Charles Noakes

Charles Noakes
Personal information
Country	France
Born	(1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27) Sidcup, England
Height	1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking	3 (MS 24 April 2024) 1 (MD with Fabien Morat 10 November 2022) 10 (XD with Elisa Bujnowskyj 21 August 2023)
Current ranking	3 (MS) 11 (MD with Lee Dae-sung) 12 (XD with Elisa Bujnowskyj) (3 September 2024)
Medal record Para-badminton Representing   France Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Men's singles European Para Championships 2023 Rotterdam Men's singles

Charles Noakes (born 19 August 1997) is a French para-badminton player. ^[1] He competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where he reached the finals of the men's singles SH6 event and won gold after defeating Krysten Coombs of Great Britain. ^{[2] [3]}

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles SH6

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2024	Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France	Krysten Coombs	21–19, 21–13	Gold

European Para Championships

Men's singles SH6

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Jack Shephard	21–23, 21–17, 20–22	Silver

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022. ^{[4] [5]}

Men's singles SL4

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Brazil Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Vitor Tavares	21–15, 16–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2022	Thailand Para Badminton International	Level 1	Chu Man Kai	21–23, 15–21	Runner-up
2023	Spanish Para Badminton International I	Level 1	Vitor Tavares	22–20, 19–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2023	Dubai Para Badminton International	Level 1	Chu Man Kai	26–24, 16–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2024	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Chu Man Kai	16–21, 6–11 retired	Runner-up

Men's doubles SH6

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Fabien Morat	Dhinagaran Pandurangan Sivarajan Solaimalai	16–21, 22–20, 21–15	Winner
2022	Brazil Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Fabien Morat	Nilton Quispe Héctor Salva	21–12, 21–15	Winner
2022	Canada Para Badminton International	Level 1	Fabien Morat	Justin Kendrick Wyatt Lightfoot	21–10, 21–14	Winner
2022	Thailand Para Badminton International	Level 1	Fabien Morat	Natthapong Meechai Bunthan Yaemmali	19–21, 21–17, 21–16	Runner-up
				Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim	12–21, 10–21
				Dhinagaran Pandurangan Sivarajan Solaimalai	22–20, 21–15

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles SH6

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Brazil Para Badminton International	Fabien Morat	Lin Naili Luo Guangliang	20–22, 22–20, 19–21	Runner-up
			Dheyvid Bisto Márcio Dellafina	21–5, 21–3
			Miles Krajewski Héctor Salva	21–19, 21–19
2020	Peru Para Badminton International	Fabien Morat	Miles Krajewski Héctor Salva	22–20, 21–10	Winner

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Spanish Para Badminton International	Nina Kozlova	Héctor Salva Daria Bujnicka	21–17, 21–14	Runner-up
			Alexander Mekhdiev Uliana Podpalnaya	21–8, 21–17
			Fabien Morat Oliwia Szmigiel	16–21, 10–21

References

1. "Noakes Charles". Paris 2024 Paralympics .
2. "Charles Noakes en finale du tournoi de badminton aux Paralympiques" [Charles Noakes reaches final of Paralympic badminton tournament]. L'Équipe (in French). 1 September 2024.
3. [e-mail] (2024-09-03). "Jeux paralympiques 2024 : Charles Noakes, petite taille mais immense talent du para badminton". Actu Francaises (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
4. "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation . 29 May 2022.
5. "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation . 11 July 2022.