Dennis Paul Andrew Lens (born 25 September 1977) is a Dutch former badminton player. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles event partnered with Quinten van Dalm. Lens won the boys' singles bronze at the 1995 European Junior Championships in Nitra, and was part of the Netherlands national team that won the mixed team bronze at the 2000 European Championships in Glasgow. He had collected 10 times national titles, 9 in the men's doubles event and once in the mixed doubles event.
Achievements
European Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1995 Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia Peter Gade 2–15, 7–15 Bronze
IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Hamburg Cup Erica van den Heuvel Jonas Rasmussen Ann-Lou Jørgensen 15–8, 14–17, 11–15 Runner-up
IBF International Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Amor International Quinten van Dalm Peder Nissen Jonas Rasmussen 11–10, 6–9, 8–11, 9–5, 4–9 Runner-up 1997 Austrian International Quinten van Dalm Anthony Clark Ian Pearson 17–16, 11–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1997 Hungarian International Quinten van Dalm Mihail Popov Svetoslav Stoyanov 6–9, 5–9, 4–9 Runner-up 1997 Welsh International Quinten van Dalm James Anderson Ian Sullivan 5–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1998 Amor International Joris van Soerland Joachim Fischer Nielsen Kasper Ødum 15–10, 8–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1999 BMW International Quinten van Dalm Vladislav Druzchenko Valeriy Streltsov 15–9, 11–15, 15–13 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Amor International Nicole van Hooren Norbert van Barneveld Lotte Jonathans 18–15, 15–12 Winner 2002 Austrian International Johanna Persson Kasper Kiim Jensen Helle Nielsen 6–8, 8–7, 7–4, 8–6 Winner
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