Méril Loquette

Méril Loquette
Méril Loquette
Personal information
Country	France
Born	18 December 1996 (age 27); Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Handedness	Left
Men's singles SU5; Men's doubles SL3–SU5; Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking	3 (MS 23 August 2023); 4 (MD with Lucas Mazur 1 January 2019); 1 (XD with Coraline Bergeron 23 August 2023)
Current ranking	8 (MS); 20 (MD with Lucas Mazur); 17 (XD with Coraline Bergeron) (3 September 2024)
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing France
European Para Championships
European Championships

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

European Para Championships

Men's singles SU5

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

Men's doubles SU5

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

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

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

European Championships

Men's singles SU5

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

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

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

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

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	Fang Jen-yu	13–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International I	Level 1	Taiyo Imai	18–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2022	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Cheah Liek Hou	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2022	Canada Para Badminton International	Level 1	Fang Jen-yu	13–21, 22–20, 18–21	Runner-up
2022	Peru Para Badminton International	Level 2	Bartłomiej Mróz	23–21, 21–12	Winner

Men's doubles SU5

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Abdoullah Ait Bella	Chirag Baretha Raj Kumar	12–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2022	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Abdoullah Ait Bella	Hardik Makkar Ruthick Ragupathi	19–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2022	Thailand Para Badminton International	Level 1	Lucas Mazur	Cheah Liek Hou Mohamad Faris Ahmad Azri	12–21, 16–21	Runner-up
				Fang Jen-yu Pu Gui-yu	21–14, 21–16
				Pricha Somsiri Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon	20–22, 21–18, 23–21
				Kim Gi-yeon 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	Coraline Bergeron	Mathieu Thomas Maud Lefort	14–21, 21–12, 21–16	Winner
2023	Spanish Para Badminton International I	Level 1	Coraline Bergeron	Lucas Mazur Faustine Noël	17–21, 14–21	Runner-up

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

Men's singles SU5

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Irish Para Badminton International	Tay Wei Ming	19–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2019	Canada Para Badminton International	Dheva Anrimusthi	16–21, 16–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles SU5

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Irish Para Badminton International	Jack Wilson	Oleg Dontsov Pavel Kulikov	28–30, 21–19, 23–21	Winner
2018	Japan Para Badminton International	Lucas Mazur	Pricha Somsiri Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon	20–22, 22–20, 15–21	Runner-up
2020	Peru Para Badminton International	Lucas Mazur	Raj Kumar Rakesh Pandey	18–21, 21–18, 16–21	Runner-up
2021	Dubai Para Badminton International	Lucas Mazur	Suryo Nugroho Fredy Setiawan	21–19, 13–21, 21–19	Winner

References

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

[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.

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