Ben Lane

Ben Lane (born 13 July 1997) is a badminton player from England and a former national champion in doubles.[1]

Ben Lane
Personal information
Country England
Born (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997
Kingston, Surrey, England
ResidenceMilton Keynes, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking36 (MD 28 June 2018)
21 (XD 28 June 2018)
Current ranking41 (MD), 27 (XD) (10 September 2019)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
2018 Kazan Men's team
European Junior Championships
2015 LubinBoys' doubles
2015 LubinMixed team
2015 LubinMixed doubles
BWF profile

Biography

He started playing badminton at aged nine, and in his junior career, he had won the U-17 European Championships in the boys' and mixed doubles event in 2014.[2] Lane also won two silvers and a bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships.[3] Lane was part of the English team that won the mixed team bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[4]

Lane was educated at Exmouth Community College.[5]

Family

His mother Suzanne Louis-Lane, represented England in badminton and had won the women's singles title at the National Championships in 1993 and 1994. His older brother, Alex, represented England in badminton and won the men's singles at the 2017 National Championships.[6][7]

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Regional Sport Centrum Hall,
Lubin, Poland		 Sean Vendy Alexander Bond
Joel Eipe		 15–21, 24–22, 16–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Regional Sport Centrum Hall,
Lubin, Poland		 Jessica Pugh Frederik Søgaard Mortensen
Sara Lundgaard		 16–21, 21–23 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 5 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Belgian International Sean Vendy Bjarne Geiss
Jan Colin Völker		 21–11, 21–14 Winner
2019 Kharkiv International Sean Vendy Marcus Ellis
Chris Langridge		 21–19, 21–18 Winner
2019 Denmark International Sean Vendy Shohei Hoshino
Yujiro Nishikawa		 21–4, 20–22, 18–21 Runner-up
2019 Polish Open Sean Vendy Lee Jhe-huei
Yang Po-hsuan		 19–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2017 Czech Open Sean Vendy Milosz Bochat
Adam Cwalina		 18–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2016 Iceland International Sean Vendy Christopher Coles
Adam Hall		 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2014 Slovak Open Sean Vendy Pavel Drancak
Jaromir Janacek		 11–10, 11–5, 11–10 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Belgian International Jessica Pugh Mikkel Mikkelsen
Amalie Magelund		 21–12, 21–15 Winner
2019 Spanish International Jessica Pugh Mathias Bay-Smidt
Rikke Søby Hansen		 21–13, 24–26, 21–18 Winner
2019 Polish Open Jessica Pugh Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue		 21–17, 21–15 Winner
2017 Italian International Jessica Pugh Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith		 16–21, 21–19, 21–4 Winner
2016 Spanish International Jessica Pugh Gaetan Mittelheisser
Emilie Lefel		 21–18, 16–21, 16–21 Winner
2016 Dutch International Jessica Pugh Ditte Søby Hansen
Alexander Bond		 21–19, 21–23, 18–21 Runner-up
2015 Slovak Open Jessica Pugh Do Tuan Duc
Pham Nhu Thao		 18–21, 21–13, 21–12 Winner
2014 Hungarian International Jessica Pugh Jakub Bitman
Alzbeta Basova		 11–4, 11–10, 11–7 Winner
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References
  1. "Players: Ben LANE". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. "Exmouth badminton ace Ben Lane lands national Under-19 title playing two years up!". Exmouth Journal. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. "Ben Lane". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. "Team England take bronze at the Gold Coast". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. "Exmouth badminton ace Ben Lane gets Commonwealth call". East Devon 24. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  6. "Mum's the word as all Lanes lead to glory in Wycombe". Badminton England. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  7. "Alex Lane wins senior men's single title at England National Badminton Championships". Bath Time Student Magazine.
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