Lauren Smith (badminton)

Lauren Smith (born 26 September 1991) is an English badminton player.[1] She competed for England in the women's doubles and mixed team events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a bronze and silver medal respectively.[2] In 2016, she represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3]

Lauren Smith
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991
Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachJulian Robertson
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking18 (WD 17 March 2020)
7 (XD 21 June 2018)
Current ranking18 (WD), 9 (XD) (17 March 2020)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
2019 Minsk Mixed doubles
2019 Minsk Women's doubles
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Mixed team
2018 Gold Coast Women's doubles
2018 Gold Coast Mixed doubles
2014 Glasgow Women's doubles
2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
European Championships
2017 Kolding Women's doubles
2018 Huelva Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
2015 Leuven Mixed team
2013 Moscow Mixed team
2017 Lubin Mixed team
European Junior Championships
2009 Milan Mixed doubles
2009 Milan Mixed team
BWF profile

Teamed-up with Gabrielle Adcock, she won the women's doubles gold medals at the English National Badminton Championships in 2013 and 2014.[4][5] In 2015 and 2016, she also won the women's doubles title partnered with Heather Olver.[6]

Smith qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2019 European Games, played in the women's doubles with Chloe Birch and in the mixed doubles with Marcus Ellis. Competed as the unseeded and second seeds in the women's and mixed doubles event respectively, she reached the finals in both events.[7] She and Birch managed to claim the silver medal after lose a match to Dutch pair in the rubber games.[8] She then claimed the mixed doubles gold medal with Ellis after beat their compatriot Chris Adcock and Gabrielle Adcock with the score 21–14, 21–9.[9]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland		 Gabrielle Adcock Lai Pei Jing
Lim Yin Loo		 16–21, 21–15, 21–16 Bronze
2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,
Gold Coast, Australia		 Sarah Walker Chow Mei Kuan
Vivian Hoo		 12–21, 12–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,
Gold Coast, Australia		 Marcus Ellis Chris Adcock
Gabrielle Adcock		 21–19, 17–21, 16–21 Silver

European Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Falcon Club,
Minsk, Belarus		 Chloe Birch Selena Piek
Cheryl Seinen		 21–14, 13–21, 15–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Falcon Club,
Minsk, Belarus		 Marcus Ellis Chris Adcock
Gabrielle Adcock		 21–14, 21–9 Gold

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Sydbank Arena,
Kolding, Denmark		 Sarah Walker Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva		 15–21, 15–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Palacio de Deportes de Huelva,
Huelva, Spain		 Marcus Ellis Mathias Christiansen
Christinna Pedersen		 16–21, 21–19, 12–21 Bronze

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton,
Milan, Italy		 Ben Stawski Jacco Arends
Selena Piek		 6–21, 14–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (6 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[11]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Orléans Masters Super 100 Chloe Birch Hsu Ya-ching
Hu Ling-fang		 21–18, 21–17 Winner
2019 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Chloe Birch Liu Xuanxuan
Xia Yuting		 16–21, 13–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Swiss Open Super 300 Marcus Ellis Mark Lamsfuß
Isabel Herttrich		 20–22, 19–21 Runner-up
2018 Canada Open Super 100 Marcus Ellis Mark Lamsfuß
Isabel Herttrich		 21–13, 21–4 Winner
2018 Spain Masters Super 300 Marcus Ellis Niclas Nøhr
Sara Thygesen		 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2018 Dutch Open Super 100 Marcus Ellis Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue		 21–15, 21–15 Winner
2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Marcus Ellis Lu Kai
Chen Lu		 19–21, 21–18, 21–10 Winner
2018 Scottish Open Super 100 Marcus Ellis Jacco Arends
Selena Piek		 13–6 retired Winner
2019 Syed Modi International Super 300 Marcus Ellis Rodion Alimov
Alina Davletova		 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2020 Thailand Masters Super 300 Marcus Ellis Hafiz Faizal
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja		 21–16, 13–21, 21–16 Winner

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Scottish Open Heather Olver Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva		 7–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2016 Canada Open Heather Olver Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville		 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Dutch Open Marcus Ellis Jacco Arends
Selena Piek		 21–17, 21–18 Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 13 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Portugal International Alexandra Langley Steffi Annys
Severine Corvilain		 13–21, 21–13, 21–18 Winner
2011 Portugal International Alexandra Langley Helen Davies
Alyssa Lim		 14–21, 21–14, 21–17 Winner
2011 Turkiye Open Alexandra Langley Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva		 14–21, 21–16, 10–21 Runner-up
2011 Welsh International Alexandra Langley Ng Hui Ern
Ng Hui Lin		 16–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2012 Denmark International Gabrielle White Line Damkjaer Kruse
Marie Roepke		 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2012 Welsh International Gabrielle White Jillie Cooper
Kirsty Gilmour		 21–7, 21–14 Winner
2014 Welsh International Heather Olver Sophie Brown
Kate Robertshaw		 21–11, 21–17 Winner
2015 Austrian International Heather Olver Suci Rizky Andini
Maretha Dea Giovani		 14–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2015 Orleans International Heather Olver Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva		 20–22, 21–16, 9–21 Runner-up
2015 Finnish Open Heather Olver Delphine Lansac
Émilie Lefel		 21–13, 23–21 Winner
2015 Kharkiv International Heather Olver Jongkongphan Kittiharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai		 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2015 Welsh International Heather Olver Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva		 10–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2015 USA International Heather Olver Puttita Supajirakul
Sapsiree Taerattanachai		 18–21, 21–19, 21–19 Winner
2016 Orleans International Heather Olver Delphine Delrue
Lea Palermo		 21–19, 21–8 Winner
2016 Peru International Heather Olver Johanna Goliszewski
Carla Nelte		 18–21, 21–19, 19–21 Runner-up
2016 Belgian International Chloe Birch Julie Finne-Ipsen
Rikke Søby Hansen		 24–22, 18–21, 21–18 Winner
2016 Czech International Sarah Walker Mariya Mitsova
Petya Nedelcheva		 21–12, 21–18 Winner
2017 Czech Open Sarah Walker Erina Honda
Nozomi Shimizu		 13–21, 21–14, 16–21 Runner-up
2018 Czech Open Chloe Birch Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran		 21–14, 21–14 Winner
2019 Denmark International Chloe Birch Saori Ozaki
Akane Watanabe		 13–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2019 Azerbaijan International Chloe Birch Ekaterina Bolotova
Alina Davletova		 21–18, 21–12 Winner
2019 Kharkiv International Chloe Birch Rachel Honderich
Kristen Tsai		 21–14, 21–18 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Portugal International Ben Stawski Robin Middleton
Alexandra Langley		 23–25, 19–21 Runner-up
2011 Turkiye Open Ben Stawski Chris Coles
Jessica Fletcher		 21–19, 21–13 Winner
2012 Polish Open Ben Stawski Nathan Robertson
Jenny Wallwork		 15–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2017 Italian International Marcus Ellis Ben Lane
Jessica Pugh		 21–16, 19–21, 4–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Lauren Smith". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. "Lauren Smith Biography". results.glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. "Cumbrian badminton star exits Rio Olympics with win". www.newsandstar.co.uk. News and Star. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. "Victory for Lauren Smith". www.itv.com. ITV. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  5. "Rajiv Ouseph wins seventh straight national title". www.bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. "English National Championships 2016: Adcocks revel in fourth title". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  7. "Pressure to perform spurs British badminton stars to new heights". Minsk 2019. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  8. "Sterling silver for Smith and Birch in Minsk". Badminton England. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  9. Bech, Rasmus (30 June 2019). "Smith and Ellis winning Team GB clash". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  10. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  11. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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