Julien Paul

Julien Paul
Personal information
Full nameGeorges Julien Paul
CountryMauritius
Born (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996
Curepipe, Mauritius
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking78 (MS 17 March 2020)
69 (MD with Aatish Lubah 15 February 2018)
89 (XD with Kate Ludik 12 March 2024)
Current ranking109 (MS)
283 (MD Jean Bernart Bongout)
112 (XD with Kate Ludik) (16 July 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Mauritius
African Games
2015 Brazzaville Mixed team
2019 Rabat Men's doubles
2019 Rabat Men's singles
2019 Rabat Mixed doubles
2023 Accra Mixed doubles
African Championships
2018 Algiers Men's singles
2020 Cairo Men's singles
2017 Benoni Mixed doubles
2020 Cairo Men's doubles
2023 Benoni Men's singles
2024 Cairo Men's singles
2025 Douala Men's doubles
2013 Rose Hill Men's doubles
2014 Gaborone Men's doubles
2017 Benoni Men's singles
2019 Port Harcourt Men's singles
2024 Cairo Mixed doubles
2025 Douala Men's singles
Africa Mixed Team Championships
2019 Port Harcourt Mixed team
2023 Benoni Mixed team
2025 Douala Mixed team
2013 Rose Hill Mixed team
2014 Gaborone Mixed team
Africa Men's Team Championships
2016 Rose Hill Men's team
2020 Cairo Men's team
2018 Algiers Men's team
2024 Cairo Men's team
African Youth Games
2014 Gaborone Boys' singles
2014 Gaborone Boys' doubles
2014 Gaborone Mixed doubles
2014 Gaborone Mixed team
BWF profile

Georges Julien Paul (born 7 January 1996) is a Mauritian badminton player.[1] Paul took part at the 2014 African Youth Games, and won three gold medals in the individual event.[2] He was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2015 African Games. Paul won the men's singles title at the 2018 and 2020 African Championships.[3][4]

He competed at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games.[5][6] Paul won a gold medal in the men's doubles, a silver in the singles, and a bronze in the mixed doubles at the 2019 African Games.[7][8] At the All Africa Senior Championships in 2024, held in Cairo Egypt, Paul clinched Silver medal in Men's Singles. [9]

Achievements

African Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 16–21, 17–21 Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center,
Casablanca, Morocco
Aatish Lubah Godwin Olofua
Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori
21–9, 21–18 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center,
Casablanca, Morocco
Aurélie Allet Koceila Mammeri
Linda Mazri
18–21, 22–20, 14–21 Bronze
2023 Borteyman Sports Complex,
Accra, Ghana
Kate Ludik Koceila Mammeri
Tanina Mammeri
13–21, 26–24, 15–21 Bronze

African Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa Adel Hamek 21–15, 15–21, 20–22 Bronze
2018 Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne, Algiers, Algeria Habeeb Temitope Bello 21–16, 15–21, 21–13 Gold
2019 Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria Godwin Olofua 21–13, 14–21, 19–21 Bronze
2020 Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 16–21, 21–16, 23–21 Gold
2023 John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 21–18, 13–21, 18–21 Silver
2024 Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 21–23, 21–11, 16–21 Silver
2025 Gymnase de Japoma, Douala, Cameroon Adham Hatem Elgamal 20–22, 19–21 Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 National Badminton Centre,
Rose Hill, Mauritius
Aatish Lubah Andries Malan
Willem Viljoen
16–21, 14–21 Bronze
2014 Lobatse Stadium,
Gaborone, Botswana
Deeneshing Baboolall Enejoh Abah
Victor Makanju
21–18, 18–21, 19–21 Bronze
2020 Cairo Stadium Hall 2,
Cairo, Egypt
Aatish Lubah Koceila Mammeri
Youcef Sabri Medel
21–19, 14–21, 22–24 Silver
2025 Gymnase de Japoma,
Douala, Cameroon
Jean Bernard Bongout Koceila Mammeri
Youcef Sabri Medel
19–21, 9–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 John Barrable Hall,
Benoni, South Africa
Kate Foo Kune Andries Malan
Jennifer Fry
19–21, 21–19, 19–21 Silver
2024 Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex,
Cairo, Egypt
Kate Ludik Koceila Mammeri
Tanina Mammeri
6–21, 11–21 Bronze

African Youth Games

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Otse Police College, Gaborone, Botswana Kingsley Nelson 21–10, 21–14 Gold

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Otse Police College,
Gaborone, Botswana
Kounal Soubbaroyan Mohamed Guelmaoui
Youcef Sabri Medel
21–19, 21–18 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Otse Police College,
Gaborone, Botswana
Aurélie Allet Bongani von Bodenstein
Anri Schoones
19–21, 21–8, 21–13 Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 15 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Rose Hill International Aatish Lubah 10–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2016 Zambia International Maxime Moreels 12–21, 22–20, 16–21 Runner-up
2017 Uganda International Edwin Ekiring 21–19, 7–11 (retired) Winner
2017 South Africa International Maxime Moreels 21–19, 15–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2019 Pakistan International Saran Jamsri 14–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2023 Botswana International Somi Romdhani 21–12, 22–20 Winner
2023 South Africa International Nadeem Dalvi 12–21, 21–23 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Mauritius International Denneshsing Baboolall Andries Malan
Willem Viljoen
11–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2013 South Africa International Aatish Lubah Kek Jamnik
Alen Roj
22–20, 20–22, 22–20 Winner
2016 Zambia International Aatish Lubah Abdelrahman Abdelhakim
Ahmed Salah
15–21, 21–16, 21–18 Winner
2016 Botswana International Aatish Lubah Alwin Francis
Tarun Kona
12–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2017 Uganda International Aatish Lubah Alwin Francis
Tarun Kona
8–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2017 Mauritius International Aatish Lubah Fabio Caponio
Giovanni Toti
21–13, 21–23, 16–21 Runner-up
2017 Botswana International Aatish Lubah Adarsh Kumar
Jagadish Yadav
14–21, 22–20, 20–22 Runner-up
2017 Zambia International Aatish Lubah Kapil Chaudhary
Brijesh Yadav
21–17, 21–23, 21–11 Winner
2017 South Africa International Aatish Lubah Tarun Kona
Saurabh Sharma
9–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2019 Kenya International Aatish Lubah Koceila Mammeri
Youcef Sabri Medel
21–14, 20–22, 18–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Zambia International Kate Foo Kune Ali Ahmed El-Khateeb
Doha Hany
21–18, 21–14 Winner
2016 Botswana International Hadia Hosny Anatoliy Yartsev
Evgeniya Kosetskaya
12–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2017 Botswana International Aurélie Allet Andries Malan
Jennifer Fry
15–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2018 Uganda International Aurélie Allet Jonathan Persson
Kate Foo Kune
11–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2018 Mauritius International Aurélie Allet Sarim Mohamed
Moosa Aminath Shahurunaz
21–14, 21–6 Winner
2023 Botswana International Kate Ludik Melvin Appiah
Vilina Appiah
21–10, 21–15 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Georges Julien Paul". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Badminton : Le sans-faute de Julien Paul". Le Mauricien (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Paul, Kune Emerge Champions – Finals: All Africa Individual Championships 2018". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ^ Iveson, Ali (16 February 2020). "Mauritanians win both singles titles at All Africa Individual Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Georges Paul Profile". Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Participants: Georges Julien Paul". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  7. ^ "(Jeux d'Afrique) Badminton : Julien Paul et Atish Lubah ramènent l'or". Le Mauricien (in French). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Athlete Profile: Paul Georges Julien". Rabat 2019. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Georges Julien PAUL | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.