Arnaud Merklé
French badminton player (born 2000)
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Arnaud-Sylvain-André Merklé (French pronunciation: [aʁno silvɛ̃ ɑ̃dʁe mɛʁkle]; born 25 April 2000) is a French badminton player from Staffelfelden.[1][2] He was the boys singles European Junior Champion in 2018, and also part of the national junior team that clinched the mixed team title in 2017 and 2018.[3] He participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and reached the boys' singles bronze medal match losing to Kodai Naraoka of Japan in the rubber game.[4]
25 April 2000
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| Born | Arnaud-Sylvain-André Merklé 25 April 2000 Staffelfelden, Mulhouse, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 261 wins, 87 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 32 (14 April 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 33 (25 August 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
In 2022, Merklé reached his first BWF World Tour final at the Syed Modi International. The final match between Merklé and his compatriot Lucas Claerbout was called off after Merklé tested positive for COVID-19.[5] Both players were later awarded as runner-up with 5.950 ranking point.[6]
In 2025, Merklé won the Swedish Open in January,[7] and then the Polish Open in March.[8]
Achievements
European Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2026 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |  Anders Antonsen |
18–21, 13–21 |  Bronze |
European Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France |  Toma Junior Popov |
14–21, 15–21 |  Silver |
| 2018 | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia | Christo Popov |
21–7, 21–14 |  Gold |
BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 |  Lucas Claerbout |
Withdrew |  Runner-up |
| 2025 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 |  Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul |
16–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 2 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Bulgarian Open | Toma Junior Popov |
20–22, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Estonian International |  Joran Kweekel |
21–8, 21–16 |  Winner |
| 2019 | German International |  Max Weißkirchen |
22–20, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2021 | Slovenian International |  Panji Ahmad Maulana |
21–8, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2021 | Austrian Open | Panji Ahmad Maulana |
21–11, 8–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Welsh International |  Siril Verma |
21–14, 11–21, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2022 | Uganda International | Harshit Aggarwal |
21–15, 18–21, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2023 | Nantes International | Jason Christ Alexander |
21–18, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2023 | Réunion Open |  Huang Yu-kai |
21–19, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2025 | Swedish Open | Jeppe Bruun |
19–21, 21–16, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2025 | Polish Open |  Joakim Oldorff |
21–15, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2025 | Denmark Challenge | Ting Yen-chen |
21–15, 13–21, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2025 | Dutch Open |  Gustav Björkler |
20–22, 21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2025 | Irish Open |  Daniil Dubovenko |
21–14, 26–24 | Winner |
| 2025 | Scottish Open | Joakim Oldorff |
21–7, 21–17 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
