Brice Leverdez
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.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.
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]
