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Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Carlisle, Cumbria, England | 26 September 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Julian Robertson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 12 (WD with Chloe Birch 25 January 2022) 7 (XD with Marcus Ellis 21 June 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 27 (WD with Chloe Birch) 46 (XD with Marcus Ellis) (20 June 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]
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.
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Gabby Adcock | Lai Pei Jing Lim Yin Loo | 16–21, 21–15, 21–16 | Bronze |
2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia | Sarah Walker | Chow Mei Kuan Vivian Hoo | 12–21, 12–21 | Silver |
2022 | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England | Chloe Birch | Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan | 5–21, 8–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia | Marcus Ellis | Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock | 21–19, 17–21, 16–21 | Silver |
2022 | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England | Marcus Ellis | Terry Hee Tan Wei Han | 16–21, 15–21 | Silver |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus | Chloe Birch | Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen | 21–14, 13–21, 15–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus | Marcus Ellis | Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock | 21–14, 21–9 | Gold |
2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland | Marcus Ellis | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue | 18–21, 21–14, 18–21 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark | Sarah Walker | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 15–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
2021 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine | Chloe Birch | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 14–21, 19–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | Marcus Ellis | Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen | 16–21, 21–19, 12–21 | Bronze |
2021 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine | Marcus Ellis | Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova | 21–11, 16–21, 15–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy | Ben Stawski | Jacco Arends Selena Piek | 6–21, 14–21 | Bronze |
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
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | Chloe Birch | Hsu Ya-ching Hu Ling-fang | 21–18, 21–17 | Winner |
2019 | SaarLorLux Open | Super 100 | Chloe Birch | Liu Xuanxuan Xia Yuting | 16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Marcus Ellis | Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich | 20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Canada Open | Super 100 | Marcus Ellis | Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich | 21–13, 21–4 | Winner |
2018 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Marcus Ellis | Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen | 19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Dutch Open | Super 100 | Marcus Ellis | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue | 21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
2018 | SaarLorLux Open | Super 100 | Marcus Ellis | Lu Kai Chen Lu | 19–21, 21–18, 21–10 | Winner |
2018 | Scottish Open | Super 100 | Marcus Ellis | Jacco Arends Selena Piek | 13–6 retired | Winner |
2019 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Marcus Ellis | Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova | 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2020 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Marcus Ellis | Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | 21–16, 13–21, 21–16 | Winner |
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Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Scottish Open | Heather Olver | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 7–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Canada Open | Heather Olver | Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville | 15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Dutch Open | Marcus Ellis | Jacco Arends Selena Piek | 21–17, 21–18 | Winner |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Portugal International | Alexandra Langley | Steffi Annys Severine Corvilain | 13–21, 21–13, 21–18 | Winner |
2011 | Portugal International | Alexandra Langley | Helen Davies Alyssa Lim | 14–21, 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
2011 | Turkiye Open | Alexandra Langley | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 14–21, 21–16, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Welsh International | Alexandra Langley | Ng Hui Ern Ng Hui Lin | 16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Denmark International | Gabrielle White | Line Damkjær Kruse Marie Røpke | 18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Welsh International | Gabrielle White | Jillie Cooper Kirsty Gilmour | 21–7, 21–14 | Winner |
2014 | Welsh International | Heather Olver | Sophie Brown Kate Robertshaw | 21–11, 21–17 | Winner |
2015 | Austrian International | Heather Olver | Suci Rizky Andini Maretha Dea Giovani | 14–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
2015 | Orleans International | Heather Olver | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 20–22, 21–16, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Finnish Open | Heather Olver | Delphine Lansac Émilie Lefel | 21–13, 23–21 | Winner |
2015 | Kharkiv International | Heather Olver | Jongkongphan Kittiharakul Rawinda Prajongjai | 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Welsh International | Heather Olver | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 10–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2015 | USA International | Heather Olver | Puttita Supajirakul Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 18–21, 21–19, 21–19 | Winner |
2016 | Orleans International | Heather Olver | Delphine Delrue Léa Palermo | 21–19, 21–8 | Winner |
2016 | Peru International | Heather Olver | Johanna Goliszewski Carla Nelte | 18–21, 21–19, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Belgian International | Chloe Birch | Julie Finne-Ipsen Rikke Søby Hansen | 24–22, 18–21, 21–18 | Winner |
2016 | Czech International | Sarah Walker | Mariya Mitsova Petya Nedelcheva | 21–12, 21–18 | Winner |
2017 | Czech Open | Sarah Walker | Erina Honda Nozomi Shimizu | 13–21, 21–14, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Czech Open | Chloe Birch | Émilie Lefel Anne Tran | 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
2019 | Denmark International | Chloe Birch | Saori Ozaki Akane Watanabe | 13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Azerbaijan International | Chloe Birch | Ekaterina Bolotova Alina Davletova | 21–18, 21–12 | Winner |
2019 | Kharkiv International | Chloe Birch | Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai | 21–14, 21–18 | Winner |
2022 | Dutch Open | Chloe Birch | Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen | 10–5 retired | Runner-up |
2022 | Welsh International | Chloe Birch | Margot Lambert Anne Tran | 21–9, 14–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Portugal International | Ben Stawski | Robin Middleton Alexandra Langley | 23–25, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Turkiye Open | Ben Stawski | Chris Coles Jessica Fletcher | 21–19, 21–13 | Winner |
2012 | Polish Open | Ben Stawski | Nathan Robertson Jenny Wallwork | 15–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Italian International | Marcus Ellis | Ben Lane Jessica Pugh | 21–16, 19–21, 4–21 | Runner-up |
2023 | Belgian International | Marcus Ellis | Mikkel Mikkelsen Rikke Søby Hansen | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
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