Lars Paaske

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Sigit Budiarto Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya	15–7, 13–15, 15–13	Gold Gold
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Robert Blair Template:Flagicon Anthony Clark	21–23, 21–17, 17–21	Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

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

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Markis Kido Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan	10–21, 22–20, 18–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2008	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Mohammad Ahsan Template:Flagicon Bona Septano	21–17, 15–21, 21–13	Template:Gold1 Winner
2009	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Jung Jae-sung Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae	21–13, 15–21, 8–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2010	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen	21–23, 21–19, 26–24	Template:Gold1 Winner

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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	Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Template:Flagicon Choong Tan Fook Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	4–15, 15–6, 9–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1999	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Template:Flagicon Jim Laugesen Template:Flagicon Michael Søgaard	15–13, 15–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
2001	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Template:Flagicon Sigit Budiarto Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya	7–15, 11–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2001	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Template:Flagicon Jesper Christensen Template:Flagicon Jesper Larsen	4–7, 7–3, 5–7, 7–4, 5–7	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2001	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Template:Flagicon Jim Laugesen Template:Flagicon Michael Søgaard	7–5, 3–7, 6–8, 7–3, 7–1	Template:Gold1 Winner
2002	German Open	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Jim Laugesen Template:Flagicon Michael Søgaard	10–15, 15–9, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
2003	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen	9–15, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	China Open	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Choong Tan Fook Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	15–12, 15–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
2004	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Markis Kido Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan	15–6, 15–13	Template:Gold1 Winner
2005	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng	10–15, 6–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2005	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Jung Jae-sung Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin	11–15, 5–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2005	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Chan Chong Ming Template:Flagicon Koo Kien Keat	6–15, 7–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2006	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Thomas Laybourn	Template:Flagicon Sigit Budiarto Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele	8–21, 16–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2006	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe Template:Flagicon Joachim Fischer Nielsen	18–21, 21–10, 21–17	Template:Gold1 Winner
2007	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Markis Kido Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan	17–21, 12–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Jane F. Bramsen	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen Template:Flagicon Ann-Lou Jorgensen	12–15, 6–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1999	German Open	Template:Flagicon Jane F. Bramsen	Template:Flagicon Janek Roos Template:Flagicon Marlene Thomsen	15–10, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
2005	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Helle Nielsen	Template:Flagicon Thomas Laybourn Template:Flagicon Kamilla Rytter Juhl	8–15, 9–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

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IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Slovak Open	Template:Flagicon Jesper Mikla	Template:Flagicon Harald Koch Template:Flagicon Jurgen Koch	11–15, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997	Scottish Open	Template:Flagicon Jesper Mikla	Template:Flagicon Steve Isaac Template:Flagicon Neil Waterman	15–5, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Jesper Mikla	Template:Flagicon Michael Lamp Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen	15–9, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Slovak Open	Template:Flagicon Sarah Jonsson	Template:Flagicon Andrej Pohar Template:Flagicon Maja Pohar	15–8, 16–18, 7–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997	Scottish Open	Template:Flagicon Jane F. Bramsen	Template:Flagicon Russell Hogg Template:Flagicon Tracy Hutchinson	15–6, 15–2	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Polish Open	Template:Flagicon Jane F. Bramsen	Template:Flagicon Jesper Mikla Template:Flagicon Ann-Lou Jorgensen	17–16, 4–15, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Jane F. Bramsen	Template:Flagicon Fredrik Bergström Template:Flagicon Jenny Karlsson	8–15, 15–10, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner

Invitation tournament

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Copenhagen Masters	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya	11–15, 4–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2008	Copenhagen Masters	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen	14–21, 21–13, 21–19	Template:Gold1 Winner
2009	Copenhagen Masters	Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen	21–16, 22–20	Template:Gold1 Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Copenhagen Masters	Template:Flagicon Mette Schjoldager	Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson Template:Flagicon Gail Emms	12–15, 13–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

External links

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