| Lauge Benjaminsen | |
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 Most Popular Juggler of 2011 | |
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Websites |
www.laugebenjaminsen.com |
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Lauge Benjaminsen (born 20 March 1993)[1] is a juggler from Silkeborg, Denmark, known for his fast spins. He learned to juggle from a friend in April 2006.[2] Lauge was voted the world's most popular juggler in Luke Burrage's Top 40 Jugglers poll in 2011.[3]
Some spin moves that Lauge has done:
- 4 ball 1 high 3 low 4-stage 1440 (video)
- 5 ball fdb97 1080 (video)*
- 5 ball 3 up 1440 (video)*
- 5 ball 5 up 3-stage 1440 (video)
- 6 ball db97 720 to 756 (video)
- 6 ball 1 high 5 low 720 (video)*
- 7 ball 1 high 6 low 360 (video)*
- 7 ball 5 up 540 (video)
- 7 ball fdb97 720 (video)*
- 7 ball 7 up 720 (video)*
- 5 ring 5 up 1080 (video)*
- 6 ring 1 high 5 low 360 (video)
- 6 ring 6 up 720 (video)
- 7 ring 1 high 4 low 360 (video)
- 3 club 3 up 1080 in singles (video)
- 3 club 3 up 3-stage 1800 (video)
- 4 club 4 up 720 in singles (video)
- 4 club 1 high 3 low 720 (video)*
- 5 club b9753 360 (video)
- 6 club 6 up 360 (video)*
*to a qualify
World records
Lauge holds the following world records with publicly available video evidence:
- Most 5 ball 5 up 720s in 1 minute: 10 in 2015 (video)
- 720 qualified with the most balls: 7 balls, 7 up in 2010 (video), tied with Haavard Vatland Hvidsten in 2014 (video), and Ofek Snir in 2014 (video)
- 6 ring b97531: 1 round in 2011 (WJF 7 Live DVD), tied with Daniel Eaker* (video), Scott Sorensen* (video at 4:17), Thomas Dietz* (17 Balls DVD), Eivind Dragsjø* (video), Pavel Evsukevich* (video), Nick Thomas (video), Cody Harrington* (video), Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse* (video), and Danny Hodge (video)
- 7 ring db97531: 1 round in 2012* (video)
Unverified claims:
*to a qualify
Competitions
Lauge placed in the following IJA and WJF competitions.[4][5]
IJA 2010:
- Stage: Juniors - 3rd place
- Individual Props: 3 Clubs - 2nd place (tied with Kevin Axtel)
- eXtreme Juggling: 7+ Balls - 1st place
- Joggling: Men's 7 Ball 100 Meters - 1st place
- Joggling: Men's 5 Ball 100 Meters - 1st place
WJF 6:
- Advanced Balls - 2nd place
- 7 Ring Isolated Endurance - 1st place
- 5 Ball Freestyle - 2nd place
- 6 Ball Freestyle - 2nd place
- 5 Ring Freestyle - 3rd place
- 6 Ring Freestyle - 1st place
- 3 Club Freestyle - 3rd place
WJF 7:
- Advanced Balls - 2nd place
- Advanced Rings - 3rd place
- Ball Endurance - 3rd place
- Ring Endurance - 2nd place
- 3 Club 360s - 3rd place
- 5 Ball Freestyle - 3rd place
- 7 Ball Freestyle - 3rd place
- 5 Ring Freestyle - 1st place
- 6 Ring Freestyle - 1st place
- 7 Ring Freestyle - 1st place
- 5 Club Freestyle - 3rd place
- 4 Club Freestyle - 1st place
- Overall Championship - 3rd place
References
- ↑ http://thewjf.com/the-intercontinental-championship/intercontinental-championship-competitors/lauge-borch-benjaminsen/
- ↑ http://www.thewjf.com/WJF5/competitor_profile_pages/lauge/lauge_profile.php
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSw-6e5gy0k
- ↑ http://www.juggle.org/history/champs/champs2010.php
- ↑ http://www.thewjf.com/allevents.php