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Ben Lane

{{Short description|English badminton player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Ben Lane

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| country = England

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|7|13}}

| birth_place = Kingston, Surrey, England

| residence = Milton Keynes, England

| height = 1.75 m

| weight = 70 kg

| years_active =

| handedness = Left

| coach =

| event = Men's & mixed doubles

| highest_ranking = 9 (MD with Sean Vendy, 18 March 2025)
21 (XD with Jessica Pugh, 28 June 2018)

| date_of_highest_ranking =

| current_ranking = 12

| date_of_current_ranking = MD with Sean Vendy, 3 June 2025

| medal_templates =

{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}

{{MedalCountry | {{GBR}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 2023 Kraków–Małopolska | Men's doubles }}

{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 2022 Birmingham | Men's doubles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2018 Gold Coast | Mixed team }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 2022 Madrid | Men's doubles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2024 Saarbrücken | Men's doubles }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Men's Team Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 2018 Kazan | Men's team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2024 Łódź | Men's team }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Mixed Team Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys |Mixed team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2025 Baku |Mixed team }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Junior Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 2015 Lubin | Boys' doubles }}

{{MedalSilver | 2015 Lubin | Mixed team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2015 Lubin | Mixed doubles }}

| bwfbadminton_id = 76278

| bwf_id = 9A2F39F8-4425-473E-A732-9AAA24AC929D

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Ben Lane (born 13 July 1997) is an English badminton player.{{cite web |title=Players: Ben Lane |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/76278/ben-lane |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=31 August 2016}} 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.{{cite web |title=Lane and Vendy walk away from badminton final with silver as Commonwealth Games nears its climax |url=https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/20609292.lane-vendy-walk-away-badminton-final-silver-commonwealth-games-nears-climax/ |publisher=Alloa Advertiser |date=8 August 2022 |access-date=11 August 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811201951/https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/20609292.lane-vendy-walk-away-badminton-final-silver-commonwealth-games-nears-climax/ |archive-date=11 August 2022}}{{cite web |title=Lane And Vendy Win European Championship Bronze in Madrid |url=https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/lane-and-vendy-win-european-championship-bronze-in-madrid/ |publisher=Badminton England |date=30 April 2022 |access-date=11 August 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430190531/https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/lane-and-vendy-win-european-championship-bronze-in-madrid/ |archive-date=30 April 2022}}

Personal life

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.{{cite web |title=Mum's the word as all Lanes lead to glory in Wycombe |url=https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/news/mums-the-word-as-all-lanes-lead-to-glory-in-wycombe/ |publisher=Badminton England |date=3 September 2017 |access-date=10 April 2018}}{{cite web |last=Galloway |first=Will |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 |publisher=Bath Time Student Magazine |date=4 September 2017}}

Lane was educated at Exmouth Community College.{{cite web |title=Exmouth badminton ace Ben Lane gets Commonwealth call |url=http://www.eastdevon24.co.uk/sport/exmouth-badminton-ace-ben-lane-gets-commonwealth-call-1-5393965 |publisher=East Devon 24 |access-date=10 April 2018}}

Career

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.{{cite news |title=Exmouth badminton ace Ben Lane lands national Under-19 title playing two years up! |url=http://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/sport/exmouth-badminton-ace-ben-lane-lands-national-under-19-title-playing-two-years-up-1-3365251 |publisher=Exmouth Journal |access-date=10 April 2018}} He also won two silvers and a bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships.{{cite web |title=Ben Lane |url= http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/landingpage.asp?section=6160§ionTitle=Ben+Lane |publisher=Badminton England |access-date=31 August 2016 |archive-date=24 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824204718/http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/landingpage.asp?section=6160§ionTitle=Ben+Lane |url-status=dead }} Lane was part of the English team that won the mixed team bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.{{cite web |title=Team England take bronze at the Gold Coast |url=http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&cmsid=239&pageid=5381&m=5901398 |publisher=Badminton Europe |access-date=10 April 2018}}

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.{{cite web |title=The title for the English Lane/Vendy |url=https://orleansmasters.com/en/the-title-for-the-english-lane-vendy/ |publisher=Orléans Masters |date=28 March 2021 |access-date=11 August 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811205137/https://orleansmasters.com/en/the-title-for-the-english-lane-vendy/ |archive-date=11 August 2022}} Lane competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the group stage.{{cite web |title=Lane Ben |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/badminton/athlete-profile-n1426031-lane-ben.htm |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=5 August 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805142216/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/badminton/athlete-profile-n1426031-lane-ben.htm |archive-date=5 August 2021}}

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. In August, Lane made his second appearance in the Commonwealth Games, and won a silver medal with Vendy in the men's doubles.

In 2023, Lane partnering Sean Vendy captured the silver medal in the men's doubles at the 2023 European Games.{{cite web |title=Lane and Vendy claim European Games silver |url=https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/lane-and-vendy-claim-european-games-silver/ |publisher=Badminton England |date=1 July 2023 |access-date=2 July 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702070301/https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/lane-and-vendy-claim-european-games-silver/ |archive-date=2 July 2023}} In 2023, he also won his fifth national doubles title at the English National Badminton Championships, at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham.{{cite web|url=https://be.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/6A82C191-A4FC-485F-9EA9-4F4DD4024746 |title=English National Badminton Championships 2023 |publisher=Badminton England |access-date=3 August 2023}} The following year, Lane successfully defended the title for a sixth national title.{{cite web|url=https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/english-national-badminton-championships-day-2-wrap/ |title=English National Badminton Championships 2024 Day Two Wrap |date=4 February 2024 |publisher=Badminton England |access-date=1 March 2024}}

Lane and Vendy went out in the opening group stages at the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/cw0ylr7xwpgo|title=Lane and Vendy qualification hopes over after loss|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 August 2024}}

Achievements

= Commonwealth Games =

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

! Ref

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| align="center" | 2022

| align="left" | National Exhibition Centre,
Birmingham, England

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Vendy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
{{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Shetty

| align="left" | 15–21, 13–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

| style="text-align:center; background:white" |

= European Games =

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

! Ref

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| align="center" | 2023

| align="left" | Arena Jaskółka,
Tarnów, Poland

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} Sean Vendy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Kim Astrup
{{flagicon|DEN}} Anders Skaarup Rasmussen

| align="left" | 15–21, 21–19, 19–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

| style="text-align:center; background:white" |

= European Championships =

Men's doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

! Ref

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| align="center" | 2022

| align="left" | Polideportivo Municipal Gallur,
Madrid, Spain

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Vendy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Mark Lamsfuß
{{flagicon|GER}} Marvin Seidel

| align="left" | 21–23, 17–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

| style="text-align:center; background:white" |

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Saarlandhalle,
Saarbrücken, Germany

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Vendy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Kim Astrup
{{flagicon|DEN}} Anders Skaarup Rasmussen

| align="left" | 19–21, 7–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

| style="text-align:center; background:white" |

= European Junior Championships =

Boys' doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2015

| align="left" | Regional Sport Centrum Hall,
Lubin, Poland

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Vendy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Alexander Bond
{{flagicon|DEN}} Joel Eipe

| align="left" | 15–21, 24–22, 16–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2015

| align="left" | Regional Sport Centrum Hall,
Lubin, Poland

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jessica Pugh

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Frederik Søgaard
{{flagicon|DEN}} Sara Lundgaard

| align="left" | 16–21, 21–23

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

=BWF World Tour (3 titles, 1 runner-up) =

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}} 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.{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Level

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

! Ref

align="center" | 2021

| align="left" | Orléans Masters

| align="left" | Super 100

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Vendy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Krishna Prasad Garaga
{{flagicon|IND}} Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala

| align="left" | 19–21, 21–14, 21–19

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

| style="text-align:center; background:white" |

align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Swiss Open

| align="left" | Super 300

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Vendy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
{{flagicon|INA}} Bagas Maulana

| align="left" | 24–22, 28–26

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

| style="text-align:center; background:white" |

align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Canada Open

| align="left" | Super 500

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Vendy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Kim Astrup
{{flagicon|DEN}} Anders Skaarup Rasmussen

| align="left" | 21–18, 14–21, 11–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

| style="text-align:center; background:white" |

align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Hylo Open

| align="left" | Super 300

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Vendy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Kjær
{{flagicon|DEN}} Frederik Søgaard

| align="left" | 18–21, 21–15, 21–18

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

| style="text-align:center; background:white" |

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

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2014

| align="left" | Slovak Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Vendy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Pavel Drančák
{{flagicon|CZE}} Jaromír Janáček

| align="left" | 11–10, 11–5, 11–10

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2016

| align="left" | Iceland International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Vendy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Christopher Coles
{{flagicon|SCO}} Adam Hall

| align="left" | 19–21, 19–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2017

| align="left" | Czech Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Vendy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Miłosz Bochat
{{flagicon|POL}} Adam Cwalina

| align="left" | 18–21, 21–23

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Polish Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Vendy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Lee Jhe-huei
{{flagicon|TPE}} Yang Po-hsuan

| align="left" | 19–21, 16–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Denmark International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Vendy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shohei Hoshino
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yujiro Nishikawa

| align="left" | 21–4, 20–22, 18–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Kharkiv International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Vendy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Marcus Ellis
{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Langridge

| align="left" | 21–19, 21–18

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Belgian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Vendy

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Bjarne Geiss
{{flagicon|GER}} Jan Colin Völker

| align="left" | 21–11, 21–14

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

Mixed doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2014

| align="left" | Hungarian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jessica Pugh

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Jakub Bitman
{{flagicon|CZE}} Alžběta Bášová

| align="left" | 11–4, 11–10, 11–7

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#E9E9E9"

| align="center" | 2015

| align="left" | Slovak Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jessica Pugh

| align="left" | {{flagicon|VIE}} Đỗ Tuấn Đức
{{flagicon|VIE}} Phạm Như Thảo

| align="left" | 18–21, 21–13, 21–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2016

| align="left" | Dutch International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jessica Pugh

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Alexander Bond
{{flagicon|DEN}} Ditte Søby Hansen

| align="left" | 21–19, 21–23, 18–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2016

| align="left" | Spanish International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jessica Pugh

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Gaëtan Mittelheisser
{{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Lefel

| align="left" | 21–18, 16–21, 16–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2017

| align="left" | Italian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jessica Pugh

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Marcus Ellis
{{flagicon|ENG}} Lauren Smith

| align="left" | 16–21, 21–19, 21–4

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Polish Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jessica Pugh

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Thom Gicquel
{{flagicon|FRA}} Delphine Delrue

| align="left" | 21–17, 21–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Spanish International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jessica Pugh

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mathias Bay-Smidt
{{flagicon|DEN}} Rikke Søby Hansen

| align="left" | 21–13, 24–26, 21–18

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Belgian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jessica Pugh

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mikkel Mikkelsen
{{flagicon|DEN}} Amalie Magelund

| align="left" | 21–12, 21–15

| 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|76278}}
  • {{BWFT|9A2F39F8-4425-473E-A732-9AAA24AC929D|member_id=76278}}
  • {{Olympedia}}
  • {{Olympics.com profile|ben-lane}}
  • {{Team GB|31SrGNAACqLbgbM9wNXkoR}}
  • {{Team England|ben-lane}}
  • {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|badminton/athlete-profile-n6031875-ben-lane}}
  • {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|54658}}

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Category:1997 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Kingston upon Thames

Category:Sportspeople from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Category:Sportspeople from Surrey

Category:English male badminton players

Category:Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Category:Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic badminton players for Great Britain

Category:Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Category:Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England

Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton

Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England

Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in badminton

Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Category:Badminton players at the 2023 European Games

Category:European Games silver medalists for Great Britain

Category:European Games medalists in badminton

Category:21st-century English sportsmen