Alex Lanier
| Alex Lanier | |
|---|---|
| File:Alex Lanier at the Estonian International.jpg Alex at 2021 Estonian International | |
| Personal information | |
| Country | France |
| Born | 26 January 2005 Caen, France |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Handedness | Right |
| Men's singles | |
| Highest ranking | 131 (18 January 2022) |
| Current ranking | 145 (18 April 2022) |
| BWF profile | |
Alex Lanier (born 26 January 2005) is a French badminton player.
Career
Alex Lanier started playing badminton at the age of 3 and joined the Dives-sur-Mer badminton club.[1] He quickly won regional tournaments.
In 2019, he left the badminton club of Dives-sur-Mer, to join the club of Strasbourg to take part, at the age of 14, in the Top 12, the highest French division of team badminton. In 2020, he joined INSEP at the age of only 15.[2]
In June 2021, he competed in the Lithuanian International tournament and won his first international title in the final by defeating Canada's player B. R. Sankeerth .[3] After that, he managed to advance to the final at the Latvia International tournament, but lost to India's Meiraba Luwang Maisnam but he managed to advance to the final again at Italian International tournament and won his second international title by defeating Czech's player Jan Louda.[4][5]
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 title, 1 runner-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Lithuanian International |  B. R. Sankeerth
|
18–21, 23–21, 21–15 |  Winner
|
| 2021 | Latvia International |  Meiraba Luwang Maisnam
|
15–21, 21–12, 20–22 |  Silver
|
| 2021 | Italian International |  Jan Louda
|
21–12, 18–21, 21–11 | Winner
|
| 2022 | Estonian International |  Kok Jing Hong
|
22–20, 21–15 | Winner
|
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Alex Lanier, the badminton prodigy". Actu,fr. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Sports directory". Insep. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Alex Lanier Remember the name". Ukrainian Badminton Federation. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Latvia International Result". Tournamentsoftware. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Italian International Result". Tournamentsoftware. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
External links
- Alex Lanier at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com