Arnaud Merklé
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| Birth name | Arnaud-Sylvain-André Merklé | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 2000 Staffelfelden, Mulhouse, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 112 (18 February 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arnaud-Sylvain-André Merklé (born 25 April 2000) is a French badminton player from Staffelfelden.[1][2] He was the boy's 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]
Achievements
European Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia | Christo Popov
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21–7, 21–14 |  Gold
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| 2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France | Toma Junior Popov
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14–21, 15–21 |  Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | German International |  Max Weißkirchen
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22–20, 21–12 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Estonian International |  Joran Kweekel
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21–8, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2018 | Bulgarian Open | Toma Junior Popov
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20–22, 12–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Participants: Merkle Arnaud-Sylvain-Andre". 2018 Buenos Aires. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Arnaud Merklé" (in French). L'Alsace. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Badminton : le Mulhousien Arnaud Merklé, champion d'Europe junior et chef de file d'une Alsace qui brille" (in French). France 3. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ Jones, Aidan (12 October 2018). "Arnaud Merkle doesn't leave without a fight!". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
External links
- Arnaud Merklé at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
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