Brice Leverdez
.jpg) Leverdez in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 April 1986 La Garenne-Colombes, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2005–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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.
Career
[edit]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]
Achievements
[edit]World Senior Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Age | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2025 | 35+ | Eastern National Sports Training Centre, Pattaya, Thailand |
 Laurent Constantin
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 Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Fernando Kurniawan
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14–21, 16–21 |  Silver
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[11] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Age | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2025 | 35+ | Eastern National Sports Training Centre, Pattaya, Thailand |
Julie Leverdez
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Hendra Setiawan Debby Susanto
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11–21, 10–21 |  Bronze
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[11] |
European Games
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus |  Anders Antonsen
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19–21, 21–14, 10–21 | Silver
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European Championships
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | Viktor Axelsen
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7–21, 9–21 | Bronze
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Mediterranean Games
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey |  Pablo Abián
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21–17, 23–21 |  Gold
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European Junior Championships
[edit]Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands |
Matthieu Lo Ying Ping
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Rasmus Bonde Kasper Henriksen
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15–11, 8–15, 7–15[12] | Bronze
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BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 2 runners-up)
[edit]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
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17–21, 9–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2010 | Canada Open | Taufik Hidayat
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15–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Scottish Open |  Henri Hurskainen
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21–8, 16–21, 21–16 |  Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 3 runners-up)
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Ecuador International |  Fernandes Ricardo
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21–17, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2007 | Carebaco International |  Raju Rai
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21–12, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2008 | Welsh International |  Kieran Merrilees
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21–15, 18–21, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2010 | Canadian International |  Kęstutis Navickas
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16–21, 21–18, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Kharkiv International |  Dmytro Zavadsky
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9–21, 21–14, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2011 | Belgian International | Andre Kurniawan Tedjono
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21–7, 13–21, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2012 | Spanish Open | Gabriel Ulldahl
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21–14, 22–24, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2013 | Tahiti International | Matthieu Lo Ying Ping
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21–14, 21–6 | Winner
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| 2013 | Swiss International |  Vladimir Malkov
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22–20, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2013 | Puerto Rico International |  Daniel Paiola
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21–17, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2014 | Polish Open | Rasmus Fladberg
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21–6, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2015 | Italian International |  Marc Zwiebler
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21–17, 14–21, 26–24 | Winner
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| 2020 | Portugal International | Lucas Corvée
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21–10, 21–12 | Winner
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Swiss International | Lucas Corvée
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Daniel Benz Chan Kwong Beng
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16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Puerto Rico International | Lucas Corvée
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Laurent Constantin Matthieu Lo Ying Ping
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21–14, 21–12 | Runner-up
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| 2020 | Portugal International | Lucas Corvée
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Christopher Grimley Matthew Grimley
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26–24, 24–22 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Amazing Thailand-Pattaya BWF World Senior Championships 2025". bwfbadminton. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ "Adcock leads the gold rush in Europe". Badminton England. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- Brice Leverdez at BWFBadminton.com
- Brice Leverdez at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Brice Leverdez at Olympedia
- Brice Leverdez at Olympics.com
- Brice Leverdez at Équipe de France (in French)
- Brice Leverdez at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)
- French male badminton players
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from La Garenne-Colombes
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for France
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France
- Mediterranean Games medalists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
- Medalists at the 2019 European Games
- European Games silver medalists for France
- European Games medalists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century French sportsmen