Lars Paaske

Lars Paaske
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1976-01-18) 18 January 1976 Hørsholm, Denmark
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Handedness	Right
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	1
Medal record Men's badminton Representing Denmark World Championships 2003 Birmingham Men's doubles 2006 Madrid Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 2005 Beijing Mixed team Thomas Cup 2004 Jakarta Men's team 2002 Guangzhou Men's team 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team European Championships 2008 Herning Men's doubles 2010 Manchester Men's doubles 2002 Malmö Men's doubles 2004 Geneva Men's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 2002 Malmö Mixed team 2004 Geneva Mixed team 2008 Herning Mixed team
BWF profile

Lars Paaske (born 18 January 1976) is a badminton player from Denmark.

Career

He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Jonas Rasmussen. After an initial bye in the first round, then were defeated in the next round by Yim Bang-eun and Kim Yong-hyun of Korea. Paaske then competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in men's doubles again with partner Jonas Rasmussen where they were chasing the one medal lacking in their collection: An Olympic medal. The pair lost in the semi-final, and then again in the match for 3rd place to finish with a disappointing 4th spot.

Paaske won the gold medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Jonas Rasmussen.

History

Lars Paaske had his breakthrough with Martin Lundgaard, they won Denmark Open in 1999 and repeated the success 2001.

In 2002 Paaske changed partner and paired with Jonas Rasmussen and this proved to be a good idea. While only in their second season, Passke and Rasmussen won the 2003 World Championship in Birmingham. This was the first time in 20 years that the title was won by Denmark. The same year, Paaske and Rasmussen achieved yet another historical result by winning China Open and were thereby the first Europeans to win the title. The following 12 months Paaske and Rasmussen held the number one position on the world ranking list. Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen have never lost a match when representing the Danish National team in the Thomas Cup.

Lars Paaske played well on National ground, winning the Denmark Open MD title with Jonas Rasmussen in 2004 and 2006 and in 2007 they came second.

In 2008 Paaske became European Champion in MD and now Paaske and Rasmussen are chasing the missing medal in their collection, an Olympic medal. Lars Paaske represented Denmark in Sydney in 2000 together with Martin Lundgaard, in 2004 together with Jonas Rasmussen and in 2008 in Beijing also with Jonas Rasmussen.

In March 2010, Paaske and Rasmussen beat fellow countrymen Boe & Morgenson to win the 2010 All England Open in Men's doubles.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Jonas Rasmussen	Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto	15–7, 13–15, 15–13	Gold
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain	Jonas Rasmussen	Anthony Clark Robert Blair	21–23, 21–17, 17–21	Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden	Jonas Rasmussen	Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson	3–7, 7–1, 1–7, 6–8	Bronze
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Jonas Rasmussen	Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson	15–11, 5–15, 11–15	Bronze
2008	Messecenter, Herning, Denmark	Jonas Rasmussen	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	21–19, 21–16	Gold
2010	Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England	Jonas Rasmussen	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	24–22, 22–20	Gold

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Malaysia Open	Jonas Rasmussen	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	10–21, 22–20, 18–21	Runner-up
2008	Japan Open	Jonas Rasmussen	Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano	21–17, 15–21, 21–13	Winner
2009	Hong Kong Open	Jonas Rasmussen	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	21–13, 15–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2010	All England Open	Jonas Rasmussen	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	21–23, 21–19, 26–24	Winner

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

IBF/BWF World Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Dutch Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	4–15, 15–6, 9–15	Runner-up
1999	Denmark Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard	15–13, 15–10	Winner
2001	Japan Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	7–15, 11–15	Runner-up
2001	Dutch Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Jesper Christensen Jesper Larsen	4–7, 7–3, 5–7, 7–4, 5–7	Runner-up
2001	Denmark Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard	7–5, 3–7, 6–8, 7–3, 7–1	Winner
2002	German Open	Jonas Rasmussen	Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard	10–15, 15–9, 15–6	Winner
2003	Singapore Open	Jonas Rasmussen	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	9–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2003	China Open	Jonas Rasmussen	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	15–12, 15–10	Winner
2004	Denmark Open	Jonas Rasmussen	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	15–6, 15–13	Winner
2005	All England Open	Jonas Rasmussen	Fu Haifeng Cai Yun	10–15, 6–15	Runner-up
2005	Thailand Open	Jonas Rasmussen	Jung Jae-sung Lee Jae-jin	11–15, 5–15	Runner-up
2005	Denmark Open	Jonas Rasmussen	Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat	6–15, 7–15	Runner-up
2006	Singapore Open	Thomas Laybourn	Sigit Budiarto Flandy Limpele	8–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2006	Denmark Open	Jonas Rasmussen	Mathias Boe Joachim Fischer Nielsen	18–21, 21–10, 21–17	Winner
2007	Chinese Taipei Open	Jonas Rasmussen	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	17–21, 12–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Dutch Open	Jane F. Bramsen	Jonas Rasmussen Ann-Lou Jorgensen	12–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1999	German Open	Jane F. Bramsen	Janek Roos Marlene Thomsen	15–10, 15–11	Winner
2005	Denmark Open	Helle Nielsen	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	8–15, 9–15	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Slovak Open	Jesper Mikla	Harald Koch Jurgen Koch	11–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1997	Scottish Open	Jesper Mikla	Steve Isaac Neil Waterman	15–5, 15–7	Winner
1998	Norwegian International	Jesper Mikla	Michael Lamp Martin Lundgaard Hansen	15–9, 15–5	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Slovak Open	Sarah Jonsson	Andrej Pohar Maja Pohar	15–8, 16–18, 7–15	Runner-up
1997	Scottish Open	Jane F. Bramsen	Russell Hogg Tracy Hutchinson	15–6, 15–2	Winner
1998	Polish Open	Jane F. Bramsen	Jesper Mikla Ann-Lou Jorgensen	17–16, 4–15, 15–11	Winner
1998	Norwegian International	Jane F. Bramsen	Fredrik Bergström Jenny Karlsson	8–15, 15–10, 15–5	Winner

Invitation Tournament

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Copenhagen Masters	Jonas Rasmussen	Halim Haryanto Candra Wijaya	11–15, 4–15	Runner-up
2008	Copenhagen Masters	Jonas Rasmussen	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	14–21, 21–13, 21–19	Winner
2009	Copenhagen Masters	Jonas Rasmussen	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	21–16, 22–20	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Copenhagen Masters	Mette Schjoldager	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	12–15, 13–15	Runner-up

External links

• Pictures from Badminthonphoto.com
• Pictures and articles from Daylife
• Lars Paaske's Profile - Badminton.dk