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 Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 15–7, 13–15, 15–13 Gold 2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Jonas Rasmussen Robert Blair Anthony Clark 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 2008Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Jonas Rasmussen Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen 21–19, 21–16 Gold 2010Manchester 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 1999Dutch Open Martin Lundgaard Hansen Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 4–15, 15–6, 9–15 Runner-up 1999Denmark 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 2001Dutch Open Martin Lundgaard Hansen Jesper Christensen Jesper Larsen 4–7, 7–3, 5–7, 7–4, 5–7 Runner-up 2001Denmark Open Martin Lundgaard Hansen Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard 7–5, 3–7, 6–8, 7–3, 7–1 Winner 2002German Open Jonas Rasmussen Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard 10–15, 15–9, 15–6 Winner 2003Singapore Open Jonas Rasmussen Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen 9–15, 10–15 Runner-up 2003China Open Jonas Rasmussen Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 15–12, 15–10 Winner 2004Denmark Open Jonas Rasmussen Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 15–6, 15–13 Winner 2005All England Open Jonas Rasmussen Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 10–15, 6–15 Runner-up 2005Thailand Open Jonas Rasmussen Jung Jae-sung Lee Jae-jin 11–15, 5–15 Runner-up 2005Denmark Open Jonas Rasmussen Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat 6–15, 7–15 Runner-up 2006Singapore Open Thomas Laybourn Sigit Budiarto Flandy Limpele 8–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2006Denmark Open Jonas Rasmussen Mathias Boe Joachim Fischer Nielsen 18–21, 21–10, 21–17 Winner 2007Chinese Taipei Open Jonas Rasmussen Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 17–21, 12–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1997Dutch Open Jane F. Bramsen Jonas Rasmussen Ann-Lou Jorgensen 12–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1999German Open Jane F. Bramsen Janek Roos Marlene Thomsen 15–10, 15–11 Winner 2005Denmark 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 1996Slovak Open Jesper Mikla Harald Koch Jurgen Koch 11–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1997Scottish Open Jesper Mikla Steve Isaac Neil Waterman 15–5, 15–7 Winner 1998Norwegian International Jesper Mikla Michael Lamp Martin Lundgaard Hansen 15–9, 15–5 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1996Slovak Open Sarah Jonsson Andrej Pohar Maja Pohar 15–8, 16–18, 7–15 Runner-up 1997Scottish Open Jane F. Bramsen Russell Hogg Tracy Hutchinson 15–6, 15–2 Winner 1998Polish Open Jane F. Bramsen Jesper Mikla Ann-Lou Jorgensen 17–16, 4–15, 15–11 Winner 1998Norwegian 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 2003Copenhagen Masters Jonas Rasmussen Halim Haryanto Candra Wijaya 11–15, 4–15 Runner-up 2008Copenhagen Masters Jonas Rasmussen Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 14–21, 21–13, 21–19 Winner 2009Copenhagen Masters Jonas Rasmussen Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 21–16, 22–20 Winner

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

References

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