French badminton player
Badminton player
Alex Lanier Lanier in 2023
Country France Born (2005-01-26 ) 26 January 2005 (age 19) Caen , FranceYears active 2020–present Handedness Right Career record 195 wins, 63 losses Highest ranking 15 (22 October 2024) Current ranking 15 (22 October 2024) BWF profile
Alex Lanier (born 26 January 2005) is a French badminton player.[ 1] 2022 European Junior Championships , and a bronze medalist at the 2023 World Junior Championships . He became the first ever French player to win a BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament.[ 2]
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.[ 3]
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 .[ 4] Latvia International , but lost to India's Meiraba Luwang Maisnam .[ 5] Italian International and won his second international title by defeating Czech player Jan Louda .[ 6]
In 2022, he clinched the boys' singles title at the European Junior Championships .[ 7] Takuma Obayashi at the Canada Open .[ 8]
In 2023, Lanier won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships .[ 9]
In 2024, Lanier won the Japan Open title at a young age 19 years old. He defeated seeded player en-route to the final.[ 10] [ 2]
Achievements
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' singles
European Junior Championships
Boys' singles
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[ 11] 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]
Men's singles
Men's singles
Year
Tournament
Opponent
Score
Result
Ref
2021
Lithuanian International
B. R. Sankeerth
18–21, 23–21, 21–15
Winner
[ 4]
2021
Latvia International
Meiraba Luwang Maisnam
15–21, 21–12, 20–22
Runner-up
[ 5]
2021
Italian International
Jan Louda
21–12, 18–21, 21–11
Winner
[ 6]
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
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
^ "Alex Lanier | Profile" . Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 20 July 2024 .^ a b c "Alex Lanier wins Japan Open at age 19, a first for French badminton" . Le Monde. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024 .^ 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 . ^ a b Raftery, Alan (14 June 2021). "Alex Lanier Remember the name" . Ukrainian Badminton Federation. Retrieved 21 February 2022 . ^ a b 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 . ^ a b "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 .^ a b 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 . ^ a b "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 .^ a b Pineau, Valentin (9 October 2023). "Badminton. " Alex Lanier en bronze, c'est vraiment un exploit ", juge le coach des Bleuets" (in French). Ouest-France. Retrieved 27 August 2024 . ^ Kumar, Prem (25 August 2024). "Japan Open: Lanier's here" . Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 August 2024 . ^ 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 .
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