Sean Vendy
English badminton player (born 1996)
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Sean Vendy (born 18 May 1996) is a badminton player from England. He started playing badminton at aged 5 in Orkney, then moved to England at 7. He became part of the England national badminton team in May 2015.[1][2] In 2022, he partnered with Ben Lane won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal in the European Championships.[3][4]
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| Born | 18 May 1996 Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 9 (MD with Ben Lane, 18 March 2025) 218 (XD with Sarah Walker, 5 April 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 15 (MD with Ben Lane, 17 March 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
In 2021, Vendy claimed his first World Tour title at the Orléans Masters, after in the final he and Ben Lane beat Indian pair Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala.[5] Vendy competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics partnered with Lane in the men's doubles, but the duo was eliminated in the group stage.[6]
In 2022, Vendy won the men's doubles bronze medal at the Madrid European Championships with Ben Lane, after in the semi-finals they were defeated by German pair Mark Lamsfuß and Marvin Seidel.[4] In August, he competed at the Commonwealth Games, and won a silver medal with Lane in the men's doubles.[3] In 2023, he won his third national doubles title at the English National Badminton Championships, at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham.[7] The following year, Vendy successfully defended the title and claimed his fourth national title (all with Ben Lane).[8]
Vendy and Lane went out in the opening group stages at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9]
Achievements
Commonwealth Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England |  Ben Lane |
 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
15–21, 13–21 |  Silver |
[3] |
European Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland |
 Ben Lane |
 Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
15–21, 21–19, 19–21 | Silver |
European Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain | Ben Lane |
 Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel |
21–23, 17–21 |  Bronze |
[4] |
| 2024 | Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany | Ben Lane |
Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
19–21, 7–21 | Bronze |
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| 2026 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | Ben Lane |
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0–0, 0–0 | Bronze |
European Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland |
Ben Lane |
Alexander Bond Joel Eipe |
15–21, 24–22, 16–21 | Silver |
BWF World Tour (4 titles, 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 Tour is 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 doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2021 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | Ben Lane |
Krishna Prasad Garaga Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala |
19–21, 21–14, 21–19 |  Winner |
[5] |
| 2024 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Ben Lane |
 Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Bagas Maulana |
24–22, 28–26 | Winner |
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| 2024 | Canada Open | Super 500 | Ben Lane |
Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
21–18, 14–21, 11–21 |  Runner-up |
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| 2024 | Hylo Open | Super 300 | Ben Lane |
Rasmus Kjær Frederik Søgaard |
18–21, 21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
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| 2025 | Arctic Open | Super 500 | Ben Lane |
 Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
21–18, 25–27, 21–17 | Winner |
[12] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Slovak Open | Ben Lane |
 Pavel Drančák Jaromír Janáček |
11–10, 11–5, 11–10 | Winner |
| 2016 | Iceland International | Ben Lane |
Christopher Coles  Adam Hall |
19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Czech Open | Ben Lane |
 Miłosz Bochat Adam Cwalina |
18–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Polish Open | Ben Lane |
 Lee Jhe-huei Yang Po-hsuan |
19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Denmark International | Ben Lane |
 Shohei Hoshino Yujiro Nishikawa |
21–4, 20–22, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Kharkiv International | Ben Lane |
Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge |
21–19, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2019 | Belgian International | Ben Lane |
Bjarne Geiss Jan Colin Völker |
21–11, 21–14 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
