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Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sofia, Bulgaria | 29 September 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Fos-sur-Mer, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 19 (MS, 18 June 2024) 20 (MD with Christo Popov, 11 October 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 22 (MS), 39 (MD with Christo Popov) (16 July 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Toma Junior Popov (born 29 September 1998) is a French badminton player. [1] [2] He won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys' singles event. [3] 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. [4] He competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games and claimed the men's singles bronze medal. [5]
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. Both of them trained at the Fos-sur-Mer club. [6]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland | Viktor Axelsen | 17–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland | Christo Popov | Ben Lane Sean Vendy | 15–21, 14–21 | Bronze |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain | Anders Antonsen | 16–21, 21–19, 15–21 | Bronze |
2024 | Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany | Anders Antonsen | 18–21, 13–21 | Silver |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain | Muhammed Ali Kurt | 21–17, 21–16 | Bronze |
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland | Anders Antonsen | 13–21, 9–21 | Bronze |
2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France | Arnaud Merklé | 21–14, 21–15 | Gold |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France | Thom Gicquel | Max Flynn Callum Hemming | 21–17, 21–13 | Gold |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [7] 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. [8]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | SaarLorLux Open | Super 100 | Mark Caljouw | 22–20, 19–21, 21–14 | Winner |
2021 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | Mads Christophersen | 23–21, 21–13 | Winner |
2021 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo | 21–15, 21–17 | Winner |
2022 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | Mithun Manjunath | 21–11, 21–19 | Winner |
2024 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Loh Kean Yew | 11–21, 21–15, 20–22 | Runner-up |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Latvia International | Kasper Lehikoinen | 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
2018 | Hellas International | Ondřej Král | 21–7, 21–13 | Winner |
2018 | Latvia International | Léo Rossi | 21–10, 21–15 | Winner |
2018 | Spanish International | Lucas Corvée | 21–13, 21–17 | Winner |
2018 | Bulgarian Open | Arnaud Merklé | 22–20, 21–12 | Winner |
2018 | Czech Open | Victor Svendsen | 21–16, 21–11 | Winner |
2019 | Bulgarian Open | Abhinav Manota | 21–15, 21–10 | Winner |
2019 | Irish Open | Pablo Abián | 21–10, 24–22 | Winner |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Bulgarian Eurasia Open | Thomas Vallez | Ronan Guéguin Alexandre Hammer | 11–10, 11–10, 11–9 | Winner |
2018 | Bulgarian Open | Christo Popov | Chen Yu-jun Lin Bing-wei | 17–21, 21–7, 21–17 | Winner |
2019 | Italian International | Christo Popov | Bjarne Geiss Jan Colin Völker | 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
Boys' singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Bulgarian Junior International | Alexandre Hammer | 11–10, 4–11, 4–11, 11–6, 11–4 | Winner |
2015 | Bulgarian Junior International | Daniel Nikolov | 21–9, 19–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Slovenia Junior International | Wolfgang Gnedt | 21–14, 10–21, 23–21 | Winner |
2016 | Hellas Junior International | Nhat Nguyen | 21–17, 11–21, 21–14 | Winner |
2016 | Belgian Junior International | Arnaud Merklé | 21–15, 21–12 | Winner |
2016 | Danish Junior Cup | Nhat Nguyen | 21–16, 19–21, 24–22 | Winner |
Boys' doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Bulgarian Junior International | Thomas Vallez | Ronan Gueguin Alexandre Hammer | 10–11, 11–10, 9–11, 11–6, 6–11 | Runner-up |
2015 | Hungarian Junior International | Thomas Vallez | Aleksander Jabłoński Paweł Śmiłowski | 21–17, 20–22, 21–19 | Winner |
2015 | Slovenia Junior International | Gregor Dunikowski | Emre Cömert Baran Yüksel | 21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
2016 | Hellas Junior International | Thomas Baures | Éloi Adam Samy Corvée | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
2016 | Bulgarian Junior International | Léo Rossi | Pakin Kuna-anuvit Natthapat Trinkajee | 13–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Belgian Junior International | Léo Rossi | Zach Russ Steven Stallwood | 21–11, 21–15 | Winner |
2016 | Danish Junior Cup | Karl Thor Søndergaard | Rasmus Kjær Jesper Toft | 14–21, 21–17, 17–21 | Runner-up |
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