Méril Loquette

Méril Loquette
Personal information
CountryFrance
Born (1996-12-18) 18 December 1996
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessLeft
Men's singles SU5
Men's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking3 (MS 23 August 2023)
4 (MD with Lucas Mazur 1 January 2019)
1 (XD with Coraline Bergeron 23 August 2023)
Current ranking8 (MS)
20 (MD with Lucas Mazur)
17 (XD with Coraline Bergeron) (3 September 2024)
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing  France
European Para Championships
2023 Rotterdam Men's singles
2023 Rotterdam Men's doubles
2023 Rotterdam Mixed doubles
European Championships
2016 Beek Men's doubles
2018 Rodez Men's doubles
2016 Beek Men's singles
2018 Rodez Men's singles

Méril Loquette (born 18 December 1996) is a French para badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions, he is a double European Para champion in singles and doubles events. He was a former judoka before discovering badminton aged fourteen, he progressed quickly to join the French national badminton team as well as the world rankings. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where he did not advance to the quarterfinals in the men's singles SU5.[1][2][3]

Achievements

European Para Championships

Men's singles SU5

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Bartłomiej Mróz 21–11, 21–13 Gold

Men's doubles SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy,
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Lucas Mazur Bartłomiej Mróz
Jack Wilson
21–17, 21–15 Gold

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy,
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Coraline Bergeron Rickard Nilsson
Helle Sofie Sagøy
18–21, 18–21 Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles SU5

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands İlker Tuzcu 12–21, 12–21 Bronze
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France İlker Tuzcu 15–21, 15–21 Bronze

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands
Jack Wilson Bartłomiej Mróz
İlker Tuzcu
4–21, 14–21 Silver
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France
Lucas Mazur Bartłomiej Mróz
İlker Tuzcu
19–21, 23–25 Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 8 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 SU5

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Fang Jen-yu 13–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Taiyo Imai 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Cheah Liek Hou 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Fang Jen-yu 13–21, 22–20, 18–21 Runner-up
2022 Peru Para Badminton International Level 2 Bartłomiej Mróz 23–21, 21–12 Winner

Men's doubles SU5

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Abdoullah Ait Bella Chirag Baretha
Raj Kumar
12–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Abdoullah Ait Bella Hardik Makkar
Ruthick Ragupathi
19–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 Lucas Mazur Cheah Liek Hou
Mohamad Faris Ahmad Azri
12–21, 16–21 Runner-up
Fang Jen-yu
Pu Gui-yu
21–14, 21–16
Pricha Somsiri
Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon
20–22, 21–18, 23–21
Kim Gi-yeon
Lee Jeong-soo
21–9, 21–6

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Peru Para Badminton International Level 2 Coraline Bergeron Mathieu Thomas
Maud Lefort
14–21, 21–12, 21–16 Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Coraline Bergeron Lucas Mazur
Faustine Noël
17–21, 14–21 Runner-up

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (2 title, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles SU5

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Irish Para Badminton International Tay Wei Ming 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2019 Canada Para Badminton International Dheva Anrimusthi 16–21, 16–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles SU5

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Irish Para Badminton International Jack Wilson Oleg Dontsov
Pavel Kulikov
28–30, 21–19, 23–21 Winner
2018 Japan Para Badminton International Lucas Mazur Pricha Somsiri
Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon
20–22, 22–20, 15–21 Runner-up
2020 Peru Para Badminton International Lucas Mazur Raj Kumar
Rakesh Pandey
18–21, 21–18, 16–21 Runner-up
2021 Dubai Para Badminton International Lucas Mazur Suryo Nugroho
Fredy Setiawan
21–19, 13–21, 21–19 Winner

References

  1. ^ "Meril Loquette - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 30 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Meril Loquette - France Paralympique (in French)". France Paralympique. 30 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Meril Loquette - BWF Para-Badminton Player Profile". BWF Para-Badminton Software. 30 December 2023.
  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.