Lauren Smith (badminton)


Lauren Smith is an English badminton player. 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. In 2016, she represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Teamed-up with Gabrielle Adcock, she won the women's doubles gold medals at the English National Badminton Championships in 2013 and 2014. In 2015 and 2016, she also won the women's doubles title partnered with Heather Olver.
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. She and Birch managed to claim the silver medal after lose a match to Dutch pair in the rubber games. 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.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,
Gold Coast, Australia
Sarah Walker Chow Mei Kuan
Vivian Hoo
12–21, 12–21 Silver
2014Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland
Gabrielle Adcock Lim Yin Loo
Lai Pei Jing
16–21, 21–15, 21–16 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Carrara 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
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Falcon Club,
Minsk, Belarus
Chloe Birch Selena Piek
Cheryl Seinen
21–14, 13–21, 15–21 Silver

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Falcon Club,
Minsk, Belarus
Marcus Ellis Chris Adcock
Gabrielle Adcock
21–14, 21–9 Gold

European Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Sydbank Arena,
Kolding, Denmark
Sarah Walker Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
15–21, 15–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Palacio de Deportes de Huelva,
Huelva, Spain
Marcus Ellis Mathias Christiansen
Christinna Pedersen
16–21, 21–19, 12–21 Bronze

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Federal 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, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019SaarLorLux OpenSuper 100 Chloe Birch Liu Xuanxuan
Xia Yuting
16–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2019Orléans MastersSuper 100 Chloe Birch Hsu Ya-ching
Hu Ling-fang
21–18, 21–17 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020Thailand MastersSuper 300 Marcus Ellis Hafiz Faizal
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
21–16, 13–21, 21–16 Winner
2019Syed Modi InternationalSuper 300 Marcus Ellis Rodion Alimov
Alina Davletova
18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2018Scottish OpenSuper 100 Marcus Ellis Jacco Arends
Selena Piek
13–6 Retired Winner
2018SaarLorLux OpenSuper 100 Marcus Ellis Lu Kai
Chen Lu
19–21, 21–18, 21–10 Winner
2018Dutch OpenSuper 100 Marcus Ellis Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue
21–15, 21–15 Winner
2018Spain MastersSuper 300 Marcus Ellis Niclas Nøhr
Sara Thygesen
19–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2018Canada OpenSuper 100 Marcus Ellis Mark Lamsfuß
Isabel Herttrich
21–13, 21–4 Winner
2018Swiss OpenSuper 300 Marcus Ellis Mark Lamsfuß
Isabel Herttrich
20–22, 19–21 Runner-up

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 and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Canada Open Heather Olver Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville
15–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2014Scottish Open Heather Olver Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
7–21, 15–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Dutch Open Marcus Ellis Jacco Arends
Selena Piek
21–17, 21–18 Winner

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

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

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Italian International Marcus Ellis Ben Lane
Jessica Pugh
21–16, 19–21, 4–21 Runner-up
2012Polish Open Ben Stawski Nathan Robertson
Jenny Wallwork
15–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2011Turkiye Open Ben Stawski Chris Coles
Jessica Fletcher
21–19, 21–13 Winner
2011Portugal International Ben Stawski Robin Middleton
Alexandra Langley
23–25, 19–21 Runner-up