Brice Leverdez

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Brice Leverdez

| image = Brice Leverdez (FRA).jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Leverdez in 2017

| country = France

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|4|9}}

| birth_place = La Garenne-Colombes, France

| residence = Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France

| height = 1.80 m

| weight = 75 kg

| years_active = 2005–present

| retired =

| handedness = Right

| coach =

| event = Men's singles & doubles

| highest_ranking = 19 (MS 12 July 2018)
49 (MD 26 June 2014)

| date_of_highest_ranking =

| current_ranking = 40

| date_of_current_ranking = MS 31 January 2023

| played =

| titles =

| medaltemplates =

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| bwfbadminton_id = 52968

| bwf_id = 00BA89AE-88B8-4575-98CA-815506AC4E8E

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Brice Leverdez (born 9 April 1986) is a French badminton player.{{cite web |title=Brice Leverdez biography |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/00ba89ae-88b8-4575-98ca-815506ac4e8e/biography |publisher=BWF-Tournament Software |access-date=13 October 2022}}{{cite web | title=Brice Leverdez |url=http://www.ffbad.org/haut-niveau/nos-collectifs-france/elite/11/brice-leverdez |publisher=Fédération Française de Badminton |access-date=10 September 2016|language=fr}} 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

Leverdez started playing badminton at aged 12, and continued after that at the club, then in 2008, he joined France national badminton team. In 2005, he won bronze medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in boys' doubles event partnered with Matthieu Lo Ying Ping.{{cite web | title=European Junior Championships, Individuals |url=http://badmintoneurope.com/cms/?&pageid=6079 |publisher=Badminton Europe |access-date=10 September 2016}} He won French National Badminton Championships in men's singles event from 2008 to 2015.{{cite web |title=Quelques portraits de joueurs |url=http://edap.vendee.fr/content/download/45027/738305/version/1/file/portraits+joueurs.pdf |publisher=EDAP Vendée |access-date=10 September 2016 |language=fr |archive-date=26 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026193336/http://edap.vendee.fr/content/download/45027/738305/version/1/file/portraits+joueurs.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Consultez les fiches détaillées des Bleus du badminton |url=http://franceolympique.com/files/File/equipe_de_france/mersin/trombi/trombibad.pdf |publisher=Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français |access-date=10 September 2016 |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220181642/http://franceolympique.com/files/File/equipe_de_france/mersin/trombi/trombibad.pdf |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite news | title=Brice Leverdez | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/brice-leverdez-1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417194145/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/brice-leverdez-1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 April 2020 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=10 September 2016}} In 2013, he won gold medal at the Mediterranean Games in men's singles event.{{cite news |title=Yigit and Leverdez Shine at Mediterranean Games |url=http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=75300 |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=10 September 2016 |archive-date=20 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920034119/http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=75300 |url-status=dead }}

In 2016, he won silver medal at the European Men's Team Championships in men's team event. 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.{{cite news | title=Badminton - Brice Leverdez |url=http://olympics.cbc.ca/athletes/athlete/LEVERDEZ-Brice-1073245/index.html?intcmp= |publisher=CBC |access-date=10 September 2016}}

In February, Leverdez won his ninth National Championships title.{{cite web |first=David |last=Fioux |title=Championnats de France : Brice Leverdez retrouve sa couronne |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Badminton/Actualites/Championnats-de-france-brice-leverdez-toujours-vert/985032 |publisher=L'Équipe |date=4 February 2019 |access-date=28 February 2020 |language=fr}} 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.{{cite news |title=Brice Leverdez, battu en finale des Championnats d'Europe : " J'ai tout donné " |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Badminton/Actualites/Brice-leverdez-battu-en-finale-des-championnats-d-europe-j-ai-tout-donne/1035284 |publisher=L'Équipe |date=30 June 2019 |access-date=30 June 2019 |language=fr}}

Achievements

= European Games =

Men's singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Anders Antonsen

| align="left" | 19–21, 21–14, 10–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

= European Championships =

Men's singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2018

| align="left" | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Viktor Axelsen

| align="left" | 7–21, 9–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= Mediterranean Games =

Men's singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#FFAAAA"

| align="center" | 2013

| align="left" | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Pablo Abián

| align="left" | 21–17, 23–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

= European Junior Championships =

Boys' doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2005

| align="left" | De Maaspoort,
Den Bosch, Netherlands

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Matthieu Lo Ying Ping

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Bonde
{{flagicon|DEN}} Kasper Henriksen

| align="left" | 15–11, 8–15, 7–15{{cite web |title= Adcock leads the gold rush in Europe |url=http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/show_news.asp?itemid=179&itemTitle=Adcock+leads+the+gold+rush+in+Europe§ion=13§ionTitle=NEWS&year=2005&month=3&newsprofilecode=#.V88J7xKBYr0 |publisher=Badminton England |access-date=10 September 2016}}

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze 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

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center"|2010

| align="left"|U.S. Open

| align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Rajiv Ouseph

| align="left"|17–21, 9–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center"|2010

| align="left"|Canada Open

| align="left"|{{flagicon|INA}} Taufik Hidayat

| align="left"|15–21, 11–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center"|2013

| align="left"|Scottish Open

| align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Henri Hurskainen

| align="left"|21–8, 16–21, 21–16

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

: {{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

: {{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} BWF Grand Prix tournament

= BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 3 runners-up) =

Men's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center"|2007

| align="left"|Ecuador International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} Fernandes Ricardo

| align="left"|21–17, 21–16

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2007

| align="left"|Carebaco International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Raju Rai

| align="left"|21–12, 21–17

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2008

| align="left"|Welsh International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Kieran Merrilees

| align="left"|21–15, 18–21, 21–19

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center"|2010

| align="left"|Canadian International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|LTU}} Kęstutis Navickas

| align="left"|16–21, 21–18, 14–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center"|2011

| align="left"|Kharkiv International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|UKR}} Dmytro Zavadsky

| align="left"|9–21, 21–14, 21–14

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center"|2011

| align="left"|Belgian International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|INA}} Andre Kurniawan Tedjono

| align="left"|21–7, 13–21, 21–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center"|2012

| align="left"|Spanish Open

| align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Gabriel Ulldahl

| align="left"|21–14, 22–24, 21–18

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center"|2013

| align="left"|Tahiti International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Matthieu Lo Ying Ping

| align="left"|21–14, 21–6

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center"|2013

| align="left"|Swiss International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vladimir Malkov

| align="left"|22–20, 21–14

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center"|2013

| align="left"|Puerto Rico International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Daniel Paiola

| align="left"|21–17, 21–14

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center"|2014

| align="left"|Polish Open

| align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Fladberg

| align="left"|21–6, 21–16

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center"|2015

| align="left"|Italian International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Marc Zwiebler

| align="left"|21–17, 14–21, 26–24

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2020

| align="left" | Portugal International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Lucas Corvée

| align="left" | 21–10, 21–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center"|2013

| align="left"|Swiss International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Lucas Corvée

| align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Benz
{{flagicon|MAS}} Chan Kwong Beng

| align="left"|16–21, 16–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{Silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center"|2013

| align="left"|Puerto Rico International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Lucas Corvée

| align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Constantin
{{flagicon|FRA}} Matthieu Lo Ying Ping

| align="left"|21–14, 21–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{Silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2020

| align="left" | Portugal International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Lucas Corvée

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Christopher Grimley
{{flagicon|SCO}} Matthew Grimley

| align="left" | 26–24, 24–22

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament

: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament

: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament

References

External links

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{{Olympedia}}
{{Olympics.com}}
{{Team France}}
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Category:French male badminton players

Category:1986 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from La Garenne-Colombes

Category:Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Category:Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic badminton players for France

Category:Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games

Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France

Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in badminton

Category:Badminton players at the 2019 European Games

Category:European Games silver medalists for France

Category:European Games medalists in badminton

Category:Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Category:21st-century French sportsmen