Léa Palermo

Léa Palermo
Palermo in 2017
Personal information
CountryFrance
Born (1993-07-07) 7 July 1993
Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
ResidenceChampigny-sur-Marne, France
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Years active2008–present
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking27 (WD with Delphine Delrue, 5 March 2019)
33 (XD with Bastian Kersaudy, 28 June 2018)
Current ranking42 (XD with Julien Maio, 27 May 2025)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  France
European Championships
2025 Horsens Mixed doubles
European Women's Team Championships
2020 Liévin Women's team
European Mixed Team Championships
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
2025 Baku Mixed team
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona Women's doubles
BWF profile

Léa Palermo (born 7 July 1993) is a French badminton player.[1][2] She started playing badminton at aged 8, then joined the France national badminton team in 2006.[1] In 2009, she won the bronze medal at the European U17 Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles event.[3] In 2010, she competed at the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.[1] In 2015, she won the Slovenia International tournament in the mixed doubles event partnered with Bastian Kersaudy.[4] In 2016, she won French National Badminton Championships in women's doubles event.[3] She also the runner-up at the Orleans International in the women's doubles event and at the Estonian International in the mixed doubles event.[5][6] In 2017, she became the runner-up at the Estonian International partnered with Delphine Delrue.[7] She competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, clinched the women's doubles gold with Delrue.[8]

Achievements

European Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2025 Forum, Horsens, Denmark Julien Maio Jesper Toft
Amalie Magelund
14–21, 13–21 Bronze

Mediterranean Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain Delphine Delrue Bengisu Erçetin
Nazlıcan İnci
21–17, 21–16 Gold

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Orleans Masters Super 100 Delphine Delrue Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
8–21, 14–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 8 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Romanian International Anne Tran Chloe Birch
Jenny Wallwork
6–11, 12–14, 11–8, 8–11 Runner-up
2016 Orleans International Delphine Delrue Heather Olver
Lauren Smith
19–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2017 Estonian International Delphine Delrue Mariya Mitsova
Petya Nedelcheva
12–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2017 Orleans International Delphine Delrue Asumi Kugo
Megumi Yokoyama
14–21, 21–17, 12–21 Runner-up
2017 White Nights Delphine Delrue Anastasia Chervyakova
Olga Morozova
8–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2018 Spanish International Delphine Delrue Maryna Ilyinskaya
Yelyzaveta Zharka
21–6, 21–12 Winner
2018 Belgian International Delphine Delrue Mizuki Fujii
Nao Ono
21–19, 21–14 Winner
2019 Irish Open Delphine Delrue Amalie Magelund
Freja Ravn
18–21, 11–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Slovenia International Bastian Kersaudy Marin Baumann
Lorraine Baumann
21–17, 18–21, 21–16 Winner
2016 Estonian International Bastian Kersaudy Alexandr Zinchenko
Olga Morozova
18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2017 Czech Open Bastian Kersaudy Mathias Bay-Smidt
Alexandra Bøje
21–12, 8–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2024 Réunion Open Julien Maio William Villeger
Flavie Vallet
23–21, 21–12 Winner
2024 Mauritius International Julien Maio William Villeger
Flavie Vallet
21–11, 21–14 Winner
2024 Turkey International Julien Maio Rohan Kapoor
Gadde Ruthvika Shivani
21–15, 21–13 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b c "Players: Lea Palermo". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Léa Palermo" (in French). Fédération Française de Badminton. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Quelques portraits de joueurs" (PDF) (in French). EDAP Vendée. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Double joy for Ukraine". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Helen Olver and Lauren Smith win doubles title in Orleans". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Morozova doubles up in Tallinn". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Български триумф в Естония" (in Bulgarian). Информационна агенция БЛИЦ. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Athlete Profile: Palermo Lea Helene". Tarragona 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  9. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.