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Ben Lane (born 13 July 1997) is an English badminton player.[1] He won the men's doubles silver medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, 2023 European Games, and also a bronze medal in the European Championships.[2][3]

Key Information

Personal life

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Ben's mother Suzanne Louis-Lane, represented England in badminton and had won the women's singles title at the National Championships in 1993 and 1994. His older brother, Alex, represented England in badminton and won the men's singles at the 2017 National Championships.[4][5]

Lane was educated at Exmouth Community College.[6]

Career

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Lane started playing badminton at aged nine, and in his junior career, he had won the U-17 European Championships in the boys' and mixed doubles event in 2014.[7] He also won two silvers and a bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships.[8] Lane was part of the English team that won the mixed team bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[9]

In 2021, Lane claimed his first World Tour title at the Orléans Masters, after in the final they beat Indian pair Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala.[10] Lane competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the group stage.[11]

In 2022, Lane won the men's doubles bronze medal at the Madrid European Championships with Sean Vendy, after they were defeated by German pair Mark Lamsfuß and Marvin Seidel in the semi-finals.[3] In August, Lane made his second appearance in the Commonwealth Games, and won a silver medal with Vendy in the men's doubles.[2]

In 2023, Lane partnering Sean Vendy captured the silver medal in the men's doubles at the 2023 European Games.[12] In 2023, he also won his fifth national doubles title at the English National Badminton Championships, at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham.[13] The following year, Lane successfully defended the title for a sixth national title.[14]

Lane and Vendy went out in the opening group stages at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[15]

Achievements

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Commonwealth Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 National Exhibition Centre,
Birmingham, England
England Sean Vendy India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
India Chirag Shetty
15–21, 13–21 Silver Silver [2]

European Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Arena Jaskółka,
Tarnów, Poland
United Kingdom Sean Vendy Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
15–21, 21–19, 19–21 Silver Silver [12]

European Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur,
Madrid, Spain
England Sean Vendy Germany Mark Lamsfuß
Germany Marvin Seidel
21–23, 17–21 Bronze Bronze [3]
2024 Saarlandhalle,
Saarbrücken, Germany
England Sean Vendy Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
19–21, 7–21 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Regional Sport Centrum Hall,
Lubin, Poland
England Sean Vendy Denmark Alexander Bond
Denmark Joel Eipe
15–21, 24–22, 16–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Regional Sport Centrum Hall,
Lubin, Poland
England Jessica Pugh Denmark Frederik Søgaard
Denmark Sara Lundgaard
16–21, 21–23 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[16] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[17]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2021 Orléans Masters Super 100 England Sean Vendy India Krishna Prasad Garaga
India Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala
19–21, 21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [10]
2024 Swiss Open Super 300 England Sean Vendy Indonesia Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
Indonesia Bagas Maulana
24–22, 28–26 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Canada Open Super 500 England Sean Vendy Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
21–18, 14–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Hylo Open Super 300 England Sean Vendy Denmark Rasmus Kjær
Denmark Frederik Søgaard
18–21, 21–15, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2025 Arctic Open Super 500 England Sean Vendy Malaysia Aaron Chia
Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik
21–18, 25–27, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [18]

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 5 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Slovak Open England Sean Vendy Czech Republic Pavel Drančák
Czech Republic Jaromír Janáček
11–10, 11–5, 11–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Iceland International England Sean Vendy England Christopher Coles
Scotland Adam Hall
19–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Czech Open England Sean Vendy Poland Miłosz Bochat
Poland Adam Cwalina
18–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Polish Open England Sean Vendy Chinese Taipei Lee Jhe-huei
Chinese Taipei Yang Po-hsuan
19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Denmark International England Sean Vendy Japan Shohei Hoshino
Japan Yujiro Nishikawa
21–4, 20–22, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Kharkiv International England Sean Vendy England Marcus Ellis
England Chris Langridge
21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Belgian International England Sean Vendy Germany Bjarne Geiss
Germany Jan Colin Völker
21–11, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Hungarian International England Jessica Pugh Czech Republic Jakub Bitman
Czech Republic Alžběta Bášová
11–4, 11–10, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Slovak Open England Jessica Pugh Vietnam Đỗ Tuấn Đức
Vietnam Phạm Như Thảo
18–21, 21–13, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Dutch International England Jessica Pugh Denmark Alexander Bond
Denmark Ditte Søby Hansen
21–19, 21–23, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Spanish International England Jessica Pugh France Gaëtan Mittelheisser
France Émilie Lefel
21–18, 16–21, 16–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Italian International England Jessica Pugh England Marcus Ellis
England Lauren Smith
16–21, 21–19, 21–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Polish Open England Jessica Pugh France Thom Gicquel
France Delphine Delrue
21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Spanish International England Jessica Pugh Denmark Mathias Bay-Smidt
Denmark Rikke Søby Hansen
21–13, 24–26, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Belgian International England Jessica Pugh Denmark Mikkel Mikkelsen
Denmark Amalie Magelund
21–12, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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from Grokipedia
Ben Lane is an English badminton player known for his achievements in men's doubles, particularly in partnership with Sean Vendy. Born on 13 July 1997 in Kingston upon Thames, Lane comes from a family deeply rooted in the sport—his mother, Suzanne Louis-Lane, won mixed team gold at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, and his brother Alex Lane is a two-time national men's singles champion. He began playing badminton at the age of two and trains with the Visions Badminton Academy. Lane has represented England and Great Britain on the international stage, earning bronze in the mixed team event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and silver in men's doubles alongside Vendy at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Their partnership advanced significantly in 2021, reaching a world ranking of 18 and qualifying for the BWF World Tour Finals. He has also competed in men's doubles at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games for Great Britain.

Early life

Birth and early years

Ben Lane was born on 13 July 1997 in Kingston upon Thames, England. He comes from a family with a strong background in badminton: his mother, Suzanne Louis-Lane, won mixed team gold at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, and his brother Alex Lane is a two-time national men's singles champion. Lane began playing badminton at the age of two and trains with the Visions Badminton Academy.

Career

Ben Lane began playing badminton at the age of two and comes from a family with deep ties to the sport. He trains with the Visions Badminton Academy.

Early career and international representation

Little specific public detail is available on Lane's junior career or initial entry into senior international competition. He began representing England internationally, contributing to the bronze medal in the mixed team event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Partnership with Sean Vendy

Lane has achieved his most significant results in men's doubles partnering with Sean Vendy. Their partnership advanced notably in 2021, achieving a career-high world ranking of 18 and qualifying for the BWF World Tour Finals. They won silver in men's doubles at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Olympic Games participation

Lane has represented Great Britain in men's doubles at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Awards and recognition

Personal life

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