Alex Lanier

Alex Lanier
Alex Lanier
	Lanier in 2023
Personal information
Country	France
Born	26 January 2005 (age 20); Caen, France
Years active	2020–present
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Career record	199 wins, 68 losses
Highest ranking	15 (22 October 2024)
Current ranking	16 (4 March 2025)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing France
European Team Championships
European Mixed Team Championships
World Junior Championships
European Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Last updated March 10, 2025

Alex Lanier (born 26 January 2005) is a French badminton player.^[1] He was a boys' singles gold medalist at the 2022 European Junior Championships, and a bronze medalist at the 2023 World Junior Championships. He became the first ever French player to win a BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament.^[2]

Career

Alex Lanier started playing badminton at the age of 3 and later joined the Dives-sur-Mer badminton club. In 2019, he left the Dives-sur-Mer, to join the club of Strasbourg, to compete in the French interclub division. In 2020, he joined INSEP at the age of only 15.^[3]

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.^[4] Afterwards, he managed to advance to the final at the Latvia International, but lost to India's Meiraba Luwang Maisnam.^[5] He bounced back at the Italian International and won his second international title by defeating Czech player Jan Louda.^[6]

In 2022, he clinched the boys' singles title at the European Junior Championships.^[7] In October, he secured his first win on a World Tour event at the age of only 17, as he defeated Japanese Takuma Obayashi at the Canada Open.^[8]

In 2023, Lanier won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships.^[9]

In 2024, Lanier won the Japan Open title at a young age 19 years old. He defeated seeded player en-route to the final.^[10] The 19-year-old did it in sensational fashion, taking down world No.1 Shi Yuqi 17-21 21-16 21-18 in the semifinals of DAIHATSU Japan Open 2024 – his first Super 750 tournament – on Saturday. By winning the Japan Open, he became the first ever French player to win a BWF World Tour Super 750 event.^[2]

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023	The Podium, Spokane, United States	Hu Zhean	20–22, 20–22	Bronze	^[9]

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Athletic Hall Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia	Jakob Houe	21–18, 21–12	Gold	^[7]

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[11] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[12]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Canada Open	Super 100	Takuma Obayashi	21–12, 12–21, 21–13	Winner	^[8]
2024	Canada Open	Super 500	Koki Watanabe	22–20, 17–21, 6–21	Runner-up
2024	Japan Open	Super 750	Chou Tien-chen	21–17, 22–20	Winner	^[2]
2025	Orléans Masters	Super 300	Lin Chun-yi	21–13, 21–18	Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2021	Lithuanian International	B. R. Sankeerth	18–21, 23–21, 21–15	Winner	^[4]
2021	Latvia International	Meiraba Luwang Maisnam	15–21, 21–12, 20–22	Runner-up	^[5]
2021	Italian International	Jan Louda	21–12, 18–21, 21–11	Winner	^[6]
2022	Estonian International	Kok Jing Hong	22–20, 21–15	Winner
2023	Estonian International	Yushi Tanaka	13–21, 21–15, 12–21	Runner-up
2023	Polish Open	Kalle Koljonen	21–14, 21–15	Winner
2023	Irish Open	Nhat Nguyen	13–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2024	Luxembourg Open	Jason Teh	21–17, 21–15	Winner
2024	Denmark Challenge	Yushi Tanaka	21–15, 12–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2024	Nantes International	Pablo Abián	21–14, 21–13	Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

References

↑ "Alex Lanier | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
1 2 3 "Alex Lanier wins Japan Open at age 19, a first for French badminton". Le Monde. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
↑ Chatel, Aline (5 July 2020). "Les pépites du sport à Caen (3/5). Alex Lanier, le prodige du badminton" (in French). Actu.fr. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
1 2 Raftery, Alan (14 June 2021). "Alex Lanier Remember the name". Ukrainian Badminton Federation. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
1 2 Raftery, Alan (30 August 2021). "Polina Buhrova leads the way for Ukraine". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
1 2 "Perfly Italian International 2021 : Alex Lanier vainqueur !" (in French). French Badminton Federation. 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
1 2 Gonzalez Martinez, Sara (27 August 2022). "Writing history in the 2022 European Junior Championships". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
1 2 "L'Alsacien Alex Lanier entre dans l'histoire en remportant son premier tournoi du World Tour au Canada" (in French). L'Alsace. 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
1 2 Pineau, Valentin (9 October 2023). "Badminton. " Alex Lanier en bronze, c'est vraiment un exploit ", juge le coach des Bleuets" (in French). Ouest-France. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
↑ Kumar, Prem (25 August 2024). "Japan Open: Lanier's here". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

Alex Lanier at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived)

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[1] "Alex Lanier | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

[jpn24-2] 1 2 3 "Alex Lanier wins Japan Open at age 19, a first for French badminton". Le Monde. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

[:0-3] Chatel, Aline (5 July 2020). "Les pépites du sport à Caen (3/5). Alex Lanier, le prodige du badminton" (in French). Actu.fr. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

[ltu21-4] 1 2 Raftery, Alan (14 June 2021). "Alex Lanier Remember the name". Ukrainian Badminton Federation. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

[lat21-5] 1 2 Raftery, Alan (30 August 2021). "Polina Buhrova leads the way for Ukraine". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

[ita21-6] 1 2 "Perfly Italian International 2021 : Alex Lanier vainqueur !" (in French). French Badminton Federation. 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

[ejc22-7] 1 2 Gonzalez Martinez, Sara (27 August 2022). "Writing history in the 2022 European Junior Championships". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

[can22-8] 1 2 "L'Alsacien Alex Lanier entre dans l'histoire en remportant son premier tournoi du World Tour au Canada" (in French). L'Alsace. 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

[wjc23-9] 1 2 Pineau, Valentin (9 October 2023). "Badminton. " Alex Lanier en bronze, c'est vraiment un exploit ", juge le coach des Bleuets" (in French). Ouest-France. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

[10] Kumar, Prem (25 August 2024). "Japan Open: Lanier's here". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

[11] Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

[12] Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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