Thom Gicquel

Thom Mark Gicquel (born 12 January 1999) is a French badminton player. Born in Tours, he started playing badminton at aged six in his parents club.[1][2] Gicquel made his debut in the international senior tournament at the 2015 Riga International in Latvia, finished as the men's doubles runner-up partnered with Thomas Baures.[1][3] He was part of the national junior team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships,[4] and made it to the gold medal in 2017. He also won the gold medal in the boys' doubles event with Toma Junior Popov.[5] At the 2018 European Men's Team Championships, he helped the team claim the bronze medal.[6][7] Teamed-up with Bastian Kersaudy, they clinched the men's doubles gold at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.[8][9] He captured a bronze medal at the 2019 European Games in the mixed doubles event with Delphine Delrue.[10]

Thom Gicquel
Personal information
Birth nameThom Mark Gicquel
CountryFrance
Born (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999
Tours, France
ResidenceParis, France
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking50 (MD 25 October 2018)
15 (XD 25 February 2020)
Current ranking68 (MD), 15 (XD) (17 March 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  France
European Games
2019 Minsk Mixed doubles
European Men's Team Championships
2018 Kazan Men's team
2020 Liévin Men's team
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona Men's doubles
European Junior Championships
2017 Mulhouse Boys' doubles
2017 Mulhouse Mixed team
2015 Lubin Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

European Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus Delphine Delrue Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith		 19–21, 12–21 Bronze

Mediterranean Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 El Morell Pavilion,
Tarragona, Spain		 Bastian Kersaudy Serdar Koca
Serhat Salim		 21–9, 21–19 Gold

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace,
Mulhouse, France		 Toma Junior Popov Max Flynn
Callum Hemming		 21–17, 21–13 Gold

BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[12]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Dutch Open Super 100 Delphine Delrue Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith		 15–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2019 Orléans Masters Super 100 Delphine Delrue Ronan Labar
Anne Tran		 21–11, 21–14 Winner
2019 U.S. Open Super 300 Delphine Delrue Lee Jhe-huei
Hsu Ya-ching		 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2020 Spain Masters Super 300 Delphine Delrue Kim Sa-rang
Kim Ha-na		 21–15, 11–21, 10–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 5 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Riga International Thomas Baures Mads Emil Christensen
Kristoffer Knudsen		 12–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2018 Czech Open Ronan Labar Miłosz Bochat
Adam Cwalina		 21–18, 17–21, 21–15 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Latvia International Léonice Huet Dmitrii Riabov
Maria Shegurova		 21–15, 18–21, 21–15 Winner
2016 Swiss International Delphine Delrue Oliver Schaller
Celine Burkart		 17–21, 21–10, 19–21 Runner-up
2017 Portugal International Delphine Delrue Anton Kaisti
Jenny Nystrom		 21–19, 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2018 Swedish Open Delphine Delrue Kristoffer Knudsen
Isabella Nielsen		 21–16, 21–10 Winner
2018 Dutch International Delphine Delrue Mathias Thyrri
Elisa Melgaard		 21–17, 21–14 Winner
2019 Polish Open Delphine Delrue Ben Lane
Jessica Pugh		 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2019 Denmark International Delphine Delrue Ronan Labar
Anne Tran		 21–19, 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2019 Azerbaijan International Delphine Delrue Mark Lamsfuß
Isabel Herttrich		 9–21, 23–21, 21–15 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Thom Gicquel". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. "Badminton - Thom Gicquel". www.les-sports.info (in French). Info Média Conseil. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. "Estonian duo picks up victory in Riga". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  4. "BADMINTON : Retour médaillé des "Europe" junior" (in French). CREPS Bordeaux Aquitaine. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  5. "BADMINTON – (Ch. Europe Juniors) : Popov double Champion d'Europe !" (in French). PA-Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  6. "Today in Kazan: England's men power into final of European Team Championships". Badminton England. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  7. "BADMINTON - CHAMPIONNATS d'EUROPE par équipe MASCULINE & FÉMININE – Les Bleus assurent la médaille !" (in French). PA-Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  8. "Athlete Profile: Gicquel Thom Mark". Tarragona 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  9. "Jeux Méditerranéens. Kersaudy et Gicquel en or !" (in French). Le Télégramme. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  10. Godin, Stéphane (30 June 2019). "Gicquel en bronze à Minsk" (in French). L'Alsace. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  11. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  12. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.


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