Lars Paaske

Lars Paaske
Lars Paaske
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	18 January 1976 (age 48); 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
Sudirman Cup
Thomas Cup
European Championships
European Mixed Team Championships
	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.^[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	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

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	Martin Lungaard 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