Brice_Leverdez
Brice Leverdez
French badminton player (born 1986)
Brice Leverdez (born 9 April 1986) is a French badminton player.[1][2] He was a champion at the 2013 Mediterranean Games, won a silver medal at the 2015 European Games, and a bronze medal at the 2018 European Championships.
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1986-04-09) 9 April 1986 (age 38) La Garenne-Colombes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2005–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 19 (MS 12 July 2018) 49 (MD 26 June 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 40 (MS 31 January 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Leverdez started playing badminton at aged 12, and continued after that at the club, then in 2008, he joined France national badminton team.[1] In 2005, he won bronze medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in boys' doubles event partnered with Matthieu Lo Ying Ping.[3] He won French National Badminton Championships in men's singles event from 2008 to 2015.[4][5] In 2012, he competed in men's singles event at the Summer Olympic Games held in London. During group stage, he had defeated Edwin Ekiring 21-12, 21-11, but was defeated by Wong Wing Ki 21-11, 21-16. He finished second place in group stage, and did not advance.[6] In 2013, he won gold medal at the Mediterranean Games in men's singles event.[7] In 2016, he won silver medal at the European Men's Team Championships in men's team event.[4] In the same year, he competed at the Summer Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the group stage, he defeating Raul Must 21-18, 18-21, 21-12, and defeated by Jan Ø. Jørgensen 21-11, 21-18. He did not advance to the final stage after finished second in group stage.[8]
In February, Leverdez won his ninth National Championships title.[9] He qualified to represent France at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. He finished as the runner-up and won a silver medal after being defeated by Anders Antonsen in the final with the score 19–21, 21–14, 10–21.[10]
European Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus |  Anders Antonsen |
19–21, 21–14, 10–21 |  Silver |
European Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | Viktor Axelsen |
7–21, 9–21 |  Bronze |
Mediterranean Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey |  Pablo Abián |
21–17, 23–21 |  Gold |
European Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands |
 Matthieu Lo Ying Ping |
Rasmus Bonde Kasper Henriksen |
15–11, 8–15, 7–15[11] | Bronze |
BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 2 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | U.S. Open |  Rajiv Ouseph |
17–21, 9–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2010 | Canada Open |  Taufik Hidayat |
15–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Scottish Open |  Henri Hurskainen |
21–8, 16–21, 21–16 |  Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 3 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Ecuador International |  Fernandes Ricardo |
21–17, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2007 | Carebaco International |  Raju Rai |
21–12, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2008 | Welsh International |  Kieran Merrilees |
21–15, 18–21, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2010 | Canadian International |  Kęstutis Navickas |
16–21, 21–18, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Kharkiv International |  Dmytro Zavadsky |
9–21, 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2011 | Belgian International | Andre Kurniawan Tedjono |
21–7, 13–21, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2012 | Spanish Open | Gabriel Ulldahl |
21–14, 22–24, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2013 | Tahiti International | Matthieu Lo Ying Ping |
21–14, 21–6 | Winner |
| 2013 | Swiss International |  Vladimir Malkov |
22–20, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2013 | Puerto Rico International |  Daniel Paiola |
21–17, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2014 | Polish Open | Rasmus Fladberg |
21–6, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2015 | Italian International |  Marc Zwiebler |
21–17, 14–21, 26–24 | Winner |
| 2020 | Portugal International | Lucas Corvée |
21–10, 21–12 | Winner |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Swiss International | Lucas Corvée |
Daniel Benz Chan Kwong Beng |
16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Puerto Rico International | Lucas Corvée |
Laurent Constantin Matthieu Lo Ying Ping |
21–14, 21–12 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | Portugal International | Lucas Corvée |
Christopher Grimley Matthew Grimley |
26–24, 24–22 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
- "Brice Leverdez biography". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- "Brice Leverdez" (in French). Fédération Française de Badminton. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "Quelques portraits de joueurs" (PDF) (in French). EDAP Vendée. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "Consultez les fiches détaillées des Bleus du badminton" (PDF) (in French). Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "Brice Leverdez". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "Yigit and Leverdez Shine at Mediterranean Games". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "Badminton - Brice Leverdez". CBC. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- Fioux, David (4 February 2019). "Championnats de France : Brice Leverdez retrouve sa couronne" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- "Brice Leverdez, battu en finale des Championnats d'Europe : " J'ai tout donné "" (in French). L'Équipe. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- "Adcock leads the gold rush in Europe". Badminton England. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- Brice Leverdez's official site
- Brice Leverdez at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com