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
Residence	Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Years active	2005
Handedness	Right
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	19 (MS 12 July 2018) 49 (MD 26 June 2014)
Current ranking	39 (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

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.

External links

• Brice Leverdez's official site
• Brice Leverdez at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com