Thom Mark Gicquel (born 12 January 1999) is a French badminton player.[1] Competing in the mixed doubles, he was able to reach the top 10 of the BWF world rankings with his partner Delphine Delrue.[2] Together with Delrue, he won the gold medal in the 2024 European Championships; silver in the 2022 European Championships, and 2023 European Games; and also bronze in the 2019 European Games.
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| Birth name | Thom Mark Gicquel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1999 Tours, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Paris, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 50 (MD with Ronan Labar 25 October 2018) 5 (XD with Delphine Delrue 3 January 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 12 (XD with Delphine Delrue 13 August 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gicquel's achievements began when he still in a young age. He claimed the gold medals at the 2017 European Junior Championships in the mixed team and the boys' doubles events, and then when he had just risen to senior level, he won the men's doubles gold in the 2018 Mediterranean Games.
Early life
editBorn in Tours, Gicquel has lived in Gosné with his parents for 5 years. In there he started playing badminton in the Betton club, alongside his parents, brothers and sisters.[2] Competing in all three events (singles, doubles and mixed), he showed more of his talents as a doubles player when he moves to the U17 category. Partnered with Léo Rossi, he won his first U17 title at the 2015 Romanian Junior International. He was part of the national junior team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships.[3] He made his debut in the international senior tournament at the 2015 Riga International in Latvia, finished as the men's doubles runner-up partnered with Thomas Baures.[1][4]
In 2016, Gicquel won the silver medal in the boys' doubles at the U17 European Junior Championships with his partner Rossi. He won his first international title at the 2016 Latvia International partnering Léonice Huet.
Career
editIn 2017, Gicquel became the member of the national junior team that won the gold medal in European Junior Championships. He also won the gold medal in the boys' doubles event with Toma Junior Popov.[5]
In the 2018 European Men's Team Championships, he helped the team claim the bronze medal.[6][7] Teamed-up with Bastian Kersaudy, they clinched the men's doubles gold at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.[8][9]
In 2019, he captured a bronze medal at the 2019 European Games in the mixed doubles event with Delphine Delrue.[10]
Gicquel and Delrue reached a career high as world number 10 in the BWF World ranking on 9 March 2021,[11] making them as the first ever French mixed doubles to enter the top 10 in the BWF World ranking.[2] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[12]
Achievements
editEuropean Games
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus |
19–21, 12–21 | |||
| 2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland |
10–21, 21–13, 13–21 |
European Championships
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain |
21–16, 20–22, 16–21 | |||
| 2024 | Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany |
21–16, 21–15 |
Mediterranean Games
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain |
21–9, 21–19 |
European Junior Championships
editBoys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France |
21–17, 21–13 |
BWF World Tour (2 titles, 6 runners-up)
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[13] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is 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.[14]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dutch Open | Super 100 | 15–21, 15–21 | |||
| 2019 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | 21–11, 21–14 | |||
| 2019 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | 17–21, 17–21 | |||
| 2020 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | 21–15, 11–21, 10–21 | |||
| 2021 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | 21–19, 21–19 | |||
| 2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | 13–21, 14–21 | |||
| 2023 | China Open | Super 1000 | 19–21, 12–21 | |||
| 2024 | Japan Masters | Super 500 | 16–21, 21–10, 17–21 |
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 5 runners-up)
editMen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Riga International | 12–21, 13–21 | |||
| 2018 | Czech Open | 21–18, 17–21, 21–15 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Latvia International | 21–15, 18–21, 21–15 | |||
| 2016 | Swiss International | 17–21, 21–10, 19–21 | |||
| 2017 | Portugal International | 21–19, 19–21, 12–21 | |||
| 2018 | Swedish Open | 21–16, 21–10 | |||
| 2018 | Dutch International | 21–17, 21–14 | |||
| 2019 | Polish Open | 17–21, 15–21 | |||
| 2019 | Denmark International | 21–19, 18–21, 15–21 | |||
| 2019 | Azerbaijan International | 9–21, 23–21, 21–15 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ a b "Players: Thom Gicquel". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ a b c Pelou, Dominique (7 June 2021). "Badminton : Thom Gicquel, de Gosné aux JO de Tokyo". Actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Badminton : Retour médaillé des "Europe" junior" (in French). CREPS Bordeaux Aquitaine. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Estonian duo picks up victory in Riga". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Badminton – (Ch. Europe Juniors) : Popov double Champion d'Europe !". PA-Sport (in French). Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Today in Kazan: England's men power into final of European Team Championships". Badminton England. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Badminton - Championnats d'Europe par équipe masculine & féminine – Les Bleus assurent la médaille !" (in French). PA-Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Athlete Profile: Gicquel Thom Mark". Tarragona 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Jeux Méditerranéens. Kersaudy et Gicquel en or !". Le Télégramme (in French). Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ Godin, Stéphane (30 June 2019). "Gicquel en bronze à Minsk". L'Alsace (in French). Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Le Mulhousien Thom Gicquel dans le top 10 mondial pour la première fois de sa carrière". DNA (in French). 9 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Gicquel Thom". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
edit- Thom Gicquel at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Thom Gicquel at BWFBadminton.com
- Thom Gicquel at Olympedia
- Thom Gicquel at Olympics.com
- Thom Gicquel at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Thom Gicquel at Équipe de France (in French)
- Thom Gicquel at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)