Thomas Rouxel
Personal information
CountryFrance
Born (1991-05-26) 26 May 1991 (age 32)
Rennes, France
ResidenceParis, France
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Years active2010–2022
Retired2 September 2022
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking38 (2 November 2021)
Current ranking93 (3 January 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  France
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kazan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kazan Men's team
BWF profile

Thomas Rouxel (born 26 May 1991) is a French badminton player affiliated with Chambly Oise club.[1][2] In 2016, he won the silver medal at the European Men's Team Championships in Kazan, Russia.[3]

Career

Rouxel helped the team to win silver in the European Men's Team Championships. He also help the team to achieve bronze two years later in the men's team event. Thomas reached the finals of the 2019 Orléans Masters Super 100. He lost in the final to Koki Watanabe in 3 games.

Rouxel announced his retirement from badminton on 2 September 2022 on his Instagram account.[4]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 Orléans Masters Super 100 Japan Koki Watanabe 21–18, 12–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 White Nights Germany Dieter Domke 16–21, 23–25 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Peru International France Lucas Corvée 21–12, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Polish Open Finland Eetu Heino 21–11, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 White Nights Spain Pablo Abián 21–15, 15–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Czech Open Japan Kento Momota 8–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Italian International Denmark Victor Svendsen 12–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Thomas Rouxel". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Thomas Rouxel" (in French). Fédération Française de Badminton. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Quelques portraits de joueurs" (PDF) (in French). EDAP Vendée. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Mengejutkan, Bintang Prancis Rival Anthony Ginting Pensiun dari Turnamen Internasional" (in Indonesian). Indosport. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  5. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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