Arnaud Merklé

Arnaud-Sylvain-André Merklé (born 25 April 2000) is a French badminton player from Staffelfelden.[1][2] He was the boys singles European Junior Champion in 2018, and also part of the national junior team clinched the mixed team title in 2017 and 2018.[3] He participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and reached into the boys' singles bronze medal match losing to Kodai Naraoka of Japan in the rubber games.[4]

Arnaud Merklé
Personal information
Birth nameArnaud-Sylvain-André Merklé
CountryFrance
Born (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000
Staffelfelden, Mulhouse, France
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking59 (5 April 2022)
Current ranking59 (5 April 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  France
European Men's Team Championships
2020 Liévin Men's team
European Mixed Team Championships
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
European Junior Championships
2017 Mulhouse Mixed team
2018 Tallinn Boys' singles
2018 Tallinn Mixed team
2017 Mulhouse Boys' singles
BWF profile

Career

In 2022, Merklé reached his first BWF World Tour final at the Syed Modi International. The final match between Merklé and his compatriot Lucas Claerbout was called off after Merklé tested positive for COVID-19.[5] Both players were later awarded as runner-up with 5.950 ranking point.[6]

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France Toma Junior Popov 14–21, 15–21 Silver
2018 Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Christo Popov 21–7, 21–14 Gold

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] 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.[8]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Syed Modi International Super 300 Lucas Claerbout Withdrew Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Bulgarian Open Toma Junior Popov 20–22, 12–21 Runner-up
2019 Estonian International Joran Kweekel 21–8, 21–16 Winner
2019 German International Max Weißkirchen 22–20, 21–12 Winner
2021 Slovenian International Panji Ahmad Maulana 21–8, 21–10 Winner
2021 Austrian Open Panji Ahmad Maulana 21–11, 8–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2021 Welsh International Siril Verma 21–14, 11–21, 21–15 Winner
2022 Uganda International Harshit Aggarwal 21–15, 18–21, 21–16 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Participants: Merkle Arnaud-Sylvain-Andre". 2018 Buenos Aires. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. "Arnaud Merklé". L'Alsace (in French). 30 September 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. "Badminton : le Mulhousien Arnaud Merklé, champion d'Europe junior et chef de file d'une Alsace qui brille". France 3 (in French). 17 September 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. Jones, Aidan (12 October 2018). "Arnaud Merkle doesn't leave without a fight!". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. "Positif au Covid, le Mulhousien Arnaud Merklé privé de finale en Inde" (in French). L'Alsace. 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. "BWF World Rankings (1/25/2022): Syed Modi India International 2022". BWF-Tournament Software. 25 January 2022. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. 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.
  8. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.