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Alex Lanier
Alex Lanier (born 26 January 2005) is a French badminton player. He won the gold medal in the 2025 European Championships. He became the first ever French player to win a BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament. In the juniors, Lanier was a boys' singles gold medalist at the 2022 European Junior Championships, and a bronze medalist at the 2023 World Junior Championships.
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.
In June 2021, Lanier competed in the Lithuanian International tournament and won his first international title in the final by defeating Canada's player B. R. Sankeerth. Afterwards, he managed to advance to the final at the Latvia International, but lost to India's Meiraba Luwang Maisnam. He bounced back at the Italian International and won his second international title by defeating Czech player Jan Louda.
Lanier opened the 2022 season by winning the Estonian International. He then clinched the boys' singles title at the European Junior Championships. 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.
Lanier started the 2023 season as a finalist in the Estonian International. He participated at the European Mixed Team Championships, where the team finished runner-up. He then went to win his first title of the year at the Polish Open. In October, he won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships. At the end of the season, hi reached the finals in the Irish Open, and semi-finals in the BWF World Tour, the Hylo Open and Syed Modi International.
Lanier won his first title in 2024 at the Luxembourg Open. In the next tournament, he finished as finalist in the Denmark Challenge and won the Nantes International. He played at the Canada Open, losing the final to Koki Watanabe. Lanier then won the Japan Open title at a young age 19 years old. He defeated seeded player en-route to the final. The 19-year-old did it in sensational fashion, taking down world number 1 Shi Yuqi in rubber games in the semi-finals. By winning the Japan Open, he became the first ever French player to win a BWF World Tour Super 750 event.
Despite an early losses at the Malaysia and India Opens in January, Lanier went on to win his maiden title in 2025 at the Orleans Masters. He then entered to top 10 men's singles at the BWF World ranking on 11 March 2025. In his debut at the All England Open, he managed to reach the semi-finals losing to Lee Chia-hao. He managed to win the 2025 European Championships title, becoming the first ever French men's singles player to win the title. He also finished runner-up in the Japan Open.
In 2026, Lanier and the Frech team captured the gold medal by breaking Denmark's long-standing dominance in the European Men's Team Championships. He then won the home soil title in the Orléans Masters defeating Toma Junior Popov in the final. He also made history with the French team, which reached the final of the Thomas Cup for the first time, and won the silver medal after being defeated by China. A month later, he won the Singapore Open against the home favourite, Loh Kean Yew in the final.
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Alex Lanier
Alex Lanier (born 26 January 2005) is a French badminton player. He won the gold medal in the 2025 European Championships. He became the first ever French player to win a BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament. In the juniors, Lanier was a boys' singles gold medalist at the 2022 European Junior Championships, and a bronze medalist at the 2023 World Junior Championships.
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.
In June 2021, Lanier competed in the Lithuanian International tournament and won his first international title in the final by defeating Canada's player B. R. Sankeerth. Afterwards, he managed to advance to the final at the Latvia International, but lost to India's Meiraba Luwang Maisnam. He bounced back at the Italian International and won his second international title by defeating Czech player Jan Louda.
Lanier opened the 2022 season by winning the Estonian International. He then clinched the boys' singles title at the European Junior Championships. 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.
Lanier started the 2023 season as a finalist in the Estonian International. He participated at the European Mixed Team Championships, where the team finished runner-up. He then went to win his first title of the year at the Polish Open. In October, he won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships. At the end of the season, hi reached the finals in the Irish Open, and semi-finals in the BWF World Tour, the Hylo Open and Syed Modi International.
Lanier won his first title in 2024 at the Luxembourg Open. In the next tournament, he finished as finalist in the Denmark Challenge and won the Nantes International. He played at the Canada Open, losing the final to Koki Watanabe. Lanier then won the Japan Open title at a young age 19 years old. He defeated seeded player en-route to the final. The 19-year-old did it in sensational fashion, taking down world number 1 Shi Yuqi in rubber games in the semi-finals. By winning the Japan Open, he became the first ever French player to win a BWF World Tour Super 750 event.
Despite an early losses at the Malaysia and India Opens in January, Lanier went on to win his maiden title in 2025 at the Orleans Masters. He then entered to top 10 men's singles at the BWF World ranking on 11 March 2025. In his debut at the All England Open, he managed to reach the semi-finals losing to Lee Chia-hao. He managed to win the 2025 European Championships title, becoming the first ever French men's singles player to win the title. He also finished runner-up in the Japan Open.
In 2026, Lanier and the Frech team captured the gold medal by breaking Denmark's long-standing dominance in the European Men's Team Championships. He then won the home soil title in the Orléans Masters defeating Toma Junior Popov in the final. He also made history with the French team, which reached the final of the Thomas Cup for the first time, and won the silver medal after being defeated by China. A month later, he won the Singapore Open against the home favourite, Loh Kean Yew in the final.
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