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Ben Lane
Personal information
Country England
Born (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 27)
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
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Kazan Men's team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Lubin Boys' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Lubin Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lubin Mixed doubles
BWF profile

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

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
England Sean Vendy Denmark Alexander Bond
Denmark Joel Eipe
15–21, 24–22, 16–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

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

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

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Belgian International England Sean Vendy Germany Bjarne Geiss
Germany Jan Colin Völker
21–11, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Kharkiv International England Sean Vendy England Marcus Ellis
England Chris Langridge
21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Denmark International England Sean Vendy Japan Shohei Hoshino
Japan Yujiro Nishikawa
21–4, 20–22, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Polish Open England Sean Vendy Chinese Taipei Lee Jhe-huei
Chinese Taipei Yang Po-hsuan
19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Czech Open England Sean Vendy Poland Milosz Bochat
Poland Adam Cwalina
18–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Iceland International England Sean Vendy England Christopher Coles
Scotland Adam Hall
19–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Slovak Open England Sean Vendy Czech Republic Pavel Drancak
Czech Republic Jaromir Janacek
11–10, 11–5, 11–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Belgian International England Jessica Pugh Denmark Mikkel Mikkelsen
Denmark Amalie Magelund
21–12, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Spanish International England Jessica Pugh Denmark Mathias Bay-Smidt
Denmark Rikke Søby Hansen
21–13, 24–26, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Polish Open England Jessica Pugh France Thom Gicquel
France Delphine Delrue
21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Italian International England Jessica Pugh England Marcus Ellis
England Lauren Smith
16–21, 21–19, 21–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Spanish International England Jessica Pugh France Gaetan Mittelheisser
France Emilie Lefel
21–18, 16–21, 16–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Dutch International England Jessica Pugh Denmark Ditte Søby Hansen
Denmark Alexander Bond
21–19, 21–23, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Slovak Open England Jessica Pugh Vietnam Do Tuan Duc
Vietnam Pham Nhu Thao
18–21, 21–13, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Hungarian International England Jessica Pugh Czech Republic Jakub Bitman
Czech Republic Alzbeta Basova
11–4, 11–10, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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.