Brice LEVERDEZ
Character Introduction
Brice Leverdez (French: Brice Leverdez; born April 9, 1986) is a French male badminton player. In addition to his career as a professional athlete, Leverdez is also a businessman, running a clothing company.
In 2005, Leverdez represented France at the European Youth Badminton Championships held in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, where he and his partner Matthieu Lo Ying Ping won a bronze medal in men’s doubles.
In 2010, Leverdez achieved runner-up positions in both the Canada Open and the US Open in men’s singles, and his world ranking rose to a career-high of 27.
In 2012, Leverdez represented France in the men’s singles event at the London Olympics. He won one match against Edwin Ekiring of Uganda with a score of 2-0 but lost 0-2 to Wong Wing Ki of Hong Kong, ultimately being eliminated from the group stage with one win and one loss.
In 2017, Leverdez caused a major upset at the World Championships by defeating Lee Chong Wei, marking the first time Lee Chong Wei was knocked out in the first round of the World Championships in his career.
In April 2018, Leverdez represented France at the European Badminton Championships held in Huelva, Spain. He reached the semi-finals of the men’s singles, where he lost 0-2 (7-21, 9-21) to Viktor Axelsen, the top seed and World Champion, securing third place in the European Championships.
Equipment Used
ASTROX 99 PRO;SHBCFZMEX;VOLTRIC 80 ETN;INFINITY 2;VOLTRIC Z-FORCE Ⅱ BP;
Major Achievement
- 2020 Portugal International Men’s Singles Champion
- 2020 Portugal International Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2020 European Badminton Championships Men’s Team Bronze Medalist
- 2019 European Games Men’s Singles Silver Medalist
- 2019 Thailand Masters Men’s Singles Semi-Finalist
- 2018 European Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Bronze Medalist
- 2018 European Badminton Championships Men’s Team Bronze Medalist
- 2016 Denmark Open Men’s Singles Semi-Finalist
- 2016 Canada Open Men’s Singles Semi-Finalist
- 2016 Orléans International Challenge Men’s Singles Semi-Finalist
- 2016 European Men’s Team Championships Men’s Team Runner-Up
- 2015 Italy International Men’s Singles Champion
- 2015 Ireland Open Men’s Singles Semi-Finalist
- 2014 Italy International Men’s Doubles Semi-Finalist
- 2014 Poland Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2013 Puerto Rico International Challenge Men’s Singles Champion
- 2013 Puerto Rico International Challenge Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2013 Scotland Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2013 Switzerland International Men’s Doubles Runner-Up
- 2013 Switzerland International Men’s Singles Champion
- 2013 Russia Grand Prix Men’s Singles Semi-Finalist
- 2013 Mediterranean Games Men’s Singles Champion
- 2013 Tahiti International Challenge Men’s Singles Champion
- 2013 French International Men’s Singles Semi-Finalist
- 2012 Spain International Men’s Singles Champion
- 2012 Denmark Open Men’s Singles Semi-Finalist
- 2011 Belgium International Men’s Singles Champion
- 2011 Kharkiv International Men’s Singles Champion
- 2010 US Open Gold Grand Prix Men’s Singles Runner-Up
- 2010 Canada Open Grand Prix Men’s Singles Runner-Up
- 2009 Russia Grand Prix Men’s Singles Runner-Up
- 2008 Russia Grand Prix Men’s Singles Semi-Finalist
- 2008 Wales International Men’s Singles Champion
- 2007 Ecuador International Men’s Singles Champion
- 2007 Suriname Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2005 European Youth Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Fourth Place