Thomas Rouxel

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Thomas Rouxel
Personal information
CountryFrance
Born (1991-05-26) 26 May 1991 (age 33)
Rennes, France
Residence Paris, France
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Years active2010–2022
Retired2 September 2022
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking38 (2 November 2021)
Current ranking93 (3 January 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
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
BWF profile

Thomas Rouxel (born 26 May 1991) is a French badminton player affiliated with Chambly Oise club. [1] [2] In 2016, he won the silver medal at the European Men's Team Championships in Kazan, Russia. [3]

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Career

Rouxel helped the team to win silver in the European Men's Team Championships. He also help the team to achieve bronze two years later in the men's team event. Thomas reached the finals of the 2019 Orléans Masters Super 100. He lost in the final to Koki Watanabe in 3 games.

Rouxel announced his retirement from badminton on 2 September 2022 on his Instagram account. [4]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [5] 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. [6]

Men's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2019 Orléans Masters Super 100 Flag of Japan.svg Koki Watanabe 21–18, 12–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2014 White Nights Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Domke 16–21, 23–25Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Peru International Flag of France.svg Lucas Corvée 21–12, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Polish Open Flag of Finland.svg Eetu Heino 21–11, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017White Nights Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Abián 21–15, 15–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Czech Open Flag of Japan.svg Kento Momota 8–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018 Italian International Flag of Denmark.svg Victor Svendsen 12–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

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