Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen


Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen is a Danish former professional badminton player who competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. She is the sister of Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen, another male badminton player for Denmark.

Career

During the early 90's, Lisbet was a Denmark women badminton players in both singles and doubles. In singles the best she achieved was a semifinal appearance in Scottish Open, and a quarter final appearance in her home Grand Prix, Denmark Open. In doubles since she won one bronze each in both 1993 World Championships and 1994 World Cup with Lotte Olsen. Lisbet won the Denmark Open in 1993 and 1995, the Malaysia Open in 1996 and became the European champion with Marlene Thomsen in 1996 by beating her compatriots, Helene Kirkegaard and Rikke Olsen 6–15, 15–12, 15–10. She became the world number 1 in women's doubles with Lotte Olsen in 1994 and retired from the sport in 1997 due to prolonged injuries and wear and tear of the body due to the consistent training and travels.

Playing style

Lisbet was a player who possessed strong mental and technical strength. She was a hard hitter that able to place her smash accurately and it was difficult to return.

Personal life

Lisbet is a managing director in a company that specialized in pet-euthanasia. She still follows the development of the sports and had vouched for a better salaries and proper trainings being provided by Badminton Denmark.

Major achievements

World Championships

Women's Doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1993National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England

World Cup

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium,
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

European Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1985Sacré Coeur Cloister Hall,
Pressbaum, Austria

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983-2006.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1990Dutch Open

IBF International

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1990Nordic Championships