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Lei Lanxi

Lei Lanxi
雷兰曦
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 (age 26)
Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Years active2016–present
HandednessLeft
CoachTang Xianhu
Men's singles
Highest ranking22 (24 September 2024)
Current ranking22 (24 September 2024)
BWF profile

Lei Lanxi (Chinese: 雷兰曦; pinyin: Léi Lánxī; born 25 January 1998) is a Chinese badminton player.[1] He won a gold medal at the 2016 BWF World Junior Championships in the mixed team event.

Early life

Lei was born in Dongguan, Guangdong. He started playing badminton at the age of 9 and entered the Dongguan Sports School, where he received scholarship from Tang Xianhu.[2]

Career

In 2016, Lei competed in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event and was selected to play against the Armenian team in the group stage.[3] In 2019, he won his first title at the Belarus International.[4] He also reached the quarter-finals of the Vietnam Open.[5]

In 2022, he competed in the Asian Championships and qualified for the first round of the main draw, but lost to Kanta Tsuneyama in three games.[6] He reached his second final at the 2022 Malang Indonesia International.[7]

In 2023, he helped the national team win the Asia Mixed Team Championships.[8]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.[10]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2024 U.S. Open Super 300 Japan Yushi Tanaka 21–15, 18–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Denmark Viktor Axelsen 9–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Belarus International Estonia Raul Must 21–10, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 (II) Indonesia International China Weng Hongyang 10–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Vietnam International Series China Liu Liang 10–21, 21–14, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Malaysia International Indonesia Syabda Perkasa Belawa 17–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 China International China Liu Liang 21–7, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "LEI Lan Xi | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ "国羽又一22岁天才崛起!林丹师弟获汤仙虎栽培,挑战桃田有戏?_雷兰曦". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ 空山鸟语 (4 November 2016). "羽球世青赛中国队迎3连胜 将与中华台北争四强". sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. ^ Eden (2 September 2019). "白俄罗斯国际赛国羽包揽五金 雷兰曦连胜八场". sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. ^ "孙飞翔胜雷兰曦晋级半决赛,男双全军覆没丨越南赛1/4决赛". www.aiyuke.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  6. ^ "羽毛球——亚锦赛:雷兰曦无缘下一轮-新华网体育". sports.news.cn. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. ^ Zhang, Kevin (15 October 2022). "Weng Hong Yang Faces Lei Lan Xi In Indonesia International Challenge Final". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Asia Mixed Team Championships: China reign again". bwfsudirmancup.com. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  9. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.