Lei Lanxi Explained

Lei Lanxi
雷兰曦
Birth Date:1998 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Country:China
Years Active:2016–present
Handedness:Left
Coach:Tang Xianhu
Event:Men's singles
Highest Ranking:33
Date Of Highest Ranking:19 March 2024
Current Ranking:33
Date Of Current Ranking:19 March 2024
Bwf Id:867b0b09-99d8-41e0-b2e0-5263a9c4451e

Lei Lanxi (; 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 2021, Lei won the China National Badminton Championships in the men's singles discipline.[6]

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.[7] He reached his second final at the 2022 Malang Indonesia International.[8]

In 2023, he helped the national team win the Asia Mixed Team Championships.[9]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] 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.[11]

Men's singles

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

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2019Belarus International Raul Must21–10, 21–15 Winner
2022Malang Indonesia International Weng Hongyang10–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2022Vietnam International Series Liu Liang10–21, 21–14, 18–21 Runner-up
2022Malaysia International Syabda Perkasa Belawa17–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2023China International Challenge Liu Liang21–7, 21–19 Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LEI Lan Xi Profile . 16 October 2022. bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation.
  2. Web site: 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 . 2022-10-16 . www.sohu.com.
  3. Web site: 空山鸟语 . 2016-11-04 . 羽球世青赛中国队迎3连胜 将与中华台北争四强 . 2022-10-16 . sports.sina.com.cn.
  4. Web site: Eden . 2019-09-02 . 白俄罗斯国际赛国羽包揽五金 雷兰曦连胜八场 . 2022-10-16 . sports.sina.com.cn.
  5. Web site: 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 . 2022-10-16 . www.aiyuke.com.
  6. Web site: 全国羽毛球冠军赛,东莞选手雷兰曦、任翔宇分获男单、男双两项冠军 . 2022-10-16 . www.timedg.com.
  7. Web site: 羽毛球——亚锦赛:雷兰曦无缘下一轮-新华网体育 . 2022-10-16 . sports.news.cn.
  8. Web site: Zhang . Kevin . 2022-10-15 . Weng Hong Yang Faces Lei Lan Xi In Indonesia International Challenge Final . 2022-10-16 . BadmintonPlanet.com . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2023-02-20 . Asia Mixed Team Championships: China reign again . 2023-04-02 . bwfsudirmancup.com.
  10. Web site: Alleyne . Gayle . BWF Launches New Events Structure . bwfbadminton.com . . 19 March 2017 . 29 November 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ . 1 December 2017.
  11. Web site: Sukumar . Dev . Action-Packed Season Ahead! . bwfbadminton.com . Badminton World Federation . 10 January 2018 . 15 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ . 13 January 2018.