{{Short description|English badminton player (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Alex Lane | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|8|29|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kingston, Surrey | height = 1.80 m | weight = | country = {{ENG}} | years_active = | handedness = Right | coach = | event = Men's singles | highest_ranking = 98 | date_of_highest_ranking = 11 June 2019 | current_ranking = 107 | date_of_current_ranking = 7 October 2019 | played = | titles = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's badminton }} {{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }} {{MedalCompetition | European Men's Team Championships }} {{MedalSilver | 2014 Basel | Men's team }} {{MedalBronze | 2016 Kazan | Men's team }} | bwfbadminton_id = 79109 | bwf_id = 12FAB43B-BEC2-4D6B-9D5C-0D99CB3479E5 }}
'''Alex Lane''' (born 29 August 1995) is a male English badminton player from Kingston, Surrey.<ref>{{cite web |title=Players: Alex Lane |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/79109/alex-lane |website=bwfbadminton.com |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=17 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alex Lane (ENG) |url=http://www.nationalbadmintonleague.co.uk/modal/alex-lane.html |website=www.nationalbadmintonleague.co.uk |publisher= |access-date=17 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305002658/http://www.nationalbadmintonleague.co.uk/modal/alex-lane.html |archive-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite news |first=Zsofia |last=Horvath |title=Englishman’s perfect birthday in Trencin |url=http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&m=2631695&cmsid=239&pageid=5381 |publisher=Badminton Europe |date=31 August 2015 |access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref>
==Personal life== His mother is Suzanne Louis-Lane, father Richard Lane and brother is Ben Lane.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unibathtime.co.uk/2017/09/04/alex-lane-wins-senior-mens-single-title-at-england-national-badminton-championships/|title=Alex Lane wins senior men’s single title at England National Badminton Championships|website=Bath Time Student Magazine}}</ref>
== Achievements == === BWF International Challenge/Series === ''Men's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Cyprus International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} Jonathan Dolan | align="left" | 4–15 Retired | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Welsh International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Luis Enrique Peñalver | align="left" | 19–21, 20–22 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | Slovak Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Henri Aarnio | align="left" | 21–15, 21–9 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |} : {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament : {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{BWFB|79109}} * {{BWFT|12FAB43B-BEC2-4D6B-9D5C-0D99CB3479E5}} * {{Team GB|alex-lane|archive=20181201100751}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lane, Alex}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:English male badminton players Category:Sportspeople from Surrey Category:People from Kingston upon Thames Category:Sportspeople from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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