He came through the Danish Qualifying system for the second time for the 2008 PDC World Darts Championship but lost 3–1 (3–2, 1–3, 3–2, 3–1) to Alan Tabern in the first round.

[2] In October, he beat Mensur Suljović 6–2 to qualify for the European Tour Event 5,[3] where he was beaten 4–6 by second seed Simon Whitlock in the first round.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

[10] 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.