Alex LANIER

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Character Introduction

Alex Lanier (French: Alex Lanier, born January 26, 2005) is a French male badminton player from Caen, France.

Alex began playing badminton at the age of 3 and later joined the Coastal Diving Badminton Club. In 2019, he moved to a club in Strasbourg. In 2020, at the age of 15, Alex joined the French National Sports Institute.

In 2021, at the age of 16, Alex won his first adult international title by defeating B.R. Sangiuls in the final of the Lithuanian International. He followed this with a runner-up finish at the Latvian International and a second title at the Italian International.

In 2022, Alex won the Estonian International. In May of that year, he represented France at the Thomas Cup. In August, he won the European Youth Badminton Championships in men’s singles. In October, he claimed the BWF World Tour title by defeating Japan’s Takuma Obayashi in the final of the Canadian Open, becoming the youngest-ever winner of a BWF World Tour event at 17 years old.

In August 2024, Lanier competed in the Japan Open held in Yokohama. Ranked 29th in the world, he defeated top players such as Lee Zii Jia and Shi Yuqi to reach the final, where he won the title by beating Chou Tien-chen 21-17, 22-20, claiming his first Super 750 event victory.