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Méril Loquette

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Méril Loquette
Personal information
CountryFrance
Born (1996-12-18) 18 December 1996 (age 27)
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessLeft
Men's singles SU5
Men's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking3 (MS 23 August 2023)
4 (MD with Lucas Mazur 1 January 2019)
1 (XD with Coraline Bergeron 23 August 2023)
Current ranking8 (MS)
20 (MD with Lucas Mazur)
17 (XD with Coraline Bergeron) (3 September 2024)
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing  France
European Para Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rotterdam Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rotterdam Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Rotterdam Mixed doubles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Beek Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rodez Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beek Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Rodez Men's singles

Méril Loquette (born 18 December 1996) is a French para badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions, he is a double European Para champion in singles and doubles events. He was a former judoka before discovering badminton aged fourteen, he progressed quickly to join the French national badminton team as well as the world rankings. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where he did not advance to the quarterfinals in the men's singles SU5.[1][2][3]

Achievements

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European Para Championships

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Men's singles SU5

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Poland Bartłomiej Mróz 21–11, 21–13 Gold Gold

Men's doubles SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy,
Rotterdam, Netherlands
France Lucas Mazur Poland Bartłomiej Mróz
United Kingdom Jack Wilson
21–17, 21–15 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy,
Rotterdam, Netherlands
France Coraline Bergeron Sweden Rickard Nilsson
Norway Helle Sofie Sagøy
18–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

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Men's singles SU5

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands Turkey İlker Tuzcu 12–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France Turkey İlker Tuzcu 15–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands
Wales Jack Wilson Poland Bartłomiej Mróz
Turkey İlker Tuzcu
4–21, 14–21 Silver Silver
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France
France Lucas Mazur Poland Bartłomiej Mróz
Turkey İlker Tuzcu
19–21, 23–25 Bronze Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 8 runners-up)

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The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[4][5]

Men's singles SU5

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Chinese Taipei Fang Jen-yu 13–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Japan Taiyo Imai 18–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Malaysia Cheah Liek Hou 17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Chinese Taipei Fang Jen-yu 13–21, 22–20, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Peru Para Badminton International Level 2 Poland Bartłomiej Mróz 23–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles SU5

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 France Abdoullah Ait Bella India Chirag Baretha
India Raj Kumar
12–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 France Abdoullah Ait Bella India Hardik Makkar
India Ruthick Ragupathi
19–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 France Lucas Mazur Malaysia Cheah Liek Hou
Malaysia Mohamad Faris Ahmad Azri
12–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Chinese Taipei Fang Jen-yu
Chinese Taipei Pu Gui-yu
21–14, 21–16
Thailand Pricha Somsiri
Thailand Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon
20–22, 21–18, 23–21
South Korea Kim Gi-yeon
South Korea Lee Jeong-soo
21–9, 21–6

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Peru Para Badminton International Level 2 France Coraline Bergeron France Mathieu Thomas
France Maud Lefort
14–21, 21–12, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 France Coraline Bergeron France Lucas Mazur
France Faustine Noël
17–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (2 title, 4 runners-up)

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Men's singles SU5

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Irish Para Badminton International Singapore Tay Wei Ming 19–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Canada Para Badminton International Indonesia Dheva Anrimusthi 16–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles SU5

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Irish Para Badminton International Wales Jack Wilson Russia Oleg Dontsov
Russia Pavel Kulikov
28–30, 21–19, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Japan Para Badminton International France Lucas Mazur Thailand Pricha Somsiri
Thailand Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon
20–22, 22–20, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Peru Para Badminton International France Lucas Mazur India Raj Kumar
India Rakesh Pandey
18–21, 21–18, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Dubai Para Badminton International France Lucas Mazur Indonesia Suryo Nugroho
Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
21–19, 13–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

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  1. ^ "Meril Loquette - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 30 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Meril Loquette - France Paralympique (in French)". France Paralympique. 30 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Meril Loquette - BWF Para-Badminton Player Profile". BWF Para-Badminton Software. 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.