# Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen

Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen (born 22 September 1968) 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 prominent Denmark women badminton players in both singles and doubles. Unfortunately, her results in singles is not good enough since the best she ever achieved was a semifinal appearance in Scottish Open, and also a quarter final appearance in her home Grand Prix, Denmark Open. It is a much different story in doubles since she manage to win one bronze each in both 1993 World Championships and 1994 World Cup with Lotte Olsen. Lisbet also manage to win Denmark Open twice in 1993 and 1995, Malaysia Open once 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 in the final. She became the world number 1 in womens doubles with Lotte Olsen in 1994 and retired from the sport in 1997 due to prolonged injuries and exceeded wear and tear of the body due to the consistent training and travels.

## Playing style

Lisbet was a player that possessed strong mental and technical strength. She was a well-known hard hitter that able to place her smash in a way that made her opponent felt difficult to return it.

## Personal Life

Lisbet is a very good operational managers and graduated from Copenhagen Business School and now working as a managing director in a company that specialized in pet-euthanasia called Cloud 9 Vets in Brighton, England since 2017. Although she is not currently an active coach, she is still following the development of the sports itself and had vouched for a better salaries and proper trainings being provided by Badminton Denmark for the current competing players.

## Major achievements
### World Championships

Women's Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1993 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England | Lotte Olsen | Nong Qunhua Zhou Lei | 2–15, 13–15 | Bronze |

### World Cup

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1994 | Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam | Lotte Olsen | Finarsih Lili Tampi | 3–15, 5–15 | Bronze |

### European Championships

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1992 | Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Marlene Thomsen | Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson | 15–8, 11–15, 6–15 | Silver |
| 1994 | Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands | Lotte Olsen | Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson | 14–17, 12–15 | Silver |
| 1996 | Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark | Marlene Thomsen | Rikke Olsen Helene Kirkegaard | 6–15, 15–12, 15–10 | Gold |

### European Junior Championships

Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1985 | Sacré Coeur Cloister Hall, Pressbaum, Austria | Lotte Olsen | 11–5, 11–6 | Gold |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1985 | Sacré Coeur Cloister Hall, Pressbaum, Austria | Lotte Olsen | Debbie Hore Sara Halsall | 15–11, 9–15, 15–7 | Gold |

### IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983-2006.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1990 | Dutch Open | Nettie Nielsen | Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson | 15–9, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1991 | Scottish Open | Joanne Muggeridge | Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson | 0–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 1992 | Finnish Open | Marlene Thomsen | Natalya Ivanova Elena Rybkina | 15–7, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1993 | Malaysia Open | Lotte Olsen | Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson | 12–15, 14–18 | Runner-up |
| 1993 | Canada Open | Lotte Olsen | Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson | 11–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 1993 | Denmark Open | Lotte Olsen | Tokiko Hirota Yuki Koike | 15–4, 15–2 | Winner |
| 1993 | Scottish Open | Lotte Olsen | Anne-Mette van Dijk Marlene Thomsen | 11–15, 15–10, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1994 | Chinese Taipei Open | Lotte Olsen | Finarsih Lili Tampi | 9–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
| 1994 | Swiss Open | Lotte Olsen | Anne-Mette van Dijk Marlene Thomsen | 15–6, 3–15, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1995 | Chinese Taipei Open | Gillian Gowers | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 5–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | Denmark Open | Marlene Thomsen | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 15–11, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1996 | Swiss Open | Marlene Thomsen | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 15–10, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1996 | Malaysia Open | Marlene Thomsen | Liu Lu Qian Hong | 10–15, 17–15, 17–15 | Winner |
| 1996 | Hong Kong Open | Marlene Thomsen | Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban | 15–9, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1996 | Thailand Open | Marlene Thomsen | Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban | 9–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | German Open | Marlene Thomsen | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 15–4, 5–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |

### IBF International

Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1990 | Nordic Championships | Nettie Nielsen | Dorte Kjær Lotte Olsen | 8–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1992 | Amor Tournament | Marlene Thomsen | Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben | 10–15, 15–13, 15–3 | Winner |