Alex Lane

Alex Lane
Personal information
Country England
Born (1995-08-29) 29 August 1995 (age 29)
Kingston, Surrey
ResidenceMilton Keynes, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking98 (11 June 2019)
Current ranking107 (7 October 2019)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Basel Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazan Men's team
BWF profile

Alex Lane (born 29 August 1995) is a male English badminton player from Kingston, Surrey.[1][2]

Badminton career

Alex won the singles European Under 17 Junior Gold in 2001. He won his first senior international title at the 2015 Slovak Open in the men's singles event.[3]

Personal life

His mother is Suzanne Louis-Lane, father Richard Lane and brother is Ben Lane.[4]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Cyprus International Republic of Ireland Jonathan Dolan 4–15 Retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Welsh International Spain Luís Enrique Peñalver 19–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Slovak Open Finland Henri Aarnio 21–15, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Alex Lane". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Alex Lane (ENG)". www.nationalbadmintonleague.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ^ Horvath, Zsofia (31 August 2015). "Englishman's perfect birthday in Trencin". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Alex Lane wins senior men's single title at England National Badminton Championships". Bath Time Student Magazine.


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