 Laursen qualified for the preliminary round of the 2011 World Championship, he did beat Boris Krcmar from Croatia 4-2 (legs).In the first round he played three-time world champion John Part and won 3-0 (3-2, 3-1, 3-2) to set up a second round match with defending champion Phil Taylor- a match he lost 4-0 (3-1, 3-2, 3-0, 3-1) despite averaging 93.19.At the 2012 World Championship he let a 2-0 leg lead slip against Petri Korte in the preliminary round, as he went on to lose the match 3-4.