Toma Junior Popov

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Toma Junior Popov
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Personal information
CountryFrance
Born (1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 (age 26)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Residence Fos-sur-Mer, France
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking13 (MS, 2 September 2025)
16 (MD with Christo Popov, 29 July 2025)
Current ranking13 (MS)
18 (MD with Christo Popov) (2 September)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Kraków–Małopolska Men's doubles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Horsens Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Saarbrücken Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2025 HorsensMen's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Madrid Men's singles
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Kazan Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Łódź Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Kazan Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Liévin Men'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
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tarragona Men's singles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Mulhouse Boys' singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 MulhouseBoys' doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 MulhouseMixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Lubin Boys' singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 LubinMixed team
BWF profile

Toma Junior Popov (born 29 September 1998) is a French badminton player. [1] [2] Partnered with his brother Christo Popov, he won the men's doubles gold at the 2025 European Championships. [3] He competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games and claimed the men's singles bronze medal. [4] The Popov brothers also competed for France at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles event. [5]

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In the juniors, Popov won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys' singles event. [6] Popov made history as the first non-Danish male player to win a European Junior team gold as well as the men's singles and doubles in 2017. He joined Peter Gade, Jim Laugesen, and Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen as the only men to have ever completed the treble. [7]

Early and personal life

Born in Sofia, Popov came from a badminton family. His father, Thomas, is a former Bulgarian and French national player. His brother, Christo Popov, also plays badminton. He started to play when he was 8 with neighbour and won his school championship at age of 9. Both of them trained at the Fos-sur-Mer club. [8]

Achievements

European Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2023 Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland Flag of Denmark.svg Viktor Axelsen 17–21, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2023 Arena Jaskółka,
Tarnów, Poland		 Flag of France.svg Christo Popov Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Lane
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Vendy 		15–21, 14–21 Med 3.png Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Antonsen 16–21, 21–19, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2024 Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Antonsen18–21, 13–21 Med 2.png Silver
2025 Forum, Horsens, Denmark Flag of France.svg Alex Lanier 17–21, 18–21 Med 2.png Silver

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2025 Forum, Horsens, Denmark Flag of France.svg Christo Popov Flag of France.svg Éloi Adam
Flag of France.svg Léo Rossi 		21–12, 18–21, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold

Mediterranean Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2018 El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain Flag of Turkey.svg Muhammed Ali Kurt 21–17, 21–16 Med 3.png Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015 Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Antonsen 13–21, 9–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2017 Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France Flag of France.svg Arnaud Merklé 21–14, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace,
Mulhouse, France		 Flag of France.svg Thom Gicquel Flag of England.svg Max Flynn
Flag of England.svg Callum Hemming 		21–17, 21–13 Med 1.png Gold

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [9] 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 BWF World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. [10]

Men's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2020 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Caljouw 22–20, 19–21, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021 Orléans Masters Super 100 Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Christophersen 23–21, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021 Spain Masters Super 300 Flag of Indonesia.svg Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo 21–15, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 Orléans MastersSuper 100 Flag of India.svg Mithun Manjunath 21–11, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Spain MastersSuper 300 Flag of Singapore.svg Loh Kean Yew 11–21, 21–15, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024 Hylo Open Super 300 Flag of France.svg Christo Popov 13–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2025 German Open Super 300 Flag of France.svg Christo Popov Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Won-ho
Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Seung-jae 		19–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016 Latvia International Flag of Finland.svg Kasper Lehikoinen 21–14, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Hellas International Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ondřej Král 21–7, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Latvia International Flag of France.svg Léo Rossi 21–10, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Spanish International Flag of France.svg Lucas Corvée 21–13, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Bulgarian Open Flag of France.svg Arnaud Merklé 22–20, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Czech Open Flag of Denmark.svg Victor Svendsen 21–16, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Bulgarian Open Flag of New Zealand.svg Abhinav Manota 21–15, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Irish Open Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Abián 21–10, 24–22Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Bulgarian Eurasia Open Flag of France.svg Thomas Vallez Flag of France.svg Ronan Guéguin
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Hammer 		11–10, 11–10, 11–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Bulgarian Open Flag of France.svg Christo Popov Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Yu-jun
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Bing-wei 		17–21, 21–7, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Italian International Flag of France.svg Christo Popov Flag of Germany.svg Bjarne Geiss
Flag of Germany.svg Jan Colin Völker 		18–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

BWF Junior International (9 titles, 4 runners-up)

Boys' singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2014Bulgarian Junior International Flag of France.svg Alexandre Hammer 11–10, 4–11, 4–11, 11–6, 11–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015Bulgarian Junior International Flag of Bulgaria.svg Daniel Nikolov 21–9, 19–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015Slovenia Junior International Flag of Austria.svg Wolfgang Gnedt 21–14, 10–21, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Hellas Junior International Flag of Ireland.svg Nhat Nguyen 21–17, 11–21, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Belgian Junior International Flag of France.svg Arnaud Merklé 21–15, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Danish Junior Cup Flag of Ireland.svg Nhat Nguyen21–16, 19–21, 24–22Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Boys' doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Bulgarian Junior International Flag of France.svg Thomas Vallez Flag of France.svg Ronan Gueguin
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Hammer 		10–11, 11–10, 9–11, 11–6, 6–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015Hungarian Junior International Flag of France.svg Thomas Vallez Flag of Poland.svg Aleksander Jabłoński
Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Śmiłowski 		21–17, 20–22, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015Slovenia Junior International Flag of France.svg Gregor Dunikowski Flag of Turkey.svg Emre Cömert
Flag of Turkey.svg Baran Yüksel 		21–16, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Hellas Junior International Flag of France.svg Thomas Baures Flag of France.svg Éloi Adam
Flag of France.svg Samy Corvée 		21–18, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Bulgarian Junior International Flag of France.svg Léo Rossi Flag of Thailand.svg Pakin Kuna-anuvit
Flag of Thailand.svg Natthapat Trinkajee 		13–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016Belgian Junior International Flag of France.svg Léo Rossi Flag of England.svg Zach Russ
Flag of England.svg Steven Stallwood 		21–11, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Danish Junior Cup Flag of Denmark.svg Karl Thor Søndergaard Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Kjær
Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Toft 		14–21, 21–17, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Toma Junior Popov". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Badminton - Toma Junior Popov" (in French). Info Média Conseil. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Les frères Popov champions d'Europe en double après une finale française face à Éloi Adam et Léo Rossi" (in French). L'Équipe. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "POPOV Toma Tomov". Tarragona 2018 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "POPOV Toma Junior". Paris 2024 Olympics . Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Phlean, Mark. "Popov does double and creates history". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "The Popov dynasty". FZ Forza. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  9. ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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