968) is a Danish former professional badminton player who competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. She is the sister of Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen, another male badminton player for Denmark.

Career During the early 90's, Lisbet was a Denmark women badminton players in both singles and doubles. In singles the best she achieved was a semifinal appearance in Scottish Open, and a quarter final appearance in her home Grand Prix, Denmark Open. In doubles since she won one bronze each in both 1993 World Championships and 1994 World Cup with Lotte Olsen. Lisbet won the Denmark Open in 1993 and 1995, the Malaysia Open in 1996 and became the European champion with Marlene Thomsen in 1996 by beating her compatriots, Helene Kirkegaard and Rikke Olsen 6–15, 15–12, 15–10. She became the world number 1 in women's doubles with Lotte Olsen in 1994

Playing style Lisbet was a player who possessed strong mental and technical strength. She was a hard hitter that able to place her smash accurately and it was difficult to return.

Personal life Lisbet is a managing director in a company that specialized in pet-euthanasia. She still follows the development of the sports and had vouched for a better salaries and proper trainings being provided by Badminton Denmark.

Major achievements

World Championships Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Lotte Olsen Nong Qunhua Zhou Lei 2–15, 13–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium,Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Lotte Olsen Finarsih Lili Tampi 3–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Marlene Thomsen Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 15–8, 11–15, 6–15 Silver Silver 1994 Maaspoort,Den Bosch, Netherlands Lotte Olsen Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 14–17, 12–15 Silver Silver 1996 Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark Marlene Thomsen Rikke Olsen Helene Kirkegaard 6–15, 15–12, 15–10 Gold Gold

European Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1985 Sacré Coeur Cloister Hall,Pressbaum, Austria Lotte Olsen 11–5, 11–6 Gold Gold

Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1985 Sacré Coeur Cloister Hall,Pressbaum, Austria Lotte Olsen Debbie Hore Sara Halsall 15–11, 9–15, 15–7 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Dutch Open Nettie Nielsen Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson 15–9, 15–11 Winner 1991 Scottish Open Joanne Muggeridge Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 0–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1992 Finnish Open Marlene Thomsen Natalya Ivanova Elena Rybkina 15–7, 15–9 Winner 1993 Malaysia Open Lotte Olsen Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 12–15, 14–18 Runner-up 1993 Canada Open Lotte Olsen Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 11–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1993 Denmark Open Lotte Olsen Tokiko Hirota Yuki Koike 15–4, 15–2 Winner 1993 Scottish Open Lotte Olsen Anne-Mette van Dijk Marlene Thomsen 11–15, 15–10, 15–7 Winner 1994 Chinese Taipei Open Lotte Olsen Finarsih Lili Tampi 9–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1994 Swiss Open Lotte Olsen Anne-Mette van Dijk Marlene Thomsen 15–6, 3–15, 15–4 Winner 1995 Chinese Taipei Open Gillian Gowers Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen 5–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1995 Denmark Open Marlene Thomsen Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen 15–11, 15–11 Winner 1996 Swiss Open Marlene Thomsen Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen 15–10, 15–10 Winner 1996 Malaysia Open Marlene Thomsen Liu Lu Qian Hong 10–15, 17–15, 17–15 Winner 1996 Hong Kong Open Marlene Thomsen Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban 15–9, 15–12 Winner 1996 Thailand Open Marlene Thomsen Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban 9–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1997 German Open Marlene Thomsen Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen 15–4, 5–15, 8–15 Runner-up

IBF International Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Nordic Championships Nettie Nielsen Dorte Kjær Lotte Olsen 8–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1992 Amor Tournament Marlene Thomsen Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben 10–15, 15–13, 15–3 Winner