Delphine Delrue

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Delphine Delrue
Personal information
Birth nameDelphine Aurore Delrue
CountryFrance
Born (1998-11-06) 6 November 1998 (age 26)
Sarcelles, France [1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Years activeRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking5 (XD with Thom Gicquel 3 January 2023)
27 (WD with Léa Palermo 5 March 2019)
Current ranking10 (XD with Thom Gicquel 15 April 2025)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Paris Mixed doubles
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Minsk Mixed doubles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Saarbrücken Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Madrid Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Horsens Mixed doubles
European Women's Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Liévin Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Łódź Women's team
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Baku Mixed team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tarragona Women's doubles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Mulhouse Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Lubin Mixed team
BWF profile

Delphine Aurore Delrue (born 6 November 1998) is a French badminton player. [2] [3] Delrue started playing badminton at aged seven, and she affiliate with the USEE Badminton club in 2006. Delrue was selected to join the national team in INSEP in 2016. [4] In 2015, she became the runner-up of European University Championships in the women's doubles and mixed doubles events. [5] In 2016, she won French National Badminton Championships in the women's doubles event with her partner Léa Palermo. [6] She also the runner-up at the Orléans International in the women's doubles event and Swiss International in the mixed doubles event. [7] [8] In 2017, she became the runner-up at the Estonian International partnered with Léa Palermo. [9] She competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, clinched the women's doubles gold with Palermo. [10] In 2019, she captured a bronze medal at the European Games in the mixed doubles event with Thom Gicquel. [11] Delrue and Gicquel reached a career high as world number 10 in the BWF World ranking on 9 March 2021. [12] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [13]

Contents

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2025 Adidas Arena, Paris, France Flag of France.svg Thom Gicquel Flag of Malaysia.svg Chen Tang Jie
Flag of Malaysia.svg Toh Ee Wei
18–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze

European Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Falcon Club,
Minsk, Belarus
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Thom Gicquel Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marcus Ellis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lauren Smith
19–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2023 Arena Jaskółka,
Tarnów, Poland
Flag of France.svg Thom Gicquel Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Tabeling
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Selena Piek
10–21, 21–13, 13–21 Med 2.png Silver

European Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur,
Madrid, Spain
Flag of France.svg Thom Gicquel Flag of Germany.svg Mark Lamsfuß
Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Lohau
21–16, 20–22, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver
2024 Saarlandhalle,
Saarbrücken, Germany
Flag of France.svg Thom Gicquel Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Christiansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Alexandra Bøje
21–16, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold
2025 Forum,
Horsens, Germany
Flag of France.svg Thom Gicquel Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Toft
Flag of Denmark.svg Amalie Magelund
18–21, 19–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mediterranean Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 El Morell Pavilion,
Tarragona, Spain
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Léa Palermo Flag of Turkey.svg Bengisu Erçetin
Flag of Turkey.svg Nazlıcan İnci
21–17, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 8 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [14] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. [15]

Women's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Orléans Masters Super 100 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Léa Palermo Flag of Bulgaria.svg Gabriela Stoeva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stefani Stoeva
8–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Dutch Open Super 100 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Thom Gicquel Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis
Flag of England.svg Lauren Smith
15–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Orléans Masters Super 100 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Thom Gicquel Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Ronan Labar
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Anne Tran
21–11, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 U.S. Open Super 300 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Thom Gicquel Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Jhe-huei
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Ya-ching
17–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020 Spain Masters Super 300 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Thom Gicquel Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sa-rang
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ha-na
21–15, 11–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021 Swiss Open Super 300 Flag of France.svg Thom Gicquel Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Christiansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Alexandra Bøje
21–19, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Flag of France.svg Thom Gicquel Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Siwei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Yaqiong
13–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 China Open Super 1000 Flag of France.svg Thom Gicquel Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Seung-jae
Flag of South Korea.svg Chae Yoo-jung
19–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024 Japan Masters Super 500 Flag of France.svg Thom Gicquel Flag of Thailand.svg Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Flag of Thailand.svg Supissara Paewsampran
16–21, 21–10, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2025 India Open Super 750 Flag of France.svg Thom Gicquel Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiang Zhenbang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wei Yaxin
18–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2025 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Flag of France.svg Thom Gicquel Flag of Thailand.svg Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Flag of Thailand.svg Supissara Paewsampran
21–16, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 9 runners-up)

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Orléans International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Léa Palermo Flag of England.svg Heather Olver
Flag of England.svg Lauren Smith
19–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Estonian International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Léa Palermo Flag of Bulgaria.svg Mariya Mitsova
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petya Nedelcheva
12–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Orléans International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Léa Palermo Flag of Japan.svg Asumi Kugo
Flag of Japan.svg Megumi Yokoyama
14–21, 21–17, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 White Nights Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Léa Palermo Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Chervyakova
Flag of Russia.svg Olga Morozova
8–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018 Spanish International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Léa Palermo Flag of Ukraine.svg Maryna Ilyinskaya
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yelyzaveta Zharka
21–6, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Belgian International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Léa Palermo Flag of Japan.svg Mizuki Fujii
Flag of Japan.svg Nao Ono
21–19, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Irish Open Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Léa Palermo Flag of Denmark.svg Amalie Magelund
Flag of Denmark.svg Freja Ravn
18–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Swiss International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Thom Gicquel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Oliver Schaller
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Céline Burkart
17–21, 21–10, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Portugal International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Thom Gicquel Flag of Finland.svg Anton Kaisti
Flag of Finland.svg Jenny Nyström
21–19, 19–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018 Swedish Open Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Thom Gicquel Flag of Denmark.svg Kristoffer Knudsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Isabella Nielsen
21–16, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Dutch International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Thom Gicquel Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Thyrri
Flag of Denmark.svg Elisa Melgaard
21–17, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Polish Open Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Thom Gicquel Flag of England.svg Ben Lane
Flag of England.svg Jessica Pugh
17–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Denmark International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Thom Gicquel Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Ronan Labar
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Anne Tran
21–19, 18–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Azerbaijan International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Thom Gicquel Flag of Germany.svg Mark Lamsfuß
Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Herttrich
9–21, 23–21, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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