Lauren Smith (badminton)

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Lauren Smith
Lauren Smith.jpg
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 33)
Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
HandednessRight
Coach Julian Robertson
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking12 (WD with Chloe Birch 25 January 2022)
7 (XD with Marcus Ellis 21 June 2018)
Current ranking41 (XD with Marcus Ellis 24 September 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Minsk Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Minsk Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Mixed doubles
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Kyiv Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Kyiv Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Kolding Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Huelva Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Moscow Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Lubin Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Milan Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Milan Mixed team
BWF profile

Lauren Smith (born 26 September 1991) is an English badminton player. [1] She competed for England in the women's doubles and mixed team events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a bronze and silver medal respectively. [2] In 2016, she represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [3]

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Teamed-up with Gabby Adcock, she won the women's doubles gold medals at the English National Badminton Championships in 2013 and 2014. [4] [5] In 2015 and 2016, she also won the women's doubles title partnered with Heather Olver. [6]

Smith qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2019 European Games, played in the women's doubles with Chloe Birch and in the mixed doubles with Marcus Ellis. Competed as the unseeded and second seeds in the women's and mixed doubles event respectively, she reached the finals in both events. [7] She and Birch managed to claim the silver medal after lose a match to Dutch pair in the rubber games. [8] She then claimed the mixed doubles gold medal with Ellis; they beat their compatriots Chris Adcock and Gabby Adcock by the score 21–14, 21–9. [9]

Career

Smith played at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's doubles with Chloe Birch and in the mixed doubles with Marcus Ellis. At the Games, she was eliminated in the group stage and quarter-finals respectively. [10] It was also revealed by the Olympic committee that she is dating her partner Marcus.

Achievements

Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith at the German Open 2022 Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith.jpg
Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith at the German Open 2022

Commonwealth Games

The six medallists in the women's badminton doubles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Left to right: Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith (England), Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia), Treesa Jolly and Gayathri Gopichand (India). The six medallists in the women's doubles.jpg
The six medallists in the women's badminton doubles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Left to right: Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith (England), Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia), Treesa Jolly and Gayathri Gopichand (India).

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland
Flag of England.svg Gabby Adcock Flag of Malaysia.svg Lai Pei Jing
Flag of Malaysia.svg Lim Yin Loo
16–21, 21–15, 21–16 Med 3.png Bronze
2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,
Gold Coast, Australia
Flag of England.svg Sarah Walker Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Mei Kuan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Vivian Hoo
12–21, 12–21 Med 2.png Silver
2022 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England Flag of England.svg Chloe Birch Flag of Malaysia.svg Pearly Tan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Thinaah Muralitharan
5–21, 8–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,
Gold Coast, Australia
Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of England.svg Chris Adcock
Flag of England.svg Gabby Adcock
21–19, 17–21, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver
2022 National Exhibition Centre,
Birmingham, England
Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of Singapore.svg Terry Hee
Flag of Singapore.svg Tan Wei Han
16–21, 15–21 Med 2.png Silver

European Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Falcon Club,
Minsk, Belarus
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chloe Birch Flag of the Netherlands.svg Selena Piek
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cheryl Seinen
21–14, 13–21, 15–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Falcon Club,
Minsk, Belarus
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Adcock
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gabby Adcock
21–14, 21–9 Med 1.png Gold
2023 Arena Jaskółka,
Tarnów, Poland
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of France.svg Thom Gicquel
Flag of France.svg Delphine Delrue
18–21, 21–14, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Sydbank Arena,
Kolding, Denmark
Flag of England.svg Sarah Walker Flag of Bulgaria.svg Gabriela Stoeva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stefani Stoeva
15–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2021 Palace of Sports,
Kyiv, Ukraine
Flag of England.svg Chloe Birch Flag of Bulgaria.svg Gabriela Stoeva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stefani Stoeva
14–21, 19–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain
Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Christiansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Christinna Pedersen
16–21, 21–19, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2021 Palace of Sports,
Kyiv, Ukraine
Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of Russia.svg Rodion Alimov
Flag of Russia.svg Alina Davletova
21–11, 16–21, 15–21 Med 2.png Silver

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton,
Milan, Italy
Flag of England.svg Ben Stawski Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Arends
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Selena Piek
6–21, 14–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF World Tour (6 titles, 4 runners-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]

Women's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Orléans Masters Super 100 Flag of England.svg Chloe Birch Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Ya-ching
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hu Ling-fang
21–18, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Flag of England.svg Chloe Birch Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Xuanxuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xia Yuting
16–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Swiss Open Super 300 Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of Germany.svg Mark Lamsfuß
Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Herttrich
20–22, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018 Canada Open Super 100 Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of Germany.svg Mark Lamsfuß
Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Herttrich
21–13, 21–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Spain Masters Super 300 Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of Denmark.svg Niclas Nøhr
Flag of Denmark.svg Sara Thygesen
19–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018 Dutch Open Super 100 Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Thom Gicquel
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Delphine Delrue
21–15, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Kai
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Lu
19–21, 21–18, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Scottish Open Super 100 Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Arends
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Selena Piek
13–6 retiredGold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Syed Modi International Super 300 Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of Russia.svg Rodion Alimov
Flag of Russia.svg Alina Davletova
18–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020 Thailand Masters Super 300 Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of Indonesia.svg Hafiz Faizal
Flag of Indonesia.svg Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
21–16, 13–21, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of Bulgaria.svg Gabriela Stoeva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stefani Stoeva
7–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Canada Open Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gronya Somerville
15–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Arends
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Selena Piek
21–17, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (14 titles, 15 runners-up)

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Alexandra Langley Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Steffi Annys
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Severine Corvilain
13–21, 21–13, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011Portugal International Flag of England.svg Alexandra Langley Flag of England.svg Helen Davies
Flag of England.svg Alyssa Lim
14–21, 21–14, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Turkiye Open Flag of England.svg Alexandra Langley Flag of Bulgaria.svg Gabriela Stoeva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stefani Stoeva
14–21, 21–16, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Alexandra Langley Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Hui Ern
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Hui Lin
16–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2012 Denmark International Flag of England.svg Gabrielle White Flag of Denmark.svg Line Damkjær Kruse
Flag of Denmark.svg Marie Røpke
18–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2012Welsh International Flag of England.svg Gabrielle White Flag of Scotland.svg Jillie Cooper
Flag of Scotland.svg Kirsty Gilmour
21–7, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014Welsh International Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of England.svg Sophie Brown
Flag of England.svg Kate Robertshaw
21–11, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Austrian International Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of Indonesia.svg Suci Rizky Andini
Flag of Indonesia.svg Maretha Dea Giovani
14–21, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Orleans International Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of Bulgaria.svg Gabriela Stoeva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stefani Stoeva
20–22, 21–16, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Finnish Open Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Delphine Lansac
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Émilie Lefel
21–13, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Kharkiv International Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of Thailand.svg Jongkongphan Kittiharakul
Flag of Thailand.svg Rawinda Prajongjai
18–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015Welsh International Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of Bulgaria.svg Gabriela Stoeva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stefani Stoeva
10–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 USA International Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of Thailand.svg Puttita Supajirakul
Flag of Thailand.svg Sapsiree Taerattanachai
18–21, 21–19, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Orleans International Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Delphine Delrue
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Léa Palermo
21–19, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Peru International Flag of England.svg Heather Olver Flag of Germany.svg Johanna Goliszewski
Flag of Germany.svg Carla Nelte
18–21, 21–19, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Belgian International Flag of England.svg Chloe Birch Flag of Denmark.svg Julie Finne-Ipsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Søby Hansen
24–22, 18–21, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Czech International Flag of England.svg Sarah Walker Flag of Bulgaria.svg Mariya Mitsova
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petya Nedelcheva
21–12, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017 Czech Open Flag of England.svg Sarah Walker Flag of Japan.svg Erina Honda
Flag of Japan.svg Nozomi Shimizu
13–21, 21–14, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Czech Open Flag of England.svg Chloe Birch Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Émilie Lefel
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Anne Tran
21–14, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Denmark International Flag of England.svg Chloe Birch Flag of Japan.svg Saori Ozaki
Flag of Japan.svg Akane Watanabe
13–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Azerbaijan International Flag of England.svg Chloe Birch Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Bolotova
Flag of Russia.svg Alina Davletova
21–18, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Kharkiv International Flag of England.svg Chloe Birch Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rachel Honderich
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kristen Tsai
21–14, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 Dutch Open Flag of England.svg Chloe Birch Flag of the Netherlands.svg Debora Jille
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cheryl Seinen
10–5 retiredSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Welsh International Flag of England.svg Chloe Birch Flag of France.svg Margot Lambert
Flag of France.svg Anne Tran
21–9, 14–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Portugal International Flag of England.svg Ben Stawski Flag of England.svg Robin Middleton
Flag of England.svg Alexandra Langley
23–25, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011 Turkiye Open Flag of England.svg Ben Stawski Flag of England.svg Chris Coles
Flag of England.svg Jessica Fletcher
21–19, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2012 Polish Open Flag of England.svg Ben Stawski Flag of England.svg Nathan Robertson
Flag of England.svg Jenny Wallwork
15–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Italian International Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of England.svg Ben Lane
Flag of England.svg Jessica Pugh
21–16, 19–21, 4–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023Belgian International Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Mikkelsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Søby Hansen
21–18, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

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