Brice Leverdez

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Brice Leverdez
Brice Leverdez (FRA).jpg
Leverdez in 2017
Personal information
CountryFrance
Born (1986-04-09) 9 April 1986 (age 38)
La Garenne-Colombes, France
Residence Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Years active2005–present
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking19 (MS 12 July 2018)
49 (MD 26 June 2014)
Current ranking40 (MS 31 January 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Minsk Men's singles
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Huelva Men's singles
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Kazan Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Kazan Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Liévin Men's team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mersin Men's singles
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Den Bosch Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Brice Leverdez (born 9 April 1986) is a French badminton player. [1] [2] He was a champion at the 2013 Mediterranean Games, won a silver medal at the 2015 European Games, and a bronze medal at the 2018 European Championships.

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Career

Leverdez started playing badminton at aged 12, and continued after that at the club, then in 2008, he joined France national badminton team. [1] In 2005, he won bronze medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in boys' doubles event partnered with Matthieu Lo Ying Ping. [3] He won French National Badminton Championships in men's singles event from 2008 to 2015. [4] [5] In 2012, he competed in men's singles event at the Summer Olympic Games held in London. During group stage, he had defeated Edwin Ekiring 21-12, 21-11, but was defeated by Wong Wing Ki 21-11, 21-16. He finished second place in group stage, and did not advance. [6] In 2013, he won gold medal at the Mediterranean Games in men's singles event. [7] In 2016, he won silver medal at the European Men's Team Championships in men's team event. [4] In the same year, he competed at the Summer Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the group stage, he defeating Raul Must 21-18, 18-21, 21-12, and defeated by Jan Ø. Jørgensen 21-11, 21-18. He did not advance to the final stage after finished second in group stage. [8]

In February, Leverdez won his ninth National Championships title. [9] He qualified to represent France at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. He finished as the runner-up and won a silver medal after being defeated by Anders Antonsen in the final with the score 19–21, 21–14, 10–21. [10]

Achievements

European Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2019 Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Antonsen 19–21, 21–14, 10–21 Med 2.png Silver

European Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Flag of Denmark.svg Viktor Axelsen 7–21, 9–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mediterranean Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2013 Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Abián 21–17, 23–21 Med 1.png Gold

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005 De Maaspoort,
Den Bosch, Netherlands
Flag of France.svg Matthieu Lo Ying Ping Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Bonde
Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Henriksen
15–11, 8–15, 7–15 [11] Med 3.png Bronze

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 (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2010 U.S. Open Flag of England.svg Rajiv Ouseph 17–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 Canada Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Taufik Hidayat 15–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 Scottish Open Flag of Sweden.svg Henri Hurskainen 21–8, 16–21, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2007 Ecuador International Flag of Portugal.svg Fernandes Ricardo 21–17, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2007 Carebaco International Flag of the United States.svg Raju Rai 21–12, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2008 Welsh International Flag of Scotland.svg Kieran Merrilees 21–15, 18–21, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Canadian International Flag of Lithuania.svg Kęstutis Navickas 16–21, 21–18, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011 Kharkiv International Flag of Ukraine.svg Dmytro Zavadsky 9–21, 21–14, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Belgian International Flag of Indonesia.svg Andre Kurniawan Tedjono 21–7, 13–21, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2012 Spanish Open Flag of Sweden.svg Gabriel Ulldahl 21–14, 22–24, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 Tahiti International Flag of France.svg Matthieu Lo Ying Ping 21–14, 21–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 Swiss International Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Malkov 22–20, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 Puerto Rico International Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Paiola 21–17, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Polish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Fladberg 21–6, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Italian International Flag of Germany.svg Marc Zwiebler 21–17, 14–21, 26–24Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2020 Portugal International Flag of France.svg Lucas Corvée 21–10, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Swiss International Flag of France.svg Lucas Corvée Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Benz
Flag of Malaysia.svg Chan Kwong Beng
16–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 Puerto Rico International Flag of France.svg Lucas Corvée Flag of France.svg Laurent Constantin
Flag of France.svg Matthieu Lo Ying Ping
21–14, 21–12Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020 Portugal International Flag of France.svg Lucas Corvée Flag of Scotland.svg Christopher Grimley
Flag of Scotland.svg Matthew Grimley
26–24, 24–22Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. 1 2 "Brice Leverdez biography". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. "Brice Leverdez" (in French). Fédération Française de Badminton. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe . Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Quelques portraits de joueurs" (PDF) (in French). EDAP Vendée. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. "Consultez les fiches détaillées des Bleus du badminton" (PDF) (in French). Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  6. "Brice Leverdez". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  7. "Yigit and Leverdez Shine at Mediterranean Games". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  8. "Badminton - Brice Leverdez". CBC . Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  9. Fioux, David (4 February 2019). "Championnats de France : Brice Leverdez retrouve sa couronne" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  10. "Brice Leverdez, battu en finale des Championnats d'Europe : " J'ai tout donné "" (in French). L'Équipe. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  11. "Adcock leads the gold rush in Europe". Badminton England . Retrieved 10 September 2016.