Maxime Moreels

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Maxime Moreels
Personal information
CountryBelgium
Born (1991-06-12) 12 June 1991 (age 31)
Nivelles, Belgium
Residence Nivelles, Belgium
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Years active2009-present
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking83 (MS 13 July 2017)
172 (MD 6 October 2011)
216 (XD 16 September 2010)
Current ranking242 (MS)
538 (MD with Milan Dratva)
(22 November 2022)
BWF profile

Maxime Moreels (born 12 June 1991) is a Belgian badminton player. [1] He won the men's doubles title at the 2012 Belgian National Championships, and also the runner-up in the singles event from 2011-2017. In 2016, he won his first international title at the Zambia International tournament. [2] He educated at the Haute Ecole Libre Mosane, and competed at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. [3]

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Achievements

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

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016 Suriname International Flag of Israel.svg Misha Zilberman 14–21, 21–12, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Zambia International Flag of Mauritius.svg Julien Paul 21–12, 20–22, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017 South Africa International Flag of Mauritius.svg Julien Paul19–21, 21–15, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Benin International Flag of Jordan.svg Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik 21–11, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 International Mexicano Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón 19–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020 Iran Fajr International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Xiaodong Sheng 17–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Players: Maxime Moreels". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. "Detail: Maxime Moreels". www.yonex.be. Yonex . Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  3. "Athlete Information: Moreels Maxime". www.kazan2013.com. Kazan 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2018.