Brice Leverdez

Brice Leverdez (born 9 April 1986) is a French badminton player.[1][2]

Brice Leverdez
Personal information
Country France
Born (1986-04-09) 9 April 1986
La Garenne-Colombes, France
ResidenceSaint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Years active2005
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking19 (MS 12 July 2018)
49 (MD 26 June 2014)
Current ranking39 (MS 25 February 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  France
European Games
2019 Minsk Men's singles
European Championships
2018 Huelva Men's singles
European Men's Team Championships
2016 Kazan Men's team
2018 Kazan Men's team
2020 Liévin Men's team
Mediterranean Games
Mersin 2013 Men's singles
European Junior Championships
2005 Den Bosch Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Career

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 defeating Edwin Ekiring 21-12, 21-11, and 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 defeated by Anders Antonsen in the final with the score 19–21, 21–14, 10–21.[10]

Achievements

European Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
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 Deportes de Huelva, 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 Abian 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

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Scottish Open Henri Hurskainen 21–8, 16–21, 21–16 Winner
2010 Canada Open Taufik Hidayat 15–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2010 U.S. Open Rajiv Ouseph 17–21, 9–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Italian International Marc Zwiebler 21–17, 14–21, 26–24 Winner
2014 Polish Open Rasmus Fladberg 21–6, 21–16 Winner
2013 Puerto Rico International Daniel Paiola 21–17, 21–14 Winner
2013 Swiss International Vladimir Malkov 22–20, 21–14 Winner
2013 Tahiti International Matthieu Lo Ying Ping 21–14, 21–6 Winner
2012 Spanish Open Gabriel Ulldahl 21–14, 22–24, 21–18 Winner
2011 Belgian International Andre Kurniawan Tedjono 21–7, 13–21, 21–11 Winner
2011 Kharkiv International Dmytro Zavadsky 9–21, 21–14, 21–14 Winner
2010 Canadian International Kęstutis Navickas 16–21, 21–18, 14–21 Runner-up
2008 Welsh International Kieran Merrilees 21–15, 18–21, 21–19 Winner
2007 Carebaco International Raju Rai 21–12, 21–17 Winner
2007 Ecuador International Fernandes Ricardo 21–17, 21–16 Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Puerto Rico International Lucas Corvee Laurent Constantin
Matthieu Lo Ying Ping		 21–14, 21–12 Runner-up
2013 Swiss International Lucas Corvee Daniel Benz
Chan Kwong Beng		 16–21, 16–21 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament
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References
  1. "Players: Brice Leverdez". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. "Brice Leverdez". www.ffbad.org (in French). Fédération Française de Badminton. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. "Quelques portraits de joueurs" (PDF). edap.vendee.fr (in French). Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. "Consultez les fiches détaillées des Bleus du badminton" (PDF). franceolympique.com (in French). Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  6. "Brice Leverdez". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  7. "Yigit and Leverdez Shine at Mediterranean Games". www.bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  8. "Badminton - Brice Leverdez". olympics.cbc.ca. CBC. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  9. Fioux, David (4 February 2019). "Championnats de France : Brice Leverdez retrouve sa couronne". www.lequipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  10. "Brice Leverdez, battu en finale des Championnats d'Europe : « J'ai tout donné »" (in French). L'Équipe. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  11. "Adcock leads the gold rush in Europe". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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