Ben Lane

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Ben Lane
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 26)
Kingston, Surrey, England
Residence Milton Keynes, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking13 (MD with Sean Vendy 27 September 2022)
21 (XD with Jessica Pugh 28 June 2018)
Current ranking20 (MD with Sean Vendy 2 January 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Men's doubles
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Madrid Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Saarbrücken Men's doubles
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Kazan Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Łódź Men's team
European Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Lubin Boys' doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Lubin Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Lubin Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Ben Lane (born 13 July 1997) is an English badminton player. [1] He won the men's doubles silver medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, 2023 European Games, and also a bronze medal in the European Championships. [2] [3]

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Personal life

Ben's 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. [4] [5]

Lane was educated at Exmouth Community College. [6]

Career

Lane 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. [7] He also won two silvers and a bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships. [8] Lane was part of the English team that won the mixed team bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. [9]

In 2021, Lane claimed his first World Tour title at the Orléans Masters, after in the final they beat Indian pair Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala. [10] Lane competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the group stage. [11]

In 2022, Lane won the men's doubles bronze medal at the Madrid European Championships with Sean Vendy, after they were defeated by German pair Mark Lamsfuß and Marvin Seidel in the semi-finals. [3] In August, Lane made his second appearance in the Commonwealth Games, and won a silver medal with Vendy in the men's doubles. [2]

In 2023, Lane partnering Sean Vendy captured the silver medal in the men's doubles at the 2023 European Games. [12] In 2023, he also won his fifth national doubles title at the English National Badminton Championships, at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham. [13] The following year, Lane successfully defended the title for a sixth national title. [14]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2022 National Exhibition Centre,
Birmingham, England
Flag of England.svg Sean Vendy Flag of India.svg Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty
15–21, 13–21 Med 2.png Silver [2]

European Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2023 Arena Jaskółka,
Tarnów, Poland
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Vendy Flag of Denmark.svg Kim Astrup
Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
15–21, 21–19, 19–21 Med 2.png Silver [12]

European Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain Flag of England.svg Sean Vendy Flag of Germany.svg Mark Lamsfuß
Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Seidel
21–23, 17–21 Med 3.png Bronze [3]
2024 Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany Flag of England.svg Sean Vendy Flag of Denmark.svg Kim Astrup
Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
19–21, 7–21 Med 3.png Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 Regional Sport Centrum Hall,
Lubin, Poland
Flag of England.svg Sean Vendy Flag of Denmark.svg Alexander Bond
Flag of Denmark.svg Joel Eipe
15–21, 24–22, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 Regional Sport Centrum Hall,
Lubin, Poland
Flag of England.svg Jessica Pugh Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Søgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Sara Lundgaard
16–21, 21–23 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 titles)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [15] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. [16]

Men's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2021 Orléans Masters Super 100 Flag of England.svg Sean Vendy Flag of India.svg Krishna Prasad Garaga
Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala
19–21, 21–14, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner [10]
2024 Swiss Open Super 300 Flag of England.svg Sean Vendy Flag of Indonesia.svg Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
Flag of Indonesia.svg Bagas Maulana
24–22, 28–26Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Slovak Open Flag of England.svg Sean Vendy Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Drančák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaromír Janáček
11–10, 11–5, 11–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Iceland International Flag of England.svg Sean Vendy Flag of England.svg Christopher Coles
Flag of Scotland.svg Adam Hall
19–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Czech Open Flag of England.svg Sean Vendy Flag of Poland.svg Miłosz Bochat
Flag of Poland.svg Adam Cwalina
18–21, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Polish Open Flag of England.svg Sean Vendy Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Jhe-huei
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yang Po-hsuan
19–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Denmark International Flag of England.svg Sean Vendy Flag of Japan.svg Shohei Hoshino
Flag of Japan.svg Yujiro Nishikawa
21–4, 20–22, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Kharkiv International Flag of England.svg Sean Vendy Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis
Flag of England.svg Chris Langridge
21–19, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Belgian International Flag of England.svg Sean Vendy Flag of Germany.svg Bjarne Geiss
Flag of Germany.svg Jan Colin Völker
21–11, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Hungarian International Flag of England.svg Jessica Pugh Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Bitman
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Alžběta Bášová
11–4, 11–10, 11–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Slovak Open Flag of England.svg Jessica Pugh Flag of Vietnam.svg Đỗ Tuấn Đức
Flag of Vietnam.svg Phạm Như Thảo
18–21, 21–13, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Dutch International Flag of England.svg Jessica Pugh Flag of Denmark.svg Alexander Bond
Flag of Denmark.svg Ditte Søby Hansen
21–19, 21–23, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Spanish International Flag of England.svg Jessica Pugh Flag of France.svg Gaëtan Mittelheisser
Flag of France.svg Émilie Lefel
21–18, 16–21, 16–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017 Italian International Flag of England.svg Jessica Pugh Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis
Flag of England.svg Lauren Smith
16–21, 21–19, 21–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Polish Open Flag of England.svg Jessica Pugh Flag of France.svg Thom Gicquel
Flag of France.svg Delphine Delrue
21–17, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Spanish International Flag of England.svg Jessica Pugh Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Bay-Smidt
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Søby Hansen
21–13, 24–26, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Belgian International Flag of England.svg Jessica Pugh Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Mikkelsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Amalie Magelund
21–12, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
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