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NBL stars shortlisted for European awards
Two NationalBadminton League stars are in the running to win big European accolades afterbeing shortlisted for the
Badminton Europe annual awards
.
MK Badmintonrising star Ben Lane and SurreySmashers' unbeaten Eefje Muskens (pictured) areon the shortlist to win European Young Player and European Female Player of theYear respectively.
17 year old Laneis reigning U17 European champion in both men's doubles and mixed doubles (with Birmingham Lions' Matt Clare and fellow MK Badminton star Jess Pugh).
Last yearalso saw him win his first two senior titles on the European circuit, withvictory at the Hungarian Open (mixeddoubles) and Slovak Open (mens doubles, with MK Badminton team mate, SeanVendy).
Whilst Laneis starting out on his senior career, in 2014 Eefje Muskens hit a new career high. The Dutch international, who is 3 wins from 3games in the NBL, is currently ranked 12 in the world rankings alongsideregular circuit partner Selena Piek.
The women'sdoubles duo won a bronze medal at the European Championships in February thenadded the Dutch Open and Belgian Open titles to their collection.
Muskens andPiek came into 2014 on the back of a remarkable run of results in which theywon five European circuit titles back to back.
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