Lars Paaske

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

Lars Paaske
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1976-01-18) 18 January 1976
Hørsholm, Denmark
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Birmingham Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Madrid Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2004 Jakarta Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Guangzhou Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Herning Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Manchester Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Malmö Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Geneva Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Malmö Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Geneva Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Herning Mixed team
BWF profile

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.[1]

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 All England Men's Doubles Title.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

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

IBF World Grand Prix

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 Denmark Martin Lungaard Hansen Malaysia Choong Tan Fook
Malaysia Lee Wan Wah		 4–15, 15–6, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Denmark Open Denmark Martin Lundgaard Hansen Denmark Jim Laugesen
Denmark Michael Søgaard		 15–13, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Japan Open Denmark Martin Lundgaard Hansen Indonesia Sigit Budiarto
Indonesia Candra Wijaya		 7–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Dutch Open Denmark Martin Lundgaard Hansen Denmark Jesper Christensen
Denmark Jesper Larsen		 4–7, 7–3, 5–7, 7–4, 5–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Denmark Open Denmark Martin Lundgaard Hansen Denmark Jim Laugesen
Denmark Michael Søgaard		 7–5, 3–7, 6–8, 7–3, 7–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 German Open Denmark Jonas Rasmussen Denmark Jim Laugesen
Denmark Michael Søgaard		 10–15, 15–9, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Singapore Open Denmark Jonas Rasmussen Denmark Jens Eriksen
Denmark Martin Lundgaard Hansen		 9–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 China Open Denmark Jonas Rasmussen Malaysia Choong Tan Fook
Malaysia Lee Wan Wah		 15–12, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Denmark Open Denmark Jonas Rasmussen Indonesia Markis Kido
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan		 15–6, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 All England Open Denmark Jonas Rasmussen China Fu Haifeng
China Cai Yun		 10–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Thailand Open Denmark Jonas Rasmussen South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Jae-jin		 11–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Denmark Open Denmark Jonas Rasmussen Malaysia Chan Chong Ming
Malaysia Koo Kien Keat		 6–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Singapore Open Denmark Thomas Laybourn Indonesia Sigit Budiarto
Indonesia Flandy Limpele		 8–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Denmark Open Denmark Jonas Rasmussen Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen		 18–21, 21–10, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References
  1. "2008 European Championships winners". tournamentsoftware.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
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