Alex Lanier
Alex Lanier (born 26 January 2005) is a French badminton player.
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 January 2005 Caen, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2020–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 142 wins, 46 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 39 (4 July 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 44 (25 July 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
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.[2] Afterwards, he managed to advance to the final at the Latvia International, but lost to India's Meiraba Luwang Maisnam.[3] He bounced back at the Italian International and won his second international title by defeating Czech player Jan Louda.[4]
In 2022, he clinched the boys' singles title at the European Junior Championships.[5] 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.[6]
Achievements
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2023 | The Podium, Spokane, United States | Hu Zhean | 20–22, 20–22 | Bronze |
European Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Athletic Hall Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia | Jakob Houe | 21–18, 21–12 | Gold | [5] |
BWF World Tour (1 title)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] 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.[8]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Canada Open | Super 100 | Takuma Obayashi | 21–12, 12–21, 21–13 | Winner | [6] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 4 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2021 | Lithuanian International | B. R. Sankeerth | 18–21, 23–21, 21–15 | Winner | [2] |
| 2021 | Latvia International | Meiraba Luwang Maisnam | 15–21, 21–12, 20–22 | Runner-up | [3] |
| 2021 | Italian International | Jan Louda | 21–12, 18–21, 21–11 | Winner | [4] |
| 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
- 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.
- Raftery, Alan (14 June 2021). "Alex Lanier Remember the name". Ukrainian Badminton Federation. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- 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.
- "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.
- 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.
- "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.
- 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