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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 | 15 (MS, 5 August 2025) 16 (MD with Christo Popov, 29 July 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 15 (MS) 15 (MD with Christo Popov) (5 August) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]
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]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland | ![]() | 17–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain | ![]() | 16–21, 21–19, 15–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany | ![]() | 18–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2025 | Forum, Horsens, Denmark | ![]() | 17–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2025 | Forum, Horsens, Denmark | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 18–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain | ![]() | 21–17, 21–16 | ![]() |
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland | ![]() | 13–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France | ![]() | 21–14, 21–15 | ![]() |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–13 | ![]() |
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
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | SaarLorLux Open | Super 100 | ![]() | 22–20, 19–21, 21–14 | ![]() |
2021 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | ![]() | 23–21, 21–13 | ![]() |
2021 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() | 21–15, 21–17 | ![]() |
2022 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | ![]() | 21–11, 21–19 | ![]() |
2024 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() | 11–21, 21–15, 20–22 | ![]() |
2024 | Hylo Open | Super 300 | ![]() | 13–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2025 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Latvia International | ![]() | 21–14, 21–14 | ![]() |
2018 | Hellas International | ![]() | 21–7, 21–13 | ![]() |
2018 | Latvia International | ![]() | 21–10, 21–15 | ![]() |
2018 | Spanish International | ![]() | 21–13, 21–17 | ![]() |
2018 | Bulgarian Open | ![]() | 22–20, 21–12 | ![]() |
2018 | Czech Open | ![]() | 21–16, 21–11 | ![]() |
2019 | Bulgarian Open | ![]() | 21–15, 21–10 | ![]() |
2019 | Irish Open | ![]() | 21–10, 24–22 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Bulgarian Eurasia Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–10, 11–10, 11–9 | ![]() |
2018 | Bulgarian Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 17–21, 21–7, 21–17 | ![]() |
2019 | Italian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Boys' singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Bulgarian Junior International | ![]() | 11–10, 4–11, 4–11, 11–6, 11–4 | ![]() |
2015 | Bulgarian Junior International | ![]() | 21–9, 19–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Slovenia Junior International | ![]() | 21–14, 10–21, 23–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Hellas Junior International | ![]() | 21–17, 11–21, 21–14 | ![]() |
2016 | Belgian Junior International | ![]() | 21–15, 21–12 | ![]() |
2016 | Danish Junior Cup | ![]() | 21–16, 19–21, 24–22 | ![]() |
Boys' doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Bulgarian Junior International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 10–11, 11–10, 9–11, 11–6, 6–11 | ![]() |
2015 | Hungarian Junior International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 20–22, 21–19 | ![]() |
2015 | Slovenia Junior International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 21–17 | ![]() |
2016 | Hellas Junior International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 21–15 | ![]() |
2016 | Bulgarian Junior International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 13–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Belgian Junior International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–11, 21–15 | ![]() |
2016 | Danish Junior Cup | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–21, 21–17, 17–21 | ![]() |