Career
After an initial bye in the first round, they were then defeated in the next round by Yim Bang-eun and Kim Yong-hyun of of Korea. The pair lost in the semi final, and then again in the match for 3rd place to finish with a disappointing 4th spot. 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 Doctor of Medicine title with Jonas Rasmussen in 2004 and 2006 and in 2007 they came second. 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.
Denmark Open 1999
Denmark Open 2001
Yonex German Open 2002
China Open 2003
Denmark Open 2004
Denmark Open 2006
Yonex Japan Super Series 2008
All England 2010
Runner Up:
Yonex-Sunrise Singapore Open 2003
Yonex All England Open 2005
Siam Cement Thailand Open 2005
Denmark Open 2005
Singapore Open 2006
Proton Malaysia Open Super Series 2008
Championships:
World Championships 2003 - Gold
World Championships 2006 - Bronze
European Championships 2008 - Gold.