Charles Noakes

Charles Noakes
Personal information
Country France
Born (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997
Sidcup, England
Height1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking3 (MS 24 April 2024)
1 (MD with Fabien Morat 10 November 2022)
10 (XD with Elisa Bujnowskyj 21 August 2023)
Current ranking3 (MS)
11 (MD with Lee Dae-sung)
12 (XD with Elisa Bujnowskyj) (3 September 2024)
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
2024 Paris Men's singles
European Para Championships
2023 Rotterdam Men's singles

Charles Noakes (born 19 August 1997) is a French para-badminton player.[1] He competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where he reached the finals of the men's singles SH6 event and won gold after defeating Krysten Coombs of Great Britain.[2][3]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Krysten Coombs 21–19, 21–13 Gold

European Para Championships

Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Jack Shephard 21–23, 21–17, 20–22 Silver

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 6 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 SL4

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 Vitor Tavares 21–15, 16–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 Chu Man Kai 21–23, 15–21 Runner-up
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Vitor Tavares 22–20, 19–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2023 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 1 Chu Man Kai 26–24, 16–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2024 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Chu Man Kai 16–21, 6–11 retired Runner-up

Men's doubles SH6

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Fabien Morat Dhinagaran Pandurangan
Sivarajan Solaimalai
16–21, 22–20, 21–15 Winner
2022 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 Fabien Morat Nilton Quispe
Héctor Salva
21–12, 21–15 Winner
2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Fabien Morat Justin Kendrick
Wyatt Lightfoot
21–10, 21–14 Winner
2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 Fabien Morat Natthapong Meechai
Bunthan Yaemmali
19–21, 21–17, 21–16 Runner-up
Chu Man Kai
Wong Chun Yim
12–21, 10–21
Dhinagaran Pandurangan
Sivarajan Solaimalai
22–20, 21–15

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles SH6

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International Fabien Morat Lin Naili
Luo Guangliang
20–22, 22–20, 19–21 Runner-up
Dheyvid Bisto
Márcio Dellafina
21–5, 21–3
Miles Krajewski
Héctor Salva
21–19, 21–19
2020 Peru Para Badminton International Fabien Morat Miles Krajewski
Héctor Salva
22–20, 21–10 Winner

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Spanish Para Badminton International Nina Kozlova Héctor Salva
Daria Bujnicka
21–17, 21–14 Runner-up
Alexander Mekhdiev
Uliana Podpalnaya
21–8, 21–17
Fabien Morat
Oliwia Szmigiel
16–21, 10–21

References

  1. ^ "Noakes Charles". Paris 2024 Paralympics.
  2. ^ "Charles Noakes en finale du tournoi de badminton aux Paralympiques" [Charles Noakes reaches final of Paralympic badminton tournament]. L'Équipe (in French). 1 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Jeux paralympiques 2024 : Charles Noakes, petite taille mais immense talent du para badminton". Actu Francaises (in French). 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  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.