Alex Lane
Birth date29 August 1995 (age 31)
Birth placeKingston, Surrey
Height1.80 m
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles
Highest ranking98
Date of highest ranking11 June 2019
Current ranking107
Date of current ranking7 October 2019
Bwfbadminton id79109
Bwf id12FAB43B-BEC2-4D6B-9D5C-0D99CB3479E5

Alex Lane (born 29 August 1995) is a male English badminton player from Kingston, Surrey.[1][2]

Badminton career

Alex won the singles European Under 17 Junior Gold in 2001. He won his first senior international title at the 2015 Slovak Open in the men's singles event.[3]

Personal life

His mother is Suzanne Louis-Lane, father Richard Lane and brother is Ben Lane.[4]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2019Cyprus InternationalJonathan Dolan4–15 RetiredRunner-up
2018Welsh InternationalLuis Enrique Peñalver19–21, 20–22Runner-up
2015Slovak OpenHenri Aarnio21–15, 21–9Winner
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Alex Lane". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Alex Lane (ENG)". www.nationalbadmintonleague.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ^ Horvath, Zsofia (31 August 2015). "Englishman’s perfect birthday in Trencin". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Alex Lane wins senior men’s single title at England National Badminton Championships". Bath Time Student Magazine