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Alex Lanier

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French badminton player (born 2005)

Badminton player
Alex Lanier
Lanier in 2023
Personal information
CountryFrance
Born (2005-01-26)26 January 2005 (age 20)
Caen, France
Years active2020–present
HandednessRight
CoachKęstutis Navickas
Men's singles
Career record207 wins, 69 losses
Highest ranking7 (5 August 2025)
Current ranking7 (4 November 2025)
BWF profile

Alex Lanier (born 26 January 2005) is a Frenchbadminton player.[1] He was a gold medalist in the2025 European Championships.[2] He became the first ever French player to win a BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament.[3] In the juniors, Lanier was a boys' singles gold medalist at the2022 European Junior Championships, and a bronze medalist at the2023 World Junior Championships.

Career

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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.[4]

In June 2021, he competed in theLithuanian International tournament and won his first international title in the final by defeating Canada's playerB. R. Sankeerth.[5] Afterwards, he managed to advance to the final at theLatvia International, but lost to India'sMeiraba Luwang Maisnam.[6] He bounced back at theItalian International and won his second international title by defeating Czech playerJan Louda.[7]

In 2022, he clinched the boys' singles title at theEuropean Junior Championships.[8] In October, he secured his first win on a World Tour event at the age of only 17, as he defeated JapaneseTakuma Obayashi at theCanada Open.[9]

In 2023, Lanier won a bronze medal at theWorld Junior Championships.[10]

In 2024, Lanier won theJapan Open title at a young age 19 years old. He defeated seeded player en-route to the final.[11] The 19-year-old did it in sensational fashion, taking down world number 1Shi Yuqi 17-21 21-16 21-18 in the semi-finals of Japan Open. By winning the Japan Open, he became the first ever French player to win a BWF World Tour Super 750 event.[3]

Despite an early losses at theMalaysia andIndia Opens in January,[12][13] Lanier went on to win his maiden title in 2025 at theOrleans Masters.[14] He then entered to top 10 men's singles at the BWF World ranking on 11 March 2025.[15] In his debut at theAll England Open, he managed to reach the semi-finals losing toLee Chia-hao.[16] He managed to win the2025 European Championships title, becoming the first ever French men's singles player to win the title.[2]

Achievements

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European Championships

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Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResultRef
2025Forum,Horsens, DenmarkFranceToma Junior Popov21–17, 21–18GoldGold[2]

BWF World Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResultRef
2023The Podium,Spokane, United StatesChinaHu Zhean20–22, 20–22BronzeBronze[10]

European Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResultRef
2022Athletic Hall Belgrade,Belgrade, SerbiaDenmarkJakob Houe21–18, 21–12GoldGold[8]

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[17] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[18]

Men's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResultRef
2022Canada OpenSuper 100JapanTakuma Obayashi21–12, 12–21, 21–131st place, gold medalist(s)Winner[9]
2024Canada OpenSuper 500JapanKoki Watanabe22–20, 17–21, 6–212nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2024Japan OpenSuper 750Chinese TaipeiChou Tien-chen21–17, 22–201st place, gold medalist(s)Winner[3]
2025Orléans MastersSuper 300Chinese TaipeiLin Chun-yi21–13, 21–181st place, gold medalist(s)Winner[14]
2025Japan OpenSuper 750ChinaShi Yuqi17–21, 15–212nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up

BWF International Challenge / Series (6 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResultRef
2021Lithuanian InternationalCanadaB. R. Sankeerth18–21, 23–21, 21–151st place, gold medalist(s)Winner[5]
2021Latvia InternationalIndiaMeiraba Maisnam15–21, 21–12, 20–222nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up[6]
2021Italian InternationalCzech RepublicJan Louda21–12, 18–21, 21–111st place, gold medalist(s)Winner[7]
2022Estonian InternationalMalaysiaKok Jing Hong22–20, 21–151st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2023Estonian InternationalJapanYushi Tanaka13–21, 21–15, 12–212nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2023Polish OpenFinlandKalle Koljonen21–14, 21–151st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2023Irish OpenRepublic of IrelandNhat Nguyen13–21, 19–212nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2024Luxembourg OpenSingaporeJason Teh21–17, 21–151st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2024Denmark ChallengeJapan Yushi Tanaka21–15, 12–21, 11–212nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2024Nantes InternationalSpainPablo Abián21–14, 21–131st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
 BWF International Challenge tournament
 BWF International Series tournament
 BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^"Alex Lanier | Profile".Badminton World Federation. Retrieved20 July 2024.
  2. ^abcPrigent, Irène (13 April 2025)."Badminton : Alex Lanier, originaire du Calvados, sacré champion d'Europe" (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved13 April 2025.
  3. ^abc"Alex Lanier wins Japan Open at age 19, a first for French badminton". Le Monde. 25 August 2024. Retrieved27 August 2024.
  4. ^Chatel, Aline (5 July 2020)."Les pépites du sport à Caen (3/5). Alex Lanier, le prodige du badminton" (in French). Actu.fr. Retrieved3 October 2022.
  5. ^abRaftery, Alan (14 June 2021)."Alex Lanier Remember the name". Ukrainian Badminton Federation. Retrieved21 February 2022.
  6. ^abRaftery, Alan (30 August 2021)."Polina Buhrova leads the way for Ukraine". Badminton Europe.Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved3 October 2022.
  7. ^ab"Perfly Italian International 2021 : Alex Lanier vainqueur !" (in French). French Badminton Federation. 20 December 2021.Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved3 October 2022.
  8. ^abGonzalez Martinez, Sara (27 August 2022)."Writing history in the 2022 European Junior Championships". Badminton Europe.Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved4 October 2022.
  9. ^ab"L'Alsacien Alex Lanier entre dans l'histoire en remportant son premier tournoi du World Tour au Canada" (in French). L'Alsace. 3 October 2021.Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved3 October 2022.
  10. ^abPineau, Valentin (9 October 2023)."Badminton. "Alex Lanier en bronze, c'est vraiment un exploit", juge le coach des Bleuets" (in French). Ouest-France. Retrieved27 August 2024.
  11. ^Kumar, Prem (25 August 2024)."Japan Open: Lanier's here". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved27 August 2024.
  12. ^Boopathy, K. M. (8 January 2025)."Kunlavut and Lanier impress at Malaysia Open". New Straits Times. Retrieved11 March 2025.
  13. ^Mohanarangan, Vinayakk (17 January 2025)."India Open Super 750: Kiran George's stirring fightback the highlight; Satwik-Chirag and PV Sindhu post contrasting wins". The India Express. Retrieved11 March 2025.
  14. ^abHuguen, Morgane (9 March 2025)."Badminton. « Je suis très fier » : Impérial, le Normand Alex Lanier remporte le Masters d'Orléans" (in French). Ouest-France. Retrieved11 March 2025.
  15. ^"Alex Lanier grimpe à la 10e place mondiale en simple, Toma Junior Popov 17e" (in French). L'Équipe. 11 March 2025. Retrieved11 March 2025.
  16. ^"Lee one of three first-time finalists through in morning session".All England Badminton. 15 March 2025. Retrieved26 March 2025.
  17. ^Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017)."BWF Launches New Events Structure".Badminton World Federation. Archived fromthe original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved29 November 2017.
  18. ^Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018)."Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation.Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved15 January 2018.

External links

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World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 18 November 2025
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