William Villeger

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William Villeger
Personal information
CountryFrance
Born (2000-10-22) 22 October 2000 (age 23)
Martigues, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Residence Miramas, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking28 (MD with Fabien Delrue 20 December 2022)
33 (XD with Anne Tran 17 January 2023)
Current ranking44 (MD with Fabien Delrue)
42 (XD with Anne Tran)
87 (MD with Julien Maio) (28 February 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Liévin Men's team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tallinn Boys' doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tallinn Mixed team
BWF profile

William Villeger (born 22 October 2000) is a French badminton player affiliated with ASPTT Strasbourg club. [1] [2] He won the European junior championships in boys' doubles event in 2018 and won another gold in team event too. [3] [4]

Contents

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Kalev Sports Hall,
Tallinn, Estonia
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Fabien Delrue Flag of Scotland.svg Christopher Grimley
Flag of Scotland.svg Matthew Grimley
21–18, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 9 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Latvia International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Fabien Delrue Flag of Denmark.svg Emil Lauritzen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Muurholm
21–12, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Estonian International Flag of France.svg Julien Maio Flag of Japan.svg Shuntaro Mezaki
Flag of Japan.svg Haruya Nishida
19–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 Portugal International Flag of France.svg Julien Maio Flag of Japan.svg Kazuhiro Ichikawa
Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Umayahara
16–21, 21–15, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Réunion Open Flag of France.svg Julien Maio Flag of India.svg Prakash Raj
Flag of India.svg Gouse Shaik
21–9, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Mauritius International Flag of France.svg Julien Maio Flag of Germany.svg Malik Bourakkadi
Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Datko
18–21, 21–10, 21–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Belgian International Flag of France.svg Julien Maio Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ties van der Lecq
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brian Wassink
17–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024 Turkey International Flag of France.svg Julien Maio Flag of France.svg Éloi Adam
Flag of France.svg Léo Rossi
21–15, 17–21, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Dutch International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Vimala Hériau Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Thyrri
Flag of Denmark.svg Elisa Melgaard
14–21, 21–16, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Czech International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Sharone Bauer Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Bitman
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Alžběta Bášová
15–21, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Norwegian International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Sharone Bauer Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Emil Christensen
Flag of Sweden.svg Emma Karlsson
19–21, 21–16, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021 Portugal International Flag of France.svg Sharone Bauer Flag of England.svg Callum Hemming
Flag of England.svg Jessica Pugh
18–21, 21–19, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021 Austrian International Flag of France.svg Sharone Bauer Flag of Malaysia.svg Choong Hon Jian
Flag of Malaysia.svg Toh Ee Wei
21–16, 9–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021 Polish International Flag of France.svg Anne Tran Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Śmiłowski
Flag of Poland.svg Wiktoria Adamek
21–15, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021 Welsh International Flag of France.svg Anne Tran Flag of England.svg Callum Hemming
Flag of England.svg Jessica Pugh
21–15, 17–21, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Réunion Open Flag of France.svg Flavie Vallet Flag of France.svg Julien Maio
Flag of France.svg Léa Palermo
21–23, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024 Mauritius International Flag of France.svg Flavie Vallet Flag of France.svg Julien Maio
Flag of France.svg Léa Palermo
11–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Boys' doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Spanish Junior International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Fabien Delrue Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Maxime Briot
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Kenji Lovang
21–14, 16–21, 24–22Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Danish Junior Cup Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Fabien Delrue Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Maxime Briot
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Kenji Lovang
15–21, 21–15, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Hungarian Junior International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Marig Brouxel Flag of Poland.svg Robert Cybulski
Flag of Poland.svg Wiktoria Dąbczyńska
11–7, 7–11, 4–11, 11–4, 7–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Three borders Junior International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Melanie Potin Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Julien Scheiwiller
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jenjira Stadelmann
19–21, 9–21Silver 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

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References

  1. "William Villeger biography". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2022 via Tournamentsoftware.com.
  2. Lolmede, Edgar (22 August 2020). "Entretien avec William Villeger, jeune badiste spécialiste du double" (in French). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  3. "Euro Juniors : la France au sommet" (in French). Fédération Française de Badminton. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. Sommer, Emilie (17 April 2020). "Villeger: I like to take the time". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 October 2021.