Lauren Smith (badminton)

Lauren Smith (born 26 September 1991) is an English badminton player.[1] She competed for England in the women's doubles and mixed team events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a bronze and silver medal respectively.[2] In 2016, she represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3]

Lauren Smith
Personal information
Country	England
Born	(1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Julian Robertson
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	18 (WD 17 March 2020) 7 (XD 21 June 2018)
Current ranking	18 (WD), 9 (XD) (17 March 2020)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Great Britain European Games 2019 Minsk Mixed doubles 2019 Minsk Women's doubles Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Women's doubles 2018 Gold Coast Mixed doubles 2014 Glasgow Mixed team 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team 2014 Glasgow Women's doubles European Championships 2018 Huelva Women's doubles 2017 Kolding Women's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 2015 Leuven Mixed team 2017 Lubin Mixed team 2013 Moscow Mixed team European Junior Championships 2009 Milan Mixed doubles 2009 Milan Mixed team
BWF profile

Teamed-up with Gabrielle Adcock, she won the women's doubles gold medals at the English National Badminton Championships in 2013 and 2014.[4][5] In 2015 and 2016, she also won the women's doubles title partnered with Heather Olver.[6]

Smith qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2019 European Games, played in the women's doubles with Chloe Birch and in the mixed doubles with Marcus Ellis. Competed as the unseeded and second seeds in the women's and mixed doubles event respectively, she reached the finals in both events.[7] She and Birch managed to claim the silver medal after lose a match to Dutch pair in the rubber games.[8] She then claimed the mixed doubles gold medal with Ellis after beat their compatriot Chris Adcock and Gabrielle Adcock with the score 21–14, 21–9.[9]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia	Sarah Walker	Chow Mei Kuan Vivian Hoo	12–21, 12–21	Silver
2014	Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Gabrielle Adcock	Lim Yin Loo Lai Pei Jing	16–21, 21–15, 21–16	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia	Marcus Ellis	Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock	21–19, 17–21, 16–21	Silver

European Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus	Chloe Birch	Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen	21–14, 13–21, 15–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus	Marcus Ellis	Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock	21–14, 21–9	Gold

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark	Sarah Walker	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	15–21, 15–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Palacio de Deportes de Huelva, Huelva, Spain	Marcus Ellis	Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen	16–21, 21–19, 12–21	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy	Ben Stawski	Jacco Arends Selena Piek	6–21, 14–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour (6 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[11]

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	SaarLorLux Open	Super 100	Chloe Birch	Liu Xuanxuan Xia Yuting	16–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2019	Orléans Masters	Super 100	Chloe Birch	Hsu Ya-ching Hu Ling-fang	21–18, 21–17	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Thailand Masters	Super 300	Marcus Ellis	Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja	21–16, 13–21, 21–16	Winner
2019	Syed Modi International	Super 300	Marcus Ellis	Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2018	Scottish Open	Super 100	Marcus Ellis	Jacco Arends Selena Piek	13–6 Retired	Winner
2018	SaarLorLux Open	Super 100	Marcus Ellis	Lu Kai Chen Lu	19–21, 21–18, 21–10	Winner
2018	Dutch Open	Super 100	Marcus Ellis	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	21–15, 21–15	Winner
2018	Spain Masters	Super 300	Marcus Ellis	Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2018	Canada Open	Super 100	Marcus Ellis	Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich	21–13, 21–4	Winner
2018	Swiss Open	Super 300	Marcus Ellis	Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich	20–22, 19–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Canada Open	Heather Olver	Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville	15–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2014	Scottish Open	Heather Olver	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	7–21, 15–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Dutch Open	Marcus Ellis	Jacco Arends Selena Piek	21–17, 21–18	Winner

     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 13 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Kharkiv International	Chloe Birch	Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai	21–14, 21–18	Winner
2019	Azerbaijan International	Chloe Birch	Ekaterina Bolotova Alina Davletova	21–18, 21–12	Winner
2019	Denmark International	Chloe Birch	Saori Ozaki Akane Watanabe	13–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2018	Czech Open	Chloe Birch	Émilie Lefel Anne Tran	21–14, 21–14	Winner
2017	Czech Open	Sarah Walker	Erina Honda Nozomi Shimizu	13–21, 21–14, 16–21	Runner-up
2016	Czech International	Sarah Walker	Mariya Mitsova Petya Nedelcheva	21–12, 21–18	Winner
2016	Belgian International	Chloe Birch	Julie Finne-Ipsen Rikke Søby Hansen	24–22, 18–21, 21–18	Winner
2016	Peru International	Heather Olver	Johanna Goliszewski Carla Nelte	18–21, 21–19, 19–21	Runner-up
2016	Orleans International	Heather Olver	Delphine Delrue Lea Palermo	21–19, 21–8	Winner
2015	USA International	Heather Olver	Puttita Supajirakul Sapsiree Taerattanachai	18–21, 21–19, 21–19	Winner
2015	Welsh International	Heather Olver	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	10–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2015	Kharkiv International	Heather Olver	Jongkongphan Kittiharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	18–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2015	Finnish Open	Heather Olver	Delphine Lansac Emilie Lefel	21–13, 23–21	Winner
2015	Orleans International	Heather Olver	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	20–22, 21–16, 9–21	Runner-up
2015	Austrian International	Heather Olver	Suci Rizky Andini Maretha Dea Giovani	14–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2014	Welsh International	Heather Olver	Sophie Brown Kate Robertshaw	21–11, 21–17	Winner
2012	Welsh International	Gabrielle White	Jillie Cooper Kirsty Gilmour	21–7, 21–14	Winner
2012	Denmark International	Gabrielle White	Line Damkjaer Kruse Marie Roepke	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2011	Welsh International	Alexandra Langley	Ng Hui Ern Ng Hui Lin	16–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2011	Turkiye Open	Alexandra Langley	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	14–21, 21–16, 10–21	Runner-up
2011	Portugal International	Alexandra Langley	Helen Davies Alyssa Lim	14–21, 21–14, 21–17	Winner
2010	Portugal International	Alexandra Langley	Steffi Annys Severine Corvilain	13–21, 21–13, 21–18	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Italian International	Marcus Ellis	Ben Lane Jessica Pugh	21–16, 19–21, 4–21	Runner-up
2012	Polish Open	Ben Stawski	Nathan Robertson Jenny Wallwork	15–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2011	Turkiye Open	Ben Stawski	Chris Coles Jessica Fletcher	21–19, 21–13	Winner
2011	Portugal International	Ben Stawski	Robin Middleton Alexandra Langley	23–25, 19–21	Runner-up

     BWF International Challenge tournament

     BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "Lauren Smith". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
2. "Lauren Smith Biography". results.glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
3. "Cumbrian badminton star exits Rio Olympics with win". www.newsandstar.co.uk. News and Star. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
4. "Victory for Lauren Smith". www.itv.com. ITV. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
5. "Rajiv Ouseph wins seventh straight national title". www.bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
6. "English National Championships 2016: Adcocks revel in fourth title". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
7. "Pressure to perform spurs British badminton stars to new heights". Minsk 2019. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
8. "Sterling silver for Smith and Birch in Minsk". Badminton England. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
9. Bech, Rasmus (30 June 2019). "Smith and Ellis winning Team GB clash". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
10. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
11. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.

External links

• Lauren Smith at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Lauren Smith at gc2018.com