Brice Leverdez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | La Garenne-Colombes, France | 9 April 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2005–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 19 (MS 12 July 2018) 49 (MD 26 June 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 40 (MS 31 January 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus | Anders Antonsen | 19–21, 21–14, 10–21 | Silver |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | Viktor Axelsen | 7–21, 9–21 | Bronze |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | Pablo Abián | 21–17, 23–21 | Gold |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands | Matthieu Lo Ying Ping | Rasmus Bonde Kasper Henriksen | 15–11, 8–15, 7–15 [11] | Bronze |
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
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | U.S. Open | Rajiv Ouseph | 17–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Canada Open | Taufik Hidayat | 15–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Scottish Open | Henri Hurskainen | 21–8, 16–21, 21–16 | Winner |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Ecuador International | Fernandes Ricardo | 21–17, 21–16 | Winner |
2007 | Carebaco International | Raju Rai | 21–12, 21–17 | Winner |
2008 | Welsh International | Kieran Merrilees | 21–15, 18–21, 21–19 | Winner |
2010 | Canadian International | Kęstutis Navickas | 16–21, 21–18, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Kharkiv International | Dmytro Zavadsky | 9–21, 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
2011 | Belgian International | Andre Kurniawan Tedjono | 21–7, 13–21, 21–11 | Winner |
2012 | Spanish Open | Gabriel Ulldahl | 21–14, 22–24, 21–18 | Winner |
2013 | Tahiti International | Matthieu Lo Ying Ping | 21–14, 21–6 | Winner |
2013 | Swiss International | Vladimir Malkov | 22–20, 21–14 | Winner |
2013 | Puerto Rico International | Daniel Paiola | 21–17, 21–14 | Winner |
2014 | Polish Open | Rasmus Fladberg | 21–6, 21–16 | Winner |
2015 | Italian International | Marc Zwiebler | 21–17, 14–21, 26–24 | Winner |
2020 | Portugal International | Lucas Corvée | 21–10, 21–12 | Winner |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Swiss International | Lucas Corvée | Daniel Benz Chan Kwong Beng | 16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Puerto Rico International | Lucas Corvée | Laurent Constantin Matthieu Lo Ying Ping | 21–14, 21–12 | Runner-up |
2020 | Portugal International | Lucas Corvée | Christopher Grimley Matthew Grimley | 26–24, 24–22 | Winner |
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