Thom Gicquel

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Thom Gicquel
Personal information
Birth nameThom Mark Gicquel
CountryFrance
Born (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25)
Tours, France
Residence Paris, France
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking50 (MD with Ronan Labar 25 October 2018)
5 (XD with Delphine Delrue 3 January 2023)
Current ranking11 (XD with Delphine Delrue 16 April 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Minsk Mixed doubles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Saarbrücken Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Madrid Mixed doubles
European Men's Team Championships
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
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tarragona Men's doubles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Mulhouse Boys' doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Mulhouse Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Lubin Mixed team
BWF profile

Thom Mark Gicquel (born 12 January 1999) is a French badminton player. [1] Competing in the mixed doubles, he was able to reach the top 10 of the BWF world rankings with his partner Delphine Delrue. [2] Together with Delrue, he won the gold medal in the 2024 European Championships; silver in the 2022 European Championships, and 2023 European Games; and also bronze in the 2019 European Games.

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Gicquel's achievements began when he still in a young age. He claimed the gold medals at the 2017 European Junior Championships in the mixed team and the boys' doubles events, and then when he had just risen to senior level, he won the men's doubles gold in the 2018 Mediterranean Games.

Early life

Born in Tours, Gicquel has lived in Gosné with his parents for 5 years. In there he started playing badminton in the Betton club, alongside his parents, brothers and sisters. [2] Competing in all three events (singles, doubles and mixed), he showed more of his talents as a doubles player when he moves to the U17 category. Partnered with Léo Rossi, he won his first U17 title at the 2015 Romanian Junior International. He was part of the national junior team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships. [3] He made his debut in the international senior tournament at the 2015 Riga International in Latvia, finished as the men's doubles runner-up partnered with Thomas Baures. [1] [4]

In 2016, Gicquel won the silver medal in the boys' doubles at the U17 European Junior Championships with his partner Rossi. He won his first international title at the 2016 Latvia International partnering Léonice Huet.

Career

In 2017, Gicquel became the member of the national junior team that won the gold medal in European Junior Championships. He also won the gold medal in the boys' doubles event with Toma Junior Popov. [5]

In the 2018 European Men's Team Championships, he helped the team claim the bronze medal. [6] [7] Teamed-up with Bastian Kersaudy, they clinched the men's doubles gold at the 2018 Mediterranean Games. [8] [9]

In 2019, he captured a bronze medal at the 2019 European Games in the mixed doubles event with Delphine Delrue. [10]

Gicquel and Delrue reached a career high as world number 10 in the BWF World ranking in 9 March 2021, [11] making them as the first ever French mixed doubles to enter the top 10 in the BWF World ranking. [2] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [12]

Achievements

European Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Falcon Club,
Minsk, Belarus
Flag of France.svg Delphine Delrue Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marcus Ellis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lauren Smith
19–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2023 Arena Jaskółka,
Tarnów, Poland
Flag of France.svg Delphine Delrue Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Tabeling
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Selena Piek
10–21, 21–13, 13–21 Med 2.png Silver

European Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur,
Madrid, Spain
Flag of France.svg Delphine Delrue Flag of Germany.svg Mark Lamsfuß
Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Lohau
21–16, 20–22, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver
2024 Saarlandhalle,
Saarbrücken, Germany
Flag of France.svg Delphine Delrue Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Christiansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Alexandra Bøje
21–16, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold

Mediterranean Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 El Morell Pavilion,
Tarragona, Spain
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Bastian Kersaudy Flag of Turkey.svg Serdar Koca
Flag of Turkey.svg Serhat Salim
21–9, 21–19 Med 1.png Gold

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace,
Mulhouse, France
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Toma Junior Popov Flag of England.svg Max Flynn
Flag of England.svg Callum Hemming
21–17, 21–13 Med 1.png Gold

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [13] 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. [14]

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Dutch Open Super 100 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Delphine Delrue Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis
Flag of England.svg Lauren Smith
15–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Orléans Masters Super 100 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Delphine Delrue Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Ronan Labar
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Anne Tran
21–11, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 U.S. Open Super 300 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Delphine Delrue Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Jhe-huei
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Ya-ching
17–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020 Spain Masters Super 300 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Delphine Delrue Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sa-rang
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ha-na
21–15, 11–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021 Swiss Open Super 300 Flag of France.svg Delphine Delrue Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Christiansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Alexandra Bøje
21–19, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Flag of France.svg Delphine Delrue Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Siwei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Yaqiong
13–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 China Open Super 1000 Flag of France.svg Delphine Delrue Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Seung-jae
Flag of South Korea.svg Chae Yoo-jung
19–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 5 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 Riga International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Thomas Baures Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Emil Christensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Kristoffer Knudsen
12–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018 Czech Open Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Ronan Labar Flag of Poland.svg Miłosz Bochat
Flag of Poland.svg Adam Cwalina
21–18, 17–21, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Latvia International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Léonice Huet Flag of Russia.svg Dmitrii Riabov
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Shegurova
21–15, 18–21, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Swiss International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Delphine Delrue Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Oliver Schaller
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Céline Burkart
17–21, 21–10, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Portugal International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Delphine Delrue Flag of Finland.svg Anton Kaisti
Flag of Finland.svg Jenny Nyström
21–19, 19–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018 Swedish Open Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Delphine Delrue Flag of Denmark.svg Kristoffer Knudsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Isabella Nielsen
21–16, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Dutch International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Delphine Delrue Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Thyrri
Flag of Denmark.svg Elisa Melgaard
21–17, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Polish Open Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Delphine Delrue Flag of England.svg Ben Lane
Flag of England.svg Jessica Pugh
17–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Denmark International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Delphine Delrue Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Ronan Labar
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Anne Tran
21–19, 18–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Azerbaijan International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Delphine Delrue Flag of Germany.svg Mark Lamsfuß
Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Herttrich
9–21, 23–21, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
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  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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