went on to lose the match 3–4. He represented Denmark with Jann Hoffmann in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and together they were beaten 1–3 by Northern Ireland in the second round, having defeated Gibraltar in round 1. In October, he beat Mensur Suljović 6–2 to qualify for the European Tour Event 5, where he was beaten 4–6 by second seed Simon Whitlock in the first round. Laursen played in his third World Cup of Darts and second with Jann Hoffmann in February 2013 and despite beating South Africa 5–4 in their first match, they finished bottom of Group B on leg difference following a 0–5 loss to the Republic of Ireland. Laursen won two events on the Scandinavian Pro Tour during 2013 and was a losing finalist in two others to finish top of the Order of Merit and qualify for the 2014 World Championship, where he beat Colin McGarry 4–2 in the preliminary round. He then defied a nine-dart finish from Terry Jenkins in the deciding set of the first round to win 3–2, but saw his run come to an end in the next round as he lost 4–2 to Peter Wright. In January 2014, Laursen received a Tour card for the 2014 PDC Tour by topping last year's Scandinavian Order of Merit. Laursen and Dennis Lindskjold lost 5–2 to Australia in the first round of the World Cup of Darts. Despite being eligible to participate in all PDC events, Laursen only played in Scandinavian tournaments during the year, winning the first Danish event by beating Daniel Larsson 6–2. He won two events on the 2015 Scandinavian Darts Corporation Pro Tour to finish second on the Order of Merit and seal his place in the preliminary round of the 2016 World Championship and a meeting with Andy Boulton which went to a deciding set. Laursen went two legs to none up, but then missed four match darts and would lose 2–1. He won the first Scandinavian Pro Tour event of 2016 and also lost in the final of the penultimate event. Laursen and Daniel Jensen played Australia in the second round of the World Cup after beating Sweden 5–2. Laursen overcame Kyle Anderson 4–2 to send the match into a doubles decider in which Denmark were whitewashed 4–0. World Championship results BDO 2006: Second round (lost to Shaun Greatbatch 2–4) (sets) PDC 2007: Second round