Julien Paul
Personal information
Birth nameGeorges Julien Paul
CountryMauritius
Born (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 28)
Curepipe, Mauritius
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking78 (MS 17 March 2020)
69 (MD with Aatish Lubah 15 February 2018)
89 (XD with Kate Ludik 12 March 2024)
Current ranking107 (MS)
189 (MD Jean Bernart Bongout)
89 (XD with Kate Ludik) (12 March 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Mauritius
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Accra Mixed doubles
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Algiers Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2020 Cairo Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Benoni Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Port Harcourt Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Cairo Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Benoni Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Benoni Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Cairo Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rose Hill Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rose Hill Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gaborone Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gaborone Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Benoni Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Port Harcourt Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Cairo Mixed doubles
Africa Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rose Hill Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Cairo Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Cairo Men's team
African Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Gaborone Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Gaborone Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Gaborone Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gaborone Mixed team
BWF profile

Georges Julien Paul (born 7 January 1996) is a Mauritian badminton player.[1] Paul took part at the 2014 African Youth Games, and won three gold medals in the individual event.[2] He was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2015 African Games. Paul won the men's singles title at the 2018 and 2020 African Championships.[3][4]

He competed at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games.[5][6] Paul won a gold medal in the men's doubles, a silver in the singles, and a bronze in the mixed doubles at the 2019 African Games.[7][8] At the All Africa Senior Championships in 2024, held in Cairo Egypt, Paul clinched Silver medal in Men's Singles. [9]

Achievements

African Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 16–21, 17–21 Silver Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center,
Casablanca, Morocco 		Mauritius Aatish Lubah Nigeria Godwin Olofua
Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 		21–9, 21–18 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center,
Casablanca, Morocco 		Mauritius Aurélie Allet Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria Linda Mazri 		18–21, 22–20, 14–21 Bronze Bronze
2023 Borteyman Sports Complex,
Accra, Ghana 		Mauritius Kate Ludik Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria Tanina Mammeri 		13–21, 26–24, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

African Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa Algeria Adel Hamek 21–15, 15–21, 20–22 Bronze Bronze
2018 Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne, Algiers, Algeria Nigeria Habeeb Temitope Bello 21–16, 15–21, 21–13 Gold Gold
2019 Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria Nigeria Godwin Olofua 21–13, 14–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze
2020 Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 16–21, 21–16, 23–21 Gold Gold
2023 John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 21–18, 13–21, 18–21 Silver Silver
2024 Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 21–23, 21–11, 16–21 Silver Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 National Badminton Centre,
Rose Hill, Mauritius 		Mauritius Aatish Lubah South Africa Andries Malan
South Africa Willem Viljoen 		16–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze
2014 Lobatse Stadium,
Gaborone, Botswana 		Mauritius Deeneshing Baboolall Nigeria Enejoh Abah
Nigeria Victor Makanju 		21–18, 18–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze
2020 Cairo Stadium Hall 2,
Cairo, Egypt 		Mauritius Aatish Lubah Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria Youcef Sabri Medel 		21–19, 14–21, 22–24 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 John Barrable Hall,
Benoni, South Africa 		Mauritius Kate Foo Kune South Africa Andries Malan
South Africa Jennifer Fry 		19–21, 21–19, 19–21 Silver Silver
2024 Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt Mauritius Kate Ludik Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria Tanina Mammeri 		6–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

African Youth Games

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Otse Police College, Gaborone, Botswana Nigeria Kingsley Nelson 21–10, 21–14 Gold Gold

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Otse Police College,
Gaborone, Botswana 		Mauritius Kounal Soubbaroyan Algeria Mohamed Guelmaoui
Algeria Youcef Sabri Medel 		21–19, 21–18 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Otse Police College,
Gaborone, Botswana 		Mauritius Aurélie Allet South Africa Bongani von Bodenstein
South Africa Anri Schoones 		19–21, 21–8, 21–13 Gold Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 15 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Rose Hill International Mauritius Aatish Lubah 10–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Zambia International Belgium Maxime Moreels 12–21, 22–20, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Uganda International Uganda Edwin Ekiring 21–19, 7–11 (retired) 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 South Africa International Belgium Maxime Moreels 21–19, 15–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Pakistan International Thailand Saran Jamsri 14–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Botswana International United Arab Emirates Somi Romdhani 21–12, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 South Africa International England Nadeem Dalvi 12–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Mauritius International Mauritius Denneshsing Baboolall South Africa Andries Malan
South Africa Willem Viljoen 		11–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 South Africa International Mauritius Aatish Lubah Slovenia Kek Jamnik
Slovenia Alen Roj 		22–20, 20–22, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Zambia International Mauritius Aatish Lubah Egypt Abdelrahman Abdelhakim
Egypt Ahmed Salah 		15–21, 21–16, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Botswana International Mauritius Aatish Lubah India Alwin Francis
India Tarun Kona 		12–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Uganda International Mauritius Aatish Lubah India Alwin Francis
India Tarun Kona 		8–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Mauritius International Mauritius Aatish Lubah Italy Fabio Caponio
Italy Giovanni Toti 		21–13, 21–23, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Botswana International Mauritius Aatish Lubah India Adarsh Kumar
India Jagadish Yadav 		14–21, 22–20, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Zambia International Mauritius Aatish Lubah India Kapil Chaudhary
India Brijesh Yadav 		21–17, 21–23, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 South Africa International Mauritius Aatish Lubah India Tarun Kona
India Saurabh Sharma 		9–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Kenya International Mauritius Aatish Lubah Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria Youcef Sabri Medel 		21–14, 20–22, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Zambia International Mauritius Kate Foo Kune Egypt Ali Ahmed El-Khateeb
Egypt Doha Hany 		21–18, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Botswana International Egypt Hadia Hosny Russia Anatoliy Yartsev
Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya 		12–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Botswana International Mauritius Aurélie Allet South Africa Andries Malan
South Africa Jennifer Fry 		15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Uganda International Mauritius Aurélie Allet Germany Jonathan Persson
Mauritius Kate Foo Kune 		11–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Mauritius International Mauritius Aurélie Allet Maldives Sarim Mohamed
Maldives Moosa Aminath Shahurunaz 		21–14, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Botswana International Mauritius Kate Ludik Mauritius Melvin Appiah
Mauritius Vilina Appiah 		21–10, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Georges Julien Paul". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Badminton : Le sans-faute de Julien Paul". Le Mauricien (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Paul, Kune Emerge Champions – Finals: All Africa Individual Championships 2018". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ^ Iveson, Ali (16 February 2020). "Mauritanians win both singles titles at All Africa Individual Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Georges Paul Profile". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Participants: Georges Julien Paul". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  7. ^ "(Jeux d'Afrique) Badminton : Julien Paul et Atish Lubah ramènent l'or". Le Mauricien (in French). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Athlete Profile: Paul Georges Julien". Rabat 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Georges Julien PAUL | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.

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