Ben Lane

Ben Lane
Personal information
Country  England
Born (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997
Kingston, England
Residence Milton Keynes, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Handedness Left
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking 42 (MD 8 March 2018)
26 (XD 8 March 2018)
Current ranking 45 (MD)
30 (XD) (5 April 2018)
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

Ben Lane (born 13 July 1997) is a badminton player from England.[1] 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 educated at the Exmouth Community College.[5] 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]

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

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

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Czech Open England Sean Vendy Poland Milosz Bochat
Poland Adam Cwalina		 18–21, 21–23 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Iceland International England Sean Vendy England Christopher Coles
Scotland Adam Hall		 19–21, 19–21 2nd, 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, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Italian International England Jessica Pugh England Marcus Ellis
England Lauren Smith		 16–21, 21–19, 21–4 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Spanish International England Jessica Pugh France Gaetan Mittelheisser
France Emilie Lefel		 21–18, 16–21, 16–21 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Dutch International England Jessica Pugh Denmark Ditte Søby Hansen
Denmark Alexander Bond		 21–19, 21–23, 18–21 2nd, 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, 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, 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.
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