# Alex Lane

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{{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](/source/Kingston_upon_Thames), [Surrey](/source/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](/source/badminton) }}
{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [European Men's Team Championships](/source/European_Men's_and_Women's_Team_Badminton_Championships) }}
{{MedalSilver | [2014 Basel](/source/2014_European_Men's_and_Women's_Team_Badminton_Championships) | Men's team }}
{{MedalBronze | [2016 Kazan](/source/2016_European_Men's_and_Women's_Team_Badminton_Championships) | Men's team }}
| bwfbadminton_id         = 79109
| bwf_id                  = 12FAB43B-BEC2-4D6B-9D5C-0D99CB3479E5
}}

'''Alex Lane''' (born 29 August 1995) is a male [English](/source/English_people) [badminton](/source/badminton) player from [Kingston](/source/Kingston_upon_Thames), [Surrey](/source/Surrey).<ref>{{cite web |title=Players: Alex Lane |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/79109/alex-lane |website=bwfbadminton.com |publisher=[Badminton World Federation](/source/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](/source/Slovak_International) 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](/source/Badminton_Europe) |date=31 August 2015 |access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref>

==Personal life==
His mother is [Suzanne Louis-Lane](/source/Suzanne_Louis-Lane), father Richard Lane and brother is [Ben Lane](/source/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](/source/Cyprus_International)
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} [Jonathan Dolan](/source/Jonathan_Dolan_(badminton))
| align="left" | 4–15 Retired
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | [Welsh International](/source/Welsh_International)
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [Luis Enrique Peñalver](/source/Luis_Enrique_Pe%C3%B1alver)
| 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](/source/Slovak_International)
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} [Henri Aarnio](/source/Henri_Aarnio)
| align="left" | 21–15, 21–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [BWF International Challenge](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [BWF International Series](/source/BWF_International_Series) tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [BWF Future Series](/source/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

{{England-badminton-bio-stub}}

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